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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 20, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 29 July 20, 2020

INTERVIEW

Guillaume Faury
article

Airbus CEO Faury Sees Huge Uncertainties In Market Recovery

Jul 14, 2020
Guillaume Faury is optimistic about a market recovery, but pace and timing are among many aspects impossible to predict.
Boeing Global Services CEO Ted Colbert
article

Boeing Services CEO On Supply Chain, Recovery

Jul 15, 2020
Boeing Global Services CEO Ted Colbert discusses the challenges of managing the aftermarket business through COVID-19.
L3Harris executives
article

L3Harris Eyes Foreign Defense Expansion, Shakes Off Commercial Dip

Jul 16, 2020
L3Harris leaders say their focus remains carrying out their prior plans for their merger of equals.
Pratt Military Engines President Matthew Bromberg
article

How Pratt & Whitney Plans To Grow Its Military Business

Jul 15, 2020
President Matthew Bromberg on COVID-19, production increases and future development efforts.

FLIGHT PATHS FORWARD: SUPPLY CHAIN

AeroSystems manufacturing plant
article

Suppliers Face Existential Decisions After COVID-19 Crisis

Jul 15, 2020
Facing a $475 billion loss in commercial aviation manufacturing, the A&D industrial base could suffer aftershocks for years.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

United Airlines gate with pilot
article

U.S. Airline Employees Brace For Coming Furloughs

Jul 16, 2020
Tens of thousands of airline employees will soon see pink slips, unless U.S. lawmakers agree on an 11th-hour second bailout.
aircraft on runway
article

Regional Turboprops May Spearhead Traffic Recovery

Jul 17, 2020
As regional turboprop makers strive for attention, the current crisis may help them be seen as relevant.
Craic CR929 widebody airliner
article

As Partners Wrangle, CR929 Development Is Extended

Jul 15, 2020
With usual candor in an international program, Russia says it and China have not cooperated easily.

UNMANNED AVIATION

drone medical delivery
article

Swiss, U.S. Authorities Draw Closer On Drones

Jul 13, 2020
The FAA and Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation sign an accord to advance drone integration standards.

DEFENSE

Depot for the F-35A at Hill AFB
article

USAF May Make Big Acquisition Change For Next Fighter

Jul 17, 2020
An analysis shows that a disruptive acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program would reduce costs.
Japan's F-X fighter concept
article

Defense Ministry Wants Japan’s Next Fighter Flying In 2028

Jul 16, 2020
Actions for this year: choose contracting arrangements, a prime contractor and foreign partners, and allocate funds.
KF-X airframe assembly
article

Showing First Photo, KAI Says KF-X Is 13% Composite

Jul 17, 2020
Mainplane skins, flaperons, tail surfaces and rear fuselage are made of carbon fiber. Rollout is due in April 2021.
Royal Air Force Airbus A330
article

Brexit and COVID-19 Combination Threatening European Aerospace Firms

Jul 17, 2020
Aerospace trade associations on both sides of the Channel want the EU and the UK to find a consensus on their future relationship.
jet trainer aircraft
article

More Pace Needed For Eurofighter Enhancements

Jul 14, 2020
The outlook for Eurofighter and F-35 looks bright, but questions remain about the future of the Hawk jet trainer.
Boeing T-7A aircraft in flight
article

The Week in Defense, July 16-23, 2020

Jul 17, 2020
Milestones for the T-7 trainer; what comes after the MQ-9; Sierra Nevada’s Shooting Star and a new name for Airbus operations in the U.S.

SPACE

Earth-observation satellite
article

ESA Proceeds With Large-Scale Earth-Observation Program

Jul 13, 2020
As Europe strengthens its focus on the environment, ESA prepares for massive spending on new-generation Earth observation satellites.

TECHNOLOGY

article

The Week In Technology, July 13-17, 2020

Jul 13, 2020
Aerion’s carbon-neutral fuel; Calspan tests trust in AI; Dubai advances Sky Dome; DLR backs clean aviation; Lilium’s modular vertiports.

ASK THE EDITORS

archival article on Soviet hydrogen-fueled aircraft
article

How Will Aircraft Fuel Tanks Accommodate The Switch To Hydrogen Power?

Jul 13, 2020
Ask the Editors: Hydrogen propulsion offers a significant opportunity to reduce carbon emissions, but major challenges lie ahead.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun
article

Opinion: A Five-Part Strategy For Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun

Jul 16, 2020
For far too long, Boeing took its eye off the ball to chase share-price inflation. Calhoun has a golden opportunity to reboot and revitalize Boeing.
aerospace engine assembly line
article

How You Can Help Your Company’s Reputation Amid Layoffs

Jul 17, 2020
More than 100,000 A&D jobs could disappear in the next two years. To attract more people, companies should focus on who they retain.
Greg McDougall and Dan Wolf
article

Regional Airline Founders Embrace Electric Propulsion

Jul 17, 2020
Harbour Air founder Greg McDougall and Cape Air founder Dan Wolf are committed to electric flight.
airport traveler passing a COVID-19 safety sign
article

Opinion: A Two-Phase Plan For Aviation’s Recovery

Jul 17, 2020
We must collaborate on health and safety measures, educate travelers about them and provide a consistent passenger experience.