Twenty Years Ago He Was Bigger Than Elon Musk—Has Aerospace Learned From His Failure?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Release Date: 05/15/2026
Are X-Planes Worth The Xtra Effort?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Robert Wall and Graham Warwick discuss the state of X-planes, how they have historically performed and what challenge the next X-plane program should take on.
info_outline
Twenty Years Ago He Was Bigger Than Elon Musk—Has Aerospace Learned From His Failure?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Vern Raburn’s attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse the forerunner to today’s air mobility ventures? Guest columnist Richard Aboulafia and retired editor Fred George join Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Graham Warwick to explore Raburn's legacy after his passing in late April. --- At Space Tech Expo USA, the Space Tech Challenge Awards, Roundtables, and STAR Pavilion connect execution-ready innovations with government agencies, prime contractors, and commercial operators actively seeking them
info_outline
Space Planes, Space Control and Space Domain Awareness
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week editors discuss how space control is front and center for the U.S. Space Force, allied services and adversaries.
info_outline
How Joby And Unither Are Pushing AAM Toward Real Operations
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week's Graham Warwick and Ben Goldstein examine Joby Aviation’s piloted New York City demonstrations and Unither Bioelectronics’ hydrogen-electric Robinson R44 flights in Quebec as advanced air mobility moves closer to real-world deployment.
info_outline
Missiles, Marines, Missile Defense And More
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week editors discuss just how much missiles have become central to the Pentagon’s modernization strategy, the status of Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor effort, and what we observed at the Modern Day Marine expo in Washington. --- Thank you to our sponsor, GE Aerospace. GE Aerospace is uniquely positioned to support the Defense sector, providing reliable high performance, innovative military engines, systems and services. Learn more at
info_outline
How's Business At Airbus And Boeing?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau and Guy Norris discuss recent earnings updates from Airbus and Boeing that saw the duopoly shrug off the Gulf War but note persisting supply chain issues. A freighter battle between the two is also heating up.
info_outline
Dissecting Developments On MV-75, F/A-XX, B-21 And More
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Editors reflect on a busy period for defense, sharing insights on Quad-A, Sea-Air-Space, Aviation Week's MALMS, the latest Pentagon budget figures, and everything else you need to know on air and missile modernization.
info_outline
Aero Friedrichshafen Steps Up
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Editors discuss developments in European business aviation after this week's Aero Friedrichshafen and the cancellation of the EBACE show.
info_outline
At Space Symposium, NASA is Cool Again
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Listen in as our editors discuss the buzz over Artemis II, the push for multiyear milspace predicaments and the return of nuclear reactors.
info_outline
Quarterly Qhaos—How Hard Will Geopolitics Hit Commercial Aviation?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
U.S. first-quarter earnings are typically a non-event, but not this year. Aviation Week editors look ahead to updates from airlines and OEMs and share what they will be watching for.
info_outlineVern Raburn’s attempt to mass-produce low-cost airplanes was a flop. Was Eclipse the forerunner to today’s air mobility ventures? Guest columnist Richard Aboulafia and retired editor Fred George join Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Graham Warwick to explore Raburn's legacy after his passing in late April.
---