Aviation Week & Space Technology

Iran promises to order hundreds of commercial aircraft, and Western industry officials evaluate market prospects, but major obstacles remain.

Lockheed Martin parlays urgent need for air-launched long-range anti-ship missile into a chance to compete to arm U.S. Navy’s surface vessels.

New rules designed to guard against Boeing 757F fuel tank explosions offer no significant safety benefit, cargo industry says.

Falcon 9 Upgrade is certified; F-35 tests AIM-9X; new Russian transporter in production; Pakistan’s cruise missile test.

The Pentagon’s weapons-test watchdog and the F-35 program leaders are at loggerheads. Don’t expect it to change any time soon.

Germany wants to find partners for a combat aircraft to replace the Tornado, but are its neighbors willing?

As the success of the A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX demonstrates, perfect timing is important for new aircraft programs.

U.S. space and defense agencies are helping to fund lightweight optics in a project that could produce a hundredfold reduction in the size, weight and power consumption of remote-sensing telescopes.

NASA’s electric-propulsion X-plane program shows signs the agency is getting back to its aeronautical research roots in “learning by doing”.

Election year windfall funding for NASA will allow work on the Orion crew capsule to proceed more quickly than expected.

Back-to-back landing tests mark rapid pace of private space sector achievements.

While major disruptions have been avoided during the A350’s first year in service, Airbus and airlines continue to put a lot of effort into improving dispatch reliability.

Copa Airlines has some core strengths, but currency conflicts of many of its prime destinations are taking a toll on the airline’s bottom line.

Chinese demand for training helicopters probably explains much of Avic’s specific interest in the Mil Mi-34. Chinese helicopter operations are expanding fast, challenging schools to train enough pilots.

The world’s leading turboprop manufacturer saw a bumper year in 2015. But with softening markets in Asia and Latin America, and fuel prices hovering around $30 per barrel, Franco-Italian joint venture ATR is seeking new opportunities

Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, is merging three airlines that will cover leisure and some business routes for the group. The bankruptcy of Transaero has left Aeroflot in an enviable position.

Unmanned aircraft in the news: UAV lands on car; Coyote prowls hurricanes; Black Hawk gives UGV a ride; DHL’s delivery drone evolves; Caterpillar teams up.

Fly-by-wire active gust-load alleviation minimizes the penalties of retrofitting drag-reducing winglets to existing aircraft.

Australian researchers pursue a different approach to cutting launch costs—a wing-borne, fly-back booster and a reusable, scramjet-powered second stage.

Laser-guided rockets, new sights and lightweight radar may find their way into Tiger midlife update.

For years, Air Canada struggled with long-haul aircraft too large for many routes. But with the 787, the airline says it has what it needs to compete.

Porter will not be able to add jets at its main hub in Toronto. What will it do next?

A 17-year-old pilot recounts how he got the flying bug and why the aviation industry is so important to him—and the world.

European airlines set up new trade association as European Commission highlights new aviation push.

Sluggish aircraft industry growth is threatened by several looming macroeconomic trends, and the jetliner primes’ lofty production goals appear out of line with economic reality.