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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 30, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 4 January 30, 2017

Defense

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F-35 Key To Securing NATO’s 'High North'

Jan 26, 2017
As Russia beefs up its military and signals a more aggressive foreign policy, the JSF is essential to guarding NATO's northern flank.
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Harpoon-ER Upgrade Is Boeing’s Go-To For U.S. Navy Competition

Jan 23, 2017
Boeing will soon test an air-launched version of the double-range “Harpoon-ER” anti-ship missile in anticipation of U.S. Navy requirements.
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The Week in Defense, Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2017

Jan 26, 2017
U.S. State Department approves Foreign Military Sale requests, Saudia Arabia inducts F-15SAs into fleet, Indonesian president wants to see final A400M accident report, and Raytheon wins fourth full-rate production contract for SM-6.

Commercial Aviation

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Certification Worries Prompt MRJ Design Change And Fifth Delay

Jan 27, 2017
MRJ program slippage now totals a remarkable 6.5 years. The obvious explanation for most of the troubles is simple: inexperience. Yet MHI is looking at a successor program.
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Etihad’s Management Changes Signal New Course

Jan 27, 2017
Etihad acquired stakes in many troubled airlines abroad in the hope of gaining size by turning them around. But the financial burdens have proved unbearable; Etihad’s owners are switching course.
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United Airlines Aims For Gains From Network, Management And Fleet

Jan 23, 2017
United President Scott Kirby is looking to fulfill the airline’s potential with some major organizational moves.
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'Liquidity Tsunami' Drives Aircraft Finance Sector Boom

Jan 24, 2017
Everyone seems to want to be in on the newly lucrative aircraft financing industry.
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AerCap Expects Widebody Deferrals As Market Continues Growth

Jan 25, 2017
Leading aircraft lessor AerCap expects a substantial number of widebody deferrals but argues the market is still strong enough to deal with some turbulence.
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Contrasting Overhauls For Cathay, Malaysia Airlines

Jan 26, 2017
Cathay Pacific has revealed the outlines of its largest restructuring in 20 years, while Malaysia Airlines makes encouraging progress on its more ambitious changes.

Avionics

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U.S. Air Force Pushes Open-System Standards Into Programs

Jan 27, 2017
Hope that reduced integration costs will free up funding for more frequent capability upgrades is behind industry’s willingness to embrace open avionics standards and increased competition, says U.S. Air Force.

Space

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Europe's Galileo Navigation Satellites Plagued With Atomic Clock Failures

Jan 24, 2017
ESA is planning to outfit the 30-satellite constellation with the same atomic clocks, despite the issues.
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OHB Set To Jump Into Geo Telecom Satellite Market

Jan 25, 2017
A small tech company not too long ago, OHB is now set to compete with the bigger satellite OEMs.

Technology

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‘Quiet’ Slat Cuts Noise In Boeing-Embraer E170 EcoDemonstrator

Jan 24, 2017
First results seem promising from jointly conducted Boeing-Embraer EcoDemonstrator technology test effort using an E170 prototype.
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U.S. Air Force Tackles Fuel-Burn Reduction On Legacy Aircraft

Jan 26, 2017
Shark and seal skins, even speed skater’s suits, are inspiring drag-reduction technologies eyed for coating U.S. Air Force transports and tankers to curb jet fuel consumption.
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The Week in Technology, Jan 23-27, 2017

Jan 23, 2017
Lockheed Martin X-56A ready return to flight; Aurora LightningStrike vertical-horizontal transition tests; TsAGI ground-effect transport tested; BAE Systems lasers to create atmospheric lenses; U.S. Army tests Hoverbike for rapid resupply.

Up Front

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Opinion: Europe’s Super Supplier: Reasons To Cheer Safran-Zodiac Deal

Jan 25, 2017
Combined, the companies will have a system portfolio spanning the entire aircraft.

Inside Business Aviation

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Crowdsourcing Flights To Vegas And Vail

Jan 26, 2017
Charter operators are embracing the private club concept as way of “democratizing” private aviation.

Leading Edge

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Deciding Rules Of The Road For Urban UAS

Jan 26, 2017
Extend today’s highway code to the skies or allow vehicles freedom to self-regulate? These are among options for urban unmanned-aircraft traffic control being explored by researchers.

In Orbit

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Space: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going

Jan 25, 2017
President Obama shook up space policy when he took office, and President Trump may be about to do the same.

Washington Outlook

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Elon Musk’s Inroads At The Trump White House

Jan 27, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: the SpaceX CEO makes a third trip to talk with Team Trump, why the idea of a wall in Mexico needs an adjustment and a look back at what happens when rhetoric meets reality.