Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Sean Broderick
How the post-pandemic recovery of airline traffic is likely to strain MRO capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybridizing the Hexa ultralight eVTOL could open up new markets for Lift Aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois, Steve Trimble, Jens Flottau, Chen Chuanren, Guy Norris
Listen in as Aviation Week editors give their take on the 2022 edition of the Singapore Airshow and discuss key themes in defense and commercial at this year's event.
Singapore Airshow

David Hambling
U.N. report finds Yemeni rebels have increased the range and firepower of their UAS response to Saudi-led strikes.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Every production ramp-up has chokepoints, but determining where they will be is not so obvious.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines are teaming up to create a mega-ULCC on a scale never seen in the U.S. domestic market
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
While batteries show promise for aviation propulsion, more targeted investments are needed to realize their potential.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Israeli UAS certified; hybrid-electric Brazilian; Seastar’s “Mini Me”; Boeing’s big SAF buy; hydrogen aviation in South Korea
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
Managing flightpath is emphasized as a key piloting concept that leverages various tools.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Combat aircraft could be in the cards for Ireland if it decides on defense capabilities comparable with similar-size European nations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Looking beyond the omicron wave, European LCCs are anticipating strong summer demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Platform and space tug planned for Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 1.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Sash Tusa, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams
Boeing will have to pay a big price if it wants to bring the duopoly back to parity—and suppliers should be worried if it doesn’t.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s S-70A optionally piloted vehicle completes 30-min. mission with no one aboard.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Royal Air Force picks Falcon 900LX for VIPs; South Korea’s first P-8; F-15J cost estimate; and the U.S. Air Force’s new acquisition boss.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Among the many challenges facing A&D companies, add this to the list: tidal waves of sick workers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Piotr Butowski
Ukraine sits inside a ring of Russian fighters, bombers and special mission aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sash Tusa
The European OEM’s backlog is 50% greater than Boeing’s, and its delivery rate is likely to be 50% bigger for at least five years, too.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen powertrain iron bird; sea-skimming electric seagliders; UK space sustainability projects; ski resort eSTOL; SAF from microalgae.
Emerging Technologies

By Thierry Dubois
Preexisting staffing issues are coming back quickly during a recovery that is faster than anticipated.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A new 70-page report on the oft-ignored topic of hypersonic defense opens with a first line that neither sugarcoats the scale of the challenge nor wishes it away.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Suppliers will sit between a rock and hard place, as list prices fall and manufacturing costs rise.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Satellite programs are taking the lion’s share of a £1.4 billion investment in the defense space domain.
Space

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Michael Bruno
Amid ugly write downs and program woes, Boeing launches a new freighter, cashes in on an Airbus dispute and places a half-billion-dollar bet on the future.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace