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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 8, 2018

VOL. 180 NO. 1 January 08, 2018

Person of the Year

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Airbus CEO Tom Enders Is Aviation Week 2017 Person Of The Year

Jan 05, 2018
The hard-nosed, no-nonsense strategist has reshaped Airbus and altered the aircraft industry’s competitive landscape.

Flying the Vision Jet

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Pilot Report: Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet

Jan 04, 2018
Modest performance and price, coupled with spacious cabin and safety features, make the Vision Jet popular with owners of Cirrus piston-powered aircraft trading up.

Interview

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10 Questions For L3 Technologies’ New CEO

Jan 02, 2018
Chris Kubasik lays out his roadmap in an interview with Aviation Week Network editors.

Technology

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Lindbergh Flies Into Electric VTOL Air Taxi Market

Jan 02, 2018
Charles Lindbergh’s grandson teams up with other pioneers of electric flight to launch a startup developing a hybrid-electric tilt-wing VTOL air taxi.
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UK Tier 1 Companies Bet On More-Electric Future

Jan 04, 2018
To avoid falling behind the trend to aircraft electrification, the UK funds a program to advance its industry’s capability in more-electric engines and systems.

Commercial Aviation

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MC-21 Narrowbody Flight Tests Symbolize Russian Sector Ambitions

Jan 02, 2018
Development of new civil aircraft in Russia takes place against the backdrop of a recent surge in demand in domestic and international air travel.
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Business Class Seats A Weighty Issue On Ultra Long Range Flights

Jan 03, 2018
Some airlines are discovering that premium seats are heavier than expected and threaten the economics of flying extreme ranges.
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European Carriers Look To Latin America For Growth

Jan 03, 2018
European airlines are establishing new routes to Latin America, where they see demand on the rise.
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Crossover Jet Manufacturers Targeting Southeast Asia

Jan 03, 2018
For crossover narrowbody jet manufacturers, the challenge is to convince carriers there is a need for their aircraft, both operationally and financially.

Space

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Aerospace Corp. Expands Space Counter-Collision Studies

Jan 03, 2018
Spacecraft, sensors, systems and better prediction capability form focus for Aerospace Corp.’s drive to mitigate danger from collisions with orbiting objects.
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China Plans Giant Constellations of Tiny Satellites

Jan 02, 2018
Private industry teams up with the military to launch more than 700 high-resolution imaging satellites by 2022.
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Planet-Hunting TESS Telescope To Fly Despite Camera Flaw

Jan 03, 2018
NASA still needs to certify SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket for telescope’s planned March liftoff on high-priority science mission.
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Ariane 6 Development Progressing On Time

Jan 04, 2018
A maturity gate review confirmed that the industrial process of the Ariane 6 is mature enough to start construction of the first launcher.

Defense

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Aegis Ashore Should Be Operational In Japan In Five Years

Jan 02, 2018
The main effect of the acquisition is to take pressure off Japan’s Aegis destroyers, releasing them for non-BMD duties.
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Japanese Meteor Version Advancing To Test Shots

Jan 04, 2018
The Joint New Air-to-Air Missile will feature a seeker using gallium-nitride semiconductor material.
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Israeli Army Begins To Build a UAS Fleet

Jan 04, 2018
The Israeli Air Force is beginning to accept the inevitable use of tactical unmanned aircraft by the ground forces in border regions.
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Does Turkish S-400 Deal Hint At New Pact With Moscow?

Jan 03, 2018
Turkey signed an agreement last month to buy a Russian S-400 air defense system, but Ankara is continuing joint European studies on air defense.
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The Week in Defense, Jan. 4-11, 2018

Jan 04, 2018
France pushes hard for Rafale sale to Belgium, Nigeria closes in on Super Tucano purchase, and Poland’s defense modernization continues.

Inside Business Aviation

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Yingling Aviation’s Lynn Nichols Makes Things Happen

Jan 05, 2018
His work in reinvigorating the FBO earned him the Wichita Aero Club’s 2017 Trophy winner.