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Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 5, 2016

2016 Photo Contest

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2016 Photo Contest Winners

Dec 02, 2016
Vintage aircraft flying above the clouds, a record-setting skydiving jump and a historic space launch are among this year's Aviation Week Photo Contest winners.
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2016 Photo Contest Editor's Picks

Dec 02, 2016
Our editors and artists picked their favorite photos, including commercial jetliners, watery landings, combat aircraft maneuvering and space launches.
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Meet the Winners of Aviation Weeks 2016 Photo Contest

Dec 02, 2016
You don't have to work in aerospace to be a winner of Aviation Week's Photo Contest, but it helps.
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Aviation Week's 2016 Photo Contest Judges

Dec 02, 2016
Our judges have strong backgrounds in photography, journalism and art and design. They bring an appreciation for aesthetics and love of aviation.

First Take

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First Take (December 5, 2016)

Dec 02, 2016
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Commercial Aviation

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Pratt Sees Busy Year-End As It Targets GTF Catch-Up

Nov 28, 2016
Engine OEM improves delivery schedule and improves blade quality.
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Embraer Moves Back E175-E2 Service Entry Date

Dec 01, 2016
Embraer CEO cites pragmatic market reasons for delaying E175-E2 debut amid scope clause uncertainty. Production of the current E175 will be extended.
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A350-1000 Starts Flight Tests As Airbus Considers Further Stretch

Dec 01, 2016
Airbus aims at short A350-1000 flight test program and considers larger family member.
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Malaysia Airlines Bets On New Role For A380s

Nov 30, 2016
Malaysian carrier sees huge potential for its proposed A380 charter operation, which would be based on Muslim pilgrimage traffic.
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Thales: Big Data Produces Big Results In Big Test

Nov 29, 2016
Fewer delays, better arrival time estimates expected with modern air traffic management tools under development at Thales.
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Airport Solution Vital To Philippine Airlines Plans

Nov 28, 2016
Philippine Airlines has ambitious growth planned, but airport capacity issues must be resolved.

Technology

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U-tail Business Jet Shows Noise Benefits In Clean Sky Tests

Dec 08, 2016
Clean Sky is wrapping up wind-tunnel and full-scale ground tests of a noise-shielding U-tail configuration for future business jets.
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The Week In Technology, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2016

Nov 28, 2016
Facebook Aquila to fly again; TsAGI eyes hydrogen-fueled widebody; Northrop’s Tern takes shape; Denver hosts counter-UAS demo.

Rotorcraft

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Bell, FHI To Raise 412 Maximum Weight For UH-X

Dec 01, 2016
The Bell 412 will be built and assembled on both sides of the Pacific. FHI’s manufacturing setup will be a second production line, says Bell.

Space

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Ministerial Council To Decide On ESA’s €11 Billion Proposal

Nov 29, 2016
ESA’s vision for Europe’s participation in space is expected to be bolstered by a vote of confidence and cash from the 22 member states that comprise the space agency.
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U.S. Posturing To Protect Space Presence

Dec 02, 2016
With more outreach to commercial industry and international partners, the U.S. is expanding the ways it approaches defense.

Defense

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Big Chinese Air-to-Air Missile Could Hit Support Aircraft

Dec 02, 2016
The latest Chinese air-to-air missile is comparable with a long-range surface-to-air weapon in size and appearance, so its range is probably well over 200 km.
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Black Hawks To Replace Russian Mainstay In Afghan Inventory

Dec 02, 2016
Fiscal 2017 U.S. defense budget includes plans to replace Afghan fleet of Mi-17 helicopters.
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U.S. Air Force Tackles Repair To F-22 Stealth Coating

Nov 30, 2016
Operators are seeing wrinkles in the low-observable coating that could eventually peel off and compromise the fighter’s stealth.
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Australia Promotes Multinational Effort To Improve NH90 Helos

Nov 28, 2016
Possible changes to the NH90 helicopter include more payload, enhanced electro-optical system and teaming with unmanned aircraft.
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U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Prepares For Guam Deployment

Nov 28, 2016
After 10 years of development, the Navy’s $14 billion MQ-4C Triton program is preparing its fifth and sixth aircraft for deployment to Guam.
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The Week In Defense, Dec. 1-8

Dec 01, 2016
In this week’s roundup, Norway looks to upgrade its maritime patrol fleet, Singapore looks toward operations of a surveillance aerostat, Japan receives its first F-35, Raytheon scores a new Patriot sale and Poland buys Lockheed’s extended-range missile.

Up Front

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Opinion: Trump’s Risks And Rewards For Boeing

Nov 30, 2016
Like much of the business world, Boeing is waiting to see how Trump’s trade policies will affect its exports.

Going Concerns

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The New-Model CEO At Spirit AeroSystems

Dec 02, 2016
The Western A&D sector would do well to take a closer look at Spirit AeroSystem’s relatively new CEO and president, Tom Gentile.

Airline Intel

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Lufthansa’s Pilots Are Their Own Worst Enemies

Dec 02, 2016
If the German legacy carrier’s pilots don’t compromise on wages or other issues, they may be putting the Lufthansa Group in danger.

Leading Edge

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DARPA’s Ship-Based Tern Harks Back To Tailsitting VTOL Concept

Dec 02, 2016
Tailsitting vertical takeoff/landing unmanned aircraft takes shape at Northrop Grumman under DARPA’s Tern warship-based medium-altitude, long-endurance program.

In Orbit

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Alan Stern Learned Some Lessons En Route To Pluto

Dec 01, 2016
The principal investigator for the New Horizons space program says that the volume of unexpected results generated will mean rewriting the textbooks on what is happening in the Kuiper Belt.

Washington Outlook

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Will Aerospace Companies Think Twice About Moving To Mexico?

Dec 02, 2016
In this week’s Washington Outlook, outsourcing business seems suddenly unpopular, lawmakers ask for a flyoff between the F-35 and the A-10 and the head of Trump’s NASA transition team is named.

Editorial

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Opinion: Investing In Aeronautics, NASA’s First ‘A’

Dec 02, 2016
Maintaining U.S. aeronautical leadership—and the high-wage jobs that come with it—will depend on investments made today by Congress and the Trump administration.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Dec. 5, 2016)

Dec 02, 2016
Readers weigh in on launch-vehicle reuse; climate-change skeptics; how President-elect Trump might impact A&D sector; breadth and depth of stealth coverage

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (December 5, 2016)

Dec 02, 2016
B​oeing has promoted Stanley A. Deal to president/CEO of Boeing Global Services, a new unit, from senior vice president-commercial aviation services.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Dec. 5, 2016)

Dec 02, 2016
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events