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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 28, 2019

Russian Space

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Russia Retools For Soyuz Commercial Launch

Jan 22, 2019
A government-backed company is selling Soyuz launch services from Russian spaceports.
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Vostochny Fights For Its Place

Jan 23, 2019
Once disguised as a coal-mining town, this Russian spaceport is looking for a piece of commercial launch action.
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The Evolving Soyuz Rocket Family

Jan 24, 2019
The first rocket officially named Soyuz was launched in 1966 and has since flown 1,050 times, of which 1,023 were successful.

First Take

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First Take (Jan. 28, 2019)

Jan 25, 2019
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Airbus in North America

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Airbus Sees Civil Growth, Hopes For Defense Opportunities In North America

Jan 24, 2019
Airbus launches construction for the Airbus A220 final-assembly line in Mobile.
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Airbus Banks On UH-72A And X3 For U.S. Military Helicopter Work

Jan 25, 2019
Airbus Helicopters has come from virtually nowhere in a little over 15 years to become the third biggest maker of military rotorcraft in the U.S.

Fast Five

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Fast Five With Airbus Engineering Mobile Site Director David Trent

Jan 24, 2019
The chief of the Airbus Engineering Center in Mobile talks about big changes coming to aircraft cabin interiors.

Commercial Aviation

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Boom Advances Overture Supersonic Airliner As Demonstrator Takes Shape

Jan 23, 2019
Startup works to balance high- and low-speed requirements for Mach 2.2 airliner, aiming to approach subsonic noise standards.
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Airbus And Boeing Rally To Set New Delivery Marks

Jan 22, 2019
At both Airbus and Boeing, fuel prices and interest rates are being monitored as the emerging market’s importance is acknowledged.
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Embraer Hopes For E2 Sales Surge In 2019

Jan 25, 2019
Embraer hopes the commercial aircraft joint venture with Boeing will kickstart a development that it alone has not yet achieved.
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Canada’s Longview Wants To Continue Q400 Production

Jan 25, 2019
The little-known Canadian company is poised to take over production and support of one of the most widely used regional-turboprop families, the Dash 8 and Q400.
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Virgin-led Takeover Leaves A Diminished Flybe

Jan 23, 2019
Flybe’s network and fleet are expected to be slashed after Virgin-led takeover.
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UK Aerospace Braces For Possibility Of No-Deal Brexit

Jan 21, 2019
Industry is already stockpiling components—at no small cost—to prevent production disruption in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit.

U.S. Defense Budget Preview

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Uncertainty Hovers Over U.S. Defense Spending Ahead Of Fiscal 2020 Request

Jan 23, 2019
Will a five-year bipartisan consensus on increasing defense spending hold up in the next Pentagon budget?
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How The U.S. Air Force Pulled An About-face On F-15 Production

Jan 24, 2019
A near-term capacity crunch and next-generation fighter costs conspired to force the Air Force to reconsider non-stealthy combat aircraft.

Defense

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Pentagon Confirms China Will Have A New Tactical Bomber

Jan 21, 2019
A few details and the probable choice of engines suggest the aircraft will be conceptually like the retired U.S. F-111, but perhaps a lot bigger.
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U.S. Missile Defenses Expanding Into Space and Boost Phase

Jan 25, 2019
U.S. missile architecture, now focused on limited attacks and intercepting targets in midcourse and terminal phases, is being reshaped for a wider range of threats.
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U.S. Air Force Agrees To Accept KC-46 Deliveries From Boeing

Jan 25, 2019
The Air Force’s acceptance of a new refueling tanker will allow the company to start recovering $3.5 billion in losses incurred during eight years of development.
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Germany Balancing Alliances In Choosing Its Tornado Replacement

Jan 25, 2019
A two-type fleet, while expensive, could balance the tension between European and transatlantic partners, says a German thinktank.

Propulsion

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Research Suggests A320 Mission Difficult for Distributed Hybrid-Electric

Jan 22, 2019
Initial European studies of distributed hybrid-electric propulsion underscores the challenges to making the technology feasible for large passenger aircraft.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, Jan. 21-26, 2019

Jan 21, 2019
X-59A cockpit; saltwater biofuel; flow-control wing; F-16s fly biofuel.

Up Front

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Opinion: Rebalancing Defense Contractor Incentives

Jan 25, 2019
Finding the right balance will be important not just for heritage contractors, but for the Pentagon’s ability to attract new companies to meet its needs.

Going Concerns

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Perturbations Rock Space Companies As Some Reset

Jan 24, 2019
January was not kind for space businesses. If it is a bellwether for the rest of the year, 2019 might be a year of de-orbiting some expectations.

Airline Intel

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Lessors Thrive As Airlines Grow

Jan 25, 2019
The leasing industry continues to attract outside investors as private equity firms mull GECAS takeover.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Why NASA Should Steer Clear Of Corporate Partnerships

Jan 25, 2019
Allowing corporations to buy naming rights to NASA property and to use astronauts for commercials would cause more harm than good for the American public and for NASA as a public entity.
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Opinion: Why NASA Should Consider Advertising Options

Jan 25, 2019
Commercial funding not only enhances great American research organizations, but it also creates them—just look at the Smithsonian Institution.

Feedback

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Letters From Our Readers (Jan. 28, 2019)

Jan 25, 2019
Readers discuss the Person of the Year choice, add texture to hypersonic technology history and weigh in on Upset Prevention and Recovery Training mandates.

Who's Where

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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections (Jan. 28, 2019)

Jan 25, 2019
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Aerospace Calendar

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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Jan. 28, 2019)

Jan 25, 2019
Upcoming aviation and aerospace industry events and Aviation Week Network events.