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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 29, 2018

VOL. 180 NO. 43 October 29, 2018

Commercial Aviation

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Airbus Hit By New Narrowbody Production Problems

Oct 25, 2018
Airbus appeared to be slowly overcoming its production issues but has found itself in the middle of another small crisis—introducing new A321neo versions.
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Istanbul’s New Airport Opens Amid Turkey’s Economic And Political Woes

Oct 26, 2018
The big move from Ataturk, which is highly congested, is now envisioned for Dec. 30-31.
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Loganair Visions Electric Island-Hopping Flight First

Oct 26, 2018
Orkney is already famous for the shortest scheduled commercial flights, but could it now pave the way for a revolution in electric aviation?
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With Union Calm At Last, Air France-KLM Looks Ahead

Oct 24, 2018
After steadying Air France’s labor conflict, new Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith still faces many other hurdles.

First Take

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First Take (Oct. 29, 2018)

Oct 26, 2018
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Zhuhai Airshow Preview

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China’s Growing Ability To Drive Away U.S. Forces

Oct 24, 2018
Yearly, China introduces systems to find, track and attack U.S. targets beyond the first chain of islands to its east; and yearly, the deployed numbers rise.
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New Missiles and Sensors Extend Reach Of Chinese Airpower

Oct 23, 2018
Following decades of steady investment China’s air force seeks to "go out."
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Long March 8 Reconfigured For Reuse

Oct 26, 2018
The Long March 8 was originally supposed to be a cheap expendable launcher. Somewhere in the Chinese space launch sector, that was not considered good enough.

Business Aviation

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Manufacturers Embrace, Advance Vision Systems

Oct 22, 2018
Wearable, enhanced and combined vision systems prominent at National Business Aviation Association conference.

Propulsion

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Honeywell, Safran Unveil Hybrid-Electric And Electric Demo Hardware

Oct 24, 2018
Major players in propulsion market look to leverage power strengths as work on electric and hybrid-electric demonstrators accelerates.
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E-Fan Experience Spawns French Hybrid-Electric Startup

Oct 25, 2018
Improved safety, noise and efficiency for GA aircraft is the goal of startup VoltAero, led by a former Airbus CTO.

Space

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2020 Decadal Survey To Weigh Four Large Space Telescope Proposals

Oct 26, 2018
Finding Earth 2.0 is high on the list of priorities as next-generation space observatories vie for support from astronomers and astrophysicists.
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Russia Expected To Quickly Wrap Up Soyuz Launch Failure Probe

Oct 22, 2018
Russia is aiming to return venerable Soyuz rocket to flight as early as Oct. 25.
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Pentagon Takes Next Step in Creating U.S. Space Force

Oct 26, 2018
Defense Department officials continue to lay the framework for a U.S. Space Force and will submit a proposal to the White House in early December.

Defense

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British Carrier Trials Test Unique Landing Capability

Oct 24, 2018
Shipborne rolling vertical landing was developed to yield payload bring-back benefits and reduce engine wear.
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The Week In Defense, Oct. 25-Nov. 1, 2018

Oct 25, 2018
KC-390 nears operational capability; Indian Navy chooses Barak 8; Israel nears heavy helo decision; Indonesia wants a break on KF-X, and Raytheon’s Amraam boost.

Technology

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The Week In Technology—Oct. 22-26, 2018

Oct 22, 2018
Singapore air taxis; high-altitude UAVs; tern transitions; Stratobus test; repelling raptors; windowless cabins.

Up Front

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Opinion: Why Customer Service Is An Aerospace Pain Point

Oct 23, 2018
Aerospace OEMs need to look beyond shareholders.
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Opinion: What’s Coming Next In Defense Consolidation?

Oct 25, 2018
Will this wave continue? The prudent answer is “yes”—but with lots of caveats.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: A&D Suppliers Smile In Face Of Adversity

Oct 23, 2018
The list of things that can go wrong for the aerospace and defense sector seems only to be growing. But to suppliers, happy days are here again.

Airline Intel

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Power Shift: What Next For Ryanair’s Embattled CEO?

Oct 23, 2018
Michael O’Leary is famous for ruthlessly running Europe’s most successful LCC; a new bio sheds light on his personal ambitions and latest challenges.

Leading Edge

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EASA And NASA Moves Emphasize Safety Requirements For Urban Air Taxis

Oct 23, 2018
EASA proposes eVTOL airworthiness standards as NASA outlines plans for a Grand Challenge to advance urban air mobility.

The Launchpad

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Can Stratolaunch Carry On Paul Allen's Space Dreams?

Oct 26, 2018
How Stratolaunch is set up to handle the loss of its financier and visionary leader may serve as a role model for kindred space ventures whose billionaire backers are still around.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: What We Are Getting Into By Getting Out Of INF

Oct 26, 2018
The U.S. should plan for the cost of an unbounded missile competition to encourage Russia and China to negotiate new missile controls.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Oct. 29, 2018)

Oct 26, 2018
Readers discuss pilots' attentiveness to NOTAMS; under-appreciation of apprenticeships; look back- and forward at hypersonic programs; looming pilot shortage.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Oct. 29, 2018)

Oct 26, 2018
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Oct. 29, 2018)

Oct 26, 2018
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.