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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 16, 2019

VOL. 181 NO. 50 December 16, 2019

Sustainability

Beaver completes first flight
article

Harbour Air and MagniX Claim First for Electric Aircraft

Dec 13, 2019
Modified Beaver seaplane becomes first commercial aircraft to fly on all-electric propulsion.
EcoDemonstrator
article

Boeing/FedEx 777 Test Confirms Wake Fuel-Burn Benefit

Dec 13, 2019
The test focused on validating the wake-prediction model used to assess the optimum cruise location for the in-trail aircraft.

Commercial Aviation

article

Widebody Market Weakness Shows Signs Of Permanent Structural Change

Dec 11, 2019
Airbus and Boeing are betting on increased narrowbody use for long-haul flying, which comes at the expense of larger models that once dominated the segment.
article

Hong Kong Turmoil Prompts Further Airline Cutbacks

Dec 12, 2019
Cathay Pacific has been forced to scale back operations and defer deliveries, while Hong Kong Airlines has had to seek more funds to ensure its survival.
article

Malaysia Faces Lengthy Process To Regain FAA Rating

Dec 10, 2019
Addressing the FAA’s safety oversight concerns could be a multiyear effort for Malaysia’s regulator, which is the latest in Asia to be downgraded.

Space

article

Air Force Space Policy Guru Loverro Tackles NASA Human Spaceflight

Dec 10, 2019
The new associate administrator will oversee the space station, Commercial Crew program, SLS and Artemis.
article

ESA Gathers Record Multiyear Funding

Dec 09, 2019
Amid renewed interest for space programs in Europe, ESA will be able to fund Earth-observation and space vehicle projects.

Simulation and Training

article

U.S. Military Leaders Seek Open-Source Simulation

Dec 11, 2019
Synthetic training environments should be founded on common terrain and threat databases, military leaders say.

Defense

article

The Week In Defense, Dec. 13-20, 2019

Dec 13, 2019
Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens.

Technology

article

The Week In Technology, Dec. 9-13, 2019

Dec 09, 2019
Wisk JV stirs up UAM; SkyPorts funding boost; Jaunt goes for BAE; Ehang plans eVTOL sightseeing; Volocopter impresses spectators; Vahana eVTOL completes flying.

Columns and Opinion

article

ISS Particle Detector Focus Of Hubble-Class Repair Effort

Dec 12, 2019
After three spacewalks, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is almost ready to resume collecting cosmic rays.