AVIATION WEEK

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In exclusive coverage, Aviation Week has revealed a new U.S. Air Force X-plane, the X-56A Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which will test active flutter suppression and gust load alleviation-- vital technologies that will propel the development of slender, lightweight, ... read more

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week has selected Louis R. Chenevert, chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), parent company to aerospace giants Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky and Hamilton Sundstrand, as its 2011 Person of the Year. With a series of bold--and surprising--deals, ... read more

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a special series starting today, Aviation Week details an exclusive investigation that scrutinizes missteps the U.S. Navy has made with regard to its destroyer fleets that have an estimated price tag of $121.8 billion. Based on data uncovered ... read more

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week has named the finalists of its 2012 Innovation Challenge, recognizing game-changing suppliers for their unique responses to market needs, cost improvements, and positive effects on integration barriers. Finalists will demonstrate their newest technologies, and winners will be announced at the Innovation ... read more

PHOENIX, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week has named the winners of the 2011 Program Excellence Awards, identifying eight top-performing aerospace and defense (A&D) programs at Boeing, DRS Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Rockwell Collins as the leaders in their fields. As the industry's preeminent honor for strong program ... read more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology thought-leaders from the aerospace industry, government, science, and academia contributed more than a dozen forward-looking essays to this week's Aviation Week & Space Technology, offering readers a glimpse into many of the innovations that may evolve as soon as 25-30 years from ... read more

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior Editor Fred George, part of Aviation Week's Business and Commercial Aviation (BCA) team, today received the 2011 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) David W. Ewald Platinum Wing Award, which recognizes lifetime achievement of excellence in journalism. This is the fourth consecutive year ... read more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week will present the 2011 Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Programs Conference on October 24-26 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Arizona. With continuing economic pressures, falling budgets, and increasing calls for industrial investment, it is critical that government contractors and customers strategize ... read more

NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week's 15th annual Workforce and Young Professionals/Student Study, released today, shows that aerospace and defense (A&D) companies will fill 31,800 job openings in 2011, up from 19,500 in 2010. The hiring will slow again in 2012 to 22,000, a decline of more ... read more