Aviation Week & Space Technology

On its first solo foray to Mars, China pulls off a tricky descent and landing.

As Aviation Week launches a new publication dedicated to the AAM ecosystem, technology editor Graham Warwick and senior editor Guy Norris are joined by SMG Consulting’s Sergio Cecutta to discuss the thinking behind the latest update of his AAM Reality Index.

The U.S. is building two new constellations for satellites that transfer strategic and classified information.

Operators in and out of bankruptcy are making fleet adjustments to remain competitive.

KC-46 woes continue; Colorado smallsat facility expansion; MHI SH-60L first flight; and latest SBIRS launch.

Experts warn that NATO’s push for a common rotorcraft for land and naval use could challenge Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability aims.

The founder of lessors ILFC and ALC tells Aviation Week’s CAPA Live that Boeing “needs to get their act together” on 737 MAX program.

A week of experiments in the Utah desert offered a glimpse into the U.S. Army’s vision of the future of warfare.

The Coast Guard Auxair not only eases the service’s heavy workload but also provides the thrill of saving lives.

Airbus adds to A321neo production with a modernized final assembly line in Toulouse to meet both market demand and political needs.

Eviation progresses; XTI logs orders; Aergility’s cargo eVTOL; Hexa in production; and Jaunt eyes Canada.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Promising results from next-generation adaptive combat engine tests augur well for follow-on variable cycle power developments.

The airline is one of many in Southeast Asia that are undertaking restructuring efforts and streamlining their fleets.

Changing needs of military advantage will challenge traditional business practices.

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

Details of the operating cycles for GE’s new-generation adaptive engines remain sparse.

Readers write about Gulfstream side sticks, Michael Collins' achievements, NASA's Space Launch System and Future Vertical Lift.

F-15 tests new loadout; Australian defense budget released; U.S. Navy Reserve turns to Air Force jets; Space Force solicits launch tech.

The former senator pledges a bipartisan approach to the space agency and continued support for commercial space.

Airbus revolutionized commercial aviation by introducing fly-by-wire. No one pushed it more than Bernard Ziegler who has died at age 88.

The end appears to be in sight for the Atlantic’s Organized Track System as airlines turn to environmentally op-timized routes.

Ingenuity begins operational test phase with one-way flight to new forward base ahead of rover’s intended route.

After a successful launch, an uncontrolled 18-ton booster landed in the Indian Ocean.