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Apr 28, 2020
A review finds a conflict between emergency procedures and maintenance instructions.
Apr 27, 2020
IT needs commercial vendors that understand the importance of cybersecurity on the ground as well as in space.
Apr 24, 2020
The first crewed flight test in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is targeted for a May 27 launch.
Apr 23, 2020
A Northrop Grumman-supplied cockpit upgrade for the U.S. Army’s UH-60 fleet has passed a key testing milestone ahead of a planned full-rate production decision, the company announced on April 22. 
Apr 21, 2020
Practically everyone in commercial aerospace is scrambling to figure out how deep, and how long, COVID-19 will affect industry. Two longtime aerospace experts from consultancy Roland Berger, Manfred Hader and Robert Thomson, join Aviation Week senior business editor Michael Bruno on Check 6 to discuss what may occur.
Apr 20, 2020
As the airframers go, so goes the aircraft engine industry. 
Apr 20, 2020
The Pentagon predicts there will be a three-month slowdown for major defense acquisition programs because of impacts related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 17, 2020
The FAA plans to require Boeing 737 MAX operators to replace a poorly designed engine-access door component with an updated version.