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Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 9, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 9 March 09, 2015

Rotorcraft

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Airbus Removes Veil From H160 Project

Mar 03, 2015
The X4, now called the H160, is Airbus Helicopters’ €1 billion gamble to retake a market long monopolized by AgustaWestland.
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Closer Look At Airbus H160/X4 Technologies

Mar 03, 2015
The sleek design of the Airbus Helicopters H160 is supposed to represent a major change in direction for the company, with new development processes and production techniques.
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An Airbus Helicopters H160 Timeline

Mar 03, 2015
Successor to the AS365 Dauphin has been decades in the making.
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Bristow Taps Tiltrotors For Future Needs

Mar 06, 2015
Bristow and AgustaWestland aim to transform offshore flying operations.

Runway Safety

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Making Strides In Runway Safety Measures

Mar 03, 2015
The FAA says its runway safety area improvement effort is paying the biggest dividends possible: lives saved.
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Boston Brewing Optimal Mix Of Runway Safety Technologies

Mar 03, 2015
Runway safety has evolved from a “silver bullet” mind-set to one of technological, procedural, educational and analytical interventions optimized for one particular runway or hot spot.
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Headway Made In Curbing Airline Runway Incursions

Mar 03, 2015
The number and rate for the most severe incursions at towered airports in the U.S. appear to be in check and are well below the FAA’s safety goal.

Technology

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Boeing Studies Fuel Dashboard Expansion

Mar 02, 2015
Innovative fuel dashboard system developed by Boeing yields fuel savings and may be extended to other applications.
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Retrofittable Anti-Icing Could Expand UAV Use

Mar 02, 2015
Spray-on anti-ice coating could extend unmanned-aircraft missions and allow GA aircraft to complete flights more safely.
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The Week in Technology, March 2-6, 2015

Mar 02, 2015
Protecting helicopters from RPGs; one-piece inlet cuts fan noise; passive radar recognizes intruders; jetpack closer after public offering; unmanned aircraft developments.
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Airbus Narrows Global Ideas Contest To 100 University Teams

Mar 05, 2015
Intriguing ideas, some of which could have an eventual impact on the aerospace sector, have emerged from universities worldwide where student teams are competing in Airbus’s “Fly Your Ideas” contest.
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Service Offers Property Owners Chance To Ban UAS

Mar 06, 2015
NoFlyZone.org gives subscribers the means to restrict or prohibit UAS access to private property

Commercial Aviation

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Air New Zealand Boosts Network With New Aircraft Deliveries

Mar 06, 2015
This year is shaping up to be another period of major change for Air New Zealand as its fleet update gathers momentum.
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Air Berlin Hopes To Restore Profitability By 2016

Mar 06, 2015
New leadership is in place at Air Berlin, where hopes are high that CEO Stefan Pichler will be able to guide the airline back to profitability after years of decline.
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Safety Issues At United Ripple Through The Industry

Mar 06, 2015
An alert from top United Airlines safety officials is raising concerns about safety culture at the third-largest airline in the U.S. and beyond.
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First CS300 Joins Accelerating CSeries Test Program

Mar 06, 2015
With a first fight of almost 5 hr., Bombardier’s larger CSeries makes a confident debut in the program that has accelerated in pace after early difficulties.

Space

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Ceres Encounter Begins NASA’s Busy Year Of ‘Icy World’ Exploration

Mar 04, 2015
Three spacecraft, with a fourth to follow, are exploring frozen worlds that may explain the origin of life on Earth.
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Upgraded Falcon 9 May Need Additional Certification

Mar 09, 2015
An uprated engine and other enhancements to the Falcon 9 rocket will give SpaceX the ability to continue lifting commercial satellites to GEO while testing reusability of the launcher’s core stage. But it could require additional efforts to certify the vehicle for government missions.

Defense

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Israel: Arrow Missile Defense Systems Faltered In 2014 Tests

Mar 05, 2015
Despite recent test failures, Israel hopes to achieve initial operational capability for Arrow anti-missile system in 2016.
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Korean Air Lines, Airbus Bid For KF-X Against KAI

Mar 05, 2015
South Korean fighter program progresses with Korean Air Lines/Airbus teaming to bid for KF-X fighter contract.

Up Front

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Opinion: Boeing Should Not Lean On Labor To Cover 787 Losses

Mar 05, 2015
Investors loved Boeing’s fourth-quarter 2014 financials, but scratch a little deeper and there’s a serious problem.

Inside Business Aviation

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NextGen Fund Seeks To Facilitate GenAv ADS-B Compliance

Mar 06, 2015
The NextGen Fund maintains that the money and equipment are available to make the general aviation fleet ADS-B compliant, but the time to do so is running out.

Reality Check

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Opinion: Overcapacity Is A Viable Threat To Today’s Market

Mar 06, 2015
Production is not keeping pace with record-breaking aircraft orders and somewhere soon down the line, wants and needs are going to collide.

Leading Edge

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Round-the-World Solar Flight Aims To Send Sustainability Message

Mar 10, 2015
Solar-powered round-the-world attempt seeks to inspire enthusiasm for renewable energy and innovation in sustainable technology, but can it have any impact on aviation?

In Orbit

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There’s A Mixed Message In Russia’s ISS Plans

Mar 04, 2015
Kremlin bloviating notwithstanding, both the U.S. and Russia understand that human-spaceflight cooperation is a buffer against hostility.

Washington Outlook

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Huerta ‘Open’ to FAA Restructuring; Nuclear Priority; China Restrictions To Stay

Mar 06, 2015
Lawmakers consider removing ATC and modernization from FAA’s list of duties; Pentagon to guard nuclear weapons dollars; and an incoming chairman vows to continue blocking Chinese space cooperation.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: M&A Will Only Become Tougher

Mar 06, 2015
CEOs are often unprepared for their myriad challenges. Pressure to consolidate across borders could ratchet up the pressure.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (March 9, 2015)

Mar 05, 2015
Rodney A. Makoske has been named senior vice president-corporate engineering, technology and operations, and Dana “Keoki” Jackson vice president/chief technology officer of the Lockheed Martin Corp., Bethesda, Maryland.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Mar. 9, 2015)

Mar 06, 2015
Pilot shortages continue to attract a lot of interest, especially from mainline pilots; Reimpowering local airports to offer affordable pilot training is suggested; Leave it to the law of supply and demand to smooth out the looming pilot shortage, says one reader; Stress levels for pilots of remotely piloted aircraft is weighed; Recommendations to make dual-flight recorders, especially on overwater flights, mandatory; Setting the record straight about the first lifting body sent to space.