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Aviation Week & Space Technology, September 12, 2016

Low-Cost Carriers

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Wizz Air Sticks With Ultra-Low-Cost Business Model

Sep 06, 2016
A staunch believer in the ultra-low-cost model, Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi is seeing his vision and patience pay out in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Southwest’s Strained Labor Relations Reflect Business Model Changes

Sep 05, 2016
Southwest differed from other airlines: Its employees actually seemed happy.
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Europe Beckons For Asia’s Long-Haul LCCs

Sep 07, 2016
Low-cost widebody operators gain momentum as they expand their networks and eye European destinations.
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AirAsia Aims To Create Chinese Subsidiary With Local Partner

Sep 08, 2016
AirAsia’s problem in China may turn out to be that, as currently planned, its partner would not be an airline.

First Take

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First Take (Sept. 12, 2016)

Sep 09, 2016
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Defense

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China's Plans For New, Long-Range Bomber

Sep 09, 2016
Announcement of the new bomber development is a further sign that China is seeking to project force beyond ranges necessary for immediate national defense.
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USAF Top Acquisition Officer On Making Weapons Cost What They Should

Sep 08, 2016
U.S. Air Force’s top uniformed acquisition officer is trying to cut costs and maintain schedules during a major overhaul of top aircraft programs.
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U.S. Air Force’s Big Modernization Plans

Sep 09, 2016
What you need to know going into the Air Force Association’s annual air and space symposium.
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Turkish Air Force Looks To Rebuild After Failed Coup

Sep 09, 2016
Turkish government changes recruitment laws to let the air force to solve pilot crisis and recruit officers before they graduate from college.
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How Baltic States Respond To An Aggressive Russia

Sep 07, 2016
Militaries around the Baltic are reconsidering defense plans, reversing years of cuts, as they view more powerful Russian armed forces with modernized weapons
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Minuteman III Replacement Moves Forward With Pentagon’s Blessing

Sep 06, 2016
The Pentagon and Air Force still have not released the cost of the weapon known as ICBM-X, but an estimate may be available within months.
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The Week In Defense, Sept. 8-14, 2016

Sep 08, 2016
In this defense roundup, India’s Light Utility Helicopter, Spain’s first A400M fly, Poland may seek Patriots and a Predator B could get European certification.

Commercial Aviation

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Boeing, Delta, United, FAA Join Forces For GLS Demo At SFO

Sep 08, 2016
A carefully choreographed demo showcased the potential benefits of combining RNP precision approach and GLS satellite-based instrument landings.
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Systems Awareness, Complexity Focus Of Emirates Accident Investigation

Sep 09, 2016
The United Arab Emirates civil aviation authority report on Emirates 521 raises questions about the risks of automation behaving differently in certain modes.
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Political Compromises Leading To Global Aviation Emissions Agreement

Sep 09, 2016
In 2009, aviation committed to achieve carbon-neutral growth from 2020. Now caps will not go into effect before 2021 and will be voluntary at first. For international aviation it is hard-won progress toward preventing CO2 emissions and climate change limiting future growth.

Space

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Dawn Starts Maneuver To Stretch Astrobiological Mission

Sep 07, 2016
NASA’s nine-year-old Dawn mission spacecraft began a spiraling, five-week climb above the dwarf planet Ceres on Sept. 2, a maneuver intended to conserve hydrazine fuel and allow for extended science observations at one of the Solar System’s most intriguing astrobiological prospects.
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Investigators Probe SpaceX Falcon 9 Pad Loss

Sep 09, 2016
The focus of the investigation is on specific failures, faults and combination of events that might have led to the destruction of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and its payload on the launch pad during preparations for a routine static-fire test of rocket’s first-stage Merlin engines.
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Could The U.S. Military Lose Its Connection To Space?

Sep 05, 2016
The space infrastructure on which America’s highly networked armed forces depend is resilient but not invulnerable.

Unmanned Aviation

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Industry Welcomes FAA Small UAS Rule

Sep 09, 2016
With its first regulation allowing routine use of unmanned aircraft systems in national airspace in place, the FAA moves to next UAS rulemaking actions.

Technology

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Boeing Control Tests Target Short-Takeoff Blended Wing Body

Sep 08, 2016
The tests could be a small but important stepping-stone toward further development of the BWB concept as a military tanker-transport.
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Elbit’s Hermes Shows Commercial Large-UAS Capabilities

Sep 06, 2016
Flights of Elbit’s long-endurance Hermes demonstrate potential commercial applications for large UAS in agriculture and infrastructure inspection.
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The Week In Technology, Sept. 5-9, 2016

Sep 05, 2016
Sonic boom and turbulence; origami morphing structures; damage-indicating paint; interior inspection by UAS; Phantom Eye becomes museum exhibit.

Up Front

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Opinion: Defense Budget Rebound? Maybe Not.

Sep 09, 2016
There are key differences between the defense spending cycle that consensus believes will unfold in 2016-20 and prior cycles.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: Aerospace Wants, But Does Not Need, Trans-Pacific Partnership

Sep 09, 2016
Expect the trade deal to loom large after the election as the A&D industry is offers full support, despite opposition from both U.S. presidential candidates.

Airline Intel

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Kirby’s Move To United May Benefit Many Involved, But Not All

Sep 09, 2016
Scott Kirby’s appointment at United Airlines also sheds light on difficulties CEO Oscar Munoz has faced finding acceptance among shareholders.

In Orbit

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Cyclone May Enter Medium-Class Launch Market

Sep 07, 2016
Ukrainian company seeks $155 million investment to build a space launch facility in North America.

Washington Outlook

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Will Gimmickry Delay Defense Budget Deal?

Sep 09, 2016
This week’s Washington Outlook sizes up the impact of the Pentagon’s strategy to threaten a defense budget bill veto, ways around regulations slowing remote-sensing industry sales and a big deal for counter-drug mission aircraft.

Editorial

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An Appreciation: Joe Sutter, 1921-2016

Sep 09, 2016
Boeing’s Sutter, who died last month at 95, had a huge influence on what may be the two most important commercial aircraft of the late 20th century.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Sept. 12, 2016)

Sep 08, 2016
Readers register skepticism over MDA's missile intercept plan; lobby for scramjet technology; revist A-10 and contested airspace; reflect on DayJet's demise and correct a misnomer of the Paveway munition.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (September 12, 2016)

Sep 09, 2016
Parker Aerospace has promoted Steve Pitts to vice president/general manager-control systems and James Stephens to general manager-aircraft wheel and brakes.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Sept. 12, 2016)

Sep 09, 2016
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events in September and October, and Aviation Week Network events