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Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 27, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 8 February 27, 2017

Air Traffic Management

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Europe Implements First ATM Research Program Procedures

Feb 24, 2017
A European program, comparable to NextGen in the U.S., wants to maximize ATM efficiency to take fuller advantage of upgraded aircraft.
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Paris Hub Airport Increases Capacity At Rush Hour

Feb 22, 2017
New air traffic navigation equipment and procedures that could help handle more traffic are getting a tryout at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
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Air Traffic Debates Are Almost As Cloudy As Before U.S. Election

Feb 21, 2017
Practically everyone involved thinks air traffic issues will dominate FAA reauthorization, but few can say what will happen.
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Taking Air Traffic Control Towers To The Mountains

Feb 23, 2017
Colorado will spend $6 million for a remote system it hopes will bring affordable control tower services at a handful of key mountain airports.
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AirMap Aims To Be ‘ANSP For Drones’ In Low-Altitude Airspace

Feb 23, 2017
A new financing round brings strategic investors, including Airbus and Microsoft, on board a startup that wants to enable safe and efficient large-scale operations for small UAS in low-altitude airspace.

Space

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SpaceX Dragon ISS Delivery Back In Business

Feb 22, 2017
For the first time since last summer, SpaceX successfully got cargo to the International Space Station, including many new research projects.
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India Launches Record 104 Satellites On One Mission

Feb 22, 2017
A majority of the spacecraft, 88, are cubesats bolstering San Francisco-based Planet’s growing Earth-observation constellation.

Defense

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Are U.S. F-35s Refueling Too Often?

Feb 20, 2017
The Air Force requires the fighters to hit the tanker every 30-40 min. during an ocean crossing.
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F-35 Excels At Destroying Targets—If They Don’t Move

Feb 21, 2017
The close-air-support jet of the future, the F-35, will not be capable of hitting moving targets in Block 3F without new bombs.
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BAE Advanced Hawk Proposed For Expanded Indian Trainer Force

Feb 24, 2017
The Advanced Hawk has an engine more powerful than the one in India’s current trainer fleet. BAE and HAL also offer synthetic features in inflight training and a refueling probe.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Aims At Multi-Role Helicopter Launch This Year

Feb 23, 2017
Developers in India have designed the IMRH to outperform the Mi-17 on a little less weight, partly by using an airframe made mainly of carbon-fiber composite.
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The Week In Defense, Feb. 23-March 2

Feb 23, 2017
Study shows dramatic rise in U.S. weapons exports, MBDA seeks new markets for Sea Venom missile, Russia and India agree to more cooperation on T-50 fighter.

Commercial Aviation

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Boeing Considers Next Midmarket Moves As Airbus Watches

Feb 20, 2017
In a giant game of aviation chess, the pieces that will determine the battle for the middle-of-the-market sector next decade are already in play.

Face to Face

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Kongsberg Looks To Expand Global Footprint

Feb 22, 2017
Eirik Lie sat down with Aviation Week to discuss the F-35, JSM, Nasams and building Norway's Kongsberg into an international brand.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, Feb. 20-24, 2017

Feb 20, 2017
Airbus helps yacht race; flying cars on sale; Dubai plans air taxis; Singapore counters drones; Insitu flies Redkite WAMI.

Inside Business Aviation

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Aviation Safety Program Popular Among Charter, Corporate Operators

Feb 23, 2017
Corporate aircraft operators clamor to join Aviation Safety Action Program of Air Charter Safety Foundation ASAP.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: Trump’s Promise to Cut Business Regulations Faces History

Feb 24, 2017
When it comes to cutting regulations, the U.S. has seen this movie before, and we know how it ends—or at least how it has every time before.

Leading Edge

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UPS Tests Truck-Launched Drone Delivery With Workhorse

Feb 24, 2017
UPS and delivery-vehicle maker Workhorse demonstrate how truck-launched unmanned aircraft could make package delivery in rural areas more efficient and sustainable.

In Orbit

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Hardware Not Only Risk Factor In Human Spaceflight

Feb 22, 2017
The change in administration means change in the spaceflight community. There will be risks.

Washington Outlook

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U.S. Air Force Chief Pleads For Budget Action

Feb 24, 2017
Gen. Goldfein says the lack of a fiscal 2017 budget could do more damage than any enemy.