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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 8, 2017

Defense

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Lockheed Preps F-16 Line Move To Greenville, With Eye On India

May 02, 2017
Lockheed Martin is not waiting for New Delhi; it is beginning preparations for new Fighting Falcon orders.
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Intrigue Surrounds Heavily Modified Global Business Jet

May 05, 2017
Closely guarded Global Express could be destined for service with the UAE Air Force.
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Boeing Reveals 737 MAX Military Derivative Study

May 05, 2017
Boeing’s common-platform concept offers the U.S. Air Force variants of the twinjet family, including the newly developed MAX, to succeed all the aging military quad-jet fleets in line for eventual refinancing strategies.
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Military Blended-Wing Body Variant Is Step Closer To Reality

May 04, 2017
Results of newly completed water-tunnel tests indicate that a cargo door-configured BWB design is viable, providing a vital boost to the project.
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U.S. Army Needs FVL Light Recon More Than Black Hawk Successor

Apr 29, 2017
The Army’s “No. 1 priority” for Future Vertical Lift is an armed scout platform, despite moving forward with a Black Hawk replacement.
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The Week In Defense (May 4-11, 2017)

May 04, 2017
In this week’s roundup: Japan considers missile defense system to counter North Korean threat, State Department approves potential U.S. Foreign Military Sales to New Zealand and Kenya and Russia’s Ka-52K completes first maritime test.

Safety

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ICAO Plans To Reassess Thai Safety Problems

May 03, 2017
Thailand’s efforts to recertify its airlines raises the prospect of ICAO removing its safety red flag this year.

Business Aviation

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Rolls Is Excited But Cautious Over Emerging Supersonic Bizav Market

May 05, 2017
For now, hybrid jets that can switch between supersonic over water and subsonic over land are key to the plans.

Technology

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Inside Airbus A3’s Vahana Electric VTOL

May 01, 2017
Airbus’s Silicon Valley outpost is on track to fly its full-scale electric VTOL demonstrator by year-end as airframe components arrive at A3.
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The Week In Technology, May 1-4, 2017

May 01, 2017
Aurora flies eVTOL for Uber; Carter unveils SR/C air taxi; AirspaceX develops modular eVTOL; NASA X-57 takes shape.

Avionics

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Avilon Cockpit Advances The Human-Machine Interface

May 01, 2017
Though at least 18 months late to market, Sandel Avionics’ new Avilon cockpit will still shake up the state of the art for guidance and navigation.

Space

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Arianespace Restarts Operations After French Guiana Strikes

May 03, 2017
The European space launch company is eager to show it is still reliable despite facing a major roadblock (literally).
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U.S. Air Force Lines Up Space Launch Vehicle Investments

May 04, 2017
Orbital ATK, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are key contenders for the Air Force’s EELV launch service investments.

Rotorcraft

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Clean Sky Trials Prove High-Compression Engine Helo’s Potential

May 05, 2017
Road map could deliver further improvements for piston-powered H120.

Face to Face

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Raytheon Intel Exec On How Commercial Info Tech Drives Change

May 04, 2017
Face-to-Face with David Wajsgras, Raytheon’s vice president and president of the Intelligence, Information and Services business unit, and former CFO.

Commercial Aviation

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Big Data Commands Big Attention In Aerospace And Defense

May 05, 2017
Big data is the big deal in A&D, according to the buzz at recent industry conferences. Challenges remain, but the question is not whether to pay attention, but rather, how.

Aircraft Interiors

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Airlines Look To Improve Onboard Well-Being

May 02, 2017
Lighting, seating and sensors are being used in new cabin technologies to increase passenger satisfaction.

Up Front

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Opinion: Why Boeing’s Charge of Bombardier ‘Dumping’ Doesn’t Add Up

May 05, 2017
Regardless of the U.S. International Trade Commission’s final ruling, there is a pervasive sense that Boeing has made a tactical if not a strategic blunder.

Inside Business Aviation

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Propeller-Maker Hartzell Celebrates Centenary

May 04, 2017
Century-old Hartzell has delivered 500,000+ propellers since Orville Wright urged it to start making them.

Leading Edge

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Uber’s eVTOL Vision Feasible But Challenging

May 05, 2017
Academic study of electric VTOL configurations suggests Uber’s vision for a network of on-demand urban air taxis is technologically feasible from an energy-source perspective.

In Orbit

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Gemini Software Heritage Shaping Human Spaceflight Today

May 03, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser uses guidance, navigation and control techniques first developed for astronaut flights in the 1960s.

Washington Outlook

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U.S. Government Shutdown Averted, But 2018 Budget Battles Loom

May 05, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: Republicans lobby for end to defense budget limits, SpaceX seeks regulatory changes for broadband constellation and will the airlines regulate themselves?

Viewpoint

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Opinion: If Air Rage Is Out Of Control, Ask Management

May 03, 2017
Decisions made by airline bosses have put passengers and flight attendants in a pressure-cooker.