Aviation Week & Space Technology

Defense officials need to do more than sound like an abusive partner returning to his lover (“Baby, it will be different this time”).

JPL concept outlines a slingshot concept for exploring multiple asteroids, comets and small planets in the outer Solar System in one mission.

Fewer maintenance inspections are occurring post-severe turbulence encounters, thanks to new software that improves upon traditional qualitative pilot reports.

Software applications that will help futurecast storms and other hazards will soon be on tap as cockpit connectivity flourishes.

European manufacturer plans to deliver its first U.S.-assembled A321 in April 2016, and expand production to other types.

The biggest hurdle to the U.S. Air Force declaring initial operational capability for the F-35A in August 2016 as planned is work left to be done on the Autonomic Logistics Information System.

As Russia continues saber rattling in Europe, Poland has joined the small group of nations to buy the latest U.S. Air Force conventional cruise missile.

FAA awards contracts to eight companies to mature technologies to reduce fuel burn, noise and emissions in commercial aircraft, beginning around 2026.

Darpa’s Gremlins mess with defenses; robotic landing gear; countering unmanned aircraft; drone collision in Norway; NASA’s airspace design challenge.

Leader in lightweight metal industry invests in R&D of materials, processes and design tools for additive manufacturing of complex metal parts, with aerospace demand taking the lead.

Members of the nine-nation F-35 team are nearing decisions on how to introduce new capabilities to the forthcoming Block 4 configuration of the aircraft, with the retrofit of a new electro-optical and infrared system high on that list.

Several comments about recent Commentary pages; Air Intel and Viewpoint elicit range of responses.

Kuwait has selected the Eurofighter Typhoon as the country’s next generation fighter, marking the first success of the aircraft in open competition.

This week’s Check 6 marks the start of a series of special features running before Aviation Week & Space Technology’s 100th anniversary in 2016 with a discussion of stealth and counter-stealth technology.

Minimum fleet size, including minimum aircraft ownership, is one of the regulations already on the books the Ministry of Transport will begin enforcing more strongly.

Sept. 19-22—World Routes 2015. Durban International Convention Center. Durban, South Africa. See routesonline.com/events/175/world-routes Sept. 22-23—JEC Forums 2015. Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Boston. See jeccomposites.com/events/jec-forums-boston-2015 Sept. 22-24—AHS International Conference on Environmental Sustainability in Air Vehicle Design and Operations of Helicopters and Airplanes. Hotel Bonaventure. Montreal. See vtol.org/events/sustainability-2015

If the consequences of a collision with a UAS could be detailed, that could be a powerful disincentive to irresponsible behavior.

Russian government lends a hand with 30 billion rubles to push SSJ 100 sales.

Much of the history of stealth has taken place under a shroud of secrecy that often hid important events from insiders as well as the public. It’s been a vast and often chaotic development, driven by technology, economics and geopolitics—and even the goals set 30 years ago have yet to be met.

With its foothold firmly in the U.S. as well as China, Airbus is on its way to achieving its expansion goals. President/CEO Fabrice Bregier discusses the ramifications of these moves.

The tanker’s development schedule has been marred by hardware, production and test issues, but is finally nearing completion.

Nellis AFB first to flight-test for combat use; Australian and Italian air forces also testing refueling USAF aircraft.

In Oscar Munoz, United has a new CEO. But can he change the airline’s culture?

A small number of people made outsize contributions to the early development of stealth, working under intense secrecy.

Average altitude performance would greatly limit the Chinese market for the proposed Sino-Russian AHL helicopter. So Avicopter proposes a design that would fly far higher than most heavy rotorcraft.