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 perhaps even a turboprop comeback?

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 discusses his observations and other aspects of the conflict with Tony Osborne and Robert Wall, as they unpack what it means about the changing battlefield dynamics.

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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.

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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 crippling budget cuts.

Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, Guy Norris and Garrett Reim were in Las Vegas for the events. They share their impressions from there and concerns about what the NASA cuts could mean for U.S. competitiveness in commercial aviation and space.

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.

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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 Air Tattoo to discuss the latest developments in air power as U.S. budget season impacts programs.

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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, Cory Combs and Matt Sloustcher join Aviation Week's Matthew Fulco to discuss what can be done.

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An industry known for its cutting-edge products is also saddled with old factories and out-of-date software.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 sponsored by ACS.

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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 collision above the Grand Canyon would spur the formation of FAA and spark much-needed change to an aging ATC system that could no longer keep up with the demands of the day.

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 Air Traffic Control Problem (Hotz editorial, August 1955)
• One Step Toward Better Air Traffic Control (Hotz editorial, December 1955)
• Toward Better Air Traffic Control (Hotz editorial, April 1958)

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 Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Tony Osborne assess the operation and landscape in Iran after almost two weeks of fighting. 

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 Dubois Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Mark Pilling share their highlights.

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 long.

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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.

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 accident means for the industry.

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 Warwick discuss what it means.

Editors share their impressions of an in-depth conversation with Kelly Ortberg after the Boeing CEO spoke exclusively with Aviation Week.

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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 Army aviation modernization.

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 modernization forward.

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 in Long Beach, California.

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 Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss what's at stake. 

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 editors discuss what they observed and covered in their reporting. Aviation Week analyst Sonny Butterworth also joins to share his observations on the land domain.

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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.

Editors at the 40th Space Symposium discuss everything from threats to NASA's science missions to the Golden Dome air-defense concept.

AeroDynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the worrisome implications for the industry.

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.

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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

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 the atom might be harnessed for other uses, including space exploration and aircraft propulsion. 

On this episode, Aviation Week editors comb through our archives to discuss the legacy of the atomic bomb missions and the evolution of nuclear power in aerospace through to the present day—and beyond. “We hold in trust a power that is capable of unraveling the very fabric of our civilian…We have proved the destructive use, while the constructive applications are still in the realm of speculation.”-AW&ST, Sept. 1945

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:

• ‘Atomic’ Aircraft Development Seen Far Off By Industry Heads (Aug. 13, 1945)
• Army-Navy Post-War Plane Needs Seen Large Despite Atomic Bomb (Aug. 20, 1945)
• The Atom | New Source of Energy; A Tide In The Affairs Of Men (September 1945)
• Atomic Transports 15-20 Years Away (Feb. 6, 1956)
• Nuclear Reactor Tests Include B-36 Flights (Jan. 16, 1956)
• The Soviet Nuclear-Powered Bomber (Dec. 1, 1958)
• Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details (Oct. 15, 2014)
• Debrief: Signs Of Life For Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile (Aug. 18, 2025)

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.

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 Broderick, Brian Everstine and Christine Boynton discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around Reagan National Airport.

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 back to the Cold War could take shape today.

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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 team delves into all of that, and register for our related Jan. 24 webinar on that potential new airliner here

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 also hear from AIAA's new CEO, Clay Mowry.

P.S. After recording, Graham remembered who gave the hypersonic projectile presentation: Ronald M. Barrett-Gonzalez from University of Kansas School of Engineering. You can read his paper here.

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.

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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, Guy Norris, Garrett Reim, Lee Ann Shay, Robert Wall and Graham Warwick on our last episode of the year.

In this Siemens-sponsored podcast Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software, explains how digital technology can address top challenges aerospace and defense faces today, from rising costs to workforce to supply chain bottlenecks. 

The discussion with Todd also touches on how the industry can capitalize on the fast-growing capabilities of artificial intelligence.

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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 Williams to discuss.

Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing. 

Aviation Week's defense team discusses the latest developments with Europe's combat air projects as governments there ramp up military spending. 

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 program, and how—decades later—its legacy still lives on.

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 on NASP here: 

• Reagan Endorses Station, Advanced Transport (Feb. 10, 1986)
• X-30 Technology Advancing Despite Management Rift (March 7, 1988)
• The X-30: Leading The Way Into The Hypersonic Era (Nov.13, 1989)
• Senate Balks At Raising X-30 Funds, Placing NASP’s Future In Doubt (June 29, 1992)
• Editorial: Recommit To Hypersonics (Nov. 30, 2009)

Audio Clip

Feb. 4, 1986: President Reagan's State of the Union Address (C-SPAN)

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 carbon emissions by 2050. NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss AACES.