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Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 23, 2015

The Price of Cheap Oil

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Drop In Oil Prices Means An Airline Profitability Boost Now, But...

Feb 20, 2015
From hedging strategies to equipment choices to routes and capacity, the implications of current fuel prices are not as straightforward as one might think.
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Decline In Fuel Costs Worries Offshore Helicopter Operators

Feb 17, 2015
Falling oil prices could slow growth and rein in aircraft acquisition plans for offshore helicopter services.
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Biofuel Scale-up Is At Most Risk From Continued Low Oil Price

Feb 17, 2015
The dramatic drop in oil prices is not opportune for the biofuel industry, as its tries to move from R&D into commercialization and volume delivery of alternative jet fuels.
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Boeing Sees No Business Case For 757 MAX

Feb 17, 2015
Despite interest from a few carriers and lessors, Boeing is still skeptical that launching a new version of the 757 would be justified by market demand.

Commercial Aviation

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Bombardier Pins Hopes On New CEO, New Financing

Feb 19, 2015
New CEO to focus on program execution and margin improvement as Bombardier moves to increase liquidity and position itself for an uncertain future.
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Lufthansa Offers Mainline Growth For Concessions

Feb 19, 2015
The two major airlines in Continental Europe face an uphill battle as they struggle to regain profitability. First up will be persuading employees to agree to more concessions.
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Japan’s Largest LCCs Invade Each Other’s Hubs

Feb 19, 2015
To grow and improve their financial results, LCCs in Japan must expand into competitors’ hub airports and add international services.
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Report: Poor Work Conditions For Many European LCC Crew

Feb 19, 2015
An in-depth study underscores the worsening work conditions for LCC crewmembers, especially pilots, in Europe.

Technology

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FAA Urged To Act Fast On Small UAS Rule

Feb 17, 2015
More than six years in the making, the FAA’s proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft cannot be finalized fast enough for those on either side of the argument over UAS in civil airspace.
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The Week In Technology, Feb. 16-20, 2015

Feb 16, 2015
Crash shows helicopter’s strong point; U.K. government backing inflates hybrid airship; unmanned aircraft to help manage crises; UAS tolerates crashes, wins prize; two biofuels from one algae.
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Europe’s IXV Is First For Both Spaceplane And Launcher

Feb 16, 2015
Data from a recent test flight of the IXV, ESA’s experimental spaceplane, is expected to guide development of reusable space vehicles.
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Darpa To Focus On How Unmanned Can Help Manned

Feb 16, 2015
How lower-cost unmanned vehicles can help high-end manned platforms survive in hostile airspace is a focus of new programs in the Pentagon research agency’s budget request.

Defense

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USAF To 'Re-Energize' Debate On Future Of CAS

Feb 25, 2015
Under fire for A-10 retirement plans, USAF holds close air support summit to ‘reset’ the debate
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Military U.S. UAV Export Guidance Marks New Era

Feb 19, 2015
Obama administration announces long-awaited new export guidelines for military UAVs.
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USAF Funds Mystery Opposition Trainer

Feb 19, 2015
The U.S. Air Force is having difficulty explaining how a request for $220.5 million for a “red-air” aggressor aircraft got into the fiscal 2016 budget plan for the T-X sent to Congress.
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Orders Await For Nine Indian Helicopter Programs

Feb 19, 2015
Even if India does not meet its requirement for 1,000 new helicopters by 2020, its military will be ordering a vast number of new rotorcraft.

Space

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Last ATV Leaves Progress To Reboost, De-Orbit ISS

Feb 18, 2015
ESA’s final ATV mission means Russia’s Progress freighter is the only vehicle left to reboost and ultimately de-orbit the ISS.
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New Rocket, White Tails In ULA’s Long-Term Strategy

Feb 19, 2015
Seeing an end to its monopoly, ULA turns toward a commercial model.
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SpaceX To Upgrade Drone Ship For Next Falcon Landing Attempt

Feb 18, 2015
Because the platform is vulnerable to extreme conditions, SpaceX intends to equip the vessel with additional station-keeping capability.

Up Front

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Opinion: Why The Defense 'Upturn' Is A Mirage

Feb 19, 2015
New program starts are going to be extremely hard-fought and without increased budgets, and extensions of mature lines also may be more difficult.

Inside Business Aviation

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General Aviation Industry Continues Upswing

Feb 19, 2015
Annual aircraft shipment counts suggest the general aviation market is recovering, but challenges remain.

Reality Check

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Opinion: Dassault's First Rafale Export Order Underscores France’s Patience

Feb 23, 2015
Decades have elapsed between Rafale leaving the drawing board and landing a foreign sale.

Leading Edge

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Insurers Could Drive Crashworthy Design Of Small UAS

Feb 23, 2015
The FAA may not plan to certify the airworthiness of small UAS, but manufacturers need to pay attention to crashworthiness.

In Orbit

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Time To Start Planning For Post-ISS Era

Feb 18, 2015
NASA’s human-spaceflight chief urges the private sector to start preparing to replace the ISS with a commercial space station.

Washington Outlook

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Airline CEO Tiff, U.S.-India UAV, And Next Round In Ukraine

Feb 19, 2015
Delta CEO Richard Anderson’s recent comments about airline subsidies and 9/11 offended his counterparts in the Gulf.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: A Little Money And Clarity Could Fix NASA

Feb 23, 2015
President Barack Obama has vowed that the U.S. would be “pushing out into the Solar System, not just to visit, but to stay.”

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Feb. 23)

Feb 19, 2015
Mark Buongiorno has been appointed head of the F135 military jet engine program at Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Connecticut. He succeeds Chris Flynn, who has been named head of quality oversight. Buongiorno was director of domestic and aftermarket business development for the military engines business.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Feb. 23, 2015)

Feb 23, 2015
A-10 advocate suggests pairing aircraft with U.S. Marine Corps; Slow defense cycle noted as potential boon for future capabilities; Reader wonders when Aviation Week will be accessible by Android users; U.S. entry into T-X trainer competition is hailed.

Flight Tracking