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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 26, 2019

VOL. 181 NO. 34 August 26, 2019

Commercial Aviation

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Russian And Chinese Companies Push Separate Engines For The CR929

Aug 20, 2019
While Craic considers GE and Rolls-Royce to supply an initial engine, Chinese and Russian state companies vie to build the alternative.
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Leadership Change Offers No Quick Fix For Cathay Pacific

Aug 22, 2019
CEO Rupert Hogg and his deputy have resigned in response to Beijing’s concerns, but their replacements will confront a wide range of challenges.

Air Traffic Managment

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Switzerland Begins Drone Traffic Management

Aug 20, 2019
Under the Swiss U-space program, authorities activate a drone flight information management system.

Space

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Virgin Galactic Declares Spaceport America ‘Operationally Ready’

Aug 23, 2019
WhiteKnightTwo performs simulated space launch flight profiles over New Mexico as Virgin Galactic gears up for tests and operations from Spaceport America.
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NASA’s Space Launch System Debut Looks Set To Slip Into 2021

Aug 23, 2019
Test schedules now look certain to push first SLS launch for the Artemis 1 mission from next year into 2021.
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Boeing, SpaceX Set For Key Commercial Crew Flight Tests

Aug 23, 2019
With updates and fixes in place, Boeing is targeting first Starliner flight within two months, while SpaceX aims for flight carrying crew to ISS by year-end.

Defense

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Ordering More F-35s, Japan Hopes For More Work

Aug 19, 2019
Arriving late to the party, Japan finds that it has the second-biggest acquisition plan in the F-35 Lightning program but very little industrial participation.
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BAE Systems Wins Major F-35 Electronic Warfare Upgrade

Aug 21, 2019
Original subsystem supplier preserves role as Block 4 upgrade takes shape.
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Infographic: A Guided Tour Of Lockheed’s THAAD Interceptor Facility

Aug 21, 2019
Pentagon Editor Lee Hudson joined the first tour of Lockheed Martin’s THAAD facility in Troy, Alabama.
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Northrop Grumman B-21 Will Apply Lessons Learned From B-2

Aug 22, 2019
The U.S. Air Force is taking lessons learned from the plagued B-2 development program and applying it to the B-21 Raider.
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The Week In Defense, Aug. 22-29, 2019

Aug 22, 2019
Taiwan F-16 buy gets State Department nod; Brazil flies upgraded AEW jet; Ford carrier’s AAG clears milestone; Rafael offers Spike NLOS for UK military helos.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, Aug. 19-23, 2019

Aug 19, 2019
Sweden’s all-electric regional; design challenge winner; Dzyne’s robotic pilot; dissipating wake vortices; active flow-control X-plane.

Going Concerns

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Are A&D Companies Good Citizens Of The World?

Aug 23, 2019
At best, the answer is a definite “maybe.” But the environment could be set to force a change.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: How The Airline Industry Can Wage War On Climate Change

Aug 20, 2019
From ending premium-class seating to building a Boeing/Airbus short-haul aircraft, the air transport industry needs to consider previously unthinkable options.