Aviation Week & Space Technology

Space policy transition is taking shape slowly following Donald Trump’s surprise election victory.

Defense training by commercial operators is commonplace in Europe, but aerial aggressor work has yet to take off.

The first operational F-35A squadron’s participation in an upcoming theater security package will signal the U.S. military’s capability and credibility.

Cockpit automation is ramping up with improved displays in the short term, while data aggregation and interactive systems are in development.

The company has formed the Commercial Information Solutions business unit and launched the Quantix, a tailsitting drone that takes off and lands vertically but transitions to wingborne forward flight for increased efficiency and range.

Safran already had planned on a 40% reduction of production costs for Leap over 2016-20, much of it by cutting supplier expenses.

Built like a 1970s pickup truck, the trusty Mil Mi-17 is becoming popular with oil and gas companies in the Americas, who are increasingly sending their pilots and maintainers to Alabama to stay up to speed.

Private companies in the U.S. are buying up whole fleets of F-5s, A-4s, MiG-21s and F-16s to fly "bandit" training forces.

Fly/drive drone launched; Unmanned resupply advanced; UTM’s out-of-sight demo; C-Astral goes solar-powered; Aerotenna’s radar avoids obstacles.

CFM assembly sites are preparing for an unprecedented production increase as Leap engine rates rise.

Aviation Week visited the U.S. Air Force’s first operational F-35 squadron to get an inside look at how maintainers fixed a problem with faulty insulation on the aircraft’s avionics cooling lines.

The Obama White House has punted on a host of civil, commercial and military space issues.

If launched, the new large twins would make it harder for Boeing to sustain 747-8 production and could curtail Airbus A380 orders.

Whether Donald Trump the businessman or Trump the protectionist populist shows up to govern will have a big impact on the airline industry.

The aerospace and defense sector is likely to be grappling for months with what a Trump administration will mean.

A personal jet, charter membership in Europe, a drone detector—some of the new things unveiled at NBAA’s annual meeting.

Two airlines that were seemingly immune to external shocks are finally starting to see revenues affected by a variety of factors.

Air-to-air collision-avoidance radar barely larger than an iPhone can be carried by a drone and detect Cessna-sized intruders.

European leaders are cautious over the shape of Trump’s foreign policy.

Incentives for airlines to buy biofuels, ways for airports to offset the price and attracting investment are ways the industry hopes to grow to commercial scale.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: a look at Trump’s secdef shortlist; a change of plans after Clinton’s loss and potential for public-private partnerships.

Washington aerospace and defense thinkers call on Trump to revive the U.S.’s aging fighter, bomber and helicopter fleets while boosting investments in space, missile defense and the nuclear triad.

Watch video of Raytheon’s swarm-destroying high-power microwave technology, demonstrated at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 2013. Details are now being released.

In this week’s roundup: the U.S. reports $33 billion in foreign sales; Indian council recommends the purchase of 83 more Tejas combat aircraft; Boeing wins electronic warfare upgrade contract; and Indonesia considers Gripen and F-16 fighters.

While most Asia-Pacific full-service carriers are still in the black, in several cases their profits are shrinking significantly.