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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 9, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 31 August 09, 2021

CARGO

FedEx Boeing 777F on runway
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Airbus Moves Forward With A350 Freighter As Boeing Considers Response

Aug 03, 2021
Airbus has been largely absent from the new-built freighter market, leaving Boeing with a virtual monopoly for the 767F, 777F and 747-8F.
EFW facility
article

E-Commerce Fuels Air Cargo Growth

Aug 02, 2021
With an e-commerce boom that shows no signs of easing, air cargo operators are getting ready for growth.

FIRST TAKE

hypersonic aircraft startup
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First Take, August 9, 2021

Aug 06, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 737-10 in flight
article

Boeing Slows All-New Aircraft Plans Amid Signs Of Market Return

Aug 04, 2021
But the outlook for next-gen airliner and engine timing—and what they will look like—is less clear now than before the COVID-19 crisis.
APC Trinitair wingtip
article

Portugal’s Hi Fly Supporting A330 Winglet Retrofit Effort

Aug 06, 2021
Germany’s APC and wet-lease carrier Hi Fly work to improve the fuel efficiency of in-service A330s.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Joby S4 air taxi prototype
article

Joby Hits Range, Noise Targets On Road To Certification

Aug 06, 2021
Tests verify eVTOL’s low noise and long range on batteries—two fundamental goals for Joby’s concept.
seven-seat eVTOL air taxi and airliner
article

Lilium Partners With Azul To Expand eVTOL Into Brazil

Aug 06, 2021
German startup and Brazilian airline plan to establish a regional high-speed network starting in Sao Paulo.

SUPPLIERS

airplane engine
article

With Meggitt Deal, Parker Ups Bet on Aerospace

Aug 05, 2021
Parker’s $9.9 billion deal to buy Meggitt doubles the size of its aerospace unit and continues consolidation of midtier A&D suppliers.

SPACE

Russia’s Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module
article

Russia Expands Its Space Station Real Estate

Aug 02, 2021
Key research module finally reaches station, then tries to depart.
Ad Astra’s Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
article

Ad Astra Hits Milestone In Test Of Novel, High-power Electric Rocket

Aug 04, 2021
In-space propulsion system is “like the diesel engine on Earth.”
UK spaceport
article

UK Aviation Regulator Limbers Up For Space Role

Aug 05, 2021
July 29 was a pivotal day for the UK’s space ambitions for both the commercial and defense space sectors.

DEFENSE

Sikorsky Raider X with two Defiants
article

Physics-Busting Requirements Challenge U.S. Army FARA Program

Aug 03, 2021
The Army’s No. 1 aviation modernization priority is getting a reality check.
Checkmate

Russia's New Fighter And Other Scenes From The MAKS Air Show

Jul 29, 2021
This year's MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon, which took place on July 20-25 in Zhukovsky near Moscow, was unique. The pandemic and entry…

GENERAL AVIATION

Curtiss P-40 Warhawks
article

AirVenture Draws More Visitors, Aircraft After One-Year Absence

Aug 04, 2021
The 68th annual gathering in Oshkosh included a number of aircraft and system air show debuts and spotlighted humanitarian missions.
Volocopter

Wide Variety Of Aircraft Fly At Oshkosh

Aug 04, 2021
Everything from the Volocopter’s 2X test aircraft to UPS’ newest Boeing 747-8F made appearances at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2021.

TECHNOLOGY

Perigon multicore
article

Collins Brings Multicore Processing to Flight Control Computers

Aug 05, 2021
Collins Aerospace has begun integration testing of a next-gen vehicle management computer using multicore processors.
SibNIA’s Yak-40LL flying laboratory
article

The Week In Technology, August 2-6, 2021

Aug 04, 2021
Superconducting flight; Sensor-infused fans; VISTA readied for Skyborg; German suborbital spaceplane; and Joby hits range goal.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Aerojet Rocketdyne rocket
article

Opinion: How Nationalism Could Reorient Defense Competition

Aug 05, 2021
The U.S. is not the only country seeking to protect security-relevant businesses.
Oumuamua interstellar object
article

Scientists Launch Privately Funded Hunt For Unidentified Space Objects

Aug 05, 2021
The Galileo Project was established to scout unidentified aerial phenomena following Pentagon report.
soldier servicing a rotor blade
article

Opinion: How To Empower The Afghan National Air Force

Aug 03, 2021
The U.S. should work with Afghans to optimize their military fleet, and well-compensated local workers should maintain the aircraft.

DEPARTMENTS

Boeing manufacturing
article

Letters From Our Readers, August 9, 2021

Aug 06, 2021
Readers write about GE Aviation Catalyst engine, renaming James Webb Space Telescope and FAA Organization Designation Authorization.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, August 9, 2021

Aug 06, 2021
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, August 9, 2021

Aug 06, 2021
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.