Aviation Week & Space Technology

The CR929 grew during concept design and did so one last time as its configuration was fixed in June, figures supplied by UAC reveal.

Questions surround maintenance actions in the days prior to Lion Air’s Flight 610, which was lost over the Java Sea on Oct. 29.

A commercial airlock module and an external payload platform will be added to the International Space Station.

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

Readers discuss aviation pioneers Robert DeLaurentis and Michael Collins; U.S. Army's artillery modernization plans; FARA/FLRAA program recommendations.

A launcher concept displayed at Airshow China has 21 YF-100 engines for liftoff. Meanwhile, another rocket is being developed from Long March 6.

Longview Aviation Capital entered the picture in 2016, when it was formed to manage a portfolio of long-term investments in the Canadian aerospace industry.

Nightmarish flight delays underscore vulnerabilities of airlines to a range of operational and regulatory constraints.

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

What a new crop of all-wing UAS unveiled in Zhuhai reveals about China’s capabilities.

Shenyang Aircraft’s stealth fighter proposal has won official support. The air force, not just the navy, wants it.

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

Initial survey shows planets beyond the Solar System are more plentiful than stars.

Will Australia equip its F-35s with maritime missiles by 2023? UK’s defense budget hole; Czech company to make missile engines, and Elbit to buy IMI.

Former Boeing executive Pat Shanahan is using his business prowess to implement change in the Defense Department.

Aircraft developers, systems and air traffic management providers respond to NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge.

Can the NTSB be self-critical enough to identify leading indicators proactively in close-call situations?

Engine parts are becoming scarce due to demand for service and a drop in retirements.

Improvements in the economics, passenger comfort and environmental performance of the shorter MRJ version are being studied.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency looks to balance supporting the country’s aerospace industry with enabling new applications for aviation.

Looking to 2019 and beyond, stock-pickers are betting fortunes in A&D will diverge again. One group is already suffering as investors move their money.

How expanding roles and threats will shape the future of the U.S. Air Force mobility fleet.

A new strategy delivers desperately needed defensive upgrades for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve mobility fleet years early.

The Skytrac system samples data from 500 parameters on the AW139 and sends exceedance data to engineers.

Route fragmentation that is killing large quadjets is also badly hurting medium-large twin-aisles.