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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 25, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 20 May 25, 2015

Flying the A350

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Honeywell’s Variable-Speed APU Debuts On Airbus A350

May 22, 2015
More power, same weight, less fuel burn: Honeywell’s auxiliary power unit for the A350 sets new performance standards.
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Flying The A350: Airbus’s Most Technologically Advanced Airliner

May 22, 2015
After putting the Airbus A350 through its paces, the ruling is it's a different aircraft than Boeing’s 787, and is a significant advance over the popular A330.
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Airbus A350’s Enhanced, Modular Avionics

May 22, 2015
New Airbus twin has large-format cockpit displays and core processing modules with more integration and functionality.
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Airbus A350’s Rolls-Royce Trent XWBs

May 22, 2015
Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB, the only engine available on the A350, sets new standards for high fuel efficiency, low noise and emissions.

First Take

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First Take (May 25-June 7, 2015)

May 22, 2015
DEFENSE France, Germany and Italy have formally agreed to launch studies that could lead to development of a European medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft for delivery in the early to mid-2020s. Airbus Defense & Space in Germany is to lead a two-year, €60 million ($68 million) definition study with France’s Dassault and Italy’s Finmeccanica (page 25).

Technology

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Inside NASA’s 10-Engine VTOL Unmanned Aircraft

May 18, 2015
NASA’s Greased Lightning has it all: unmanned operations, vertical takeoff and landing, distributed propulsion, hybrid-electric power and efficient cruise. But how does it work?
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3-D-Printed Parts Prove Beneficial For Airbus And ULA

May 18, 2015
The aircraft maker and launch vehicle manufacturer are using 3-D-printed polymer parts in the A350 and Atlas V booster, respectively
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The Week in Technology, May 18-22, 2015

May 18, 2015
Variable-buoyancy airship patented; cockpit display keeps booms away; quicker ways to deploy unmanned assets; Slovakia’s AeroMobil flying car crashes; faster airport security checks.

Paris 2015 Preview

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Program Execution, Ramp-Up Trump New-Order Talk Ahead Of Paris Air Show

May 29, 2015
Few fireworks are expected at Paris this year, but retrenching and refocusing of products will be highlighted in all arenas—commercial, defense, space and technology.

Top-Performing Airlines

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Aviation Week Airline Rankings Highlight Narrowbody Advantage

May 19, 2015
Japan Airlines is the highest-scoring in Aviation Week’s Top-Performing Airlines rankings, with narrowbody operators also featuring prominently in the top 10.
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Snapshots Of Six 2015 TPA High-Scorers

May 19, 2015
Japan Airlines, Spirit, Ryanair, Alaska, Allegiant and Copa are the top scorers in Aviation Week’s 2015 Top-Performing Airlines study.
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The Mechanics Behind TPA Rankings

May 19, 2015
New Top-Performing Airlines rankings use a new source of data, but the methodology behind the results remains the same.

Commercial Aviation

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Winning Bid For TAP Seems Imminent

May 22, 2015
For a decade and a half, TAP Portugal has been on and off the block, but the state-owned airline is now due to be sold to private bidders within weeks.
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How Strong Will Business Aviation Recovery Be?

May 22, 2015
The bizav sector is confident in upper-market segment growth, but small jets are still suffering.
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SpaceX Dragon Helping FAA Free Up More Airspace

May 26, 2015
Real-time space vehicle data will help the FAA deploy dynamic protective boundaries around a plethora of space activities set to begin in the next few years.

Space

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NASA Trying To Avoid Human-Rating Temporary Upper Stage

May 20, 2015
The U.S. space agency faces a $150 million bill to human-rate an upper stage for one flight.
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NASA SLS Welding Snafu Sets Back Schedule

May 20, 2015
An alignment problem with the massive friction-stir-welding tool built to manufacture NASA’s SLS tanks is causing some consternation, but overall the design appears sound.
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House Would Add Nearly $1 Billion For Space Launch System

May 20, 2015
The bill is expected to support the Obama administration’s $1.1 billion request for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to carry humans deep into space, including to Mars.
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Lockheed Lukewarm About Giving Aerojet Atlas V Rights

May 22, 2015
Aerojet consortium may challenge ULA’s monopoly of national security launch market.

Defense

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A400M Crash Affects Program’s Schedule

May 22, 2015
Airbus’s A400M airlifter program has faced some recent setbacks, not least of which is the May 9 crash of a production aircraft on its first flight.
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European Defense Ministers Find Consensus On MALE UAV

May 21, 2015
After years of false starts, a joint European UAV program looks like it may finally progress.
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Avic Stovl Work Likely Reflects Military Interest

May 22, 2015
China appears to be taking steps toward developing stovl aircraft, but lack of a propulsion system likely makes this a long-term proposition.
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IAF Commander On Iran, Hezbollah

May 21, 2015
IAF Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel worries that the sale of the Russian S-300 air defense system to Iran could provide a sense of immunity.

Up Front

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Opinion: The End Of History And The Last Manned Fighter?

May 21, 2015
After nearly 100 years, manned fighters still represent the overwhelming bulk of airpower, but predictions of their irrelevance or obsolescence are still with us.

Going Concerns

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Opinion: A&D Companies Load Up On Debt For Purchases

May 22, 2015
Many players in the aerospace and defense arena are opting to take on more debt ahead of the projected rise in interest rates anticipated this fall.

Airline Intel

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Opinion: TPA Study Confirms That Focus And Execution Trump Size

May 22, 2015
Airline industry differentiation in the past decade means a carrier that manages to stick to one strategy or particular niche, whatever it is and however large or small it is, has a greater chance of success.

Commander's Intent

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Opinion: Open Up The New Bomber Program—Just A Bit

May 21, 2015
The U.S. Air Force wants to keep its bomber program under wraps. There are at least six reasons why that’s a bad idea.

In Orbit

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U.S.-German ISS Partnership Marketing Hyperspectral Data

May 20, 2015
A longtime space-engineering company is about to take the plunge into commercial space with a commercial hyperspectral imager for the International Space Station.

Washington Outlook

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NextGen Compliance, Privatizing Weather Data, an A-10 Pitch and More Cash for SLS

May 20, 2015
FAA sticks with ADS-B-Out deadline, House examines new ways to watch weather, Boeing floats international sales of the Warthog and a defense spending bill advances.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (May 25, 2015)

May 22, 2015
Climate change charges lodged; Drukair articles lauded; Another CAS solution; call for roomier space exploration crew habitats

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (May 25, 2015)

May 22, 2015
Capt. Kimball Stone has been appointed vice president-flight of American Airlines. He succeeds Capt. John Hale, who plans to return to flying. Stone was vice president-Integrated Operations Control and has been followed by Lorne Cass, who was the FAA’s director of airport surface efficiency.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Culture Is Key To ATC Reform

May 22, 2015
Funding and governance matter, but the largest and least-discussed problem is culture

Aerospace Calendar