Aviation Week & Space Technology

Despite COVID-19, Finland is pressing ahead with the procurement of new combat aircraft to help modernize its defense capabilities.

The Air Force looks to Agility Prime and eVTOLs as a potential model for engaging with commercial technology innovators.

Boeing Australia rolls out first Airpower Teaming System unmanned aircraft.

The Pacific Air Force aims to streamline base defense logistics with the Agile Combat Employment strategy in WestPac Rumrunner exercise.

Avic Guizhou looks as if it is pushing the trainer, a distant MiG-21 derivative, for shipboard use.

The facility needs a new launcher and a new manned spacecraft. Both flew on May 5.

On the heels of Germany’s proposal to purchase both Eurofighter Typhoons and Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, Aviation Week editors discuss ongoing fighter competitions around the world on Check 6, highlighting one of the most dynamic markets in aerospace.

Ask the Editors: Sustainable aviation fuels are technically viable today; it is their economic viability that remains in question.

This webinar took place May 7, 2020 The aviation industry’s efforts to improve sustainability have been put on the back burner as the COVID-19 crisis

Frozen for now, the bonfire of A&D consolidation will roar again as COVID-19 leads to a shakeout in the lower tiers.

Retirements sped up, deliveries stretched out as American, Delta, Southwest, United ponder post-pandemic operations.

Ask the Editors: The single-aisle market will be severely affected but less so than widebodies.

Signs of domestic recovery are emerging in Asian markets such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, although many others remain in decline.

Ground trials of fiber-optic-based rotor blade sensing technology could lead to flight trials in the coming years.

On the lookout for opportunities, carriers strive to store aircraft in ready-to-use condition.

Ask the Editors: Geography and state aid are key factors; regional and low-cost carriers will likely be early consolidation targets.

MQ-25 clears system design review; U.S. approves FMS to Philippines; Northrop, Raytheon’s NGI team; defense industrial base reopenings.

This crisis likely will crystalize forces such as the marginalization of aerospace products in the digital economy and the rise of Asia.

Robotics, Bluetooth tracking and blockchain are among technologies smoothing operations throughout the supply chain.

The loyal-wingman program with the Royal Australian Air Force is to culminate in an operational demonstration of Boeing’s ATS.

Ask the Editors: The Pentagon’s hypersonic prototypes rely on a large number of small, boutique companies with highly specialized skills.

It is time for the government, airlines, leasing companies, financiers, OEMs and suppliers to join forces.

Agility Prime kicks off; glimpse inside Joby; high-altitude hopes; expanding additive manufacturing; democratizing fly-by-wire.

Obitts discusses how the organization that represents FBOs and charter and fractional ownership operators is dealing with COVID-19.

Ask the Editors: M&A is frozen for now, a lot of consolidation is likely to occur in the lower levels of the aerospace, driven by financial distress.