Aviation Week & Space Technology

Lack of consensus has led to varied approaches.

Readers write about hydrogen-fueled aircraft, Trump’s flip-flopping and arsenal plane candidates.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

Aviation Week editors provide their behind-the-scenes impressions from interviews with the CEOs of Airbus, Boeing, Lufthansa Technik and Raytheon Technologies.

This webinar took place July 23, 2020 and was sponsored by Makino. In 2001 China accounted for 2% of commercial aircraft orders. By 2018 that had

Val Miftakov is the founder and CEO of ZeroAvia, which is developing a zero emission electric powertrain for regional aircraft that uses hydrogen fuel cells. Aviation Week's Executive Editor, Technology Graham Warwick speaks to him about the startup’s plans in this Tech Talk.

Britain’s plan for its Tempest has triggered UK investments by Saab and a new wave of industrial agreements with industry.

Economic and workforce upheavals are testing the mettle of the small satellite industry.

While AirAsia’s Malaysia and Thai units will likely be OK, its offshore franchises and AirAsia X are under much more survival pressure.

Rolls’ need to fund UltraFan development drives speculation about renewed cooperation.

Ask the Editors: The A380’s competitive disadvantage is that airlines need a very high passenger load factor to make the economics work.

This webinar took place July 22, 2020 and was sponsored by Raytheon Technologies. Prototypes are flying, operational trials are beginning, financing

Over 20 years, demand on the F/A-18 and EA-18G electrical power generation system led to low readiness levels for the entire fleet.

U.S. “repositions” Turkish F-35s; Airbus wins UK Skynet contract; Germany’s new Sigint aircraft; and Northrop delivers GEM 63 boosters.

Airframers strive for a balance between the maximum the market will accept and the minimum the supply chain and employees will endure.

With the groundbreaking of Aerion’s new Florida headquarters approaching, company CEO Tom Vice talks to Senior Propulsion Editor Guy Norris about the design, development, and sustainability of its newly reconfigured AS2 supersonic business jet.

Early second-stage shutdown dooms ride-share mission.

A 2017 call to embrace a new, digital-based tack to design and production is guiding Boeing’s path to future defense and space contracts.

A year may seem like a long time in politics, but for Boeing, two years in aerospace must seem an eternity.

Israel’s Upper Tier Layer appeared to reach fruition with Arrow 3 deployment, but the program is continuing to advance.

UK electric regional; supersonic opposition; EHang flies tourists; Indra tests Targus OPV; ANA’s delivery drone; and eVTOL down under.

Lockheed still boasts commitments from 13 countries to buy nearly 3,220 jets, with deliveries projected out to 2046.

U.S. manufacturer Skydio eyes commercial and military customers, claiming its autonomy technology is unrivaled.

Stabilizing the production system and securing a funded, long-term upgrade plan are now the main objectives for the F-35’s propulsion system.

Ask the Editors: The latest work on tiltrotors focuses on reducing cost and minimizing compromises between vertical and forward flight.