Aviation Week & Space Technology

Our editors discuss what the industry can do to prevent bag-toting passengers from becoming a risk to themselves and those around them during an emergency evacuation.

Program execution is re-emerging as a make-or-break factor for companies as the focus shifts from selling to delivering across A&D.

The next possible addition to Seoul’s defense against North Korean ballistic missiles could involve equipping destroyers with Raytheon SM-3 interceptors.

Dividing the industrial impact of a U.S. presidential election used to be easy. Not anymore; 2016 is raising questions and making for strange bedfellows.

U.S. aerospace and defense companies explicitly plan less around any individual political leader nowadays and more over macroeconomic and sector trends.

Boeing 737 MAX cockpit displays bridge the gap between the “old” infrastructure of the venerable 737 flight deck and the 737NG flight environment.

Lockheed may move F-16 production to India; Argentina’s new trainer; helicopter market downturn; Germany increases readiness of Tiger helos.

A North Korean ballistic missile shot will encourage moves in Tokyo to strengthen defenses with imported U.S. systems.

Restrictive bilateral agreements are limiting Australian market growth for Qatar Airways, Hong Kong Airlines and AirAsia X.

When it comes to sustainability of air travel, the aviation community is lying to itself. There is an elephant in the room and nobody wants to see it.

An advanced instrument in development for NASA’s planned 2020 rover, the ‘rock zapper’ will add range, color and sound.

Astronomers continue to expand our knowledge of the Solar System and beyond with ever-improving instruments. The Hubble Space Telescope continues a process Galileo started that will continue with the James Webb Space Telescope, set for launch in 2018.

Three-stream turbofans, inverted-velocity-profile nozzles, airframe shielding—NASA gets creative to ensure future supersonic transports will be no noisier than today’s subsonic airliners.

Government-to-government deals, more rigorous setting of requirements and a renewed emphasis on indigenous production feature in Indonesia’s new defense acquisition policy.

A long-awaited conclusion on the expansion of London’s primary gateway still hangs in the balance, delayed by indecisiveness and politicking.

Winning the T-X trainer contract from the U.S. Air Force could lead to bigger prizes from internationals customers.

Airlander airship ready to emerge; White House boosts delivery by drone; agencies commit to increase UAS use; Aurora expands optionally piloted Centaur OPA uses.

As China Eastern, China Southern and their SkyTeam partners move to Daxing, Air China will take over the vacated space at Capital.

As President Obama packs his bags at the White House after eight years in office, he leaves his successor with a trillion-dollar nuclear modernization portfolio.

Following the trajectory established when VAATE took over from IHPTET in 2005, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory unveils plans for a new national military-propulsion technology development program, ATTAM.

Malaysia’s first attempt at building an aerospace industry flopped. But using the skills and infrastructure from that enterprise, the government has since pushed toward aircraft components manufacturing.

This week's Washington Outlook column discusses how the next president can best secure a budget deal, FAA's certification of Moon Express and Virgin, and the presidential candidates' mixed messages on space policy.

Although a solid concept died aborning, the technology behind it, now perfected by BoldIQ, speeds service and margins among operators in the air and on the ground.

Operators prepare Super Pumas and H225s for storage as they await results of Norway accident probe.

The Singaporean maintenance company sees manufacturing of seats and other interior equipment as a match for its refurbishment work.