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Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 14, 2015

VOL. 177 NO. 49 December 14, 2015

Commercial Aviation

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737 MAX Rolls Out, Preps For Battle With A320neo

Dec 11, 2015
Even with almost 3,000 orders in the bag before first flight, the Boeing 737 MAX is in catch-up mode with the A320neo, which was launched more than a year ahead of it.
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Pratt Engine Restrictions Spur A320neo Launch Customer Switch

Dec 11, 2015
Qatar Airways says it will not take A320neos with PW1100G operational restrictions; Airbus negotiates with Lufthansa to take delivery of first A320neo.
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Boeing 787 Tests Validate Composite Structure

Dec 11, 2015
Analyses of data culled from five-year fatigue testing on the 787—the first ever on a primarily composite airliner—is underway at Boeing.
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GE Begins 777X Engine High-Pressure Core Tests

Dec 10, 2015
The first complete 777X propulsion system tests are paving the way for 2016 full-scale, full engine tests.
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Design Milestone Clears Boeing 787-10 For Production

Dec 08, 2015
Boeing is proceeding with plans to start assembly of the first “simple-stretch” 787-10 at its North Charleston, South Carolina, facility in 2016 following the completion of detailed design two weeks ahead of schedule.
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Emirates Link Aids Malaysia Airlines’ Restructuring

Dec 08, 2015
New codeshare deal will allow Malaysia Airlines to tap into Emirates’ European network and cut some of its own routes.
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ATR Bullish On Asia-Pacific Turboprop Market

Dec 08, 2015
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is confident that Pacific Rim carriers will embrace new versions of its flagship ATR 72-600–a freight/passenger combi option and a high-density variant.
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Europe’s New Aviation Strategy Takes Liberal, Global Approach

Dec 08, 2015
The EC’s Aviation Package puts strong emphasis on expanding open skies with key trade partners, but it is circumspect on how it will define fair competition.

Defense

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Antonov Turns To The West For Airlifter-Family Parts

Dec 10, 2015
Antonov diplomatically refers to the situation with Russia as an “interruption of cooperation with the northern neighbor."
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The Week in Defense, Dec. 10-17, 2015

Dec 10, 2015
U.S.-European wargames in Virginia; Germany receives Airbus helos for special forces; Northrop tests counter-UAV system with U.S. Army; Ilyushin delivers heavy-lift transporter to Russian air force.

Electronics

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New Wave In Military Electronics

Dec 10, 2015
Gallium nitride semiconductors are upgrading electronic warfare, easing communications and improving radar.
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Saab Says It Is Ready To Produce GaN Radar Sensor

Dec 10, 2015
Saab says it began testing a gallium-nitride fighter radar more than a year ago and has verified that the sensor is ready for production, although the complete system has not flown.
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Anglo-French Effort Aims To Increase Missile Lethality, Lower Costs

Dec 10, 2015
Gallium nitride and ceramic composites have their mettle tested in the name of missile research.

Technology

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Europe’s Clean Sky 2 Will Pave Way For A320 Replacement

Dec 07, 2015
Clean Sky 2’s Airframe integrated technology demo will mature a wave of advances for the next generation of passenger airliners, fast rotorcraft and regional aircraft.
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Lockheed Demos UAS Traffic Management Capability

Dec 07, 2015
A firefighting demonstration teams unmanned K-Max and Stalker XE UAS, and shows path to integrating unmanned aircraft into national airspace.
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The Week in Technology, Dec. 7-11, 2015

Dec 07, 2015
Amazon’s hybrid package UAV; Rutan’s SkiGull flies; E-volo’s electric VTOL; Terrafugia’s TF-X advances.

Space

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Cygnus Launch Restarts Work On Post-ISS Human Vehicle

Dec 09, 2015
With its Cygnus large cargo carriers, Orbital has an eye toward the post-ISS world, when NASA expects to be operating in cislunar space while private companies try to make a profit in orbit much closer to Earth.
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France Repairs Instrument For InSight Mars Lander

Dec 09, 2015
The fix by the French space agency will keep NASA’s 2016 mission on schedule.

Up Front

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Opinion: How Aerospace OEMs Can Make Their Supply Base More Sustainable

Dec 10, 2015
A customer-supplier model based on mutual trust and long-term commitment is the key.

Inside Business Aviation

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Innova Aerospace Incorporates Sabreliner, Sierra Industries, Others

Dec 09, 2015
In less than two years, Innova went from nonexistence to a multifaceted aerospace conglomerate whose services range from pumping fuel and providing jet charters, to reengining, certifying and manufacturing aircraft and parts.

Leading Edge

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Will New Small Launch Vehicles Expand Smallsat Market?

Dec 11, 2015
Which comes first, small satellites or small launch vehicles? With the growth in plans for cubesat constellations, small booster development is moving into high gear.

In Orbit

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Push To Moon Highlights Need For Spacecraft Standards

Dec 11, 2015
The trick to making international collaboration work applies for 21st-century human space exploration just as it did for railroads in the 19th—standard interfaces.

Washington Outlook

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Ex-Im Bank Reopens | Space Wars

Dec 11, 2015
The U.S. export credit agency is back but needs a board of directors. Meanwhile, the fight continues over Russian RD-180 rocket engines.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: ‘Big Data’ From Aircraft? Great. But For What?

Jan 04, 2016
The technology generating vast quantities of data from new aircraft is well ahead of coherent plans for how to use that information.