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Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 1, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 43 November 01, 2021

DEFENSE

UAE Air Force Mirage 2000-9s and U.S. F-35As in formation
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Abraham Accords Lead To Fast Arms Deals, Slow Implementation

Oct 25, 2021
A breakthrough agreement fast-tracked approvals for F-35As and MQ-9Bs to the UAE, but finalizing those deals could still take years.
Baykar Makina’s Bayraktar TB2 armed tactical UAV
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Turkey Is Taking UAS Market Share From China

Oct 26, 2021
Ankara is using drone diplomacy to improve its relations in the Middle East as interest grows in its unmanned aircraft systems.
wind-tunnel model

How Digital Tools Are Changing Aircraft Design

Oct 27, 2021
These technologies are helping optimize components, fabricate novel shapes and integrate data into design, manufacturing and maintenance.
Air Force fighter jet
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The Week in Defense, Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 2021

Oct 28, 2021
F-35 Engine Shortage Easing; Operational test for F-15EX; Rivet Joint’s new life extension; Japan joins flight training school in Italy.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

LOT Polish Airlines jet
article

Airlines Want Financial Burden Shared Among Industry Stakeholders

Oct 27, 2021
Issues extend to everyday business practices, such as using repairs instead of new parts.
Big Three US airlines
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U.S. Carriers Upbeat Despite Staffing, Cost Headwinds

Oct 29, 2021
Cost pressures could complicate airlines’ COVID recovery.
Qantas aircraft
article

Australasian Carriers Align Fleet Plans To Post-Pandemic Outlook

Oct 28, 2021
Airlines are readjusting their fleet strategies to prepare for the recovery of international networks.
European aircraft tails on tarmac
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Europe’s Airlines Call For Harmonized Recovery Strategy

Oct 26, 2021
Europe’s airlines are calling for updated travel rules to fit the new recovery phase.

SUSTAINABILITY

NASA's 2040-plus concept
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NASA Reveals Study Plan For 2040 Eco-Airliner

Oct 25, 2021
New NASA green airliner study to go beyond agency’s sustainable X-plane to include technology for broader reduced environmental impacts.

TECHNOLOGY

H3 Dynamics cargo drone
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The Week In Technology, Oct. 25-29, 2021

Oct 25, 2021
Fuel-cell cargo drone; Electric air racers; LeoLabs down under; Hydrogen box wing; 100% SAF flights.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

students in Embry-Riddle’s Space Technologies Laboratory
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Opinion: How To Prepare A Skilled Commercial Space Workforce

Oct 28, 2021
Universities, in partnership with industry and government, must ensure a highly trained commercial space workforce is ready for blastoff.
U.S. Air Force aircraft in flight
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Opinion: ‘Intershoring’ Will Change U.S. Defense Contracting

Oct 27, 2021
Forget offshoring or reshoring—the new trend in the U.S. defense is intershoring.
aircraft concept
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Opinion: Computer Algorithms Make For Best Design

Oct 29, 2021
Multidisciplinary design optimization lets engineers spend less time on detailed design and more time considering system requirements.