Freshly back from the Paris Air Show, Aviation Week editors and analysts reflect on their highlights from Le Bourget and share key insights relevant to the air transport, defense and broader aerospace industry.

U.S. air taxi startups Joby and Archer are progressing toward type certification, but is there an ecosystem ready to facilitate entry-into-service? When can early operations be realistically expected to begin, and what are the biggest obstacles that need to be overcome?

As a result of the growing threat from Russia, uncertainty surrounding the future of the war in Ukraine, and ambiguity from it’s long term defense guarantor across the Atlantic, European capitals have made decisive moves to bolster military capabilities.

As in so many other industries, AI has become the buzz word in aerospace. But the software is having real world implications for how the rapidly evolving industry does business. Aviation Week editors will unpack how the industry is starting to harness AI and how AI is reshaping the industry.

Commercial airlines are seeing record revenues, but profits are hard to come by. Global airlines are projected to bring in $1 trillion in revenue in 2025, but over 38% of that profit originates from the US alone. While some airlines are preforming well, others are struggling to be profitable, let alone stay in business. We’ll take a look at the most recent financial and operational results and cost pressures and expenses affecting airline profitability.