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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 12, 2015

Commercial Aviation

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Frontier’s New Ultra-Low-Cost Model Is Working

Oct 13, 2015
Frontier made more money last year than in the previous 10 combined. What’s next for one of America’s fastest-growing airlines?
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Bombardier Faces C Series Decision After Airbus Talks Fail

Oct 09, 2015
Bombardier’s sales pitch to Airbus for the C Series has failed. While Airbus complimented the aircraft, it was not attractive enough for Airbus to invest in the struggling program.
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Fuel-Efficient Airliners Arrive As Fuel Costs Drop, Creating Choices

Oct 15, 2015
New-technology aircraft coming on the scene in the next years will be much more fuel-efficient. But the dramatic fall in fuel prices is making existing fleets more attractive, creating options for carriers.
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Radical Change Called For To Meet Emissions Target

Oct 06, 2015
ICAO-backed global market-based measure slated to regulate aviation emissions enters the decisive phase of negotiations.
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European Commission Struggles With New Airline Competition Rules

Oct 06, 2015
The EU’s new Aviation Package is due in December but it will not include a new fair competition law for airlines.
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Airbus: A320neo Flight Tests On Track Despite Engine Troubles

Oct 06, 2015
Engine issues in testing caused a stop to A320neo flight tests, but Airbus still hopes to meet its year-end target of first deliveries to Qatar Airways.

First Take

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First Take (Oct. 12, 2015)

Oct 09, 2015
DEFENSE The second of three at-sea development-test (DT) phases for the U.S. Navy’s Lockheed Martin F-35C began on Oct. 2 when two test aircraft, CF-03 and -05, landed on the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower off the U.S. East Coast. The two-week DT-II phase follows DT-I in 2014.

Israeli Space

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Tel Aviv Space Industry Aims For International Markets

Oct 16, 2015
Israel’s growing space economy looks beyond limited domestic markets in telecom, Earth observation and science as it expands into international commercial business.
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IAI Seeks To Parlay Hardware, Services Expertise Into Exports

Oct 09, 2015
Israeli satellite maker and subsidiary aim to offer data products collected from UAVs and ground-based sensors in addition to satellites.
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Israeli Deal Keeps Google Lunar X-Prize Alive

Oct 09, 2015
The Google Lunar X-Prize was set to expire at the end of this year unless at least one of the competitors contracted for a launch first.

Unmanned Systems

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UAS Standards Group Releases Initial, Limited Standards

Oct 09, 2015
In a key step toward opening up airspace to unmanned aircraft, standards developer RTCA has published interim standards for detect-and-avoid systems and command-and-control links. But they are only first steps.
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Congress Pushes To Hold UAS Operators Accountable For Safety

Oct 09, 2015
Options ranging from requiring registration of unmanned aircraft through requiring operator testing mandatory jail sentences for reckless flying raised at Congressional hearing on UAV safety.
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RTCA Unveils First Interim UAS Standards

Oct 09, 2015
In a key step toward opening up airspace to unmanned aircraft, standards developer RTCA has published interim standards for detect-and-avoid systems and command-and-control links. But they are only first steps.

Space

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ULA Says RD-180 Limits Put It At Disadvantage Versus SpaceX

Oct 07, 2015
Once a monopoly, ULA is now fighting for engines to compete against upstart SpaceX.
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India’s Antrix Penalized For Canceling Satellite Deal

Oct 07, 2015
An international court ordered the state-owned satellite company to pay damages of $672 million to Devas Multimedia.

Technology

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Testing A Combined Air, Ground Anti-collision System

Oct 04, 2015
The key challenge to integrating the two systems is to avoid scenarios in which evading one threat might inadvertently put the aircraft in danger from another type of collision.
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Sikorsky Raider Flies Again As Lockheed Merger Nears

Oct 05, 2015
Sikorsky looks forward to working with Lockheed Martin, post-merger, on defining the next steps for the so-far industry-funded S-97 Raider high-speed helicopter program.
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The Week In Technology, Oct. 5-9, 2015

Oct 05, 2015
Wide-area imaging for ScanEagle; parafoil sensor extends ship’s horizon; new look at anti-misting kerosene to prevent fuel explosions; new variable-stability helicopter with train test pilots; hybrid cargo airship nears design freeze.
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New Lockheed Martin-Air Force Software Could Prevent Air, Ground Collisions

Oct 12, 2015
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are starting tests of an automatic ground collision avoidance system designed to prevent both air and ground collisions.

Defense

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Boeing Offers New, Rebuilt, Upgraded Super Hornets To U.S. Navy

Oct 13, 2015
Between aging Super Hornets and costly F-35s, the Navy faces a fighter gap. Boeing says it can help fill it.
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Test Plan To Cut F-35B Rolling Landing Risk

Oct 08, 2015
U.S and U.K. military units will begin test flights using a ski jump ramp in the build-up to trials with the U.K. Royal Navy’s new, ramp-configured HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier in 2018-19.
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U.S. Army’s JMR Rotorcraft Demonstrators Advance

Oct 09, 2015
Sikorsky Boeing’s SB-1 Defiant high-speed rotorcraft advances toward final assembly as Bell V-280 Valor begins to take shape.
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U.S. Firm Targets Cobra Attack Helos For Upgrades

Oct 15, 2015
A Cobra upgrade could refresh the AH-1 at a fraction of the cost of buying new attack helicopters.
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The Week In Defense, Oct. 8-15, 2015

Oct 08, 2015
Rolls-Royce finally upgrades Indianapolis facility; Latvia buys LockMart radars; Sukhoi delivers more fighter bombers; Northrop makes an F-35 fuselage for Japan; and the U.S. advances the sale of Reapers to Spain.
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F-35B Tests Aim To Cut Fighter Jet's Rolling Landing Risk

Oct 12, 2015
U.S and U.K. military units will begin test flights using a ski jump ramp in the build-up to trials with the U.K. Royal Navy’s new, ramp-configured HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier in 2018-19.
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Sikorsky's Raider, Defiant Helicopter Programs Forge Ahead

Oct 16, 2015
As Sikorsky looks forward to the pending merger with Lockheed Martin, two advanced rotorcraft programs are progressing at pace.

Aerospace Technology

Aeronautical Engineering

Up Front

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Opinion: Pentagon No-bid Contracts Are Cost-Prohibitive

Oct 08, 2015
Is the Defense Department serious about changing traditional ways of doing business to improve the affordability of weapons systems?

Going Concerns

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Industry Risks 1-2 Punch In U.S. Debt Ceiling, Budget Deadline

Oct 06, 2015
Dec. 11 is close to Christmas and ought to bring tidings of good cheer. But as the new “fiscal cliff” deadline approaches, it could feel a lot more like Halloween.

Airline Intel

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Violent Attacks at Air France Highlight Airline Troubles, Overall

Oct 09, 2015
The management/labor disparity is just one of many problems that plague airlines. Air France is not alone in this, but ranks high on the list of carriers in trouble.

Commander's Intent

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Opinion: Metrics For USAF Overhead Intelligence Badly Needed

Oct 08, 2015
Are unmanned air vehicles worth their impact on the Air Force budget? We don’t really know.

In Orbit

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States May Gain EPA Ozone Waivers With Satellite Data

Oct 07, 2015
California, in particular, is sure to feel a strong impact from a new regulation lowering the permissible level of ozone ppb. Satellites can help.

Washington Outlook

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Response To Russia; Fees From The FAA And Pentagon

Oct 09, 2015
U.S. experts on Russian actions in Syria; FAA prepares big penalty for wayward UAV; over-cost defense programs face fines.

Viewpoint

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Viewpoint: Asteroid Mining—Not As Crazy As It Seems

Oct 21, 2015
What can we mine in space? And will it really deliver world peace, or just another realm for competition and conflict? Perhaps a look at the immediate past and near future may help us answer some of these questions.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Oct. 12, 2015)

Oct 09, 2015
Defense acquisition analogy found lacking; is AW&ST 'leaking' too much?; proponent of spin-gravity studies; additional background on schlieren photography; decrying dangerous air show flying displays; mystery pilot with Lockheed's Kelly Johnson is ID'd.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Oct. 12, 2015)

Oct 09, 2015
NASA has named Renee Wynn (see photo) chief information officer. She will be responsible for strengthening the agency’s IT security and ensuring that information asset procedures are in line with all federal policy requirements. Wynn replaces Larry Sweet, who has stepped down.

Aerospace Calendar

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Conferences & Exhibitions (Oct. 12, 2015)

Oct 09, 2015
Nov. 3-5—MRO Asia-Pacific. Singapore. Nov. 3-5—AerospaceDefenseChain. Scottsdale, Arizona. Jan. 21-22, 2016—MRO Latin America. Lima, Peru. Feb. 3-4, 2016—MRO Middle East. Dubai. Feb. 15, 2016—ATW’s Airline Industry Achievement Awards. Singapore. March 3, 2016—Aviation Week Laureate Awards. Washington.
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Upcoming Events (Oct. 12, 2015)

Oct 09, 2015
Oct. 19-22—Airports Council International-North America’s 2015 Public Safety & Security Fall Conference. Arlington, Virginia. See aci-na.org/event/5215