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Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 1, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 13 April 01, 2024
Aviation Week Cover, April 1, 2024
Credit: Boom

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

XB-1 takeoff from Mojave
article

XB-1 Flight Marks Buildup To Supersonic Test Campaign

Mar 27, 2024
Demonstrator test program targets development of safety culture and expertise in advance of Boom’s Overture airliner effort.
Calhoun and Deal
podcast

Podcast: Making Sense Of Boeing's Leadership Shake-Up

Mar 25, 2024
Aviation Week editors break down the seismic leadership changes announced by Boeing and what they mean for the company's future.
Spirit aircraft at terminal
article

Spirit Airlines Eyes Its Evolution And Focuses On Improvements

Mar 26, 2024
With two merger attempts in the rearview mirror, the carrier is focused on moving forward, challenging its past with its vision for the future.
Malaysia Airlines A330neo concept
article

Malaysia Airlines Plans Aircraft Orders Following Return To Profit

Mar 28, 2024
The carrier expects to confirm deals by the third quarter as order activity in Asia heats up.

BUSINESS

Aura Aero 19-seat ERA
article

Greener Aircraft Startups Face ‘Death Valley’ Of Funding

Mar 29, 2024
While French innovators are making gradual progress in electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen propulsion, they are looking for critical funding.

SUSTAINABILITY

Aircraft lined up in airport
article

Europe’s Airlines Signal SOS For SAF

Mar 23, 2024
Carriers say sustainable aviation fuel mandates are not enough and call for incentives to keep up with the U.S. and other competitors.

SPACE

SpaceX Starlink
article

SpaceX Executives Lay Out Path To Potential Starlink IPO

Mar 26, 2024
The company first wants to move projects from high risk to high reward.

MILITARY SPACE

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
article

One Year After Its First Launch, The SDA Focuses On Operations

Mar 25, 2024
The agency’s disruptive approach to space acquisition has produced many contracts in a tight timeline, though its biggest tests are yet to come.

DEFENSE

V-MAX hypersonic glider
article

European Funds Advancing Collaborative Defense Research Efforts

Mar 28, 2024
Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.

TECHNOLOGY

Windrunner aircraft
article

World’s Longest Aircraft Would Transport Giant Wind Turbine Blades

Mar 29, 2024
Startup plans to support growth in onshore wind energy generation by transporting larger turbine blades.
Safran’s ENGINeUS 100 electric engine
article

The Week In Technology, March 25-29, 2024

Mar 25, 2024
Certifying electric engines; Call for UK hydrogen funding; More eVTOLs for USAF; and the UK’s future flight road map.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

previous merger stories from AW&ST
article

Opinion: Five Blockbuster Aerospace Mergers That Never Happened

Mar 28, 2024
Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.
Mountain Pass Mine
article

Resilient U.S. Rare-Earth Supply Chain Requires An Allied Effort

Mar 29, 2024
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”
Supernal eVTOL concept art
article

Why eVTOL Air Taxis Are Starting To Look The Same

Mar 27, 2024
The eVTOL industry seems to be in a Boeing 367-like moment.