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Aviation Week & Space Technology, September 25, 2017

VOL. 179 NO. 38 September 25, 2017

Pilots

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Is U.S. Airline Pilot Shortage Real?

Sep 19, 2017
Stopgap measures such as bonuses must give way to longer-term sustainable strategies to shore up the pilot pipeline. Photo credit: Boeing
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CAAC Lowers Famously High Physical Standards For Pilots

Sep 20, 2017
Chinese pilots previously had to have remarkable eyesight and could not be too short. Now standards have been relaxed.
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Pilot Shortage May Force U.S. Air Force To Outsource Training

Sep 22, 2017
The service considers contracting out initial pilot training to universities and private companies.

Propulsion

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Safran Unveils Propulsion Road Map

Sep 18, 2017
The French engine-maker says turbofan improvements will continue while parallel studies of hybrid and all-electric propulsion studies ramp up.
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Rolls-Royce ‘Excited’ By Electric Regional Market

Sep 21, 2017
Areas underserved by rail—including the U.S.—are potential targets for hybrid-electric propulsion regional aircraft.

Defense

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ICBM Program Chief: Get It Right To Move Fast

Sep 22, 2017
Air Force is looking for “every opportunity” to speed up the next-generation ICBM program.
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Is Political Leverage, Not Capability, Behind Qatar Fighter Orders?

Sep 21, 2017
There are questions about how Doha’s tiny air force will be able to absorb the massive capabilities in which it is investing.
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Enhanced Typhoon Sensors Drive New Cockpit Architecture

Sep 19, 2017
Striker 2 helmet could bring augmented reality into the Typhoon cockpit.
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UK Live-Air Training Program Stimulates Industry

Sep 21, 2017
At least four teams expressed interest in competing for the billion-pound UK contract to provide aggressor training for all three military services.
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The Week In Defense, Sept. 21-28, 2017

Sep 21, 2017
North Korean missile shows ability to hit beyond Guam; MBDA chief aims for more European defense cooperation post-Brexit; India may pursue satellite to monitor border with China; Canada ups pressures on Boeing.

Commercial Aviation

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ATR Scores Sales In Key U.S., Indian And Chinese Markets

Sep 18, 2017
ATRs new marketing efforts are paying off with firm orders in regions where it was previously unsuccessful.
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Inmarsat Poised To Launch First Hybrid Inflight Wi-Fi Service

Sep 21, 2017
European Aviation Network to begin commercial service on a British Airways Airbus A321 later this year with service that uses ground and space-based assets.

Space

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Satellite Demand: Surge Or Oversupply?

Sep 20, 2017
The jury is still out on which business model and network architecture could thrive in the satellite telecommunications market in the near future.
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After Cassini, Outer Solar System Is Falling Silent

Sep 20, 2017
Only NASA’s Juno spacecraft remains in orbit around a planet beyond Mars, and its days also are numbered.

Business

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Northrop Bid To Buy Orbital Will Test Washington

Sep 22, 2017
The $9.2 billion acquisition may test the Trump administration, which has concern over a shrinking defense base and ordered a study and recommendations.
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Northrop Grumman Looks To Launch Orbital ATK Takeover

Sep 20, 2017
Deal would put Northrop Grumman back in the human spaceflight business.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, Sept. 18-22, 2017

Sep 18, 2017
LeoLabs teams with Planet; Swiss demo U-space; fuel cell powers multicopter drone.

Up Front

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Opinion: Have Jetliners Escaped The Boom-Bust Cycle?

Sep 22, 2017
Has the commercial aviation industry finally vanquished the cycle? Even thinking such a thing sounds hubristic, but it is difficult to argue with the numbers.

Inside Business Aviation

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‘Helicopter With Wings’ Aims For Surveillance Market

Sep 22, 2017
The purpose-built Seeker is a bug-eyed, butt-ugly beauty.

Washington Outlook

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U.S. Air Force Priority: Get A Budget

Sep 22, 2017
In this week’s Washington Outlook: Continued delays could impact precision weapons buys, T-X contract award, new nominees to the Export-Import Bank and the fate of the Space Corps.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: What Is Missing From North Korean Nuclear Discussion

Sep 18, 2017
The U.S. is ignoring China’s role on the peninsula at its own peril.