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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 5, 2019

VOL. 181 NO. 31 August 05, 2019

Urban Air Mobility

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Urban Air Mobility Making Progress As Uber Continues To Push Hard

Aug 02, 2019
Uber remains the driving force behind urban air mobility, focusing its efforts on removing barrier as momentum continues to build.

Propulsion

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Full Superconducting Motor Readied For Tests

Jul 31, 2019
A multinational European industry and academic team is in the final preparations for test runs of the first fully superconducting motor prototype.

Commercial Aviation

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Software Fix Will Address Most Recent MAX Issue

Aug 01, 2019
The anomaly involves erroneous data triggering flight-control inputs.
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European Hypersonic Cruise Passenger Study Set For New Tests

Jul 30, 2019
Leveraging Europe’s long-running Lapcat program, Stratofly is taking sustainable hypersonic commercial transport research to the next level.
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Airlines Study How All-Electric Aircraft Will Impact Business Models

Jul 29, 2019
As electric technology advances, carriers partner with industry to explore its viability and likely effects on the airline business.
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Narrowbody Delivery Woes Trigger Changes At U.S. Airlines

Jul 30, 2019
Boeing 737 MAX operators are betting on late-2019 return-to-service approvals.
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Aircraft Order Wave Reshapes South Pacific Strategies

Jul 31, 2019
Pacific island airlines prepare for growth phase as new aircraft types allow them to extend their range and target new tourist sources.
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Air France-KLM Fleet Revamp Signals Progress On New Strategy

Aug 02, 2019
Almost a year into the job, Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith is making fleet decisions that he hopes will boost performance.

Defense

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Pentagon’s Answer To ‘Space Pearl Harbor’ Threat Shifts Focus

Jul 31, 2019
Space Development Agency answers critics and questions in industry day event.
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France Creates Space Command To Help Bid To Be Third Space Power

Jul 29, 2019
Feeling mounting threats against its space assets, French government launches dedicated defense effort.
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Beijing Swings Defense Spending Toward Equipment

Jul 30, 2019
Equipment development, acquisition and maintenance—which traditionally has taken about a third of Chinese defense spending—has shot above 40%.
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Competing Proposals Emerge As GBSD Faces Sole-source Award Decision

Aug 02, 2019
Boeing’s withdrawal from the competition to replace the Minuteman III risks altering the U.S. nuclear triad.
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South Korea Moving Toward F-35B Acquisition

Jul 30, 2019
Still wanting 20 more fighters, the air force’s interest has drifted away from a repeat order for F-35As.
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The Week In Defense, Aug. 1-8, 2019

Aug 01, 2019
Bulgaria reverses F-16 veto; CH-53K scores funding increase; Israel pursues satellite swarm buy and Northrop to upgrade electronic attack pods.

Space

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Infographic: Chandrayaan-2, India's Second Lunar Exploration

Aug 02, 2019
On Sept. 7, India’s second lunar explorer, Chandrayaan-2, is set to touchdown near the Moon's south pole. We take a deeper look at what the mission aims to achieve.
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Light Sail-2 Uses Sunlight To Control A Small Satellite

Aug 02, 2019
For the first time, a cubesat is controlled by using light pressure from the Sun.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, July 29-Aug. 2, 2019

Jul 29, 2019
XTI picks Catalyst; Continental joins VerdeGo; Vision-assisted autoland; Archinaut makes in space; Sunlight powers LightSail 2