Aviation Week & Space Technology

Aircrew are still reporting dangerous, unexplained physiological episodes in the cockpit. And the service still has no idea why.
Defense and Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Jean-Marc Janaillac’s shock departure leaves the airline group without a pilot as it struggles to boost its competitiveness against peers.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
France has the lead role in the Franco-German future combat air system, but some, including the country’s financial watchdog, question equality of roles.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Passive optical seeker is set to upgrade three existing weapons with GPS-denied navigation and automatic target recognition.
Defense and Space

By Jens Flottau
The reengined Airbus A330neo is a far more efficient aircraft than its predecessor, but orders have been disappointing so far. Photo: H. Gousse/Airbus
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
SureFly eVTOL flies; BAE backs solar HALE; Vahana back in flight; Airbus drone inspects runways; Intel beefs up drone; Insitu launches ScanEagle3; Textron unveils UAS testbed.
Aerospace

The Pentagon is already using cutting-edge machine learning to identify objects on the battlefield.
Program Management

By Irene Klotz
By measuring seismic waves, scientists hope to learn what lies beneath the surface of the red planet.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus presents upgraded Typhoon with standoff weaponry as a counter to F-35’s stealth.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Life is so good for the aerospace supply chain right now it hurts.
Air Transport

By Jen DiMascio
Space officials seek to inspire a new generation of engineers who can travel to space or develop new technologies for energy and water conservation.
Space

By Sean Broderick
Fleet-wide fan blade inspections have not uncovered widespread problems, but links with a 2016 accident emerge.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
While still brash and aggressive, the commercial drone industry is evolving to meet the needs of large corporate customers.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Navy project seeks to extend the reach of explosive ordnance disposal robots by teaming them with unmanned helicopters, enabling airlift and remote operation up to 50 mi.
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
The group’s future new long-haul routes will usually be launched by Hainan Airlines. Intercontinental development of other HNA carriers will be slowed.
Air Transport

By Joe Anselmo, William Garvey, Karen Walker, Sean Broderick
Aviation Week Network editors discuss what needs to be done to move forward and why business aviation isn’t more enthusiastic.
Business Aviation

By Jen DiMascio
Military budget grows fastest in Asia and Middle East, Greece adjusts F-16 upgrade plans, Lockheed fires up fourth SBIRS satellite, and India’s Tejas tests air-to-air missile.
Defense and Space

Al Pichelli, chief operating officer of Teledyne Technologies, also will be president. Robert Mehrabian will continue as chairman and CEO.

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Readers discuss merits of MQ-25 program overall, question U.S. defense planning vis-a-vis drone use and Southwest engine failure focus.
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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
First Take

By Jens Flottau
Abu Dhabi’s national airline awaits government guidance on its future direction, and that may take more time than it wants.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
DLR’s converted autogyro, nicknamed Air Dolly, will prove cargo concept.
Aerospace

By Kerry Reals
Providers are reshaping the passenger experience by using what they can find out about everything from entertainment preferences to food tastes.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s Block 5 is optimized for rapid reusability and multiple reflights, designed to meet the needs of its U.S. government and commercial customers.
Commercial Space