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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 15, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 15 April 15, 2024
Sierra Space Dream Chaser spaceplane
Credit: Shay Saldana/ Sierra Space

INTERVIEW

Ghost payload decelerator
article

Sierra Space Enters The Big Leagues

Apr 08, 2024
Guy Norris talks with CEO Tom Vice about the spinoff-turned-prime’s growth plans as its space defense business surges and its spaceplane prepares for flight.
satellite launch
article

The Aerospace Corp. Evolves For New End-To-End Space Capabilities

Apr 09, 2024
CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Engine close-up
article

Groundings Of Pratt GTF-Powered Aircraft Continue To Climb

Apr 11, 2024
The timing of the latest mandate is expected to prompt a final spike in engine removals.
Transavia aircraft flying through sky
article

Ancillary Revenue In Focus For Airlines

Apr 08, 2024
Digital advances help airlines capitalize on seat choices, onboard sales and more.
Boeing Renton facility
podcast

Podcast: How To Fix Boeing

Apr 08, 2024
Industry analysts Ron Epstein and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week editors to discuss the momentous challenges facing Boeing’s next leader—and who that leader might be.

PROPULSION

Verdego hybrid-electric powerplant on runway
article

Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Developer Sees Long-Term Potential

Apr 12, 2024
Startup VerdeGo Aero says the slow pace of battery improvement leaves room for future hybrid-electric systems.
de Havilland Canada Dash 7 on ground
article

MagniX Explores Electric Engine Applications As NASA Program Steps Up

Apr 11, 2024
The company is studying hybrid-electric helicopters, continuing its electric certification drive and pushing Dash 7 conversion for NASA’s flight demonstrator.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Mecachrome technicians at work
article

French Suppliers Look Beyond Short-Term Struggles

Apr 10, 2024
As they grapple with supply chains and pitch new processes, companies are trying to ramp up production.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

article

AAM Memo: How Long Until eVTOL Startups Run Out of Cash?

Apr 12, 2024
A widening gap between the well-capitalized and poorly capitalized startups suggests that not all the publicly traded players will make it to entry into service

SPACE

Aerial view of rocket launching
article

Europe Bets On Small Launcher Competition

Apr 08, 2024
Startups Isar Aerospace, PLD Space and Rocket Factory Augsburg already have agreed to use the refurbished ELM-Diamant launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana.

DEFENSE

Lockheed Martin F-16 landing
article

USAF VENOM Delivery Launches New Path For Autonomy Development

Apr 11, 2024
About three years before its first scheduled fielding, the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft fleet has a new group of F-16-based testbed aircraft.
UK Royal Air Force aircraft and crew on aircraft carrier
article

UK Government Is Facing Pressure On Defense Spending

Apr 11, 2024
British lawmakers are challenging the government to increase defense spending, but the issue does not appear to be a public priority.
Blackbird
podcast

Check 6 Revisits: Birth Of The Blackbird, YF-12 Reveal And What May Be Next

Mar 05, 2024
On the 60th anniversary of an LBJ press conference, Aviation Week editors revisit the moment Lockheed’s YF-12 was revealed for the very first time.

TECHNOLOGY

turboelectric EF-5C
article

The Week In Technology, April 8-12, 2024

Apr 09, 2024
Novel hydrogen storage; Solar Skydweller flies uncrewed; Avic’s large cargo UAV; and UK integrated electric ducted fan.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

scaled open fan
article

Opinion: What Boeing Can Learn From GE Aerospace

Apr 10, 2024
Boeing’s new leaders would be wise to study GE’s metamorphosis under Larry Culp.
Man designing engine at computer
article

Opinion: New Technology Will Fill The Labor Gap

Apr 12, 2024
Transforming how work is done by embracing digital transformation maturity can offset the effects of the industry’s staffing shortage.