Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s military flight training is being prepared for a radical overhaul that will see five aircraft types introduced over the next three years.
Defense and Space

As the avionics-maker sees the finish line on a crush of Pro Line Fusion integrated cockpit certifications, engineers are turning to the next challenge.
Connected Aerospace

By William Garvey
Mooney International is reentering the single-seat personal aircraft market with renewed vigor and drive.
Business Aviation

ISR experts are advocating for every aircraft to become a contributing member of a disaggregated sensor network linked seamlessly by protected, self-healing data links.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
It might be stalled for now, but ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement promises to be a key priority for the U.S. aerospace and defense sector after the November elections.
Air Transport

Astrophysicist Martin Elvis sees commercial spaceflight offering a solution to the “funding wall” in future high-tech space missions.
Space

By Adrian Schofield
Plans for curfew changes and runway construction could yield more flights for Tokyo’s main international gateway.
Air Transport

High-fidelity simulation will change the way allies deploy fighter aircraft, says the outgoing commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Defense and Space

Major players in the satellite-delivered cabin connectivity sector are forecasting upbeat industry trends as they make headway in lining up contracts and installing kits.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
With sales of more than 70 helicopters to the Algerian government, Italian manufacturer Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s relationship with the country has been a lucrative one.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
The supply chain faces a situation not unlike the advice a Harvard Law School dean supposedly gave to incoming students: “Look to your left, look to your right, because one of you won’t be here by the end of the year.”
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Capacity constraint has been a constant factor in Japan Airlines’ dramatic return to profitability in recent years. So it is no surprise that the airline plans to continue a conservative growth strategy, even after expansion restrictions are lifted by regulators.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Supply chain squeezes by OEMs and Tier 1s are entering follow-on phases, like Boeing’s PFS 2.0. Older market trends are cementing and new ones emerging.
Workforce

By Graham Warwick
XTI picks Honeywell power; Russia’s DARPA flies solar-powered Owl; AFRL previews high-speed ambitions; Volocopter is put through its paces
Aerospace

Interview of Lockheed CEO critiqued; NATO mission debated; Traveler Pre-Check costs are updated; compare/contrast Russo/Sino Long-range widebody commercial aircraft concept with Boeing's 777-9x
Feedback

By Jens Flottau
ANA has been diligently expanding its network to the point where it is now Japan's largest international carrier. And it has big plans that heavily rely on one aircraft: the Boeing 787.
Air Transport

Jerome Nanty has joined the Air France-KLM group as executive vice president/corporate secretary.

By Jens Flottau
As videos posted on social media immediately after the Emirates Flight 521 landing accident show, many of the passengers were in no particular hurry to leave an airplane on fire.
Air Transport

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

By Jen DiMascio
This week's Washington Outlook column discusses Raytheon as a big donor in the New Hampshire and Arizona Senate races, Shuster's tight race in Pennsylvania and SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Washington ties.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Whether business activity comes to a plateau, soft landing or hard crash, manufacturers will not take notice until order cancellations or deferrals tick up to historical rates or beyond.
Defense and Space

Aerospace Calendar Aug. 20-Dec. 3—AOPA Flight Instructor Refresher Course. Various Locations. See aopa.org/forms/event-calendar/FIRC_ONSITE Aug. 20-23—Air Carriers Purchasing Conference. Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel. Atlanta. See acpc.com/

Billions are at stake as the new space race for the next generation of communications is ready to begin.
Connected Aerospace

Successor of the U-2 spy plane, the unmanned TR-X will eventually have a stealthy shape and skin, allowing it to penetrate deep into enemy territory.
Defense and Space

As U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command toasts delivery of the first Ghostrider gunship equipped with a 105-mm cannon, it now hopes to ride the air branch’s “Highway to HEL” by funding a high-energy laser demonstration on an earlier-model AC-130W.
Defense and Space