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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 17, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 7 February 17, 2020

AIR MOBILITY

jets
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Airbus And Boeing Working On Next Steps For Fuel-saving Wake Surfing

Feb 14, 2020
Building the safety case, amending the regulations and providing a business case for safe, robust and reliable operation lie ahead.
tanker aircraft on runway
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U.S. Air Force Anticipates Commercial Refueling Award In 2020

Feb 11, 2020
The U.S. Air Force must decide how to fill an aerial refueling shortfall exacerbated by KC-46 delays and an aging KC-10 fleet.
aircraft in flight
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U.S. Air Force Plans $3 Billion Mobility Fleet Makeover

Feb 12, 2020
Making airlifters and refuelers more survivable and capable emerges as new priority.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

extended-range aircraft
article

Boeing Refocuses Its NMA On The A321XLR Market

Feb 14, 2020
Boeing steers the new airliner project design concept to counter nearer-term competition from the Airbus A321XLR.
aircraft fleet on runway
article

Boeing MAX Simulator Training Is Taking Shape

Feb 11, 2020
Sessions are expected to focus on the MCAS and manual-trim operation.
fleet on ground
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Air Transport Aircraft Retirements Are On The Rise

Feb 12, 2020
Natural life cycles outweigh short-term issues to drive retirement trends.

UNMANNED AVIATION

data link radios
article

Collins Aerospace Nears Completion of Drone Data Link Project

Feb 13, 2020
The manufacturer and NASA have worked since 2011 to develop a C2 data link waveform for drones.

SPACE

test flight of reusable capsule
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Starliner Gives Boeing A Hard Lesson In How Not To Verify Software

Feb 14, 2020
Flight test exposed Starliner software glitches, but NASA is more concerned about what else may be lurking in process flaws.
satellite inside dispenser
article

With Successful Launch, OneWeb Network Grows To 40

Feb 14, 2020
With global spectrum rights in hand and ground stations under construction, OneWeb plans to roll out high-speed, global internet service.

U.S. FISCAL 2021 BUDGET

jim bridenstine at stennis
article

Trump Asks 12% Budget Hike For NASA—Will Congress Bite?

Feb 13, 2020
Accelerating plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024 will cost $35 billion, says NASA.

DEFENSE

surveillance flight aircraft
article

UK Coastguard Seeks Reactive UAV Capability

Feb 08, 2020
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency envisions using MALE UAVs to support search, rescue and anti-pollution missions.
pilots training with virtual reality headsets
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New Technologies Enable Students To Achieve More Per Flight Hour

Feb 13, 2020
The U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next has delivered pilots to training units months earlier than traditional approaches.

TECHNOLOGY

electric propulsion aircraft
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The Week In Technology, Feb. 10-14, 2020

Feb 10, 2020
U.S. funds electric propulsion; Wisk to carry passengers; Gremlins mission demo; HAPS payload developed; Astra Space emerges.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

theorist Clay Christensen photo
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Opinion: Remembering The Theorist Of Disruptive Innovation

Feb 13, 2020
An appreciation of Clay Christensen’s theory through the lens of disruptive aerospace innovations.