Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
Advanced combustors and new thermodynamic cycles are under study to exploit the energy potential of liquid hydrogen fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
System would automatically scan anyone who enters the cabin, adding a layer of defense against virus transmission.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Ask the editors: Despite massive overcapacity of aircraft now, airlines do have incentives to retain at least some orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Fred George
Ask the Editors: Pilots are concerned about fulfilling requirements during the pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Is there an arms race in the Balkans or just much-needed modernization?
Budget, Policy & Operations

Paul Szymanski
Eight items that governments must have in place to secure the ultimate high ground.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia flies fuel cells; Boeing pauses NeXt; Rolls tests ACCEL; Safran’s quiet gear; Vertical’s smart charger.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.
Air Traffic

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois, Guy Norris
The company is making key technology choices early and still has massive challenges ahead: technological, regulatory and in convincing industry partners to participate.
Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
After NASA’s DART collides with Didymos asteroid, Hera will precisely measure the impactor’s effect.
Space

By Guy Norris
Lifting the veil of secrecy over its electric air taxi vehicle, Joby Aviation makes pioneering steps toward eVTOL certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Numerous challenges must be overcome to get to the hydrogen propulsion future envisioned by Airbus, along with rewritten business models.
Program Management

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

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week had the opportunity to sample the flight characteristics of the Joby air taxi in a company demonstration simulator. I was guided through
Advanced Air Mobility

Readers write about Boeing and its subcontractors, hand-flying and automation, and Pentagon budgeting and funding practices.
Feedback

Aerospace Calendar Sept. 29-Oct. 30—RTCA Plenary Sessions/Committee Meetings. Virtual or various locations. See rtca.org/content/upcoming-committee
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Byron Callan
The word “reduction” needs to be carefully parsed, no matter who is in the White House.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Requirement contenders are the Boeing T-7, KAI T-50 family, Leonardo M-346 and RAAF’s current type, the Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Northrop’s new jammer; Chinook tests more powerful engine; Brazil accepts Gripen E; and the soft power of space.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
When Airbus acquired what was then called the Bombardier C Series in 2017 for essentially nothing plus guaranteed loss-sharing with the Canadian
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Aviation Week discusses the future of Safran and the propulsion industry with CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Discovery of potential biomarker in Venusian atmosphere raises new questions in search for life beyond Earth.
Space

By Michael Tint
Ask the Editors: MRO activity is down due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but the military segment has been spared the brunt of the blow.
Air Dominance