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Commercial aviation has weathered numerous crises, and each time it has recovered and grown stronger.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Aerospace manufacturing has awakened to a nightmare. Customer demand could swoon as air travel is crippled, battering a sector already reeling from narrowbody and widebody cuts alike.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Ahead of the launch of his new book Harrier 809, aviation author and historian Rowland White joins Aviation Week’s London Bureau Chief Tony Osborne to discuss the story of Britain’s legendary jump jet and its role in the Falklands War.
Check 6

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Marine Corps has opted to pursue an unmanned family-of-systems instead of having one large expensive air vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Original estimates for costs, schedules and quantities of the Lockheed Martin F-35 upon contract award in October 2001 proved highly unreliable over
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
The Air Force is expected to announce this summer which companies will supply national security space launch services beginning in 2022.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
Taking 18 years to fly people in space won’t cut it to get to Mars, says Musk.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
Draft sent to the U.S. contained a probable-cause statement despite report’s status as an interim update
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Jim Taiclet, a relative outsider, could herald big changes at Lockheed as the Pentagon’s top contractor changes CEO.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Eighteen months after Boeing/Saab team won the T-X contract, the T-50 and M-346 continue to compete for USAF deals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
American Airlines, ACSS and the FAA are collecting data on the operational value of flights using ADS-B In.
Connected Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Advanced ICBMs drive faster schedule, but can MDA deliver?
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
NASA looks to industry power train demonstrators to advance electrified aircraft propulsion.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Airlines in Europe have sounded the alarm over what the COVID-19 crisis means for their future.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
NASA spending could reach $50 billion by the first Moon landing in 2024.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Safran powers VoltAero; scaling quantum computers; automating dogfighting; eVTOL in Norway; safer batteries; drone delivery bases.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Hudson
The 45th Space Wing sees launch on demand for commercial and government satellites in the near future.
Space

By Graham Warwick, Jen DiMascio
Northrop Grumman takes a next step on in-orbit satellite servicing through a public-private partnership with DARPA.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
With a 2024 deadline to land crew on the Moon, NASA is putting its procurement processes on speed drive.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
EASA and Eurocontrol release reports providing a road map and action plan for artificial intelligence in aviation and air traffic management.
Emerging Technologies

By Bradley Perrett
Mid-March capacity is scheduled for around 58% of the level of two months before. U.S. services are being bolstered.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein, Sean Broderick
Despite major cuts that remind most of the post-9/11 environment, there is optimism that the COVID-19 recovery could be quicker.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
A bigger engine and more powerful tail fan feature in revised design for Vy 400 tiltwing intercity VTOL commuter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Where weapons exports are going; Russian mercenaries hit U.S. UAS; Rocket Lab’s next NRO launch; and a Sea Venom Trial.
Defense and Space