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Aviation Week & Space Technology July 14, 2014

VOL. 176 NO. 24 July 14, 2014

Farnborough 2014

Europe’s Clean Sky 2 Program Begins

Jul 14, 2014

Europe may not have a single NASA-like organization to act as a focal point for aeronautics research, but it does have Clean Sky. Now entering its culminating phase of demonstrations, and with a follow-on program starting, Clean Sky is having a powerful structuring effect, aligning not only European Union (EU)-funded research but also national programs with common aviation goals.

U.K. Aeronautics Research Institute’s Bold Plans

Jul 14, 2014

When announced in March 2013, plans to create the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) backed by more than £3 billion ($5.1 billion) in U.K. government and industry investment in research and development were heralded as a resounding endorsement of the U.K.’s continued major role in commercial aviation manufacturing.

Airbus Mulls A330neo Launch, Options For A350/A380

Jul 14, 2014

Boeing’s New-Gen-Family Production Plans

Jul 14, 2014

Airlines Singing Praises Of 787

Jul 14, 2014

Operators see improving 787 reliability and better fuel burn after rough start

Engine Performance Pivotal For 777X, 787-10

Jul 17, 2014

GE and Rolls push advanced engine developments for 777X and final stretch of 787

PW1000G Flight Tests Set For Expansion

Jul 14, 2014

Pratt & Whitney’s ambitious plan to re-enter the mainstream commercial engine market with the geared turbofan is facing its sternest test yet as Airbus -readies the first PW1100G-powered A320neo for flight, and Bombardier prepares to resume CSeries testing after the recent PW1500G failure.

Suppliers Still Causing Concerns On A350

Jul 17, 2014

As the A350 nears service entry, Airbus focuses on perfecting production

A321neo May Seat Up To 240

Jul 14, 2014

Airbus initially planned the A320neo family as a minimal upgrade to the current A320 family, but this is no longer true for the A321neo, which is gaining more cabin capacity. Over the years, the A321 has gradually evolved from a niche product for a few dense routes to an aircraft meant for the center of the market. At the end of May, the A321 backlog stood at more than 1,100 aircraft, while the A319’s was just 104. If conversion rights are exercised, the A321 share will rise further; almost half of the manufacturing slots are now planned for the model.

Comac: C919 To Have 3-D-Printed Titanium Spars

Jul 18, 2014

Certification for China’s narrowbody is now targeted at 2018

'Cost War Room': Pentagon Targets F-35 Price

Jul 14, 2014

Lockheed Martin and Pentagon officials have carefully planned their talking points at this week’s Farnborough air show to focus on the F-35’s reliability.

MA700 Advances, Rival Turboprops Mark Time

Jul 14, 2014

A year ago, the future turboprop market seemed cutthroat, with possibly many overlapping competitors that could ruin each other’s profitability. Now competition for the next decade looks likely to be less fierce, since only one of five projects for new aircraft has moved ahead.

Air Force Fifth-to-Fourth Plan Questioned

Jul 17, 2014

U.S. Air Force lacks clear plan to link F-22 and F-35 operationally

U.S. Eyes Trainer Competition in 2015

Jul 14, 2014

The big question for the U.S. Air Force’s T-38C replacement program—the largest tender for fast-jet trainers in years—remains what Boeing will bring to the table. The answer remains—as it was a year ago—a ways off. The service is starting to put muscle behind the effort. But the competition isn’t expected to begin until late next year. So until that request for proposals is released, contractors likely to vie for the work remain largely mum.

Maiden Flight Due Next Year For Boeing Tanker

Jul 14, 2014

Only four years ago, Boeing and Airbus were in a bitter fight for the largest contract for aerial refuelers to come on the scene for at least a decade.

U.K. Sees Need To Restore Maritime Patrol

Jul 14, 2014

As the U.K. looks to invest in a replacement for its Trident-based nuclear deterrent and to restore its carrier strike capability, there is a growing realization that it will have to bring back some sort of maritime patrol aircraft capacity in order to help keep them safe. The U.K. lost its maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) back in 2010 when the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) controversially concluded that the armed forces should not bring the long-delayed Nimrod MRA4 aircraft into operation.

U.K. Air Chief Prepares For Major Change

Jul 14, 2014

The coming year is likely to be time of change for the U.K.’s military services—on land and in the air—with the withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, the introduction of new equipment and a significant defense review slated after the general election in 2015. Leading the air arm through this period will be Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford who has led the Royal Air Force (RAF) since July 2013.

Europe Leaving U.S. In Military Transport Dust

Jul 14, 2014

European airframers gain ground as airlifter market shifts to newer models

AgustaWestland Seeking Wildcat Export

Jul 14, 2014

AgustaWestland has high hopes that Wildcat will repeat the market success of the Lynx

USAF Eyes U.K- Backed Rocket Engine

Jul 14, 2014

After working for two decades with little government support, Britain’s Reaction Engines Ltd. (REL) is gaining ground with the U.K. and European space agencies and is now collaborating with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory on an innovative synergetic air-breathing rocket engine, known as Sabre.

Costly Fighters, Cash-Poor Customers Set Fighter Trends

Jul 18, 2014

Cost-pressured customers define fighter opportunities

Glasgow Preps For Launch Of First Scottish Satellite

Jul 14, 2014

With its increasingly industry-friendly space policies, Britain is seeing a surge of activity in the growing field of small-satellite technology as the government aims for a regulatory environment supportive of space-based enterprise in the U.K. The government is reducing the amount of insurance that satellite companies must acquire before it will ensure third-party liability. Britain is also weighing how cubesats are regulated in an effort to shorten the time it takes operators of small satellites to acquire a license.

Israel Seeks External Tank For F-35s

Jul 14, 2014

Lockheed Martin, the F-35 manufacturer, and Israeli Elbit Systems’ Cyclone subsidiary are in advanced negotiations on developing an external fuel tank to be used by all Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) customers to extend the range of the aircraft. The two companies are working on designing a 600-gal. external fuel tank, which could be carried in the non-stealth part of a mission, so after disposing the tank, the attachment pylon could be stored in an internal compartment, restoring full-stealth capability.

Feedback

Viewpoint Under Fire

Jul 14, 2014

Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson’s Viewpoint “Stop Subsidizing My Competitors” (AW&ST June 30, p. 66) wavers when it focuses on widebody aircraft without a line of context. Why aren’t narrowbodies a concern? To make his point, Anderson cites a two-aircraft deal with Boeing versus a four-aircraft arrangement with Airbus that took place in 2012. Is this the only example available? Were there more in 2012, or in 2011 or in 2013? If so, he should strengthen his case.

Transparency, Please

Jul 14, 2014

The Delta Air Lines CEO’s recent Viewpoint, specifically his comments about the Export-Import bank, had me snickering. Richard Anderson calls for transparency into the bank’s business dealings. He wants complete information on intended transactions involving parties that may be affected economically (i.e. the airlines). And he wants Ex-Im to provide public justification for its activities.

Some Alerting Systems Work

Jul 14, 2014

As reported in “Change Agent” (AW&ST June 30, p. 41), the NTSB recommended enlisting a panel of experts to develop a “context-dependent low-energy alerting system.” The NTSB and Boeing should look to Airbus, where such a warning has been in place on its fly-by-wire aircraft for decades. The warning announces “Speed-Speed-Speed” when the current thrust is not sufficient to recover a positive flightpath with pitch control.

Upset Training Tips

Jul 14, 2014

With regard to “Unambiguous Upset” (AW&ST June 16, p. 51) I have a suggestion that could be an effective and extremely cheap means to drill home upset training: First, all pilots should read Stick and Rudder by Wolfgang Langewiesche; second, they should undergo 10 hr. of dual training in a high-performance glider. With this background, pilots will know what makes an airplane fly, how to safely fly it—and they will be less involved in “systems management” issues.

Double Take At Kingfisher

Jul 14, 2014

The photo accompanying Bill Sweetman’s commentary (AW&ST June 30, p. 18) is an Allsopp Helikite, not the aerostat he writes about. We opt to build our Lightweight Aerostat System using the Helikite. The aerostat described as the RT Skystar unit is probably LTAS Corp.’s Kingfisher. I am sure they would appreciate the credit. (The reader is correct—Ed.)

Recycled Registration Numbers

Jul 14, 2014

Reader Finbar Constant was correct with respect to the Lufthansa dual registration (AW&ST July 7, p. 8). Yes, Lufthansa has reused the registration D-ABYC that is now on one of its Boeing 747-8s. It was used on the airline’s first-generation Boeing 747-200s.

Squarely Off The Mark

Jul 14, 2014

There was an error in an item in The World section (AW&ST June 30, p. 12). The revised search area for Malaysia Airlines’ missing Flight 370 is listed as 60,000 sq. km.—the “conversion” is given as 37,300-sq.-mi. The ratio of km to statute miles is in fact 0.62, but the units are area, not length, so the factor should be squared. The conversion should be 23,160-sq.-mi. (The reader is correct—Ed.)

Who's Where

Westfield Hydraulics Inc.

Jul 14, 2014

Robert A. Schacht has become CEO of Westfield Hydraulics Inc., Pacoima, California. He was chief operating officer of Ace Clearwater Enterprises and had been president of Hydra Electric.

Kenya Airways

Jul 14, 2014

Mbuvi Ngunze (see photo) has been promoted to group managing director/CEO of Kenya Airways from chief operating officer, effective Dec. 1. He will succeed Titus Naikuni, who plans to retire.

Boeing

Jul 14, 2014

Craig R. Cooning has been appointed president of Boeing’s St. Louis-based Network & Space Systems businesses. He has been vice president/general manager of N&SS’s Space & Intelligence Systems and succeeds Roger Krone, who has left the company.

Finnair

Jul 14, 2014

Eija Hakakar has been named senior vice president-human resources for Finnair. She will succeed Manne Tiensuu, who is leaving Aug. 31. Hakakari has held the same position at Stora Enso’s Printing and Living division. Riku Aho has been appointed managing director of Finnair Aircraft Finance Ltd. and its subsidiary Finnair ATR Finance Ltd. He was assistant vice president.

Air Berlin

Jul 14, 2014

Anton Lill (see photo) has been named managing director of Air Berlin’s loyalty program Topbonus. He was vice president/general manager for Germany at American Express Global Business Travel and had been managing director of Lufthansa subsidiary AirPlus.

National Business Aviation Association

Jul 14, 2014

Chris Strong has become senior vice president-conventions and membership for the Washington-based National Business Aviation Association. He has been senior vice president-marketing and member services, and succeeds Kathleen Blouin, who will continue as a consultant.

FlightSafety International

Jul 14, 2014

Mark Salzano (see photo) has been appointed executive director of government contract training for New York-based FlightSafety International. He was director of training at the LaGuardia Airport Learning Center and succeeds Bill Nugent, who has retired. Paul Kuchta (see photo) has been appointed director of training operations. He was an assistant manager of the company’s Dallas Learning Center and is succeeded by Robert Standley (see photo), who has been promoted from director of maintenance training.

Southwest Airlines

Jul 14, 2014

Jack Smith has been promoted to senior vice president-operations from vice president-ground operations for Southwest Airlines. He will be succeeded by Steve Goldberg, who has been promoted from managing director of ground operations.

McKenna Long & Aldridge

Jul 14, 2014

Lisa Ellman has joined Washington law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge’s public policy and regulatory practice. She was head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Working Group on Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Jul 14, 2014

Steve Barr (see photo) has been appointed vice president-operations for the Electronics Group of Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Redmond, Washington.

Landmark Aviation

Jul 14, 2014

Charles Buckland has been named general manager of Landmark Aviation’s Asheville (North Carolina) Regional Airport facility. He was general manager at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for Atlantic Aviation.

Rockwell Collins

Jul 14, 2014

Anthony Carbone has been named non-executive chairman of Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has been lead independent member of the board and succeeds Clay Jones, who plans to retire July 31. Carbone was executive vice president of the Dow Chemical Co. and later was vice chairman of its board.

USAF

Jul 14, 2014

USAF Maj. Gen. Leonard A. Patrick has been appointed vice commander of Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. He was commander of the command’s Second Air Force, Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Brig. Gen. Mark A. Brown, who has been selected for promotion to major general, has been named to succeed Patrick. Brown has been director of financial management at Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Brig. Gen. John P.

Circor Aerospace & Defense Europe

Jul 14, 2014

Allan Goodbrand has been promoted to general manager for Circor Aerospace & Defense Europe from general manager for Circor UK. Don Stinnett has been promoted to general manager for Circor Aerospace & Defense California from product line director for landing gear and actuation. And Paul Devaux has been appointed president of Circor Chemille (France). He was a general manager for United Technologies Aerospace Systems in Indonesia.

The World

French See Budget Gap

Jul 14, 2014

French lawmakers said July 8 that the nation’s €190 billion ($258 billion) military spending plan for 2014-19 is short €1.5 billion for next year, owing to an anticipated gap in revenue expected from the sale of radio-frequency spectrum allocated to the nation’s military. These exceptional resources, gleaned from the one-time sale of real estate, spectrum allocation and other state assets, will be used to fund €6.1 billion of the France’s defense budget, including €1.77 billion in 2014, €1.77 billion in 2015 and €1.25 billion in 2016.

Scorpion Show

Jul 14, 2014

The Textron AirLand Scorpion made its international debut at last week’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the U.K.; it sat a mere several feet from the F-35B mockup brought in by Lockheed Martin in place of the F-35Bs that were no-shows, thanks to a fleet-wide grounding. The twin-engine jet made seven stops en route to its appearance July 10 at the event; it arrived at the air field July 9. The aircraft flew 4,607.9 mi., logging a cumulative 15.7 hr. for the journey; it was accompanied by a Cessna Sovereign+ business jet.

France, U.K. To Ink FCAS Deal

Jul 14, 2014

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.K. Defense Minister Philip Hammond are expected to sign an agreement July 15 to study joint development of a future combat air system (FCAS). The memorandum of understanding, to be signed during Le Drian’s visit to the Farnborough air show next week, follows a January summit between U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande, where they agreed to fund a feasibility study toward an unmanned combat drone that could form the basis of an FCAS.

Train Derailment Raises Some Production Concerns

Jul 14, 2014

Although Boeing has played down the disruption to its 737 production system caused by the July 3 derailment of a BNSF train in Rivulet, Montana, the crash was an eye-catching example of how even the most robust and redundant supply system can be severed by an interruption to something as small as a 4-ft., 8.5-in.-gauge railroad track.

Boeing’s Biggest MRO Deal

Jul 14, 2014

Boeing’s planned maintenance services partnership with SIA Engineering Co., of Singapore represents the manufacturer’s most aggressive push into the commercial aftermarket and tracks with the company’s strategy of teaming with partners that add value as it seeks to grow its services revenues. The deal, slated to close this year, would create Boeing Asia Pacific Aviation Services. Boeing would hold 51% and SIA 49%.

Webb Backplane Tests

Jul 14, 2014

The composite backplane structure designed to support the 18 beryllium mirrors that will give the planned James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) a 21-ft. primary aperture has completed static testing, clearing the way for its integration with the deployment mechanisms that will unfold it in deep space and the mirrors themselves. ATK, which designed and built the backplane structure, joined JWST prime contractor Northrop Grumman in the test, which determined that the 2,180-lb. structure can support loads totaling 12 times its weight during its 2018 launch.

ISS Hyperspectral Imager

Jul 14, 2014

Public and private organizations worldwide will be able to use hyperspectral imagery collected on the International Space Station, following a collaboration agreement between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and the U.S. Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (Casis) to develop a new sensor. Casis, the non-profit organization established to promote the use of capabilities offered by the U.S.

Russia Debuts Angara Rocket

Jul 14, 2014

Russia launched its new Angara-1.2 light launcher from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome July 9, after a technical glitch postponed a planned June 25 debut. Lifting off on a ballistic trajectory at 12:00 UTC, the two-stage Angara carried a mass simulator weighing 1,430 kg (3,150 lb.), according to Angara prime contractor Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center. Khrunichev said the suborbital demonstration mission ended as planned when the Angara second stage and its dummy payload landed 21.28 min. post-launch 5,700 km (3,600 mi.) from Plesetsk.

U.K. To Build Algerian Alsat-1B

Jul 14, 2014

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) of Guilford, England, will build the medium-resolution Alsat-1B remote-sensing satellite for Algerian space agency ASAL, along with a new spacecraft assembly and integration center in Oran, on the country’s northwestern coast. Based on the SSTL-100 small satellite bus, Alsat-1B will carry a 24-meter-resolution (39-ft.) multispectral imager and a 12-meter-resolution black-and-white imager.

C919 Prototype Underway

Jul 14, 2014

Avic’s Xian Aircraft factory has begun final assembly of the center fuselage for the Comac C919 program’s first flight-test aircraft. The plant, one of several Avic units supplying major structural assemblies to Comac, says it completed the center wingbox, which should be part of the center fuselage module that Xian Aircraft is contracted to supply to Comac in Shanghai for final assembly of the aircraft. The center fuselage should be delivered this month. The first C919 is due to fly in 2015. Certification of the 158-seater is scheduled for 2018.

Lufthansa, Air China Plan JV

Jul 14, 2014

Lufthansa and Air China should begin joint-venture operations between China and Europe as early as the 2014 winter schedule, providing improved market access to the German airline and cooperation with a competitive partner to the Chinese carrier. The two Star Alliance airlines also plan to collaborate more closely on maintenance, repair and overhaul services. The memorandum of understanding was signed on July 7.

Boeing Credit Eyed

Jul 14, 2014

Boeing could face “long-term credit risks” if the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the official export credit agency of America, is not reauthorized before October, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said July 8.

Kawasaki C-2 Delayed

Jul 14, 2014

Japan has delayed entry into service of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries C-2 airlifter by two years to 2016 following an airframe failure in a strength test. Concentrated loads around the frames near the cargo door caused the failure, the ministry of defense says. The strength of the wing has evidently been verified. When the program was launched at the beginning of the last decade, the first delivery was due in 2011. More recently, the type was supposed to be in service this year. Japan has ordered six C-2s.

Air New Zealand Gets First 787-9

Jul 14, 2014

Air New Zealand has become the first airline to take delivery of the Boeing 787-9, and plans to debut the aircraft on revenue flights from Auckland to Sydney in early August. A celebration to mark the handover was held in Everett, Washington, on July 8, almost 10 years after the orders for 10 aircraft were placed. The first aircraft was flown back to New Zealand on July 10. The carrier will spend about three weeks preparing the aircraft for revenue service, conducting proving flights and additional training.

Up Front

Commercial Aircraft Booms While Defense Scrambles

Jul 14, 2014

Some things are not what they seem

Commander's Intent

Opinion: The Waning U.S. Lead In Defense

Jul 14, 2014

Boeing briefed reporters on the U.S. Army-led Joint Multi-Role rotorcraft project (photo) in Mesa, Arizona, late last month.

Inside Business Aviation

Corporate Angel Network Looking For More Lift

Jul 14, 2014

Giving rides to cancer patients, and hope

Airline Intel

Etihad Seeks 49% Stake in Ailing Alitalia

Jul 14, 2014

If Alitalia produced dairy products or steel instead of airline service, would it still be in business?

In Orbit

Orion Design Changing En Route to Mars

Jul 14, 2014

No doubt there was a lot of eye-rolling at NASA headquarters back in May when the Government Accountability Office faulted the agency for its lack of rigor in estimating life-cycle costs for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS). Certainly no one there who wants to see the big booster built is eager to draw attention to its price tag. But no one knows the costs of SLS or any of the other hardware NASA needs to fulfill its mandate to explore space.

Washington Outlook

Study: Global Competition For Defense Export Intensifies

Jul 14, 2014

Two years ago at the Farnborough International Air Show, defense companies were optimistic about generating export sales to offset declining government support at home. Now Western defense executives are worrying about the rapid spike in competition from companies in China, Israel, India, Brazil and South Korea.

President Threatens To Veto Bonus Depreciation Bill

Jul 14, 2014

Business jets, one of the White House’s favorite symbols of corporate excess, are back in the administration’s crosshairs. The White House is threatening to veto a bill that would make permanent a 50% bonus depreciation measure on certain capital equipment, including biz jets. The bill is among a series drafted by the House Ways and Means Committee that would make permanent tax breaks that for years have been approved on a temporary basis.

FAA Revises Cargo Rules After Bagram Crash

Jul 14, 2014

The FAA is revising its guidance on air cargo ops in response to last year’s fatal Boeing 747-400 freighter accident at Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield. In April 2013, a National Airlines freighter operating for the U.S. military, crashed on takeoff from Bagram, killing all seven crew. The converted passenger aircraft was carrying five military vehicles.

President Requests More CBP UAS Crews

Jul 14, 2014

Tucked into President Barack Obama’s request for $3.7 billion to address the increase in children migrating across the border into the southwestern U.S. are a few dollars for the growing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry. Of the total, $39.4 million is requested to fund 16,526 additional border security flight hours in fiscal 2015 and 16 additional UAS crews. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol uses Predator B UAVs.

Air Transport

iBeacons May Ease Passenger Airport Experience

Jul 14, 2014

You have checked in for your flight and are killing time browsing the Duty Free shops when an announcement with your name in it rings across the departure hall, and you panic: You forgot to reset your watch. How far? Which way? Walk, run or take the shuttle? You make a dash for it, but the gate closes 2 min. before you get there. “We thought you had decided not to travel,” says the gate clerk as you work on apologies for the missed meeting.

A350-1000 Engine Test Start ‘Imminent’

Jul 14, 2014

As Airbus showcases the A350-900 for the first time at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow, the aircraft’s exclusive engine provider, Rolls-Royce, is poised to begin tests of the higher-thrust Trent XWB-97 version for the stretched A350-1000.

Gogo Defends Inflight Internet Market Share

Jul 14, 2014

When American Airlines introduced Gogo Internet in 2008 on transcontinental flights, it marked a major development in onboard connectivity. But six years later, the system’s technology is growing increasingly outdated, and U.S. airlines may soon have to explore options to improve it.

Engineering

Boeing and Lockheed Unveil Supersonic Concepts

Jul 14, 2014

The laws of atmospheric physics dictate that no matter how a supersonic vehicle is shaped or propelled it will generate a sonic boom when it exceeds the speed of sound. But technology to dramatically minimize that boom has been developed and new details of two concept vehicles that could be used to prove these advances in flight test have been revealed for the first time.

Air Traffic Management

NASA Readies New Waveform For UAS operations

Jul 14, 2014

What Thales Plans For Cabin, Cockpit Connectivity

Jul 14, 2014

With the purchase of LiveTV finalized last month, Thales has done more than bolster its position in the inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) sector. As the world’s third-largest supplier of avionics to the commercial aircraft industry, the company aims to enhance operational efficiencies for airlines as well—everything from engine monitoring and weather updates to proposed trajectory changes that reduce fuel consumption.

Defense

Russia, Iran Answer Iraqi Call For Combat Jets

Jul 14, 2014

In the face of a new and unexpected threat, Iraq is hurriedly rebuilding its air force, but not with help from the U.S., as one might expect. Instead they are turning to Russia, and to an old enemy, Iran. The sudden and dramatic taking of the city of Mosul on June 10 by the jihadist group, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), poses one of the biggest challenges to the Iraqi state since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

China Helps Japan, Australia Grow Defense Ties

Jul 14, 2014

First, Japan decided in April to drop its arms export ban in order to join international weapons programs. Then, July 1, it loosened its military operations policy, so its armed forces could fight to defend an ally. Now it is building a strategic relationship with Australia, which is reacting warmly to Tokyo’s approach. The common factor behind all of this is, of course, China.

F-35 Issues Complicate Cost-Reduction Rollout

Jul 14, 2014

F-35 engine fire mars international debut

Space

ExoMars Mission Has Full Plate To Meet Deadline

Jul 14, 2014

Face to Face

An Interview With Boeing CEO Jim McNerney

Jul 14, 2014

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney talked at the company’s headquarters in Chicago with Editor-in-Chief Joseph C.

Commercial Programs

Russia’s MS-21 Moves Into Assembly

Jul 14, 2014

Russia is continuing its comeback effort in the commercial narrowbody market with the new MS-21, in production and aimed at domestic, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Southeast Asian markets.

Aerospace Calendar

Conferences & Exhibitions

Jul 14, 2014

Oct. 7-9—MRO Europe, Madrid. Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, Singapore. Nov. 19-20—A&D Programs, Litchfield Park, Arizona. Feb. 2-3—MRO Middle East, Dubai. April 14-16—MRO Americas, Miami.

Upcoming Events

Jul 14, 2014

July 23-27—Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association’s 2014 Convention. Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. www.LPBA.org July 25—Southern African Aerospace Medical Association Biennial Conference. Sandton, South Africa. www.asma.org/news-events/events/southern-african-aerospace-medical-association-bie July 28-30—50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference. Cleveland. www.aiaa.org/EventsLanding.aspx?id=79

Editorial

Opinion: Renew Ex-Im Bank, Then Fix Trade

Jul 14, 2014

Surprisingly, the abolition of a federal agency that many Americans have never heard of has become a cause celebre in certain political circles.

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