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Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 25, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 17 April 25, 2016

Defense

JMR Fast-Rotorcraft Demonstrators Begin to Take Shape

Apr 22, 2016

Bell’s 280-kt. V-280 Valor tiltrotor is in final assembly, and parts manufacture is in full swing for Sikorsky/Boeing’s 250-kt SB-1 coaxial rigid-rotor compound helicopter. Teams are making progress toward the Army’s Joint Multi Role flight demo in 2017.

Israel’s F-35 App And Its Implications

Apr 22, 2016

Software design highlights the tension in the mammoth multinational F-35 program—how to achieve independence without disrupting interoperability.

Egypt Proves Fertile Ground For French Military Hardware

Apr 21, 2016

Paris and Cairo recently finalized new defense cooperation accords, including a deal for development and construction of a military communications satellite.

Explainer: The U.S. Army’s Air Defense Forces

Apr 21, 2016

How the U.S. Army contends with threats from ballistic missiles to homemade rockets and everything in between.

The Week In Defense, April 21-28, 2016

Apr 21, 2016

Russia bolsters training aircraft fleet | Air Force tests efficiency benefits of winglets | Raytheon wins Next-Gen Jammer contract | Boeing to upgrade Apache helicopters |

First Take

First Take (April 25, 2016)

Apr 22, 2016

Czech manufacturer Evektor flies first production-conforming EV-55 Outback |

PILOT HIRING

High Asian Airline Growth Fuels Cockpit Shortages

Apr 22, 2016

Airlines, particularly those in emerging economies, are being forced to overhaul their strategies to attract expatriate captains on the global market.

Pilot Unions Shift Focus To Regulatory Matters

Apr 22, 2016

In negotiations, U.S. pilots have leverage. But union leaders are still nervous, given concerns about foreign competition and reversing givebacks made in the past.

JetBlue: Trailblazer For U.S. Ab Initio Training

Apr 22, 2016

Ab initio programs—training a student from scratch specifically to be an airline pilot—are gaining traction in the U.S. as regional and major carriers anticipate shortages ahead.

100 Years of Aviation Week

Unmanned Aircraft’s Future, Like Its History, Will Be Technology-Driven

Apr 29, 2016

How today’s UAS leaders got where they did, and what that means for the future.

The Anatomy Of The UAS

Apr 22, 2016

Whether you buy a UAS from Lockheed Martin or Amazon, the essential components of the system are the same.

The Strange History Of The Word ‘Drone’

Apr 22, 2016

Drones, UAS or RPAs—what’s the good word?

Technology

Customers Clamor For Quick, Low-Cost Counter-UAS

Apr 18, 2016

The demand for low-cost, rapidly available off-the-shelf countermeasures against small unmanned aircraft systems from both government and commercial customers seems to be growing.

Canadian Sensors Tackle High-Altitude Ice-Crystal Threat

Apr 18, 2016

National Research of Canada says two new ice-particle detection technologies are ready for transition to industry to tackle the threat of high-altitude ice crystals causing engine rollback or flameout.

The Week In Technology, April 18-22, 2016

Apr 18, 2016

Airlander airship approved to fly; NASA to validate RTCA’s UAS standards; Darpa tests drop-in sense-and-avoid; Armadillo’s Stig returns as Sarge; Rocket Lab moves closer to launch.

Unmanned Aviation

NASA Conducts UAS Air Traffic Management ‘Stress Test’

Apr 22, 2016

Real-time telemetry was gathered from 22 UAS flying simultaneously at six sites nationwide.

Commercial Aviation

Upgraded A320neo Geared Turbofan Due By June

Apr 22, 2016

Pratt says delivery of new production standard PW1100G engine for A320neo and the opening of extra production space will mark a turning point for GTF program.

Comac Pushes Narrowbody Jet Delivery To 2019

Apr 19, 2016

An extended flight-test plan for the C919 looks realistic to experts familiar with the program.

Boeing 737-8 Test Fleet Grows To Three Aircraft

Apr 19, 2016

The aircraft maker has learned from past production issues and is applying those lessons to pick up the pace of its 737-8 certification testing.

Boeing Restructures To Hold The Line On 747-8

Apr 22, 2016

Boeing plans to keep production costs viable by closely integrating the 747 and 767 programs as orders for the larger aircraft slow.

ATR Targets Japanese Turboprop Market

Apr 19, 2016

European-based turboprop maker ATR predicts there will be demand for about 100 turboprops in Japan through 2025, and the manufacturer aims to win 70% of these sales opportunities.

Allegiant Air’s Image Is Morphing

Apr 22, 2016

Allegiant increases advertising, invests in customer service in new markets. The carrier also plans to replace its MD-80s by 2020 with A319s and A320s.

MRO

Rescuing Iron Maiden’s ‘Ed Force One’

Apr 22, 2016

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, a pilot rated in multiple aircraft, was impressed by how quickly a variety of companies worked to get his band’s tour plane back in action after an ground-handling accident.

Space

Reusability Race Sparking Commercial-Space Boom

Apr 20, 2016

NASA is encouraging commercial ventures to take control of low Earth orbit research and even profitmaking, sparking a space commercialization boomlet.

Lockheed's New Asteroid Endeavor Has Deep Roots

Apr 20, 2016

The seven-year mission to asteroid Bennu promises to deliver the first pristine samples from the formation of the Solar System’s inner planets.

Guiana Space Center To Launch Myriad Missions

Apr 20, 2016

Russia’s Europeanized Soyuz will lift a bevy of low-orbiting satellites on its first launch of 2016 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.

Rotorcraft

Bristow Finds Niche Role For Tiltrotor In Oil And Gas

Apr 22, 2016

Commercial tiltrotor could shrink fleets, reduce the need for outlying bases and lower costs for oil and gas operations.

Going Concerns

2016 Could Be Big Year For Smaller Companies

Apr 21, 2016

Small and midsize enterprises, with revenue measured in tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, are expected to dominate the M&A and deal-making circuit this year.

Airline Intel

Innovation Wins With Landmark Norwegian Air International Approval

Apr 22, 2016

The airline industry needs new ideas about running a long-haul carrier efficiently, and incumbents’attempts to block such new models is short-sighted.

In Orbit

Emerging Nations Get Some Advice On Going To Space

Apr 20, 2016

Cash-strapped South and Central American nations gain valuable insight into establishing space opportunities on their home turf.

Washington Outlook

Opinion: Lawmakers’ Novel Approach To Boosting Defense Spending

Apr 22, 2016

Chairman hopes his idea will speed defense bill passage | Will F-22s resume production? | Key NASA programs in line for more money | Flying without registration

Feedback

Letters From Our Readers (April 25, 2016)

Apr 22, 2016

Manning remotely piloted aircraft | U.S. space program: Conflicting goals? | Assessing age of military aircraft.

Who's Where

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (April 25, 2016)

Apr 22, 2016

Honeywell names president/COO | Aerojet Rocketdyne appoints VP/general counsel/corporate secretary | AAR appoints treasurer

Aerospace Calendar

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (April 25, 2016)

Apr 22, 2016

May 2-5—AUVSI’s Xponential 2016. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. New Orleans. See xponential.org/auvsi2016/public/enter.aspx May 2-6—IEEE Radar Conference. Loews Hotel. Philadelphia. See radarconf16.org/#/

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Defense

First Take

PILOT HIRING

100 Years of Aviation Week

Technology

Unmanned Aviation

Commercial Aviation

MRO

Space

Rotorcraft

Going Concerns

Airline Intel

In Orbit

Washington Outlook

Feedback

Who's Where

Aerospace Calendar