Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois
As the pandemic’s impact seems clearer, updated cost-benefit analysis supports acceleration of air traffic management upgrade in Europe.
Connected Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Despite COVID-19 and new certification challenges, GE Aviation’s Catalyst turboprop is poised to start flight tests in Germany.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
A look into the U.S. Army’s unconventional approach for replacing the RQ-7B.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
After years of frustration, U.S. Army leaders say an innovative new approach to the Future Vertical Lift programs is starting to pay off.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The next five years could see a perfect storm of conditions driving demand for new narrowbodies, thanks to oil and related factors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Jouppi
The U.S. should account for an advanced adversary when making decisions about its future fighter force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Subsidy package to encourage upgrades could be framed as infrastructure spending.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
Ask the Editors: Aftermarket providers inspect all probes and ports to ensure they are not contaminated by insects or foreign objects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Circular design for sustainability; Measuring quiet sonic booms; South Korean UAM; Wisk trial; and S-70 OPV.
Emerging Technologies

Readers write about sustainable aviation, Boeing midmarket aircraft, the F-35 and the Martin B-26 Marauder.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick, Tony Osborne
New funding for ZeroAvia kicks off hydrogen propulsion development for 50-seaters as UK’s 9-passenger project switches to fuel cells.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Today’s UK defense cuts will enable long-term investments, but the strategy is not risk-free.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
Advanced electronic warfare and avionic software developments are key features of Saab’s next-generation Gripen.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Several airlines are exploring business cases and operational feasibility of replacing small turboprops with all-electric aircraft.
Sustainability

By Graham Warwick
SPAC merger will take Lilium public and fund certification and commercial launch of its regional air mobility eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s proposed small widebody is the only near-term opportunity for a large new conventional engine.
Program Management

By Irene Klotz
To chart his administration’s path in space, Biden calls upon a colleague.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois, Helen Massy-Beresford
As France’s center-right government advances a law on curbing air travel demand, industry hones lobbying arguments.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon awarded multibillion-dollar contracts with the goal of strengthening the U.S. homeland defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Ben Goldstein
Europe hopes its digital green certificate will help drive an air travel recovery, while the U.S. government is more skeptical.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines add back domestic capacity as restrictions are lifted ahead of key peak travel periods.
Airlines & Lessors

By Marhalim Abas
In Southeast Asia, several nations want new aircraft to keep watch over the South China Sea.
Budget, Policy & Operations