Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
The Artemis I flight test of NASA’s superheavy-lift rocket and Orion capsule sets the stage for crewed missions.
Space Focus

By Guy Norris
Boom is close to unveiling its propulsion provider, as American Airlines Overture order boosts the supersonic airliner’s backlog.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
You can imagine the frustration of Airbus’ engineers. Just hours before the company’s Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite looked set to break a 60-year-old flight-duration record, the solar-powered uncrewed aircraft system was lost.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Textron’s tiltrotor Nexus; Eviation Alice taxi tests; eBeaver flight milestone; Regent’s blown wing; and Automating eVTOL design.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The special air warfare branch is reorganizing fleets and missions for a new era of competition among great powers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Richard Aboulafia
The Army’s rotorcraft will need additional range to remain relevant in a conflict with China.
AUSA

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Department wants to host Space Experiment Review Board payloads on off-the-shelf smallsats.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Service says its programs are the only current advanced fighter engine competition, but the future of the program is in doubt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jefferson Morris
Space Force takes over Army satcom; Osprey crash blamed on pilot error; Philippines eyes Chinook; and MH-139 to begin military testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin will deliver the first Dark Eagle missiles with live warheads even as engineers continue to finalize the design.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy wants UAS to take on many of the surface and subsurface surveillance duties currently performed by manned helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick, Richard Aboulafia
Nearly two decades after the Concorde was retired, is the rival of supersonic air travel for real?
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Signing of the Inflation Reduction Act by President Biden introduces key mechanisms to improve the sustainability of aviation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen for GA; TriFan reverts to turbines; Fan-in-wing eVTOL; UAM Challenge line-up
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As operational difficulties gradually ease, the rise in fuel prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the top issue for LCCs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steven Grundman
Pentagaon needs to leverage commercial innovation and speed adoption of new technologies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
American Airlines says the premiums will be strictly temporary, but others are less sure.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Garvey
Will this avgas-burning fleet go electric?
Maintenance & Training

By Irene Klotz
Russia's ban on exporting RD-181 engines to U.S. spurs change.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
Switch to Western sources like Allegheny Technologies and Howmet are not creating major disruptions.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 eVTOL is set to be the first new UK-certified civil aircraft in 30 years.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jefferson Morris
More missiles for Ukraine; USAF looks to speed Wedgetail buy; Canada’s Snowbirds grounded; Joby expands Agility Prime work.
Sustainability

By Adrian Schofield
While international capacity is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, the recovery has been twice as strong in Europe and North America.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Bombardier prepares to fly a larger-scale model of its blended wing-body concept for a future sustainable business aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China is flexing military muscle in the Taiwan Strait in response to a U.S. congressional visit, showcasing possible invasion scenarios.
Budget, Policy & Operations