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Aviation Week & Space Technology, September 28, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 39 September 28, 2020

URBAN AIR MOBILITY

Joby air taxi eVTOL demonstrator
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Joby Unveils eVTOL Design Details And Certification Plans

Sep 25, 2020
Lifting the veil of secrecy over its electric air taxi vehicle, Joby Aviation makes pioneering steps toward eVTOL certification.
right-hand inceptor
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Catch An Air Taxi? Aviation Week Flies Joby’s eVTOL Simulator

Sep 25, 2020
Aviation Week had the opportunity to sample the flight characteristics of the Joby air taxi in a company demonstration simulator. I was guided…

FIRST TAKE

ATR 72-600 turboprop freighter aircraft
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First Take, Sept. 28, 2020

Sep 25, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus A220-300 in flight
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Airbus A220 Role May Grow In Post-Pandemic Air Transport

Sep 24, 2020
When Airbus acquired what was then called the Bombardier C Series in 2017 for essentially nothing plus guaranteed loss-sharing with the Canadian…

INTERVIEW

Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin
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Safran CEO Takes Short-Term Action And Thinks Propulsion Long-Term

Sep 23, 2020
Aviation Week discusses the future of Safran and the propulsion industry with CEO Philippe Petitcolin.

BUSINESS

aircraft assembly line
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French State Aids To Limit Job Cuts

Sep 21, 2020
As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.
aircraft assembly line
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What Will A&D Supplier Base Look Like After COVID-19? Forecasts Begin.

Sep 22, 2020
The return of a downcycle harbors major changes to the commercial aerospace supplier base.

SPACE

false-color image of Venus
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Search For Life Beyond Earth Takes Surprising Turn To Venus

Sep 23, 2020
Discovery of potential biomarker in Venusian atmosphere raises new questions in search for life beyond Earth.
Hera probe
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ESA Spacecraft To Gauge NASA’s Asteroid Deviation Trial

Sep 25, 2020
After NASA’s DART collides with Didymos asteroid, Hera will precisely measure the impactor’s effect.

DEFENSE

Boeing fighter concept
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The Nearly Decade-long Story That Led To NGAD Flight Demonstrator

Sep 21, 2020
How a massive budget cut, a DARPA program and a lengthy internal debate transformed the NGAD program.
RAF Future Combat Air System Tempest
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RAF Targets Technology As Review Shapes UK Armed Forces

Sep 21, 2020
Could the RAF’s approach to technology, UAS and future combat aircraft make it a winner in the UK’s upcoming defense review?
RAAF Hawk trainer
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BAE Verifies Hawk Life As Australia Explores Replacement

Sep 24, 2020
Requirement contenders are the Boeing T-7, KAI T-50 family, Leonardo M-346 and RAAF’s current type, the Hawk.
Next-Generation Jammer–Low Band (NGJ-LB) system
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The Week in Defense, Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2020

Sep 24, 2020
Northrop’s new jammer; Chinook tests more powerful engine; Brazil accepts Gripen E; and the soft power of space.

TECHNOLOGY

de Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional turboprop
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The Week In Technology, Sept. 21-25, 2020

Sep 21, 2020
MagniX powers Dash 8; Aerion picks BAE; Autoflight unveils eVTOL; Ampaire hybrid plans; LG flies lithium-sulfur; Walmart drone delivery.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

White House
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Opinion: What’s In A Defense Budget Cut?

Sep 24, 2020
The word “reduction” needs to be carefully parsed, no matter who is in the White House.

DEPARTMENTS

view of San Francisco fires from cockpit
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Letters From Our Readers, Sept. 28, 2020

Sep 25, 2020
Readers write about Boeing and its subcontractors, hand-flying and automation, and Pentagon budgeting and funding practices.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Sept. 28, 2020

Sep 24, 2020
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Sept. 28, 2020

Sep 25, 2020
Aerospace Calendar Sept. 29-Oct. 30—RTCA Plenary Sessions/Committee Meetings. Virtual or various locations. See rtca.org/content/upcoming-committee…