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Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 22, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 24 June 22, 2015

Paris Air Show 2015

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Bombardier Anticipates Upswing In C Series Orders

Jun 19, 2015
The Canadian aircraft manufacturer is confident that it now has correct formula to establish a viable presence in the mainline jet market.
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Satellite Startup OneWeb Selects Airbus To Manufacture Internet Constellation

Jun 19, 2015
With OneWeb joint venture, Airbus gets its foot in the door with a U.S.-based satellite manufacturing operation.
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Airbus Prepares A380 Reengining/Stretch Plan For Board Review

Jun 19, 2015
Responding to pressure from Emirates, its most important A380 customer, Airbus is reviewing options for reengining and/or stretching the model.
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Airbus, Suppliers Discuss Production Rate Increases

Jun 19, 2015
Backed by larger-than-expected air show orders, Airbus is pushing hard for production rate increases.
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Requirements For MOM-Aircraft Engine Remain Vague

Jun 22, 2015
Possibilities of more-powerful turbofans to accommodate proposed middle-of-the-market aircraft have piqued engine-makers’ interest.
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X6 Emerges As Super Puma Successor

Jun 19, 2015
Airbus’s new heavyweight helicopter to embrace fly-by-wire as part of a radical change.
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Improved Targeting Pods Feature Greater Range, Sharper Images

Jun 18, 2015
Just when you think a device is reaching an evolutionary plateau, it keeps going to new levels of innovation.
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UTC: Bidders Clamoring For Sikorsky

Jun 19, 2015
Antitrust, Pentagon concerns could be hurdles to Sikorsky sale
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F-35 Production Hours Continue To Shrink

Jun 19, 2015
The cut in build time is a key parameter in the drive to reduce costs toward the $80 million unit targeted for an aircraft in the 13th low rate initial production (LRIP) lot decade’s end.
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Lockheed, Raytheon, Bombardier Team for USAF Joint Stars

Jun 18, 2015
Lockheed hopes Skunk Works, Raytheon, Bombardier team can unseat Northrop as premier air-to-ground surveillance provider for USAF.

PARIS AIR SHOW

First Take

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First Take (June 22, 2015)

Jun 19, 2015
DEFENSE Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is to compete against Boeing and Northrop Grumman to replace the U.S. Air Force’s E-8C JStars ground-surveillance fleet with 17 new aircraft. Raytheon will provide the sensor suite, with Bombardier’s Global 6000 business jet as its platform choice.

Space

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Emerging From Hibernation, European Philae Lander Phones Home

Jun 19, 2015
ESA’s historic Rosetta mission is poised to enter its most exciting science phase yet.
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Spaceflight Industries Spinoff Promises ‘Hourly’ Earth Images

Jun 17, 2015
BlackSky Global, part of Spaceflight Industries, plans to launch a 60-satellite constellation to provide 1-meter imagery of the Earth with a quick turnaround.

Defense

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F-35 Unscathed by Hostile Fire in Green Flag

Jun 18, 2015
USAF: F-35 evades attack during Green Flag exercises where A-10, F-16s are downed.
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Swedish Fly To Meet Increased Russian Baltic Presence

Jun 18, 2015
The Swedish air force has had to scramble more Gripen fighters and airborne and ground radars are being more heavily utilized because of increased Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea close to Swedish airspace.

Technology

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AFRL To Demo Sense-And-Avoid Using Northrop’s Firebird

Jun 15, 2015
AFRL updates its unmanned-aircraft sense-and-avoid system to reflect latest position on requirements for access to national airspace.
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Elbit To Integrate Volcanic Ash Detection Into EVS

Jun 15, 2015
Volcanic eruptions can cause widespread flight disruptions. Now Israel’s Elbit is working to upgrade its low-visibility enhanced vision systems to detect ash clouds.
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The Week in Technology, June 15-19, 2015

Jun 15, 2015
NASA advances supersonics; robots meet Darpa’s challenge; wood to fuel Alaska flights; UAVs inspect EasyJet airliners; kite-surfing UAVs, “drone”-detecting radar and all-in-one 3-D-printed UAV.

Commercial Aviation

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Azul Founder’s Consortium To Buy Majority Stake In TAP Portugal

Jun 16, 2015
David Neeleman, who founded Azul Brazilian Airlines in 2008, is leading Gateway, a consortium with Portuguese transport group Barraqueiro, to buy 61% of Portuguese state-owned TAP Group.
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Hawaiian Airlines Testing IP-based Cockpit Services Link

Jun 16, 2015
Trial could set the stage for broadband data to cross over from the cabin to the flight deck.
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Thailand Safety Rating May Be Downgraded

Jun 16, 2015
The Thai government has reacted to the ICAO warnings by creating new agencies for aviation regulation and beginning the process of recertifying Thai airlines and reissuing air operator certificates.

Up Front

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Opinion: Short-Term Memories Can Lead To Big Miscalculations

Jun 19, 2015
The jetliner supply chain might find itself the victim of someone else’s idea of success. As both Airbus and Boeing consider a further ramp-up of their A320 and 737 single-aisle jetliner families, everyone involved should consider the likely ramifications.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: Paris Air Show: A Boon For M&A

Jun 18, 2015
The annual airshow event in Europe always helps boost M&A, but this year could be a record-setter.

Airline Intel

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No End To Subsidies Dispute In Sight

Jun 18, 2015
The big three U.S. airlines are seeking to keep Gulf and low-cost carriers out of transatlantic markets. But do their arguments against competition hold water?

Commander's Intent

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Opinion: Air Force Faces Tough Trainer Trades

Jun 19, 2015
The Air Force expects a multi-player competition over TX. But has it thought its brilliant plan all the way through?

In Orbit

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Failure Is An Option—In Flight Testing

Jun 17, 2015
Spaceflight engineers understand the value of lessons learned from flight testing—and they budget for it.

Washington Outlook

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Defense Acquisition Reform With A McCain Twist

Jun 19, 2015
A Senate effort would unwind a major acquisition reform of the landmark 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act; Ex-Im Bank hits deadline.

Editorial

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Editorial: Push Industry Harder To Cut Aircraft Emissions

Jun 19, 2015
It may not be popular with industry now, but it will strengthen aviation in the long run.
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Editorial: Act Now On Ex-Im Bank Reform

Jun 19, 2015
Another artificially crafted crisis looms and the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank hangs in the balance.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (June 22, 2015)

Jun 19, 2015
USAF overly optimistic about aircraft development, test plans; Passenger praise for Gulf carriers; Cronyism among aerospace players needs to be curbed, for safety's sake

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (June 22, 2015)

Jun 19, 2015
Ernest Edwards (see photo) has been named Aerion Corp. senior vice president and chief commercial officer, responsible for sales of the new AS2 supersonic business jet. Edwards was recently non-executive chairman of Veling Tayara Ltd., which leases business jets, and before that president of Embraer Business Jets, retiring from the company in late 2013.

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