Aviation Week & Space Technology

A return of scramjet and solid-fuel ramjet investment signals a shift in global hypersonic weapon priorities.

As the industry gets ready for a recovery in demand, legacy airlines and low-cost carriers alike are rethinking their product strategies.

A long-term promise of seamless battlefield connectivity finally is being realized in experiments and demonstrations around the world.

IATA predicts over $38 billion in industry losses next year—more than after the global financial crisis but a third of the 2020 deficit.

Pricing based on costs that have risen since aircraft were sold will spell trouble throughout the supply chain.

Ask the Editors: Though the FAA has approved the MAX’s return to service, pilots will require more training before they can fly it.

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

Winning photographers in this year's Aviation Week Photo Contest share a passion for aerospace, and many make their living either shooting photos or as engineers or financial strategists.

Judges of the 2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest boast many decades of experience selecting and, for some, shooting photos.

Readers write about hydrogen propulsion and U.S. Army airborne sensors; go behind the scenes with France Bureau Chief Thierry Dubois.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

The latest mission to return a sample from the lunar surface is part of China’s internally focused effort to put humans on the Moon.

Brazilian OEM thinks it can produce an aircraft far superior to competitors’; 50-seaters seen as market for 1,000 aircraft next 10 years.

The company’s 2020 revenues are up 300% over 2019’s totals.

T-7A simulator production begins; Greek F-35 interest confirmed; Russia’s reusable rocket engine, and Spain to convert airliner to tanker.

Space agency testing double-anonymous peer review to fund grant proposals.

Japan’s roles in the defense and commercial aviation supply chains make it a powerhouse.

The reality is still not yet on par with the visions for a broad range of aviation industry dreams.

To enable operators to quickly benefit from its enhanced vision system, ATR has focused on simplicity and restricted its use to landing.

Australian airlines are ramping up their domestic fleets as interstate borders reopen, although prospects are more bleak for widebodies.

Ask the Editors: Pentagon’s Ellen Lord says she is focused on protecting the supply chain and helping the acquisition system adapt.

The U.S. should be at the forefront of high-capacity power-beaming to lead the technology rather than be dependent on others for it.

“It’s been a hard year, and people are tired of being pent-up. But we can’t let our guard down,” Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian says.

VerdeGo powers XTI TriFan; Seoul stages UAM demo; and Embraer powers up electric partnership.

Ask the Editors: The certification campaign may be long and expensive, but most of the development money has been spent.