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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 11, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 2 January 11, 2016

Next-Generation Flight Operations

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Airlines Get Jump On Tracking Mandates

Jan 14, 2016
Rockwell Collins and Thompson Aerospace are among the innovators working to meet new European tracking rules, with cost-effectiveness in mind.
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Industry Readies Crowd-sourced Weather Radar

Jan 05, 2016
Broadband connectivity to and from the cockpit will unlock the door to weather situational awareness across the air traffic network.
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Thales, Elbit Ready Ultra-Portable Head-Up Displays

Jan 05, 2016
Near-to-eye display systems available to military pilots will soon be available to the civilian side in a condensed, lower-cost evolution of head-up display technology.
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Rockwell Collins To Use Gaming Technology To Keep Aircraft Flying

Jan 14, 2016
It might look like fun and games, but virtual reality head-mounted displays and specialized software will become key to keeping aircraft flying and technicians trained.

Business

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Moretti Sets Finmeccanica On New Course

Jan 08, 2016
Finmeccanica restructures its business to focus on aerospace, defense and space, and even a name change maybe in the offing.

Commercial Aviation

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Methodical Approach To Flight Testing Delays MRJ

Jan 08, 2016
Accepting that the MRJ will enter service only about two years before its close competitor, the Embraer 175-E2, the company is now allowing for far more ground testing in support of the flight-test program that began Nov. 11.
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Norwegian Seeks U.S. Approval For U.K. Subsidiary

Jan 08, 2016
Supporters and opponents of Norwegian Air International’s application to fly to the U.S. have reiterated their positions on a similar proposal from its sister company. Organized labor strongly opposes the plan, while cargo carriers, travel groups and airports are staunch supporters of the new service.
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Where Will New CEO Take Spirit Airlines?

Jan 08, 2016
New Spirit CEO Robert Fornaro already sold one airline. Will he do it again?

Obituary

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Andre Turcat, Captain On Concorde’s First Flight, Dies At 94

Jan 08, 2016
Andre Turcat, who died this week at 94, was the test pilot on Concorde’s first flight, the highlight of his aviation career, then chose to retire at 54, going on to excel in other fields.

Defense

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KF-X Full-Scale Development Goes Ahead

Jan 07, 2016
The defense ministry’s awarding of the contract to KAI was the company’s second big win for 2015. Far more than the first, for the LCH-LAH helicopter, the KF-X should be transformative for the company.
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Belgium Outlines Defense Shopping List For The 2030s

Jan 07, 2016
New fighters and frigates are priorities for Belgium as it prepares to modernize its armed forces.
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The Week In Defense, Jan. 7-14, 2016

Jan 07, 2016
U.S. Air Force eyes GPS satellite options; ULA stocks up on Russian engines; Lockheed wins C-130 multiyear contract; India test-fires the Barak-8 missile.

Space

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Arianespace: Next-Gen Ariane 6 Still The Answer To SpaceX Falcon 9

Jan 06, 2016
The European launch consortium, which today lifts more than half of the world’s communications satellites, says the recent successful recovery of a Falcon 9 core stage is only the first step for SpaceX in reusing the already-low-cost rocket.
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India Plans Heavy Launch Schedule In 2016

Jan 06, 2016
A top priority for the Indian space agency is to complete the launch of its seven-satellite regional navigation constellation.

Technology

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Assisting The Human Central to Pentagon’s Third Offset

Jan 04, 2016
Humans remain at the heart of the Pentagon’s evolving strategy to restore U.S. conventional deterrence, but machines will play a key and increasing role from intelligence analysis to combat operations.
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Navy To Demo 150-kW Laser Weapon For Destroyers

Jan 04, 2016
The Office of Naval Research’s Laser Weapon System Demonstrator will be designed to protect the U.S. Navy’s DDG-51 Flight 2 destroyers from unmanned aircraft and swarming small boats.
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The Week in Technology, Jan. 4-8, 2016

Jan 04, 2016
Tiny ADS-B for UAVs; better materials, lighter diesels; NASA seeks clean-sheet thinking on 2035 airspace; Basque partners combine additive and subtractive

Up Front

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Opinion: Why U.S. And European Defense Companies Performed Well In 2015

Jan 07, 2016
The strongest defense stocks last year had several factors in common that may influence contractor behavior this year.

Inside Business Aviation

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FAA Grounds Aviation Ridesharing Startups

Jan 06, 2016
Two innovative general aviation ridesharing services have been shot down by the FAA and an appeals court, grounding “aviation’s Ubers.”

Leading Edge

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Morphing Wings Are Still A Long Way From Reality

Jan 08, 2016
Research into shape-changing aircraft has picked up but still has a long way to go.

In Orbit

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U.S. Voting Can Reverberate Off The Planet

Jan 06, 2016
To avoid being marginalized, the U.S. space community needs to make key issues part of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Washington Outlook

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Seeding Innovation | Pacific Missile Defense | UAS Registrations

Jan 08, 2016
Scientists prepare to save dollars for research; officials call for increased missile defense presence after North Korean test; and the FAA signs up 181,000 small UAS owners.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Keeping F-35, Bomber Contractors’ Feet To The Fire

Jan 08, 2016
Lockheed and Northrop would know every delay and overrun will count against their chances of replacing the F-15E.