Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick
Integrated aftermarket services are gaining traction, and not just among OEMs
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Workhorse parlays developing a hybrid-electric truck prototype for the U.S. Postal Service into a bid for the emerging VTOL air taxi market.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Philippine president seeks another dozen fighters; Indonesia rejects AW101 helicopter; U.S. announces potential Foreign Military Sales to Saudi Arabia; and Leonardo and U.S. Army discuss potential missions for AW609 tilt rotor.
Defense and Space

By Sean Broderick
LeBourget visitors will be able to fly aircraft ­virtually.
Paris Air Show

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno
From Washington, Aviation Week editors discuss proposals for privatizing the U.S. air traffic control system and handicap the odds of President Donald Trump’s new proposal winning passage on Capitol Hill .
Air Transport

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By Jens Flottau
Besides the major geopolitical impact, sanctions against Qatar may severely damage Qatar Airways and affect the other big Middle Eastern airlines.
Air Transport

By Antoine Gelain
For the past two years, Airbus has been revamping its innovation strategy in an unprecedented way.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Heading into the Paris Air Show, the defense sector is hard to describe—full of contradictions, but also opportunities.
Defense and Space

For all the showmanship and hyperbole about reusable 100-passenger spaceships, there is something real behind Musk’s vision.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Spirit and Boeing have been working toward a new master agreement since the old 10-year deal expired two years ago. They still have much to do.
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault is optimistic that interest in its Rafale fighter could help counter the weakening sales of its Falcon business jet.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
For Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital, their business transformations have been occasionally painful and practically existential—but also necessary.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Certification of VCT’s aft-body drag-reducing devices is planned on the 737NG family following the company’s positive flight-test results on the C-130 and C-17.
Aerospace

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair and Boeing engaged in a fleet review; the carrier already expects its fleet to total 427 aircraft by March 2018.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
The engine maker is framing its F135 upgrade effort as the first step in a long-term plan for fighter propulsion based on adaptive technology.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
New Hawk wing and cockpit could be retrofitted to older models.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Truck-maker goes eVTOL; NASA’s twisting flaps; Energy kite flies; Stratolaunch rolls out.
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Airbus Commercial Aircraft President Fabrice Bregier is confident his company can maintain its lead in the market.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
As the world’s airline executives gather in Cancun, Mexico, what are the most urgent issues facing the industry?
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
Airbus expects the H135s to be supplied mainly for police and medical services in Shandong, the province of which Qingdao is the largest city. It has good reason to think they will be.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The U.S., UK and Saudi Arabia are key pillars for BAE Systems, and it is eyeing work in Japan.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
Thornberry would spend more on missiles and missile defenses to counter North Korea; Transportation Secretary disperses airport funding; and Raytheon will pursue future multiyear standard missile contracts.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
Small European companies with innovative technologies and business models are making inroads into the global aerospace market.

By Tony Osborne
Cyber and electronics are likely growth areas for expanding Leonardo.
Defense and Space