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Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 2, 2015

Rotorcraft

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Sikorsky Aims For Efficient Flight Tests Of Delayed CH-53K

Oct 29, 2015
Sikorsky’s CH-53K begins three-year, 2,000-hr. flight test program for U.S. Marine Corps all-new heavy-lift helicopter.
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Airbus, KAI Relationship Grows Over Helicopter Programs

Oct 29, 2015
Airbus forecasts LCH-LAH production extending until 2050 and amounting to 214 LAHs for the South Korean army and 300-400 for export customers, while about 100 LCHs will be sold domestically and 200-300 abroad.
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Glasgow Helicopter Crash Cause Unlikely To Be Found

Oct 30, 2015
Lack of cockpit voice and flight-data recordings hinder Glasgow helicopter probe.

Pilot Report

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Pilot Report: Dassault’s Falcon 8X Adds Range to 7X’s Capabilities

Oct 30, 2015
Dassault has expanded its line-up of business jets by adding a derivative of the Falcon 7X with larger cabin and longer range. Aviation Week finds out how the new ultra-long-range Falcon 8X flies.

Defense

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LRS-B: Why Northrop Grumman Won Next U.S. Bomber

Oct 27, 2015
Northrop Grumman was one-sixth the size of its rival team but has the experience that counts.
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How The Long-Range Strike Bomber Requirement Evolved

Oct 29, 2015
Before there was an LRS-B, there was a high-risk plan for a much more costly bomber.
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MBDA Research Programs May Cut Cruise Missile Kill Chain

Oct 28, 2015
Commercial software and probabilistic algorithms could trim hours from the cruise missile mission planning process.
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The Week In Defense, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2015

Oct 29, 2015
Lockheed’s long-range radar win; Northrop to demo naval laser weapon; Latvia stocks up on short-range air defense systems.

Technology

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Emergency At Mach 5: Escape Capsule For Hypersonic Passengers

Oct 30, 2015
A capsule that would eject carrying passengers is seen as way to increase the safety of hypersonic airliners with complex propulsion systems.
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Europe’s Laminar-flow Demo Enters Assembly Phase

Oct 26, 2015
Creating a testbed to prove a wing with drag-reducing natural laminar flow can be produced industrially and operated routinely has taken longer than Airbus and its European partners expected.
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Airbus Preps For First Diesel-Powered Helicopter Flight

Oct 26, 2015
Europeans love diesel power; now they are looking to see if helicopters can run off it, too.
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The Week In Technology, Oct. 26-30, 2015

Oct 26, 2015
News from the Aerodays2015 research conference in London Oct. 20-23: MTU runs better GTF; Airbus rethinks cabins; UTRC advances model-based engineering; NASA tests low-noise flaps, gear.

Commercial Aviation

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Remote Towers May Get Traction In U.S. If FAA Approves Live Demo

Oct 30, 2015
The U.S. may be behind Europe in deploying remote tower technologies, but momentum is building based on incubator projects at general aviation airports.
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Bombardier Hopes Quebec Lifeline Leads To C Series Success

Oct 30, 2015
As liquidity concerns again raise their head because of the rate at which Bombardier is burning cash on aircraft development, C Series gets a lifeline from the Quebec government, and Learjet 85 is canceled.
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Some U.S. Carriers Lower Prices To Compete With Discounters

Oct 27, 2015
American Airlines President Scott Kirby: “Anytime we are competing . . . nonstop-to-nonstop, we’re going to compete and match [other carriers'] prices.”
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Persian Gulf Carrier Dispute Spurs Delta To Exit Airlines For America

Oct 30, 2015
On many issues, Delta has been either on the opposite side of Airlines for America (A4A), or A4A has not taken a side on issues important to Delta.
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Hawaiian Airlines Targets Fleet Flexibility

Oct 27, 2015
The delivery of next-generation narrowbody aircraft will bring more flexibility to Hawaiian’s fleet and network plans.
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ICAO Fuel-Efficiency Targets Will Not Be Met, Think Tank Says

Oct 27, 2015
An analysis of the world airline fleet shows reductions in fuel burn are falling short of ICAO's goals of 2% per year.

Space

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NASA Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission: Testbed For Mars Endeavors

Oct 28, 2015
The Journey to Mars planning update lacks cost estimates because intermediate steps are still being determined, NASA says; U.S. House Republicans are skeptical.
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Cassini Probes Extraterrestrial Ocean for Hints of Life

Oct 28, 2015
As Cassini probes closer to intriguing Enceladus south pole ice-spray—possible evidence of life-sustaining oceans—space agencies may use that experience as springboard for Europa mission.

Dubai Airshow 2015

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Russian Air Power Adds New Complication In Syrian War

Oct 29, 2015
Struggle that started as a consequence of the Arab Spring may be dragging the world’s superpowers into a proxy war with at least a dozen air forces in the mix.
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Will Declining Oil Prices Curtail Middle East Defense Spending?

Oct 29, 2015
The military building boom may be over—or at least downsized—for regional big spenders whose revenues rely on high oil prices.
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Iranian Missile Threat Drives Middle East Defenses

Oct 29, 2015
Despite U.S. efforts to integrate missile defenses, Gulf countries buy their own point-defense systems.

Up Front

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Opinion: Why Smaller Aerospace Companies Do Better

Oct 29, 2015
The best performers in aerospace are midsize companies organized as horizontal portfolios of multiple operational entities that extol the virtues of small size, loose integration and lean management.

Going Concerns

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Industrial Base Questions Linger In LRS-B's Aftermath

Oct 30, 2015
After the LRS-B award, many industry observers are waiting for another shoe to drop when it comes to M&A or divestitures. They could be waiting in vain.

Inside Business Aviation

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Air Taxi Plans 30-Aircraft Cirrus Fleet in 2016

Oct 30, 2015
A college dorm conversation launches 20,000 charter passengers, so far.

Leading Edge

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Europe Revisits Aviation Research Goals As Market Evolves

Oct 30, 2015
Europe’s aviation leaders will adapt the region’s research agenda to address the rapid emergence of unmanned aircraft, electric propulsion, cybersecurity and other technologies.

In Orbit

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Can Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Move Economy Into Space?

Oct 30, 2015
New space economy—the dawn of a new era or the next economic bubble? The answer is still subject to debate.

Washington Outlook

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Budget Deal | Ex-Im Bank Bill Progress

Oct 30, 2015
Boehner departure allows budget deal, new Speaker Ryan brings hope of end to fiscal cliffhangers; Ex-Im Bank reauthorization awaits Senate action.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Norwegian Air Circumventing The Rules

Oct 30, 2015
This has nothing to do with market access and everything to do with sidestepping strong labor laws.