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Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 4, 2019

VOL. 181 NO. 44 November 04, 2019

Interview

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EASA’s Director Expects Boeing 737 MAX Return Decision In January

Oct 31, 2019
Patrick Ky talks with Aviation Week about EASA's return-to-service process for the MAX. Added training requirements could be an unwelcome burden for Boeing and customers.

Commercial Aviation

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MAX Task Force Highlights Persistent FAA Weaknesses

Oct 28, 2019
Human-factors elements remain elusive in aircraft design, hazard analysis.
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FAA Is Far Behind Schedule On Host Of Key Airline Directives

Oct 30, 2019
The FAA has yet to act on a slew of measures spelled out in last year’s landmark FAA Reauthorization Act, despite the inclusion of hard deadlines by Congress.
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New Deliveries Will Spur Korean Air Fleet Refresh

Nov 01, 2019
The arrival of new narrowbody types and additional 787s will spur the next phase of Korean Air’s fleet renewal and will also enable network development plans.

Unmanned Aviation

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Relatively Simple UAS Are Enabling Increasingly Sophisticated Attacks

Oct 31, 2019
The Middle East continues to be a theater of innovation, improvisation and adaptation for both offensive and defensive small drone warfare.

Dubai Airshow Preview

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First F-35 Sale To UAE Could Still Be Years Away

Oct 30, 2019
Ten years after calling for a fifth-generation fighter, the UAE appears no closer to acquiring the F-35.
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GCC Nations Seek Defense Industrial Might

Nov 01, 2019
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have established clusters for local aerospace industry to thrive.

Space

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Taiwanese Launch Company Plans 90% Cost Cut

Oct 28, 2019
The key to the cost reduction will be an efficient production setup and use of hybrid solid-liquid propulsion.
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As KSLV-II Approaches Flight, KARI Considers Derivatives

Oct 30, 2019
Higher combustion chamber pressures for the first stage and staged-combustion for the second stage would improve the launcher.

Defense

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USAF Sees Five-Year Window To Invent A New Fighter Aircraft Industry

Oct 29, 2019
How the U.S. Air Force plans to build new combat aircraft like Apple makes the iPhone.
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Russian Orion UAV, Equivalent To MQ-1 Predator, To Enter Service Soon

Oct 29, 2019
The Kronstadt Group plans to produce about 30 Orion aircraft per year.
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German Navy Plots An Aviation Transformation Path

Nov 01, 2019
With navy orders, Germany could have the largest fleet of NH90 helicopters of all the operating nations.
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Video: The World’s Most Expensive Warship

Oct 30, 2019
Aviation Week Pentagon Editor Lee Hudson was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for tours on Oct. 30.
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The Week in Defense, Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2019

Oct 31, 2019
German heavy helo logistics proposal; space-based sensor demonstration contracts; Japan’s hedge against fighter failure and a new contract for F-35s.

Air Traffic Management

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Space-Based ADS-B Makes Global Inroads

Oct 29, 2019
Developing and advanced nations will start using surveillance data provided by Aireon.

Technology

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The Week In Technology, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2019

Oct 28, 2019
Lilium eVTOL advances; Volocopter in Singapore; Hybrid Twin Otter; Safran powers VoltAero; Zipline military deliveries; GKN automates composites; Utah eyes UAM.

Inside Business Aviation

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Directional Aviation Is A Does-It-All Business Aviation Conglomerate

Oct 31, 2019
The company founded by Kenn Ricci is “a multibillion-dollar force,” from fractional operations to remanufacturing to engine parts.

Going Concerns

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New Space Reaches Final Frontier: Public Investing

Nov 01, 2019
October 2019 may go down in history as a New Space turning point: the first publicly traded human spaceflight company and the first space holding company.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: Navigating A New Era Of Commercial Space Airspace Use

Nov 01, 2019
It is time to balance the needs of the aviation community with those of the burgeoning space industry.