Aviation Pulls Back From Innovation

Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau and Graham Warwick discuss why an Airbus next-generation single-aisle program launch is not imminent despite technological progress.

What does Boeing’s contract win for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation combat aircraft, the F-47, mean for the struggling aerospace company? Join Aviation Week’s Robert Wall, Steve Trimble and Matt Jouppi as they dissect the announcement.   

Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Tony Osborne at Verticon run the rule over new programs launched by Airbus and Robinson and discuss other highlights from the event, formerly known as Heli-Expo. 

What's the latest on plans for next-generation U.S. Air Force platforms in the age of DOGE? Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble join Robert Wall to share what they've been hearing. Register to watch the webinar The Future of U.S. Air Mobility here Register for Aviation Week's Defense Conference here

Less than four years after boldly pledging to reach net zero emissions by 2050, IATA appears to be dropping the target. Is the airline industry abandoning sustainability or just acknowledging reality? Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau and Guy Norris discuss.

Boeing's Mike Lombardi joins editors for a deep dive into the B-47, the revolutionary bomber that shaped modern airliner design as we know it. Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here: “The Northrop ‘All Wing’ Airplane”, by Jack Northrop (December 1941) Nazi Jet-Bats Which Never Took Wing (October 1945) Supersonic Plane and Jet Bombers Revealed by Army Air Forces (July 1946) Boeing Stratojet Bomber Heralds Transonic Combat (September 1947) What Has Been Learned Flying the B-47 (April 1951) Exclusive Report: 707 Designed for Low-Coast Operation (August 1954)

As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi and Guy Norris discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth. Check out the X-37 graphic Guy describes here

America remains a hotbed of space innovation, but worries mount over China’s rapid advances. AIA's Steve Jordan Tomaszewski joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Garrett Reim and Graham Warwick to discuss.

As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals? Joe Anselmo is joined by Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick.

As updates continue to fly out from advanced air mobility startups, Aviation Week's Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick and Jens Flottau are joined by consultant Sergio Cecutta to cut through the noise and assess where the fledgling market is at.