Aviation Week & Space Technology

Widely expected deals to sell train unit and the last of Bombardier’s commercial aero business, still leaves OEM in fragile bizav market.

Leonardo Helicopters CEO says AW609 is on right path, as certification nears.

SpaceX tests space tourism waters by signing up with experienced flight services company.

The Chinese agency has long been vexed by the multiplicity of airlines. The industry crisis has prompted it to propose consolidation.

Next-Generation Interceptors could be emplaced in the ground by the end of the decade.

Research shows that brand insulation with customers could help the aerospace giant regain its footing.

Securing German funding for Future Combat Air System demonstrators is seen as a “decisive” milestone, but Berlin’s political inertia could affect momentum.

Advancing Asian UAM; removing space debris; fuel could help in gusts; measuring X-59’s shocks; DLR’s new Falcon testbed.

Both aircraft manufacturers have been forced to reduce production rates for widebodies as weak demand persists.

With global spectrum rights in hand and ground stations under construction, OneWeb plans to roll out high-speed, global internet service.

Flight test exposed Starliner software glitches, but NASA is more concerned about what else may be lurking in process flaws.

Boeing steers the new airliner project design concept to counter nearer-term competition from the Airbus A321XLR.

Building the safety case, amending the regulations and providing a business case for safe, robust and reliable operation lie ahead.

Accelerating plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024 will cost $35 billion, says NASA.

The U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next has delivered pilots to training units months earlier than traditional approaches.

An appreciation of Clay Christensen’s theory through the lens of disruptive aerospace innovations.

The manufacturer and NASA have worked since 2011 to develop a C2 data link waveform for drones.

Making airlifters and refuelers more survivable and capable emerges as new priority.

Natural life cycles outweigh short-term issues to drive retirement trends.

The U.S. Air Force must decide how to fill an aerial refueling shortfall exacerbated by KC-46 delays and an aging KC-10 fleet.

Sessions are expected to focus on the MCAS and manual-trim operation.

U.S. funds electric propulsion; Wisk to carry passengers; Gremlins mission demo; HAPS payload developed; Astra Space emerges.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency envisions using MALE UAVs to support search, rescue and anti-pollution missions.

The aviation aftermarket still uses a lot of paper—but that is not going to be the case forever. In this fragmented, global industry, figuring out how to share and leverage data and technologies within a shared ecosystem is key.

Readers discuss airlines and climate change, Boeing and aviation industry integrity, and manual flight control.