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Aviation Week & Space Technology editors take a look at some of the bigger-picture issues in the world of aerospace and defense

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    • 4.2 • 46 Ratings

Aviation Week & Space Technology editors take a look at some of the bigger-picture issues in the world of aerospace and defense

    Will China Take The Lead In AAM?

    Will China Take The Lead In AAM?

    Having seized the pole position in electric vehicles, Chinese industry is racing ahead in advanced air mobility. SMG Consulting's Sergio Cecutta joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick and Ben Goldstein to discuss how the market is developing.
    Read Ben's latest story: Autoflight’s CarryAll eVTOL To Be Certified Imminently, CEO Says
    Subscribe to Aviation Week Intelligence Network's AAM Report here

    • 23 min
    Why Did Boeing Pull A U-Turn On Spirit Aerosystems?

    Why Did Boeing Pull A U-Turn On Spirit Aerosystems?

    Talks to acquire troubled aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems hold big implications for Boeing—and Airbus. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau and Steve Trimble break it down.

    • 21 min
    Check 6 Revisits: Birth Of The Blackbird, YF-12 Reveal And What May Be Next

    Check 6 Revisits: Birth Of The Blackbird, YF-12 Reveal And What May Be Next

    On the 60th anniversary of an LBJ press conference, Aviation Week editors revisit the moment Lockheed’s YF-12 was revealed for the very first time, and discuss what similarities that unveiling might have with recent developments of today...
    Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read Aviation Week's coverage of the "A-11" in the March 9, 1964, edition of the magazine: A-11 Proven In Reconnaissance Missions
    Read the CIA memo on former Aviation Week editor Bob Hotz relating to the "A-11" here.
    Listen to President Johnson's full speech here courtesy of the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

    • 50 min
    Why Heli-Expo Has Gone Vertical

    Why Heli-Expo Has Gone Vertical

    While Heli-Expo's organizers have moved to embrace eVTOLs, updates on a number of rotorcraft programs have stolen the headlines. Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Tony Osborne on the ground in Anaheim, California.

    • 20 min
    Comac Steals The Show At Singapore—Should Boeing And Airbus Be Worried?

    Comac Steals The Show At Singapore—Should Boeing And Airbus Be Worried?

    Listen in as Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau and Guy Norris at Singapore Airshow discuss Comac's starring role, the C919's prospects in today's market and what this could mean for the Airbus-Boeing duopoly.

    • 15 min
    What Defines Program Excellence In A&D? Program Managers Share Their Thoughts

    What Defines Program Excellence In A&D? Program Managers Share Their Thoughts

    Listen in as Aviation Week Network's Program Excellence Editor Mike McClary talks to two 2023 finalists from Honeywell and Skunk Works respectively as well as a reviewer from Raytheon about what goes into a winning submission.
    Nominations for the 2024 Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards are open through March 30. Click here to find out more.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
46 Ratings

46 Ratings

moaksey ,

Great content, poor sound

Great content but poor sound. It's very echoey. I'm sure management can sign off on some decent microphones! Keep 'em coming though!

james0000 ,

Poor sound quality

The content isn’t bad but the production is at best amateurs. The last podcast lasted two minutes before I had to give up due to the echo. Sounded like a school production. Sorry.

MBelderson ,

Strange that journalists so interested in high tech seem clueless about creating good audio quality

Listening to this is an altogether odd experience. It's often so echoey and off-mike that what might be valuable reporting and insight gets lost in the muffled and distorted recording.

A half-hearted production at best, it shows ‘Aviation Week’ in a very poor light. There are knitting podcasts that deliver better quality audio. And it wouldn’t take much to improve it. Investing a couple of hundred bucks in equipment and putting some effort into producing the show at a higher standard could transform this disappointing podcast.

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