Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Design teams refine technology for high-power electric motors and generators that can be competitive with gas turbines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Jens Flottau
50 years after its founding, and in spite of many successes, Embraer is about to enter a new era, giving up control of its commercial jets to Boeing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.

By Guy Norris, Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
Slow market uptake and stretched resources are factors behind Boeing’s decision to halt 777-8 work for now.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
New techniques reduce risk for SLS as NASA steps up test campaign for Europa Clipper cargo version.
Space

Readers discuss NASA’s Space Launch System, and explore the relationship between climate change, space exploration and American unity.
Feedback

By Piotr Butowski
On the eve of International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2019, the Russian aircraft industry is looking for ways to boost production, including exports.
Defense and Space

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Design from the ground up around battery-electric propulsion drove the unconventional appearance of Eviation’s Alice.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

By Guy Norris
With much hypersonic defense work focused on boosted glide vehicles, a U.S. Air Force scramjet test shows air-breathing technology is quickly closing the gap.
Defense and Space

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
The two Koreas are both making strides in ballistic missile technology. The latest North Korean weapon looks similar to, but larger than, South Korea’s KTSSM.
Defense and Space

By Sean Broderick
Changes are already evident in how regulators will scrutinize aircraft certification.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas aims to finalize its ultra-long-haul order, then address other widebody and narrowbody fleet needs next year, says CEO Alan Joyce.
Air Transport

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By William Garvey
In the mid-1940s, a skywriter by the name of Andy Stinis wanted to get aerial messages out more efficiently.
Business Aviation

By Jens Flottau
European airlines are likely to face more environmental taxes soon. They are partly to blame themselves that it has come so far.
Air Transport

By Richard Aboulafia
Billions of dollars are needed to make conceptual aircraft a reality. This raises the question of whether the market will justify this massive investment.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Startup already flying modified Piper Malibu on test flights in California.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Eurofighters are benefiting from upgrades provided through national, multinational and industrial approaches.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Cowen & Co. analysts think offensive hypersonics alone could be $1.5-3 billion a year by the mid-2020s.
Defense and Space

By Jens Flottau
When Airbus launched the A320neo line, it was hoping to continue the success for some years. But volume and added complexity has had production consequences.
Air Transport

By Piotr Butowski
After 10 years, Russia has purchased 98 upgraded Mi-28NM helicopters.
Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
The NextGen Advisory Committee has defined core capabilities for future airliner models.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
NEXA forecasts UAM; JAXA’s silent supersonics plan; Europe’s box-wing airliner; Japanese eVTOL flies; XTI advances TriFan; AI-enabled autopilot
Aerospace