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Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 2, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 44 November 02, 2020

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Lufthansa aircraft
article

Airlines Revamping Fleets With Little Insight On Future

Oct 29, 2020
Some models, like the Airbus A380, are all but done for good.
Air France aircraft
article

One Carrier’s Shift Amid The Pandemic’s Rise

Oct 29, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Air France was early into a radical fleet shake-up set out by Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith in November.
United Airlines aircraft in flight
article

U.S. Carriers Brace For Long, Choppy Road To Recovery

Oct 26, 2020
A recovery to 2019 levels of profitability remains distant, but carriers believe they can stem daily losses in the medium-term future.
China Eastern A330
article

Beijing Diversifies Ownership Of Its Airlines

Oct 27, 2020
The government hopes its companies can become more efficient with outside investment. This is extending to airlines.
chengdu j-20s

Insights About Chinese Military Aircraft

Oct 26, 2020
Take a look at the range of aircraft populating the Chinese military fleet.

INTERVIEW

Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto
article

Life After Boeing: Embraer’s CEO On Going It Alone

Oct 30, 2020
Francisco Gomes Neto talks with Aviation Week in his first interview for the aerospace trade press.

FAST FIVE

Honeywell Aerospace President Mike Madsen
article

Fast Five With Honeywell’s Mike Madsen

Oct 30, 2020
Why Honeywell Aerospace’s chief sees a bright future for the industry despite today’s COVID-19 woes.

DEFENSE

Gaofen-13 satellite liftoff aboard a Long March 3B rocket
article

Chinese Space-Based Trackers May Add Carrier-Targeting Capability

Oct 27, 2020
The Oct. 12 launch of the Gaofen-13 satellite highlights China’s growing reconnaissance-strike complex from space.
NH90 helicopter
article

NATO Nations Studying Future Rotorcraft Needs

Oct 30, 2020
History suggests it takes as long to develop a military medium rotorcraft as for a fighter, so NATO countries have taken the first steps.
Air Force tanker
article

The Week In Defense, Oct. 29-Nov. 5, 2020

Oct 29, 2020
What’s next for U.S. Air Force tankers; Ecuador receives H145s; continued F-35 delays; and unmanned teaming for Wildcat.

ROTORCRAFT

Bell helicopter
article

Military Technology Could Bolster Bell’s Commercial Helicopters

Oct 30, 2020
Bell is looking to technology from its Model 360 Invictus as a potential template for a medium-size single-engine utility platform.

SPACE

Tanegashima Space Center
article

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plans More Powerful H3 To Cut Costs

Oct 29, 2020
An enlarged second stage would have two engines and more propellant. Much more payload space can be provided.

UNMANNED AVIATION

Pyka's Pelican autonomous aircraft
article

Unmanned Aerial Crop Spraying Offers Startup A Quick Route To Market

Oct 28, 2020
Pyka has FAA approval to begin trial operations at farms in California and Nevada.

TECHNOLOGY

H3Grob high-altitude G520
article

The Week in Technology, Oct. 26-30, 2020

Oct 26, 2020
Stratospheric cell mast; Heaviside favors elegance; Pipistrel picks Honeywell; Volansi flies vaccines; Iris enables BVLOS.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

hypersonic strike missile
article

Large-Cap A&D Players Eyed for Divestitures, Bolt-Ons

Oct 30, 2020
M&A activity among major A&D players is picking up again, but this time they are shedding assets or tacking on specialties.
boeing aircraft production work
article

Opinion: Why Airliner Manufacturing Could Go From Bad To Worse

Oct 26, 2020
If the current fragile jetliner market worsens, the U.S. and other governments might feel pressure to reconsider their nonintervention.