Aviation Week & Space Technology

Liquid hydrogen, cryogenic cooling and electric propulsion are coming together in European and UK research programs.

In hopes of a firm order from the French government soon, Airbus Helicopters starts work on the H160M.

Bird Guess, president/CEO of The Racial Equity Group, and Dr. Rebecca Keiser, chief of research security strategy and policy at the National Science Foundation, provide context and concrete actions.

The commander of the 45th Space Delta on improving launch ranges in the future.

While the key slots question must still be resolved, court approval has boosted the airline’s revival prospects.

LCCs are pouring into Miami International in response to cost structure changes and surging demand.

A new way to process data from older radars might allow NORAD to operate the airborne early-warning system above the Arctic for years.

Gallium nitride has migrated across terrestrial radar applications for a decade but is ready to enter the challenging market for fighters.

Fuel cells for aircraft power; Blade UAM expands; Volocopter Paris flight; Vertiport partnerships; and Japan SAF flights.

Canada takes baby steps in lifting travel restrictions.

It is an inconvenient truth that China means a lot to Boeing—and to U.S. foreign trade, manufacturing and employment.

Why the WTO pact is essential to blunting the China challenge.

A new delay and a design problem raise questions about Boeing’s digital approach to T-7A design.

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

GE/Safran demonstrator aims to make open rotor a reality for new single aisles after 40 years of research, tests and abandoned attempts.

Readers write about survivable space capabilities, a common U.S. missile, “real engineers” and coverage of climate change and alternative energy sources.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION Boeing conducted the long-delayed first flight of the 737-10, the fourth and largest version of the MAX series, with a 2-hr. 30

SDA to loft spacecraft; Indonesia receives ScanEagle delivery; Will LRASM survive in Japan?; and Qatar’s Hawk trainers take flight.

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

The U.S. Air Force unexpectedly begins the search for a new tanker to supplement the KC-46.

Listen in as the president and CEO of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) discusses the company’s upcoming first launch of the new Vulcan rocket, the impact of the Space Force and the future of space transportation.

Relations have cooled since European experiments flew on the Tiangong prototype.

With system and software enhancements for retrofit into all MAX versions, 737-10 test and certification is more than sum of its parts.

Airline eVTOL shuttle services could be on the horizon.

China’s new space station is due to be completed in 2022 after 11 missions.