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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 13, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 2 January 13, 2020

SUSTAINABILITY

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Aviation Under Pressure To Set More Ambitious Climate Targets

Jan 10, 2020
Airlines are under more pressure than ever before to step up efforts to reduce their impact on climate change.
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Airlines Are on the Defensive, With Industry Targets Seen as Outdated

Jan 06, 2020
Airlines have seen fast growth since 2010, victims of their own success as fight against climate change moves to forefront.
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Alternative Aviation Fuels Gaining Traction Amid Sustainability Issues

Jan 10, 2020
More airlines are buying sustainable fuel and more production capacity is coming on line, but cost remains a major issue.
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Boeing ecoDemonstrator Effort Expands With Sixth Campaign

Jan 09, 2020
Tempo of Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program to accelerate amid renewed focus on sustainability and advanced technology initiatives.
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NASA Testing Small Satellite Data For Bigger View Of Changing Earth

Jan 08, 2020
U.S. developing scientific license agreements for commercial satellite data
F15s damaged by Hurricane Michael
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U.S. Military Given Authority To Defend Against Climate Change

Jan 07, 2020
The U.S. military must confront climate change head-on by adapting to extreme weather and developing resiliency.
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Mild Hybridization A Potential Path To Near-Term Electrification Of Propulsion

Jan 10, 2020
Increasingly detailed work continues to show efficiency benefits from the incremental hybridization of aircraft propulsion

FIRST TAKE

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First Take (January 13, 2020)

Jan 10, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

URBAN AIR MOBILITY

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Bell eVTOL Goes All-Electric

Jan 06, 2020
Maturing technology and market lead Bell to redesign its Nexus eVTOL around all-electric propulsion for short-range intraurban flights.

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

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Air Traffic Management Bets On Artificial Intelligence

Jan 10, 2020
As Europe’s airspace remains in dire need for capacity, artificial intelligence gains momentum in air traffic management.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

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New Boeing CEO’s To-Do List Includes Finding Replacement

Jan 10, 2020
David Calhoun faces a bevy of tasks as Boeing’s new CEO, but the most important job for industry may be finding his replacement.
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Avionics Retrofits Support FAA Data Comm Deployment

Jan 08, 2020
Airlines commit to retrofitting incompatible aircraft as FAA begins text messaging from en route centers.
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A380 Program Moves Into Operational Support, Aftermarket Phase

Jan 07, 2020
While dismantling of two Airbus A380s is underway and A380 production is winding down, Airbus’ hopes for a secondhand market dim.

DEFENSE

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Israel Enters Airborne-Laser Weapon Market

Jan 08, 2020
Israel’s defense ministry confirms Elbit Systems is developing a technology demonstrator for an aircraft self-protect laser.
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As Russia Fields Avangard, U.S. Scrambles To Develop Counter

Jan 06, 2020
U.S. MDA is focused on intercepting shorter-range threats.
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NATO AGS Promises New Era Of Radar Reconnaissance For Alliance

Jan 06, 2020
The Alliance Ground System program has faced off political, programmatic, legal and technical hurdles.
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NATO Takes First Steps Toward Future Surveillance System

Jan 07, 2020
NATO alliance wants AFSC ready for 2035 when its Boeing E-3 Sentries are finally retired.
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European States Plan For Hypersonic Defense

Jan 10, 2020
European countries want a counter to the hypersonic weapons being fielded by Russia and China.
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The Week in Defense, Jan. 9-16, 2020

Jan 09, 2020
E-2D sustainment starts; Dassault prizes Rafale exports; Lockheed training center graduates first class; BAE fires long-range Spike.

SPACE

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Orbital Flight Test of Boeing Space Taxi Unearths Software Glitch

Jan 10, 2020
NASA, Boeing investigating why spacecraft’s timer was off by 11 hr.

LAUREATES 2019

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Aviation Week’s 2020 Laureate Winners

Jan 10, 2020
This year’s winners will be recognized March 12 at a black-tie gala in Washington, when the Grand Laureates and Lifetime Achievement awards also will be presented.

COLUMNS & OPINION

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Stormy Beginning to 2020 Sees Commercial Aerospace Slowing

Jan 09, 2020
Companies are laying off workers, and forecasts for commercial aerospace are being revised downward. It was not supposed to be this way.
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How Avfuel Strategy Made It A Sign Of The Times

Jan 10, 2020
As everyone who has lived the experience knows, getting assigned roommates as a college freshman is the luck of the draw. If they turn out to be…
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Opinion: Emirates’ Business Model Must Evolve Under New Leadership

Jan 09, 2020
Clark prepares for retirement by leaving Emirates from a position of strength.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg at Congressional hearing fall 2019
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From the Editor: Restoring Boeing’s Luster

Jan 07, 2020
The aviation industry needs a robust, responsible Boeing.

DEPARTMENTS

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Letters From Our Readers (Jan. 13, 2020)

Jan 10, 2020
Readers discuss small module reactors, the U.S.-NATO relationship, an unusual plan for a new midmarket airplane, and Latin letters in China.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events (Jan. 13, 2020)

Jan 10, 2020
Aerospace Calendar Jan. 23-April 2—RTCA Plenary Sessions. Various locations. See rtca.org/content/upcoming-committee-meetings Jan. 27-30—HAI Heli…