Aviation Week & Space Technology

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Boeing not expected to finalize proposed MAX changes until early to mid-October.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Following airframe and engine demonstrators for its next combat aircraft, Japan flies an integrated suite of radar, passive RF and infrared sensors.
Defense and Space

By Carole Rickard Hedden
A typical day for Wirsing, a technical program manager, involves the far edges of what is possible in aerospace and defense.
Aerospace

Mitsubishi introduced the SpaceJet M100 at the Paris Air Show in June, part of a major shake-up of its regional-jet strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steven Grundman
The industrial capabilities on which the U.S. defense strategy relies would wither from increasing isolation.
Defense and Space

By Jefferson Morris
USAF to pack the B-1 with more weapons; Trump fires national security advisor Bolton; Sweden’s defense budget gets a boost; Virtual war game planned for Finland’s fighter contest.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
Despite high-profile promotions, the number of women in the industry remains the same as it was two decades ago.
Workforce

By Guy Norris
Africa’s Yamaha drones; disposable combat aircraft; Volocopter in Finland trial; eVTOL concepts pass 200 mark; Tempest-D looks at Hurricane Dorian.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Despite trade tensions between the U.S. and China, and overall falls in air freight volumes, demand from online shoppers is strong.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Budget request proposes setting up a program office and launching development—but does not yet estimate costs for the coming year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Workforce concerns are mounting despite a high-profile job training and spending campaign by the Trump administration. A new study shows A&D must better attract and retain talent.
Workforce

By Jens Flottau
For the manufacturers, it is about big business, with multibillion-dollar orders hanging in the balance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Future flight deck studies focus on finalizing features of Honeywell onboard traffic and alerting system to avoid runway incursions
Air Transport

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
The KAI KF-X program is a factor in the South Korean defense ministry’s 2020 budget request of 50 trillion won.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
The defense electronics business could change dramatically, shaking up the Pentagon and industry alike. M&A deals are already rocking the landscape.
Defense and Space

Aviation Week’s Ben Goldstein sat down with IATA Director General and CEO Alexandre de Juniac to discuss when and how governments should regulate airlines.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
Overlapping upgrade programs are putting pressure on B-52 fleet capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois, Irene Klotz
ESA maneuvers to avoid SpaceX Starlink satellite that lowered its orbit for a reentry test.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Persistent difficulties in cooperation between the Chinese and Russian sides of Craic are delaying progress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Satellites, cyber and networks become key parts of future air superiority strategy to replace the F-22.
Defense and Space

By Joe Anselmo, Jen DiMascio
Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the results of this year’s Aviation Week/AIA/AIAA workforce study.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are launching initiatives to identify cost savings, with Virgin cutting staff and considering fleet and network changes.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Nammo hybrid sounding rocket and smallsat launch family plan moves to next phase after Nucleus demonstrator test.
Space

By Steve Trimble
After years of discussions, a military plan to automate and distribute command-and-control authority is starting to become tangible.
Defense and Space