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Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 14, 2020

VOL. 182 NO. 50 December 14, 2020

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 777X On Track For Certification Tests

Dec 08, 2020

Safety-first focus for 777X as flight tests pave way for certification phase, incorporating lessons from 737 MAX.

Delft Technical University’s Flying V concept

Debt-Laden Industry Struggles To Pursue Greener Next-Gen Aircraft

Dec 11, 2020

Coming out of COVID-19 crisis, air transport must also meet demands for a more environment-friendly industry.

Airlines Bet On Traffic Comeback In Second Half Of 2021

Dec 07, 2020

IATA predicts over $38 billion in industry losses next year—more than after the global financial crisis but a third of the 2020 deficit.

Key Airline And Aerospace Executives To Watch In 2021

Dec 07, 2020

Senior executives in the airline and aerospace industry will face major challenges in the coming year.

Airlines Look To Green Comeback

Dec 09, 2020

Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.

Boeing 737 MAX fuselage, Spirit AeroSystem factory

Aero Suppliers Staying Resilient, But What About 2021?

Dec 10, 2020

Recovering from its worst-ever crisis while also focusing on reducing the environmental impact will be a 2021 air-transport challenge.

Global Airlines Begin Adapting For Recovery From COVID-19

Dec 07, 2020

As the industry gets ready for a recovery in demand, legacy airlines and low-cost carriers alike are rethinking their product strategies.

Boeing Transonic Truss-Braced Wing aircraft concept

New Aircraft Concepts Focus: Environmental Performance

Dec 11, 2020

Many players are looking at the appearance of upcoming aircraft as governments expect major improvements in environmental performance.

Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash

Key Commercial Aviation Events Of 2020

Dec 11, 2020

Commercial aviation saw setbacks but also had milestones from first flights to supplier consolidations in a year dominated by COVID-19.

PROPULSION

Eviation Alice all-electric regional airliner

Propulsion Advances To Watch

Dec 07, 2020

2021 promises several milestones in the propulsion arena.

E-Fan X Hybrid-Electric propulsion flight demonstrator

Propulsion Highlights of 2020

Dec 07, 2020

A look at some of the biggest milestones of 2020, a year that saw a substantial increase in activity around electric-aircraft propulsion.

AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

Rocket Lab Electron rocket, Mahia, New Zealand

COVID-19 Cements Market Shift To LEO Smallsats

Dec 08, 2020

“The pandemic didn’t change plans, it simply fast-tracked what was already happening,” says a space industry executive.

Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, U.S. Space Force Staff Director

Key Space Sector People To Watch In 2021

Dec 08, 2020

These luminaries are among the space movers and shakers to watch in 2021.

DEFENSE SYSTEMS

Three Generations Of Fighters Compete For Limited Resources

Dec 10, 2020

Fateful decisions loom in the next 12 months for a global fighter market caught up in a pivotal debate over how much to invest in each of three…

Secret Bomber Programs Set For Possible Rollouts In 2021

Dec 09, 2020

Strategic bombers are enjoying a stealthy renaissance amid renewed competition among great power states: the U.S., China and Russia.

Networked Battlefield Vision Going Global In 2021

Dec 07, 2020

A long-term promise of seamless battlefield connectivity finally is being realized in experiments and demonstrations around the world.

U.S. Palletized Munitions Concept May Become Reality In 2021

Dec 11, 2020

The U.S. Air Force continues exploring nontraditional means to expand air-launched munitions capacity.

Air-Breathing, High-Speed Propulsion To Make 2021 Comeback

Dec 07, 2020

A return of scramjet and solid-fuel ramjet investment signals a shift in global hypersonic weapon priorities.

DEFENSE

Nuclear Option For France’s Future Carrier

Dec 10, 2020

The size and mass of the FCAS Next-Generation Fighter is driving the need for a big-deck carrier.

The Week In Defense, Dec. 11-18, 2020

Dec 11, 2020

Skyborg protoype awards; MQ-25 flies with refueling store; Northrop sheds IT division; and new council for commercial space.

SPACE

NASA Space-Science Missions To Watch

Dec 08, 2020

NASA has a busy year ahead in space-science missions, from low-cost cubesats to the multibillion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope.

Northrop Grumman’s MEV-1 servicing spacecraft

Spaceflight Highlights Of 2020

Dec 08, 2020

Here are some of the spaceflight milestones of 2020.

TECHNOLOGY

Hermeus Mach 5 combined-cycle turbo-ramjet propulsion aircraft

Aerospace Technology Highlights Of 2020

Dec 09, 2020

2020 witnessed advances across a wide range of technologies.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Opinion: Why Defense And Social Responsibility Can Be Compatible

Dec 10, 2020

There will be less harm in investing in guided missiles than in misguided men.

Why A&D Is Next Frontier For SPACs

Dec 11, 2020

Chances are you have never heard of an SPAC. But you or someone you know might be working for one in 2021—and you could be an investor.

Opinion: When A Bountiful Orderbook Is Not Healthy

Dec 07, 2020

Pricing based on costs that have risen since aircraft were sold will spell trouble throughout the supply chain.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

PROPULSION

AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

DEFENSE SYSTEMS

DEFENSE

SPACE

TECHNOLOGY

COLUMNS AND OPINION