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As travel restrictions continue to hold back demand, airlines face winter capacity cuts.

Hypersonic Production Accelerator Facility would dramatically cut costs and schedule for scramjet propulsion, study says.

Ask the Editors: New training protocol for 737 MAX pilots have yet to be finalized, but a Sept. 30 demo is a good idea of what’s to come.

Fleet upheavals caused by the coronavirus pandemic may have an impact on the feedstock available for conversion.

HAPSMobile flies high; Islander automated; multifuel UAV engines; NASA’s X-59 slips; Russia targets quiet supersonics; fresh fruit by autonomous aircraft.

Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of CNES, tells Aviation Week’s Thierry Dubois about the agency’s progress on reusable launchers and other programs in conjunction with International Astronautical Congress 2020.

Ask the Editors: U.S. Air Force and NATO officials have discussed replacing E-3s using a distributed systems approach, but options are not fully developed.

France to replace Rafales; SDA awards tracking layer contracts; Russian airlifter delayed; and Boeing WGS clears PDR.

Startup Boom looks ahead to flying its XB-1 scaled demonstrator in 2021 and going supersonic by year-end.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

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

Cost-cutting moves force Boeing to consolidate 787 production in South Carolina—but what are implications for its Washington sites?

Changes go beyond what is required to align with updated flight control software.

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

This webinar took place October 9, 2020. As part of Aviation Week’s coverage of this year’s International Astronautical Congress and in recognition of

PERFECTING RESPONSE The advances in AI described in “Air Combat by Algorithm” ( Aug. 31-Sept. 13, p. 46) are wonderful, but this is not the first time

Listen as Aviation Week editors Sean Broderick and Guy Norris discuss the latest ups, downs and relocations at Boeing.

SpaceX is poised to take over ISS crew rotation missions, with Boeing to follow next year.

If these come true, we will have a much different jetliner supply chain architecture by the mid-2020s.

Airbus’ aggressive schedule for hydrogen-powered aircraft highlights the potential but draws a cautious response from industry.

Ask the Editors: Airbus is committed to the A330neo for a few reasons, despite slow orders. The larger A350 serves a different market.

U.S. Army, Luftwaffe, an undisclosed European military and the United Arab Emirates armed forces each boosted the fortunes of the special mission derivative market for large business jets this year.

The Army’s next scout aircraft will be an air-launched effect that could enter service six years before the FARA.

As it moves to offset losses caused by the pandemic, the UK air navigation services provider makes upgrades to its radar infrastructure.

Automotive fuel cells are taking to the air, but more development is needed to make them suitable for aircraft use.