Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
X-59 undergoes proof tests in Texas ahead of first flight in California later in 2022.
Emerging Technologies

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Lori Ranson
Jetlines and Lynx join a growing list of low-cost carriers in Canada. Will they all survive?
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Listen in as Aviation Week editors review the AIAA’s annual SciTech forum which returned as an in-person event this month.
Aerospace

By Piotr Butowski
A look at what the defense minister’s declaration of a new Kinzhal unit may actually mean.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Tokyo is adding billions to its budget to acquire and upgrade platforms across the air, land and sea services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Leaders in electrified aviation must fly certifiable prototypes in next 12-18 months to meet service-entry targets of 2024-25.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio
Defiant clears mission profile tests; South Korea’s big missile export deal; Storm Shadow upgrade tests; and BrahMos’ first sale abroad.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Military seaplanes soon could be added to the fleets of several major Pacific air forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin has invested in hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra, leading the startup’s ongoing Series A fund raising.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight Europe has set up shop in Augsburg, Germany, and is being led by Mark Henning, who joined the Chinese group from Airbus Helicopters earlier this month.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With the latest COVID-19 variant causing widespread flight cancellations, slot rules once again are in the spotlight.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Satcom for Perlan glider; Alcohol-to-jet SAF boost; Regent’s seaglider demonstrator; Aura picks batteries; and Dufour adds distributor.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Reported reconsideration of the F-35 for Germany’s Tornado replacement throws new twist into long-running procurement drama.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Scott Thompson
Accelerating net-zero carbon emissions is in the best interest of the aviation industry, businesses and consumers.
Sustainability

By Byron Callan
International conflicts, contracting decisions, shareholders and an industrial-base review are likely to shape the A&D outlook in 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
With a collective sigh of relief, Webb deployments are complete.
Space

By Michael Bruno, Thierry Dubois
Companies are announcing plans to hire thousands of workers, but aerospace has a lot of emotional baggage to work out with them first.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
EasyJet to provide large-airline perspective to project, converting small commuter to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
As the aerospace industry learns to live with COVID, it faces other big challenges from a stressed supply chain to geopolitical disruptions. Listen in as our editors discuss.
Aerospace

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Success Rockets aims to survive in a nation dominated by state-owned industry.
Commercial Space

By Adrian Schofield
Asia-Pacific international recovery significantly lags other regions.
Airports & Networks

By Jen DiMascio
How the U.S. Air Force is evolving; HawkEye 360’s new investor; Space spare parts in short supply; and Fighter jets crash in Asia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen air transporters; Cryogenic materials testing; Fuel-cell ambitions; Scalable sustainable fuel; and New Zealand’s solar UAV.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Ben Goldstein
Committing to a large fleet of Boeing 737 MAXs adds some integration and support costs to Allegiant Air’s balance sheet, but the long-term benefits
Airlines & Lessors