Aviation Week & Space Technology

Hit by successive delays, the rebaselined MRJ90 test plan is on a firmer footing and staying on its revised certification schedule, says Mitsubishi.

P.2HH development is being backed by the Italian Air Force, which wants to purchase 10 systems.

The introduction of a fully redundant precision landing mode in the Super Hornet and Growler should eliminate the need for stick-and-throttle carrier landings.

Software testbeds developed by Ball Aerospace and BAE Systems are evaluating a new app-based approach to situational awareness and command and control in space.

But Boeing argues it has long been a “proactive partner” in efforts to mitigate physiological events in F/A 18s.

Spacecraft software for drones, DARPA’s Gremlins on show, gunship launches drone, AACUS in action, HorseFly drone delivers, and recovery parachute for eVTOLs.

The use of flightpath and energy cues has long be standard in military and business aviation. It is coming to commercial aircraft, at last.

Readers discuss the CFM56-78 fan blade separation from a couple of angles as well as reminisce about the Pilatus PC-6 Porter and conjecture how to save it.

At its second Elevate Summit in Los Angeles last week, Uber described an ambitious end-state vision for its aerial ridesharing initiative. Guy Norris and Graham Warwick were there for the eye-opening presentation and discuss the challenges to realizing Uber’s vision with Mark Moore, the man behind its plans to fill the skies over the world’s most congested cities with electric VTOL air taxis.

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

Subsidies in air transport can only be addressed multilaterally, but any movement is unlikely.

New program ignites slow-moving FAA effort to introduce drones more widely into the U.S. national airspace system.

Growing pains or systemic flaws? Recent 737 aerostructure delivery slips come amid growing supply-chain stress concerns.

NATO officials see Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile as a real security concern.

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

What the KLX Aerospace acquisition says about Boeing, future acquisitions and the aftermarket

Describing its Elevate initiative as a “forcing function” for urban air mobility, Uber is taking on challenges across a wide front. Photo: Uber

Simultaneous solicitations for payloads and flight services could return U.S. to the lunar surface as early as 2019.

ULA piecing together Vulcan rocket; Israeli Air Force’s transport upgrade; Saab builds Gripen facility in Brazil, and Indonesia receives two more maritime patrollers.

To create the 777X, Boeing is not only introducing the world's largest all-composite wings, but it is transforming the way it builds and assembles the 777 from which it is derived.

Airlines are using advances in aircraft and engine technology to offer ultra-long-haul flights—and are pushing OEMs to stretch aircraft capabilities further.

Booming demand, tariffs and geopolitics jeopardize aluminum and titanium supply for aerospace manufacturing.

The Trump administration announces 10 local, state and tribal government projects under the UAS Integration Pilot Program.

SpaceX plans novel test of booster’s reusability by flying it twice in 24 hr.