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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 12, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 41 October 12, 2020

HYDROGEN IN AVIATION

Airbus liquid-hydrogen aircraft concept
article

Drive To Decarbonize Aviation Raises Green Hydrogen Challenges

Oct 08, 2020
Airbus’ aggressive schedule for hydrogen-powered aircraft highlights the potential but draws a cautious response from industry.
ZeroAvia’s Piper M350 testbed
article

Hydrogen Fuel Cells Offer Near-Term Path To Zero-Emission Aviation

Oct 07, 2020
Automotive fuel cells are taking to the air, but more development is needed to make them suitable for aircraft use.
Air Liquide pilot plant
article

Europe Outlines Cooperation Between Hydrogen And Aviation Industries

Oct 07, 2020
European Commission plans to incentivize investment on a large scale so hydrogen may contribute to climate goal.

FIRST TAKE

EHang 216 air taxi
article

First Take, Oct. 12, 2020

Oct 09, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

787 fuselage assembly in Charleston
article

Boeing’s 787 Consolidation Adds Pressure In Charleston

Oct 09, 2020
Cost-cutting moves force Boeing to consolidate 787 production in South Carolina—but what are implications for its Washington sites?
737 MAX
article

Proposed New 737 MAX Training Emphasizes Pilot Awareness

Oct 09, 2020
Changes go beyond what is required to align with updated flight control software.
GE9X turbofan
article

GE Sets Up For Novel GE9X Dust-Buster Testing

Oct 06, 2020
As ETOPS runs for 777X GE9X engine get underway, GE sets sights on flow-inducer validation tests.
AF066 engine
article

Metal Fatigue Caused Airbus A380 Engine Breakup, BEA Says

Oct 05, 2020
BEA’s persistence on three research campaigns leads to a potentially far-reaching discovery of metal fatigue on GE-Pratt GP7200 turbofan.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Wheels Up 9800UP
article

Private Flying Takes Lead In Business Aviation’s Recovery

Oct 05, 2020
New customers are entering the business-aviation market through charter and membership programs, but will they stay?

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

UK NATS radar
article

UK NATS Raises Revenue By Offloading Radar Sites

Oct 07, 2020
As it moves to offset losses caused by the pandemic, the UK air navigation services provider makes upgrades to its radar infrastructure.

U.S. ARMY ISR

unmanned aircraft system used in Project Convergence
article

U.S. Army’s Ambitious Demo Links Weapons On Future Battlefield

Oct 05, 2020
An inside look into the U.S. Army’s radical experiment, Project Convergence, a sensor-to-shooter demonstration.
U.S. Army Artemis
article

HALE UAS, Business Jets Join Army Vision For Airborne ISR

Oct 06, 2020
Interservice Roles Dispute Erupts As Army Defines Vision For Long-Range Targeting
Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter demonstation
article

A Scout For A Scout: U.S. Army Plots Future Air-Launched Effects

Oct 07, 2020
The Army’s next scout aircraft will be an air-launched effect that could enter service six years before the FARA.

DEFENSE

British Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
article

Generational Change Planned for Post-Brexit British Armed Forces

Oct 06, 2020
Preparation for the information age means a generational change for the operating concept of the British Armed Forces.
Bayraktar TB2 UAV
article

Drones Lead Air War In Nagorno-Karabakh

Oct 07, 2020
Azerbaijan is making extensive use of UAVs and Israeli-made loitering munitions in renewed fighting against Armenia.
French Air Force Dassault Rafale
article

The Week In Defense, Oct. 9-15, 2020

Oct 09, 2020
France to replace Rafales; SDA awards tracking layer contracts; Russian airlifter delayed; and Boeing WGS clears PDR.

SPACE

SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage
article

Two GPS-III Satellites Cleared To Launch On Preflown SpaceX Rockets

Oct 06, 2020
Recovering, reflying SpaceX Falcon 9s will save Space Force $53 million.

TECHNOLOGY

Bell APT 70 unmanned cargo aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Oct. 5-9, 2020

Oct 05, 2020
APT 70 flies urban; EHang’s logistics eVTOL; Paris UAM test site; Japan’s air taxi plans; Sabrewing’s Arabian deal

COLUMNS AND OPINION

spirit aerosystems aircraft production
article

Opinion: Three Predictions For The Post-COVID Supply Chain

Oct 08, 2020
If these come true, we will have a much different jetliner supply chain architecture by the mid-2020s.
XB-1 demonstrator
article

XB-1 Demonstrator Rollout Adds Credibility To Boom Supersonic Airliner

Oct 09, 2020
Startup Boom looks ahead to flying its XB-1 scaled demonstrator in 2021 and going supersonic by year-end.

DEPARTMENTS

computer program
article

Letters From Our Readers, Oct. 12, 2020

Oct 09, 2020
PERFECTING RESPONSE The advances in AI described in “Air Combat by Algorithm” (Aug. 31-Sept. 13, p. 46) are wonderful, but this is not the first time…
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Oct. 12, 2020

Oct 09, 2020
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Oct. 12, 2020

Oct 09, 2020
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.