Aviation Week & Space Technology

Ampaire flies hybrid; Amazon drone delivers; KLM backs Flying-V; Honeywell FBW for UAM; Uber Copter in New York; Volocopter’s urban air plans.

Important competitions to select new fighter aircraft in India, Canada, Europe and elsewhere will keep defense primes on their toes in the coming years.

Eric Trappier speaks with Aviation Week about Franco-German cooperation for a future combat air system and ambitions for a spaceplane.

A late-emerging durability issue forces the Boeing-GE decision to hold 777X flight tests until mods can be completed on GE9X engines.

The Ariane 6 program appears to be on time and has received some financial support from the European Space Agency.

Guillaume Faury became CEO of Airbus in April 2019 after about one year heading Airbus Commercial.

Commercial aircraft designers search for configurations that will bring big fuel and emissions savings to the narrowbody market

The fate of the Boeing 737 MAX will have a major influence on Boeing’s product strategy; it may have to start development of a new narrowbody sooner.

FAA moves a step closer to automating the monitoring of space-launch-and-reentry vehicles in real time as they transition the national airspace system.

We are facing a substantial bubble of orders that will inevitably burst. Identifying the exact prick that will cause the puncture is more difficult, although candidates abound.

Canada prioritizes competition over strict terms on offsets, stealth.

IATA was forced to cut the 2019 earnings forecast for its members by more than 20%, with positive headwinds such as low fuel prices shifting.

Jordan looks to sell its Chinese CH-4 UAVs; Japanese Hawkeye deliveries begin; Bulgaria Seeks F-16s and an unofficial alliance grows in the Mediterranean

Special forces role for NH90 will introduce new distributed aperture technology.

Mica NG sticks with legacy version’s “double-duality” approach with RF and IR versions.

With a midlife update, France’s Charles de Gaulle can operate until 2040, but what will replace it?

There are a handful of hot topics guaranteed to come up at the Paris air show. Listen in as we talk about what will be on everyone’s lips, as well as what might serve as a few surprises at the big annual European event.

Major fleet decisions loom for some Southeast Asian legacy airlines as they work to replace older aircraft and adjust fleets to meet business plans.

The Brazilian company is betting that Boeing can help open new doors for sales of E-Jets and KC-390s.

The TQ-12 engine is ultimately intended to become reusable, which was one reason for the choice of clean-burning methane fuel.

French Air Chief of Staff Philippe Lavigne tells Aviation Week about how the A330 MRTT, MQ-9 UAV and PC-21 trainer are revolutionizing French operations.

Operators are keen to avoid a repeat of the strike-hit chaos of last summer.

Embraer goes electric; NASA seeks electrified propulsion; LEO serving satellite; shape-memory nacelle cooling; quantum interest.

The French Air Force plans to bolster its fighter, airlift and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with a wave of new equipment.

Aviation Week editors discuss Boeing’s T-X pitch and past record of delivering on the major programs.