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Aviation Week & Space Technology, May 31, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 21 May 31, 2021

Commercial Aviation

aircraft on tarmac
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Boeing, Airbus Face Slow Widebody Demand Following Boom Years

May 26, 2021
Oversupply to market has yielded big, young in-service fleets, which means the current lull has, in part, been a self-inflicted wound.
widebody aircraft on tarmac
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Did COVID-19 Change The World Of Airliner Financing?

May 25, 2021
To be sure, commercial aircraft delivery funding fell off a proverbial cliff last year. Guess again if that means much for the future.

First Take

Breeze Airways aircraft
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First Take, May 31, 2021

May 28, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Business Aviation

Aerion AS2 design
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Civil Supersonics Delayed After Aerion Pulls Plug

May 28, 2021
Aerion AS2 suspension dims hopes of commercial supersonic flight but does not dampen business jet appetite for Mach 1-plus capability.

Space

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity
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Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin Close To Commercial Spaceflight Debuts

May 28, 2021
SpaceShipTwo returns to suborbital space after 27-month hiatus.

Rotorcraft

A/MH-6 helicopter
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End Of Line For A/MH-6 Little Bird?

May 28, 2021
Special Operations Forces face a difficult decision on the A/MH-6 replacement, depending on the Army’s choice for FARA.
NGCTR AW609 fuselage
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Final Assembly Beckons For Leonardo Tiltrotor Tech Demonstrator

May 28, 2021
All across Europe components for Leonardo’s Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor are coming in readiness for year-end final assembly.
Boeing CH-47F Block II helicopter
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U.S. Army Restarts Feud With Boeing and Congress On Chinook Cuts

May 25, 2021
Another clash over the Army’s proposals to defer CH-47F Block II production is brewing as fiscal 2022 budget drops.

Advanced Air Mobility

Volocopter four-seat VoloConnect eVTOL
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Advanced Air Mobility Offerings Advance And Expand

May 24, 2021
New products, new investment and new operating partners keep advanced air mobility market moving forward.

Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul

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IATA, Rolls-Royce Maintenance Deal May Not Change Much

May 25, 2021
Deal expected to lay out aftermarket policies for Rolls customers, service providers.

Defense

tracking moving targets
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Space-Based Ground Moving Target Tracker Revealed

May 23, 2021
U.S. Space Force declassifies program that replaces part of J-Stars mission.
Northrop Grumman’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missile
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Washington Power Shift Creates Debate Over ICBM’s Future

May 25, 2021
A short-term debate over replacing the Minuteman III has raised fundamental questions about the land-based leg of the nuclear triad.
unarmed Trident II is test-fired
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Nuclear Modernization Plan Expands With Navy SLBM Replacement

May 26, 2021
New life extension program for 32-year-old Trident II D5 aims to keep the submarine-launched ballistic missile in the inventory to 2084

An Appreciation

Patti Grace Smith
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Remembering Patti Grace Smith, Commercial Space Pioneer

May 28, 2021
She helped to imagine, articulate and execute forward-looking government policies that helped usher in the age of “New Space.”

Columns and Opinion

RYANAIR aircraft
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Was Belarus Flight Diversion An Illegal Act?

May 27, 2021
The interception of a Ryanair flight has fueled a conversation about how to ensure norms in civilian aviation.
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Opinion: Can the Military Solve Aerospace’s Development Problem?

May 26, 2021
Model-based systems engineering is emerging as a potential solution to aerospace’s slow, costly processes.

Departments

U.S. Air Force
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Letters From Our Readers, May 31, 2021

May 28, 2021
FALCON DRONES? With the purchase of the F-15EX (April 5-18, p. 45), the U.S. Air Force could resurrect one of the original F-15/F-16 employment…
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, May 31, 2021

May 28, 2021
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, May 31, 2021

May 28, 2021
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.