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Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jens Flottau
Franke has built a profitable empire in the airline industry. One of the reasons: he knows when to stop.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus opts for an open architecture production system to allow for incremental changes, but integration is delayed at new subsidiaries.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
After buying Rafale fighters, A400Ms and C-130s, the defense minister eyes the purchase of F-15ID fighters and refurbished F-16s.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Latitude, Maia Space, Orbex, PLD Space, RFA and Skyrora are forming a new ecosystem in space launchers.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
China’s Pterodactyl; Spirit’s secret production shop to open; U.S. GBSD under pressure; and Pacific military exercises pick up.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The long-awaited wave of European airline consolidation could finally be arriving.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Electric R44 milestone; Hamburg sustainability drive; Autonomous flight progress; eVTOLs for medical delivery; European detect-and-avoid.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
China flies new UAS; Aero Vodochody’s L-159 upgrade; MDA receives NGI software build; and Lockheed to make PRSM missiles in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney questions GE’s XA100 proposal, arguing its F135 upgrade plan is the more practical path.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
While promising continued nuclear modernization, the White House aims to lower tensions by deemphasizing use of weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Readers write about electric propulsion, airline and military pilot training and the NTSB’s staffing and funding.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
NATO nations are heeding air defense lessons from Ukraine and preparing to invest in their ground-based surface-to-air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The San Diego company’s next uncrewed aircraft system could be powered by a radical new engine design of its own making.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
NASA is assessing a private initiative to boost and service the flagship observatory.
Space

By Sean Broderick, Ben Goldstein
U.S. airline pilot unions do not agree on whether the last two 737 MAX variants should have more modern crew warning systems.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Trial-and-error approach informing requirements for follow-on HADES program of record.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The air taxi developer aims to upend conventional aerospace practices.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Delta embraces eVTOL air taxis but takes steps to ensure their safety.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The inflated aeroshell will face dynamic regimes from Mach 25 to subsonic.
Space

By William Garvey
The “X” shaves $1 million off the price.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Industry officials expect a quick decision on next variant of the Precision Strike Missile program after submitting bids in September.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Aviation Week Network recognizes 20 exceptional students leading change in the aerospace and defense industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein says a new pilot development program is about time-building, not formal training.
Maintenance & Training