Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Bradley Perrett
Acquisition plan for fiscal 2019-23 includes nine E-2Ds, four KC-46As and converting helicopter carriers to operate F-35Bs.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
Three years after a stunning, wondrous peek at Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons is poised for next encounter.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Orders for large geostationary communication satellites fall, but small birds flock to LEO and beyond.
Commercial Space

By Jens Flottau
Airlines are nearing the 10th year of profitability since the industry recovered in 2010 from the 2008 global financial crisis, an unprecedented length of time.
Air Transport

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
Spending for 2019 is scheduled to rise 8.2%. Within that, the equipment, research and development budget will advance 13.7%.
Defense and Space

These executives at airframers, airlines other organizations will play important roles in the world's airline industry in 2019.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Earthrise image, Bible reading transcended objectives of first human flight into deep space.
Space

By Alex Derber
The outlook for airframe heavy maintenance in 2019 and beyond will be challenged by tightening market and labor pool.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
The MRO demand across civil, military, helicopters and business aviation will amount to $170.8 billion in 2019.

By Jen DiMascio
SpaceX scrubbed its first two GPS III satellite launch opportunities.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Human spaceflight, electric propulsion, smallsat megaconstallations, unmanned tankers—some of things to look out for in 2019

By Sean Broderick, Thierry Dubois
Responding to recent accidents and incidents, FAA and EASA are requiring improved pilot training for upset-recovery and other serious inflight situations.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Britain wants to grow defense capabilities, but questions remain on what can be afforded, post-Brexit.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
Though China surpassed the U.S. launch rate in 2018, private U.S. “new space” companies are ramping up activity.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 fighter aircraft’s bid for market dominance faces looming milestones and revived interest in alternatives.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Manufacturers and operators are working to build the business case for maintaining and upgrading satellites in orbits to extend their usefulness.

By Guy Norris
2019 will be a year of rebuilding the strained long-standing relationships between engine-makers and airframers.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Slovakian leaders say Block 70/72 buy shows commitment to NATO partners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
France is slated to receive new transports, tankers and intelligence-gathering aircraft as part of increased defense spending.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. defense agencies are stepping up development of hypersonic weapons to keep pace with China and Russia.
Defense and Space

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Bradley Perrett
For commercial aviation in 2019, though each major manufacturer has its own challenges, it’s all about executing on the production side.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Services agreements are increasingly becoming part of the asset-purchase process.

By Graham Warwick
The year ahead holds milestones in human space transport, airliner first flights and new launches and more, but it also promises significant uncertainty.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Electric regional progress; Pseudo-satellite takes shape; Drone flies through walls; Single-person multicopter; Algae makes jet fuel in Japan.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Northrop hopes its “flexible” Firebird UAS will open a new market for surveillance aircraft beyond a defense contractor’s traditional customer base.
Defense and Space