Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
A secret program inside GatorWorks seeks to deliver a high-speed, reusable propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Irene Klotz
CEO Musk on Twitter: ‘Starship SN10 landed in one piece!’
Commercial Space

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

Readers write about NASA’s exploration programs, angle-of-attack sensors, cockpit safety alerts and the F-35 program.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick, Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
The arrival of vaccines has airlines hoping they will begin to emerge from their worst crisis. But what will the industry look like?
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Larger issue of damage caused by engine failures could draw regulators’ focus.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
In a sign of progress toward sustainability goals, the aviation industry has set out a plan to achieve carbon-neutral growth by 2050.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. Army demos future UAS; Italy’s F-35s Embark; Military training merger; and a new Dash 8 agreement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Listen in as Aviation Week editors talk with Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4Payments who has chartered a SpaceX crew Dragon orbital
Space

By Jens Flottau
Boeing’s possible new aircraft could raise complicated questions for Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Industry expects actions from U.S., Europe and other governments in 2021 to encourage production of low-carbon aviation fuels.
Sustainability

By Irene Klotz
Suite of video cameras provides unprecedented view of what it is like to land on Mars.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Reverse merger with blank-check investment vehicle will vault Joby to the top of the UAM valuation league.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois, Michael Bruno
Cutting jobs, closing factories, reducing purchase costs but protecting research and technology investment: Safran finds a new balance.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Short-seller attack on Chinese startup EHang highlights the risks to investors in a nascent market.
Program Management

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: With demand for widebodies diminishing, lessors will abstain from placing new widebody orders for several years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the aviation industry, the need for consolidation was becoming apparent in Mexico.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Liquid-hydrogen prototype; lenticular rotors; GPS in GEO; emergency-response eVTOL; and flying car advances.
Emerging Technologies

By Kevin Michaels
Growing e-commerce and shifting transportation modes are positive signs for air cargo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Digital manufacturing trend yields new experimental, air-launched UAS at Lockheed’s rapid prototyping house.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
As the Pentagon is grappling with how to maintain the F135 engine powering F-35 fighters, the engine on a Boeing airliner failed on a flight in the western U.S. Aviation Week editors discuss what these incidents mean for safety and reliability as well as the future of military engines.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
Aircraft and engine-makers see enabling 100% sustainable-aviation-fuel use as essential to meeting aviation’s emission goals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The former Boeing CEO and business partner Kirstin Bartok Touw discuss their new investment venture.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Industry embarks on coordinated endeavor against runway excursions, a risk that appears to persist despite being a long-time concern.
Safety, Ops & Regulation