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Air Berlin may be sold off in bits or as a whole, with several carriers positioning themselves for advantage in the German market.

Travel agencies’ interest in copying the Spring Airlines model should promote budget aviation in China, but there are barriers to the model.

On Capitol Hill, many deadlines and obstacles must be overcome to keep government functioning; A&D leaders remain focused on potential tax cuts; Sen. McCain gears up to return.

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Readers weigh in on the F-35/F-22 debate; the viability of air taxis; prospects for SpaceX; and the U.S. Air Force's drive for fully networked combat systems

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

James R. Asker has flown in—and sometimes actually flown—a wide array of civil and military aircraft, and he can’t wait to see what amazing vehicles and creative businesses you will come up with next.

A roundup of recent aviation and aerospace and defense industry staff changes.

The long-haul, low-cost airline model remains strongest in Asia, but most have struggled to extend routes to other regions.

The major Asia-Pacific LCC players have placed more than 1,700 orders for narrowbody aircraft, but other constraints could slow growth.

NASA spacecraft wraps up 13 years of pioneering fieldwork that shifted ideas of where to look for life beyond Earth. Cover credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

New multirotor unmanned aircraft are coming onto the market. They combine vertical-takeoff-and-landing ease of use with longer flight times to increase productivity on commercial missions.

Lockheed concedes defeat in next-gen ICBM competition as Boeing reviews options after LRSO loss.

The smallest of the three big Gulf carriers is reassessing its plans after the failure of its European investments.

Tax reform, including cuts to U.S. tax rates and a potential to bring back cash from overseas, dominates conversations when it comes to Washington affairs.

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston remained closed to all but essential personnel Aug. 29, four days after major hurricane-turned-tropical storm Harvey barged ashore on the Texas coast.

U.S. Air Force is exploring ways to use automation and artificial intelligence to ease the workload on Distributed Common Ground System intelligence gatherers.

NASA’s most ambitious space science projects are an essential part of maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration, an assessment says.

SpaceX successfully deployed the long-delayed FormoSat-5 remote sensing satellite into low Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket.

Patriots, F-16s and attack helicopters are high on Romania’s defense list as Bucharest increases defense spendin

Inadvertently, decades-old restraints on weapons exports are helping China expand its foothold in the unmanned aircraft arena.

Regional aviation suffers from long-standing problems in China, so operators look forward to using larger aircraft.

From delivering critical medical supplies to warehouse inventory management, drones are slowly making inroads into the logistics business

Uncertainties about U.S. defense spending and Congressional actions are complicating planning for contractors.

Microsoft’s AI soars; Near Earth to land Vahana; designing for 24-hr. hover; space-hardened computers