The new administrator shakes up the space agency with plans for lunar base and sunsetting SLS. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Irene Klotz speak with Redwire Space President Michae...
Editors are joined by AeroDynamic Advisory Managing Director Richard Aboulafia to discuss the progress of airliner production by Airbus in Alabama and Boeing in South Carolina. ...
Aviation Week editors discuss the increase in projected Golden Dome costs and what the fiscal 2027 Pentagon budget request may tell us about the umbrella program....
Conflict and fuel prices have battered air transport, but U.S. carriers are surprisingly confident. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau and Lori Ranson dis...
Aviation Week editors Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss the evolution of laser weapons that are now getting their first battlefield kills and are destined for new applications....
Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Tony Osborne are joined in Atlanta by vertical flight veteran Mike Hirschberg of H2 Advisors to discuss the highlights of this year's Verticon rotorc...
Some 14 years after exiting the single-aisle engine market, Rolls-Royce is trying to get back into it, unveiling a new engine concept called the UltraFan 30—but can it break the ...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Jens Flottau and Steve Trimble discuss the military operation in Iran, how it has disrupted commercial air travel and consider the ramifications for av...
Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi and Guy Norris reflect on program updates and other highlights from the AFA Warfare Symposium. Thank you ...
Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno and Jens Flottau are joined by consultant Kevin Michaels to break down President Trump's latest tariffs and where the pain will be felt i...
Editors preview AFA Warfare Symposium, setting the scene for key topics that will be on the agenda in Colorado. They touch on new leadership and shifting priorities, modernization ...
Editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to discuss airliner production after Airbus shared its delivery targets for this year and Boeing updated its suppliers....
Editors are joined by Agency Partners' analyst Sash Tusa to discuss the fallout of the Munich Security Conference and Saudi Arabia's World Defense Show. Key Topics: Overview of R...
NASA is under new leadership with Jared Isaacman. Listen in as he answers questions from Aviation Week's Irene Klotz after eight weeks on the job in this special episode presented ...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Chen Chuanren and Brian Everstine report from the Singapore Airshow, sharing what they've been hearing about different military programs in the evolvin...
Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris, Jens Flottau and Adrian Schofield sit down at the end of Day Two of the 2026 Singapore Airshow to break down what has—and hasn't—happen...
Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble break down the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy and what it means for the budget....
The Trump administration has started the clock on a near-total ban of foreign UAS and parts in the U.S. The surprise blanket ban has the potential to dramatically effect American c...
Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Graham Warwick report back from their annual pilgrimage to AIAA SciTech, sharing news of future aerospace technologies they learned abou...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall and Garrett Reim are joined by Russ Matijevich, space industry veteran and a judge in the Space Tech Challenge Awards. Nominations are now open for the ...
Analyst Byron Callan joins Aviation Week editors to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's attack on contractor profits and his plan to boost defense spending by 50%. Find out more ...
Watch as Richard Aboulafia joins the podcast to discuss how 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for two next-generation fighter programs conceived in Europe: FCAS and GCAP. Sub...
In the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026. Listen in as Aviation Week & Space...
In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker...
The F-47, low-cost missiles, space superiority and more—listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Brian Everstine break down the key developments ...
Airbus will again miss its delivery target due to supplier quality problems as Boeing's turnaround takes another step forward. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Sean Brode...
Listen is as Aviation Week's Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Robert Wall discuss what the defense industry was talking about at Dubai Airshow: from Saudi F-35s to Fursan to the Red...
Boeing and Airbus are both now looking at the feasibility of upsizing their largest twin-aisles at the behest of Emirates, which led the way for orders at Dubai Airshow. Listen in ...
Aviation Week editors are joined by guest columnist Richard Aboulafia of Aerodynamic Advisory to explore why Airbus and Boeing are dragging their feet on the next twin-aisle, l...
From executive orders to oversight reforms, government contracting is shifting fast. In this sponsored podcast PwC experts join Aviation Week to break down the biggest regulatory c...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi and Steve Trimble discuss the impact of policy changes at the Pentagon before they break down the latest developments w...
Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno and Jens Flottau are joined by contributing columnist Kevin Michaels to record a podcast discussing whether the aerospace industry is mak...
After a busy week of news, Aviation Week defense editors break down the latest developments in the fighter, trainer and uncrewed aircraft programs in an action-packed episode. St...
This week Check 6 is hosting an episode from Aviation Week's MRO Podcast—European fleet growth, supply chain bottlenecks, AI, Gen Z, supplier contracts and geopolitics were all u...
Rumors are flying about how aircraft OEMs are working on technology for the next generation of large commercial aircraft. But a recent survey of the commercial aviation industry by...
Labor contracts prohibit many U.S. airlines from refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology. Does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture—and perhap...
Aviation Week's Steve Trimble travelled to Ukraine where he participated in a military drone event and gained insights into how Russia's UAV operations are evolving. Steve discusse...
After Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg warned that certification of the 777-9 will take longer still, editors break down how the certification process has changed and why it is taking so l...
The DSEI arms expo provided the backdrop for companies to unveil new weapons and for government buyers to drive home a sense of urgency to develop systems at pace. Aviation Week ed...
In the decades since two modified B-29s dropped atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing World War II to a close, there have been many ideas about how the power of...
Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Aerodynamic Advisory's Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Dan Wil...
Aviation Week's Brian Everstine, Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss U.S. naval aviation ahead of the annual Tailhook gathering and the surprise announcement that U.S. Air Force ...
Aviation Week's Vivienne Machi and Brian Everstine are back from their trip to the annual Space and Missile Defense conference. Here's what was new or surprising, from counter-UAS...
The Starlink satellite venture's stunning success has brightened Elon Musk's bumpy year, but has awakened China. Listen in as Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Garrett Reim, Irene Klotz...
As competition between the United States and adversary nations intensifies, cybersecurity risks for aerospace and defense are rising. Listen in to this sponsored podcast as Josh Lo...
Boeing's new CEO has been on the job for a year. Analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick and Michael Bruno to discuss how he's doing so far. Thank yo...
NASA's normally vibrant presence at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' showcase Aviation and Ascend events was cut to the bone this year as the agency faces cr...
Join the National Air and Space Museum's director Chris Browne and Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo for a private tour of the revamped museum in Washington. Watch the video version o...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Tony Osborne gather after the Chief of the Air Staff's Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference on the eve of the Royal International ...
Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Sean Broderick join Jens Flottau to share their thoughts on the preliminary report into the first crash of the Boeing 787....
Rare earths are essential for a wide variety of defense systems to function, but the U.S. is largely reliant on China for these strategic metals. Listen in as experts Mahnaz Khan, ...
An industry known for its cutting-edge products is also saddled with old factories and out-of-date software. Listen in as two experts discuss the challenge in this podcast sponsore...
With air traffic control (ATC) modernization in sharp focus, Aviation Week editors and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt dig back through our archives to June 1956. A midair c...
The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as Aviation Week's Robe...
For commercial aviation the Paris Air Show opened in somber mood following the AI 171 crash but there was still plenty for our editors to discuss. Listen in as Joe Anselmo, Thierry...
Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Tony Osborne and Steve Trimble break down Israel's latest offensive and how that country's defense companies have been walled off here at ...
The Paris Air Show is opening under a cloud following the tragic crash of an Air India Boeing 787 just days ago. Editors discuss what investigators will be focusing on and what the...
Heading into the Paris Air Show, Accenture's John Schmidt and Joyce Kline delve into defense, supply chain and next-level manufacturing in this sponsored podcast....
As the White House pulls Jared Isaacman's nomination, it wants to cut the space agency's budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Irene Klotz and Graham Warwi...
Editors share their impressions of an in-depth conversation with Kelly Ortberg after the Boeing CEO spoke exclusively with Aviation Week. Read the full interview Thank you to our s...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss the pricey Golden Dome program and how the DOD is rebalancing its spending, cutting back in other areas like ...
Aviation Week's Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick and Bill Carey break down the current state of the U.S. air traffic control system and analyze what it will take to push moderniza...
Will JetZero's blended-wing body passenger jet become a reality? Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris and Steve Trimble weigh in following their visit to the startup's facility ...
United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno discusses launch campaign details, the future of Vulcan and the National Security Space Launch program market....
The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian E...
Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno and Jens Flottau are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs....
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...
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, Ste...
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 a...
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. R...
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 ac...
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...
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 ...
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 Grah...
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 Thi...
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 th...
The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with a U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week's Jens Flottau, Sean ...
After President Trump signed an executive order for "Iron Dome for America," Aviation Week editors Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss how an idea that dates bac...
How did Airbus and Boeing finish last year in orders and deliveries? Can Boeing bounce back in 2025? And what are airlines saying they want from a new airliner? Listen in as our te...
Aviation Week editors Graham Warwick and Guy Norris discuss some of the breakthrough technologies and advanced concepts to emerge at this year's AIAA SciTech Forum in Florida. They...
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Graham Warwick unpack the design details of two new Chinese combat aircraft and what makes them so odd. Stay in-the-kno...
Eight Aviation Week editors grade their predictions for 2024 and make new bets on what will happen next year. Joe Anselmo is joined by Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Molly McMillin, ...
In this Siemens-sponsored podcast Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software, explains how digital technology ca...
Hypersonics expert and former chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force Dr. Mark Lewis joins Aviation Week's Christine Boynton, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick to examine the X-30 NASP p...
Sixteen years after the launch of its ground-breaking N+3 project, NASA is using the same model to once again accelerate the pace of advancements as aviation strives for net-zero...
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? Listen in as the McCain Institute's executive director Evelyn Farkas joins Aviation Week'...
Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Robert Wall to ...
SpaceX's Starship booster "catch" at the launchpad wowed the space world, but big hurdles remain to launching humans to Mars in 2028. Irene Klotz and Guy Norris join Joe Anselmo to...
Once known as UFOs, sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena present a thorny issue for the aviation community. Former F/A-18 pilot Ryan Graves who leads Americans for Safe Ae...
It's been nearly five years since the cutting-edge aircraft first flew, but you won't fly on one before 2026. Aviation Week's Guy Norris, Sean Broderick and Dan Williams explain to...
As the strike by Boeing's machinists enters a new, uncertain phase, the company's suppliers, customers and investors are grappling with the rising damage. Listen in as Aviation Wee...
Listen in to hear Frank Haselbach, president of ISABE and head of propulsion at Airbus, in conversation with Aviation Week's Guy Norris. They discuss various technology pathways fo...
Aviation Week's Steve Trimble is just back from a trip to Israel, including its northern border. Listen to his observations from the frontline and what the fighting tells us about ...
