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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Sept. 1, 2025

VOL. 187 NO. 34 September 01, 2025
Chinese eVTOL

Shanghai-based AutoFlight, the first company to certify a winged electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle, the V2000CG Carryall uncrewed cargo aircraft, ranks third in a new Advanced Air Mobility Reality Index developed specifically to assess the progress of China’s fast-moving industry. 

Credit: AutoFlight

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

EHang EH216 flying
article

Ranking eVTOL Startups As China Doubles Down On Low-Altitude Economy

Aug 29, 2025
Dozens of startups are racing to develop eVTOL air taxis in China. We pick the leaders.

FIRST TAKE

General Atomics YFQ-42A taking off
article

First Take, Sept. 1, 2025

Aug 29, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus A321XLR flying above clouds
article

Airbus A320-Family Deliveries Will Soon Surpass Boeing’s 737

Aug 29, 2025
Thirty-seven years after the A320 first entered service with Air France, the family is about to become the most successful commercial program.
A220 order announcement
podcast

Podcast: How Politics Are Upending Airliner Orders

Aug 29, 2025
Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Analyst Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week editors to discuss.
View from below of Spirit Airlines jet flying
article

Spirit Airlines’ Spirited Fight For Survival

Aug 29, 2025
The pioneer of the ultra-low-cost carrier model in the U.S. is up against significant challenges as it tries to return to profitability.

SAFETY

Draims control panel
article

Airbus’ New Integrated Radio And Audio System Creates Pilot Headaches

Aug 26, 2025
A French aviation safety agency investigation reveals shortcomings in Airbus’ upgraded radio and audio system as EASA requires retrofits and interim procedures.

PROPULSION

Airbus A320 on tarmac
article

Pratt Positions For GTF Reset As Upgraded Certification Looms

Aug 26, 2025
Two geared turbofan upgrade packages and new takeoff ratings lead Pratt & Whitney’s road map for improved Airbus A320neo performance.

DEFENSE

pilot wearing ATARS helmet
article

USAF F-16 Contract Opens Door For Helmet-Mounted Cueing Rival

Aug 26, 2025
Red 6’s augmented reality helmet system is evolving from a pilot training tool to a combat system that could replace traditional helmet-mounted cueing systems.
Northrop Grumman F/A-XX fighter concept
article

U.S. Congress And Navy Support Shifts Momentum For F/A-XX

Aug 29, 2025
Navy aviation forces await the downselect for the sixth-generation fighter, citing the need for future air superiority and sea control.

ROTORCRAFT

Changhe coaxial-rotor compound helicopter
article

AVIC Tests Advanced Tiltrotor, Coaxial-Rotor Compound Designs

Aug 29, 2025
Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.

SPACE

SpaceX Starship-Super Heavy rocket
article

SpaceX Starship Program Is Back On Track After Textbook Flight 10

Aug 28, 2025
Following a trio of failed flight tests, SpaceX’s new launch system completed a full-duration demonstration.
Two Escapade satellites in facility
article

NASA’s Smallsat Mars Mission Gets Another Shot at Launch

Aug 25, 2025
After 25 travel plan changes, the Escapade spacecraft are being prepared for a fall liftoff.

MILITARY SPACE

space-based interceptor concept
article

Golden Dome’s Rapid Timeline Collides With Industry Funding Fears

Aug 28, 2025
Defense companies are bracing for risk as the Pentagon signals it may require self-funded prototypes for space-based interceptors.

SUSTAINABILITY

contrails in the sky
article

Calls To Action On Cutting Contrails Grow

Aug 29, 2025
Cambridge University’s Aviation Impact Accelerator unveils a blueprint for global contrail mitigation as a research study underlines a need for urgent steps.

TECHNOLOGY

Chaparral eVTOL in flight
article

The Week In Technology, Aug. 25-29, 2025

Aug 27, 2025
Cargo eVTOL transitions; Joby flies airport-to-airport; direct aviation by eSTOL; and drones drive advanced battery demand.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Aerial view of Mountain Pass mine
article

The Pentagon Aims To Beat China At Its Own Rare Earths Game

Aug 29, 2025
The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.
Satellite photo of Boulder Municipal Airport
article

Supporters And FAA Save Century-Old Boulder Municipal—For Now

Aug 25, 2025
Colorado's Boulder Municipal Airport has been saved from closure but the GA facility still feels under threat.

DEPARTMENTS

Crowd standing in front of roll-out solar array
article

Letters From Our Readers, Sept. 1, 2025

Aug 29, 2025
Readers write about NASA’s budget, the European defense industry, Lockheed Martin F-35 development, midair close calls and corporate accounting priorities.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Sept. 1, 2025

Aug 29, 2025
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aviation Week Events, Sept. 1, 2025

Aug 29, 2025
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.