Readers comment on ATR bent horizontal stabilizer incident, share reactions to Airbus A321neo pilot report, and discuss Turkey's indigenous fighter ambitions.
New Boeing airliners taking shape; Brazilian, Chinese and Russian narrowbodies in flight testing; and Airbus defining its next move. The commercial airliner industry is pushing hard to keep the growth coming. Along with key new business jets, we take a look at the “must-watch" civil aircraft programs.
UTC Aerospace Systems President David Gitlin talked to Aviation Week editors about his plans for a future of more electric and much more intelligent aircraft.
U.S. military equipment continues to top the “must-buy" list for many countries, whether it is the F-35 fighter or P-8 patroller. But Europe is pushing to meet more of its own defense needs, particularly unmanned aircraft. And countries such as Turkey want to build full-spectrum local industries. Including new entrants into the space market, we profile the key programs worth tracking closely.
Led by CEO Tom Enders, Airbus embarks on digital and technological transformation that include hybrid and electronic technologies, new manufacturing methods.
Rolls-Royce’s strategy of close dependency between its engine development programs inevitably meant that trouble with one potentially exposed the other.
Since MHI is only assembling F-35s, apparently using no domestically made structural parts, the program is not sustaining much of Japan’s skills in fighter manufacturing.
In this week's Washington Outlook: The bill still faces challenges from Democrats, the bizav and general aviation communities and competition from higher congressional priorities.
