Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
Despite COVID-19, Finland is pressing ahead with the procurement of new combat aircraft to help modernize its defense capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Graham Warwick, Bradley Perrett
Boeing Australia rolls out first Airpower Teaming System unmanned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pacific Air Force aims to streamline base defense logistics with the Agile Combat Employment strategy in WestPac Rumrunner exercise.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Bradley Perrett
Avic Guizhou looks as if it is pushing the trainer, a distant MiG-21 derivative, for shipboard use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
The facility needs a new launcher and a new manned spacecraft. Both flew on May 5.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble
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.
Defense and Space

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

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
Aerospace

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

By Ben Goldstein, Sean Broderick
Retirements sped up, deliveries stretched out as American, Delta, Southwest, United ponder post-pandemic operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: The single-aisle market will be severely affected but less so than widebodies.
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
Signs of domestic recovery are emerging in Asian markets such as China, South Korea and Vietnam, although many others remain in decline.
Airports & Networks

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

By Thierry Dubois, Sean Broderick
On the lookout for opportunities, carriers strive to store aircraft in ready-to-use condition.
Airlines & Lessors

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

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

By Antoine Gelain
This crisis likely will crystalize forces such as the marginalization of aerospace products in the digital economy and the rise of Asia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Robotics, Bluetooth tracking and blockchain are among technologies smoothing operations throughout the supply chain.
Emerging Technologies

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

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

John Byrne
It is time for the government, airlines, leasing companies, financiers, OEMs and suppliers to join forces.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

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

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

By Michael Bruno
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.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain