Aviation Week & Space Technology

Supply chain problems with different root causes will keep output below previous forecasts for much of 2024, as 737 challenges draw more scrutiny.

The industry is in a different place than during the Cold War and has a major war at its backdoor.

COVID-19 wiped out six years of growth and hundreds of billions of dollars in economic value.

Aviation Week editors assess the recent performance of Israel’s air and missile defense umbrella and discuss new missile defense technology needed to address potential and evolving threats.

Musician Patrick Milando decided to advance from private pilot to professional at the age of 67.

A reusable hypersonic Next-Generation Responsive Strike prototype could be commissioned by the end of the decade.

Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.

Wary of the green hydrogen production challenge, industry cautiously eyes growth prospects.

A reckoning in Renton, Washington, and Wichita is triggering jitters over a potential earthquake across the supply chain.

Axiom and Collins are working on new spacesuits for the agency’s lunar and LEO programs.

Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.

Although Canada often takes a backseat to the U.S. in North America’s market, the reality is Canada was dynamic before the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Boeing engineer has come forward to challenge claims made by the OEM on the long-term safety of the 787, sparking a new round of scrutiny for the beleaguered manufacturer. Aviation Week editors break it all down.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Readers write about U.S. semiconductor ambitions, 737 MAX door plug design, single-pilot operating safety risks, Boeing’s challenges and wing aerodynamics.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.

Progress on 787 quality problems is challenged by whistleblower claims of long-term fleet safety risks.

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

Targeting a wider role in low Earth orbit and beyond, the company has rolled out a novel, deployable decelerator system, among other fast-tracked projects.

What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.

The industry must be allowed to grow in order to self-finance its transition to greater sustainability—but it must do so responsibly.

The agency seeks cheaper options for retrieving samples collected by the Perseverance rover.

Spanish startup reveals capsule for near-space tourism ahead of commercial flights in 2026.

The Air India-Vistara merger may gain key approval soon, but uncertainty surrounds Go First and Jet Airways.