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Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 9, 2015

Military Trainers

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Northrop Pivots To Clean-Sheet T-X Trainer

Feb 06, 2015
A Northrop Grumman-led team is dashing its plan to propose a modified BAE Systems Hawk trainer for the U.S. Air Force’s T-38 replacement program, opting instead for a clean-sheet design for the $1 billion program.

Pilot Supply

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U.S. Carriers Face Shrinking Pool Of Pilots

Feb 03, 2015
Demand for pilots at U.S. majors and regionals is outstripping supply and likely to cause shortages unless corrective steps are taken.
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Asia-Pacific Offers Much Opportunity For Expatriate Pilots

Feb 09, 2015
For the subset of pilots willing and able to work in the Far East, the money and rapid job advancement are there for the taking, and will be for the next five years or more.
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Australian Flight Schools Address Asian Airline Supply

Feb 03, 2015
Pilot academies in Australia are playing a leading role in helping meet the growing need for pilots at Southeast Asian and Chinese airlines.
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As Airline Pilot Shortage Looms, Industry Examines Its Options

Feb 03, 2015
A shortage of airline pilots, a worrisome trend that will grow more apparent over the next two decades, has the industry contemplating current pilot-education requirements and ways to streamline the process of certifying commercial pilots.
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USAF Predicts Pilot Retention Challenges Ahead

Feb 09, 2015
U.S. Air Force tackles looming pilot retention as airlines get aggressive on hiring.

Defense

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Fiscal 2016 U.S. Defense Request Aims High, Out Of Reach

Feb 05, 2015
If enacted for fiscal 2016, the combined $534.3 billion “baseline” and $50.9 billion off-book Overseas Contingency Operations requests would be an increase of almost $25 billion, around 4%, over the current fiscal year’s total.
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Navy Defers Uclass Decision Again, Upending Contractors’ Plans

Feb 05, 2015
Northrop Grumman, once considered a Uclass frontrunner, halts work as Pentagon once again delays competition for carrier-based UAV.
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USAF Delays Joint Stars Follow-On, May Reopen GPS Bidding

Feb 05, 2015
The procurement and research and development (R&D) plan would increase in the fiscal 2016 budget request by $8 billion compared with levels enacted by Congress in fiscal 2015.
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MDA Plans To Build Team For Redesigned Kill Vehicle

Feb 05, 2015
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is "very close to approval" of the strategy to procure the so-called Redesigned Kill Vehicle from a national industry team managed by the agency, says director Vice Adm. James Syring.
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Nuclear Deterrence Programs Advance In 2016 Budget

Feb 05, 2015
U.S. Defense, Energy 2016 budgets will build nuclear deterrence programs, albeit slowly.
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MDA Eyes Thaad-ER, SM-6 To Counter Hypersonic Threat

Feb 05, 2015
Defense planners are increasingly concerned that advances in hypersonic glide vehicles from China and Russia pose a looming threat to the U.S. and its allies.

Space

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NASA Budget Sticks To The Plan

Feb 04, 2015
NASA’s fiscal 2016 budget request continues to feature past policies, and is likely to experience past partisan battles on Capitol Hill as well.
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Report Details Risks Facing NASA’s Human Spaceflight Programs

Feb 04, 2015
An annual assessment of NASA’s human spaceflight programs points to safety risks resulting from a lack of transparency and a disconnect between program goals and funding.
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Galileo Faces Safety, Cost Barriers To Civil Aviation Market

Feb 04, 2015
Galileo will comprise a civilian-controlled constellation of 30 satellites, but civil aviation authorities are skeptical that Europe’s space sector can meet navigation and communications safety standards.

Commercial Aviation

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FAA Budget Request Balances Current Needs, NextGen

Feb 05, 2015
The overall budget, a slight decrease from fiscal 2015’s enacted level, includes requests of $9.9 billion for Operations; $2.85 billion for Facilities & Equipment; $166 million for Research, Engineering, & Development; and $2.9 billion in Airport Improvement Program grants.
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Delta, American And United CEOs Want Open-Skies Revision

Feb 09, 2015
The CEOs want the Obama administration to begin government-to-government negotiations with Qatar and the UAE to examine alleged subsidies and overcapacity on routes between the U.S. and those countries.
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Boeing, GE Define 777 Performance Upgrade

Feb 09, 2015
Newly revealed 777 upgrade package may be key to streamlining Boeing’s production transition to advanced 777X family.
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Russo-Chinese Widebody Concept Design Underway

Feb 11, 2015
A joint widebody airliner project between Russia and China is one step closer to coming to fruition.
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Monarch Shrinks To Stabilize Its Future

Feb 09, 2015
Just over one hundred days into new ownership and after a restructuring that changed the shape and face of the airline, British leisure carrier Monarch Airlines says it is on course for stability and profitability in 2015.
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ICAO On Path To Improved Flight Tracking, Conflict Zone Alerts

Feb 09, 2015
ICAO task force to study concepts for sharing risk data and to create guidance for developing risk assessments that states can use to decide when to issue warnings or close airspace.
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Skymark Airlines Sets New Course During Restructuring

Feb 09, 2015
After failed experiments with Airbus A380s and A330s, the third-largest Japanese carrier is pruning its network and may link with rival carriers.
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Middle East MRO Market Forecast: $4.6 Billion In 2015

Feb 09, 2015
The commercial aviation MRO market in the Middle East is growing at a faster rate than the global average, driven by work on widebody aircraft.

Technology

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Army: Budget Cuts Would Threaten Industry Ability To Deliver FVL

Feb 02, 2015
Any budget-driven delay in the Future Vertical Lift program would put at risk industry’s ability to develop an advanced rotorcraft, warns the U.S. Army.
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Lockheed’s Small UAS Fights Fires In Australia

Feb 02, 2015
Flying in the dark when manned aircraft are grounded for safety, Lockheed Martin’s Indago small quadcopter provides fire intelligence.
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The Week in Technology, Feb. 2-6, 2015

Feb 02, 2015
JAXA flight-tests electric propulsion; laser images airflow over A320 in flight; 3-D printing an engine combustor casing; small UAS takes water samples; Bicycle Shop, a nod to the past with an eye on the future.

In Orbit

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Lunar XPrize Teams Win Prizes For Technology Work

Feb 04, 2015
Google Lunar XPrize grants contestants more time and money to meet a difficult goal.

Inside Business Aviation

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International Bizav Manufacturers Growing U.S. Operations In The Southeast

Feb 18, 2015
The Southern U.S., with many favorable attributes, continues to attract business aviation manufacturers from Europe and Japan.

Reality Check

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Opinion: Air France May Be Running Out Of Chances

Feb 09, 2015
Air France is being pummeled by outside factors such as the proliferation of low-cost airlines infringing on its territory, but perhaps the biggest shadow is being cast by their “brother” executives at KLM.

Up Front

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Opinion: Rethinking Innovation

Feb 05, 2015
The time is right to consider the propensity of the A&D industry to innovate and the aimpoints on which its response to the Pentagon’s call should be targeted.

Leading Edge

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NASA Strategy Will Narrow Aeronautics Focus Over Time

Feb 05, 2015
On the 100th anniversary of NACA, NASA rededicates itself to pursuing the fundamental technologies that made its predecessor so successful.

Washington Outlook

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Weapons For Ukraine; Rights To Property On The Moon; Gen Av Fees

Feb 05, 2015
Senators try to build support to give Ukraine “defensive lethal weapons”; Bigelow Aerospace asks for a review of property rights on the Moon; the Obama budget request omits the proposed private-jet user fee.

Viewpoint

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Viewpoint: An Airbus A380neo Makes No Sense

Feb 09, 2015
While the A380neo’s development might cost “only” $2.5 billion, wouldn’t that money be better spent enhancing another successful program?

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Feb. 9, 2015)

Feb 09, 2015
Dave Gitlin has been promoted to president of Hartford, Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp.’s Aerospace Systems, from head of the Aircraft Systems segment. Alain Bellemare, who has been president/CEO of UTC Propulsion & Aerospace Systems, has resigned but will remain a consultant to UTC. David P.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Feb. 9, 2015)

Feb 09, 2015
Reader disputes Aviation Week's choice of Putin as Person of the Year; Human factors emphasized as area of concern for recent crashes, FAA Certification System is lauded; Real-time transmission of flight and voice data is urged; Overlapping capabilities of sensors should serve all branches of science, not just address military concerns; The efficacy of Single Pilot Operations is questioned