Aviation Week & Space Technology

Certification plans firm up as turbo-compressor and humidifier changes pave the way for the next flight-test phase.

U.S. startups Archer and Joby commit to beginning urban air mobility services as early as 2025.

Developers of turbo- and diesel-electric generators offer flexibility.

The carrier will enter longer-haul markets with Airbus A350s set to begin arriving in 2027.

Upgrades and replacements are coming for the U.S. Marine Corps’ light- and medium-size rotorcraft fleet, along with advanced new uncrewed aircraft systems.

Distributed-propulsion testbed flies; Airbus hydrogen APU demo; uncrewed delivery corridor; another Chinese eVTOL; and Wright’s megawatt-scale electric engine.

Innovations can help airlines reduce their environmental footprint and cater to evolving travel patterns.

The two German air taxi companies need state support to exit a funding crisis, but party politics and risk aversion may force their sale to foreign investors.

A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.

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

Readers write about fighter aircraft for Ukraine, Boeing management, Boeing 787 nonconformance issues, piloting from the ground, young readers and IP theft.

The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.

As the first Croatian Rafales arrive, neighboring Serbia lays out plans for its own procurement of the French fighter.

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

Investors have plowed billions of dollars into eVTOL ventures but now many are running out of cash. Listen in to hear the latest on the plight of Lilium and Volocopter.

Cancellation of the U.S. Army’s scout helicopter program is driving focus on UAS and uncrewed teaming.

The OEM’s two-decade experiment in remote management has failed.

The Alia eVTOL makes the first piloted full transitions between vertical and horizontal flight.

Steep costs, capacity swings and Boeing woes compounded an already seasonally challenging quarter for U.S. airlines.

Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft and Survivable Airborne Operations Center selections favor private companies as major primes set sights on larger awards.

The country is shaking up space exploration, commerce and the broader geopolitical picture.

European satellite communications provider SES is to buy U.S.-based rival Intelsat in a bid to tackle competition from other low-Earth-orbit services.

Boeing never built the 7J7, but its legacy continues to be felt to this day. Listen in to hear how technology once studied for that program could re-emerge on the company’s next new airplane almost 40 years later.

Lockheed’s road map to victory provides clues for the sixth-generation combat aircraft program.