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Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 7, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 49 December 07, 2020
Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 7, 2020

PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

Iberia Airbus A340-600

2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Winners

Dec 04, 2020
Winners include silhouettes of aircraft in early morning, firefighting aid missions and snorkeling while planespotting. The Photo Contest in a Surreal Year We knew this year would be a challenging one for the Aviation Week Photo Contest because so many events at which photographers shoot were canceled or postponed and travel was so restricted. In order to make the Photo Contest successful during the COVID-19 pandemic, we:      Accepted photos taken since 2000 so photographers could dig into their archives and offer great images that might not have been widely shared; Created a special category, The COVID-19 Challenge, for outstanding photojournalism that tells the story of the pandemic and its effect on the world’s airlines and aerospace industry.
Airbus H-36

2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editor's Picks: Defense & Space

Dec 04, 2020
A roundup of editor's picks includes nighttime launches, classic space shuttles and a fiery helicopter defense.
1974 Cessna 172 Skyhawk fixed-wing aircraft

2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editor's Picks: General Aviation

Dec 04, 2020
A roundup of editor's picks includes a gnarly crash test, moonlit takeoffs, a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub and ultralight aircraft.
Silver Airways ATR 42-500 at Orlando International Airport

2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest Editor's Picks: Commercial & COVID-19

Dec 04, 2020
A roundup of editor's favorite photos includes nighttime departures, airport silhouettes, a historic final flight and a joint flyover by the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds.
2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest winners
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2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest: Meet The Winners

Dec 04, 2020
Winning photographers in this year's Aviation Week Photo Contest share a passion for aerospace, and many make their living either shooting photos or as engineers or financial strategists.
2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest judges
article

2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest: Judge Bios

Dec 04, 2020
Judges of the 2020 Aviation Week Photo Contest boast many decades of experience selecting and, for some, shooting photos.

FIRST TAKE

Dassault Falcon 2000 LXS
article

First Take, Dec. 7, 2020

Dec 04, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Embraer turboprop concept
article

Embraer Pursues New Turboprop As Regional Aviation Reshapes

Dec 03, 2020
Brazilian OEM thinks it can produce an aircraft far superior to competitors’; 50-seaters seen as market for 1,000 aircraft next 10 years.
ClearVision's superimposed flight information
article

ATR To Begin ClearVision Pilot Training

Dec 02, 2020
To enable operators to quickly benefit from its enhanced vision system, ATR has focused on simplicity and restricted its use to landing.
Qantas Boeing 737 aircraft
article

Australian Carriers Start On Long Road To Fleet Recovery

Dec 01, 2020
Australian airlines are ramping up their domestic fleets as interstate borders reopen, although prospects are more bleak for widebodies.

FAST FIVE

article

Delta’s CEO On Vaccines, Business Travelers And Black Lives Matter

Nov 30, 2020
“It’s been a hard year, and people are tired of being pent-up. But we can’t let our guard down,” Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian says.

DEFENSE

T-7A simulator
article

The Week In Defense, Dec. 3-10, 2020

Dec 03, 2020
T-7A simulator production begins; Greek F-35 interest confirmed; Russia’s reusable rocket engine, and Spain to convert airliner to tanker.

TECHNOLOGY

XTI Aircraft hybrid-electric-powered TriFan 200
article

The Week In Technology, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2020

Nov 30, 2020
VerdeGo powers XTI TriFan; Seoul stages UAM demo; and Embraer powers up electric partnership.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Mitsubishi aircraft in flight
article

Opinion: Forget SpaceJet—Japanese Aerospace Still Has A Bright Future

Dec 02, 2020
Japan’s roles in the defense and commercial aviation supply chains make it a powerhouse.
article

Jet It, A 2-Year-Old Fractional Aircraft Operation, Is A HondaJet Hero

Dec 03, 2020
The company’s 2020 revenues are up 300% over 2019’s totals.
Ampaire's hybrid-electric Skymaster
article

Aviation Startups Making Progress, But Can They Disrupt The Industry?

Dec 02, 2020
The reality is still not yet on par with the visions for a broad range of aviation industry dreams.
Hubble Space Telescope
article

NASA Takes Aim At Bias In Grant Selection Process

Dec 03, 2020
Space agency testing double-anonymous peer review to fund grant proposals.

DEPARTMENTS

test pilot in an ATR
article

Letters From Our Readers, Dec. 7, 2020

Dec 04, 2020
Readers write about hydrogen propulsion and U.S. Army airborne sensors; go behind the scenes with France Bureau Chief Thierry Dubois.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Dec. 7, 2020

Dec 04, 2020
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.