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Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 1, 2019

VOL. 181 NO. 13 April 01, 2019

Air Traffic Management

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Closing The Oceanic Surveillance Gap

Mar 27, 2019
Air navigation service providers begin space-based ADS-B trial.

Commercial Aviation

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Boeing Adds Redundancy And More Pilot Control To 737 MAX

Mar 29, 2019
The airframer’s priority is rebuilding confidence in the 737 MAX as software and training updates are evaluated.
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Airbus Takes Aim At Inconsistent Pilot Training Quality

Mar 26, 2019
Concerned with too much variation in pilot training, Airbus forms its own ab initio program.
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Paris Airports Group Privatization Moves A Step Closer With Latest Vote

Mar 25, 2019
Beyond bolstering state coffers, airport privatization—in theory at least—may benefit both passengers and airlines.
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Robust A&D M&A Deals Projected, But Lighter Than 2018’s

Mar 28, 2019
Underlying trends driving A&D M&A are expected to make 2019 another healthy year of deal-making, albeit smaller and more esoteric deals.

Fast Five

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Fast Five With Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr

Mar 29, 2019
In the middle of sweeping up awards, the head of Lufthansa talks about the Boeing 737 MAX and how his airline group views related issues.

Urban Air Mobility

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Engine-Makers Step Up Hybrid-Electric Work To Meet UAM Demand

Mar 27, 2019
Helicopter engine-makers pioneer development of hybrid-electric power systems for first-generation urban air vehicles.
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UTC’s Dash 8 Hybrid-Electric X-Plane Targets Commercial Market

Mar 26, 2019
UTC’s new advanced-projects organization takes on its first challenge: hybridize a Dash 8 regional airline and create a retrofit market.
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Rolls-Royce Unveils Comprehensive Electric Power Plan

Mar 28, 2019
From the world’s largest airborne generator to personal air vehicles, Rolls-Royce outlines its vision and goals for electrical power and propulsion.

Propulsion

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Are Seaplanes Electric? Harbour Air Thinks So

Mar 26, 2019
North America’s largest seaplane airline partners with startup MagniX to convert its fleet to electric propulsion.
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GoFly Prize Picks eVTOL Personal Fliers, Heads Toward Flyoff

Mar 26, 2019
Boeing-sponsored GoFly Prize names five winners in the second, prototyping phase.

Defense

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Japan’s New Anti-Ship Missile Needs More Range

Mar 26, 2019
Increased reach of naval air-defense systems means F-2s attacking with ASM-3 need to stand off farther from the target. The missile will be modified.
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AFRL’s Skyborg Program To Develop Unmanned Wingman With ‘AI Brain’

Mar 27, 2019
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory seeks industry input on program to accelerate the deployment of AI in unmanned combat aircraft.
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Sole-Source Wedgetail Deal Beats UK Brexit Clock

Mar 28, 2019
Marshall Aerospace will convert the Boeing 737s to the E-7 configuration, planning to deliver the first in 2023.
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The Week in Defense, March 28-April 4, 2019

Mar 28, 2019
India’s anti-satellite test; powerplant issue delays new U.S. carrier; Belgium seeks SkyGuardian UAVs; U.S. missile defense system scores win.

U.S. ARMY AVIATION

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Coulson-Unical Plans Firefighting Role For Ex-Military UH-60s, CH-47s

Mar 27, 2019
Coulson will adapt its water-delivery system used on the Lockheed C-130 and Boeing 737 for the Sikorsky Black Hawk and Boeing Chinook.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, March 25-29, 2019

Mar 25, 2019
Comac tests fuel-cell power; DLR to capture rockets in flight; Fluidic flight control; DARPA’s “Disruptioneering”; UAM in Austria.

Inside Business Aviation

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One Of The Historical Sabreliner’s Still-Relevant Roles

Mar 29, 2019
With a heritage that traces back to the first jet fighter, the long out-of-production Sabreliner is a key element in in-flight upset training.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: How The U.S. Military Can Hang On To Its Pilots

Mar 25, 2019
To sell young people on flight, keep them in the cockpit and appeal to their sense of duty. U.S. security depends on it.