Monthly Digest

Why was the costly, low-observable aircraft employed for targets lacking sophisticated air defenses?

Airbus and Boeing guidance, until recently, indicated that they expect a 17-year supercycle, but the end came after 12 as the world economy slows.

The market weakness of Emirates and other Middle Eastern airlines is causing trouble for Airbus’s A380 orderbook.

With its far-aim still set squarely on Mars, Elon Musk’s space company is happy for now to be resuming satellite launches and return landings.

Shark and seal skins, even speed skater’s suits, are inspiring drag-reduction technologies eyed for coating U.S. Air Force transports and tankers to curb jet fuel consumption.