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Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 8, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 44 November 08, 2021

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 737 MAX
article

Lack Of China Orders Emerges As Threat For Boeing, Airbus

Nov 03, 2021
China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.
Breeze Airways A220-300
article

Breeze Airways Stakes Out Premium ULCC Niche With A220-300s

Nov 01, 2021
Startup Breeze looks to shake up low-cost market with roomier cabins.

FIRST TAKE

Blue Origin/sierra space space station concept
article

First Take, Nov. 8, 2021

Nov 05, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

DUBAI AIRSHOW PREVIEW | DEFENSE

Eurofighter Typhoons ordered by Kuwait
article

Middle East Air Forces Transition To New Fighter Fleets

Nov 05, 2021
With an eye on Iran, the Middle East’s air forces are expanding and broadening the capabilities of their fighter fleets.
Lockheed Martin new-build Block 70 F-16s

In Pictures: The Middle East’s Evolving Fighter Fleets

Nov 05, 2021
Several Middle East nations are in the process of introducing new and expanded fleets of fighters.
Israeli defense delegation
article

Israel Makes Once-Unlikely Defense Debut In Dubai

Nov 05, 2021
A year after the Abraham Accords, the Dubai Airshow offers the next venue to measure the strength of a new diplomatic partnership.

DUBAI AIRSHOW PREVIEW | COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Etihad airliner
article

Gulf Carriers Rebuild, Nearing Crucial Fleet Decisions

Nov 02, 2021
Ahead of the 2021 Dubai Airshow, Gulf carriers are still powerful industry forces but follow different paths and press to adjust their fleet plans.
Airbus A350
article

Airbus And Boeing Expect Slow Widebody Demand Recovery

Nov 04, 2021
As commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic, recovery of demand for widebody aircraft is likely to be slow.
Boeing 777X test aircraft
article

Boeing May Launch 777X Freighter Variant At Dubai Airshow

Nov 05, 2021
Why the outlook for Boeing’s 777X remains promising, despite certification and flight-testing delays.

DUBAI AIRSHOW PREVIEW | MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL

Middle East MRO
article

Middle East MRO Future Points To More Partnerships

Nov 05, 2021
How the Middle East’s MRO landscape could consolidate and how companies are looking at new capability niches post-crisis.

DEFENSE

Scott Forney and Ryan McCarthy in 2019
article

General Atomics Electromagnetic Unit Joins Hypersonic Missile Race

Nov 02, 2021
A company known for lasers, power systems and drones has a plan to break into the elite club of advanced missile and munition suppliers.
missile
article

Franco-British Research Furthers Future Weaponry

Nov 04, 2021
Post-Brexit French/UK political relations may be at a low, but cross-Channel missile technology research is continuing apace.
MQ-20 UAS
article

How the Pentagon Is Moving Toward ‘Smart’ Jet-Powered UAS

Nov 05, 2021
Skyborg is the tip of the iceberg in a multiservice push to bring autonomous control systems from laboratories to the battlefield.
U.S. Navy MQ-4 Triton aircraft
article

The Week in Defense, Nov. 4-11, 2021

Nov 04, 2021
Space Force seeks commercial services; piecing together a wrecked A-10; Area-I’s new UAS approach; and India tests anti-airfield weapon.

SPACE

Blue Origin Orbital Reef
article

Blue Origin Stakes Claim In Low Earth Orbit

Nov 04, 2021
Bezos’ space company takes a community approach to build and operate a new space station.
Krylo-SV
article

Russia Eyes Methane-Fueled Booster With Reusable First Stage

Nov 01, 2021
Interest in reusable rockets revived by SpaceX’s success.

LAUREATES 2021

Laureates winners
article

Aviation Week Presents 2021 Laureates As Industry Emerges From Storm

Nov 01, 2021
The Mars helicopter, Pipistrel Velis Electro, Marillyn Hewson and 24 top aerospace and aviation students were among this year’s honorees.
Hewson
videos

Video: Marillyn Hewson Wins 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award

Nov 01, 2021
Before stepping down as Lockheed Martin CEO in mid-2020, Hewson earned a reputation as one of the most accomplished U.S. chief executives.
article

Video: Robert Leduc, 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Nov 01, 2021
Leduc won Aviation Week’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 but had to wait a year to accept it because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PROPULSION

Alaska Air Group Dash 8-400
article

Hydrogen-Electric Power Potential Expands to Large Regional Airliners

Nov 02, 2021
ZeroAvia adds the Dash 8-400 turboprop and CRJ regional jets to planned applications of its hydrogen-electric powertrains.

TECHNOLOGY

Robinson helicopter
article

The Week In Technology, Nov. 1-5, 2021

Nov 01, 2021
Fly-by-wire taking off; More orbital cleanup plans; Zero-emissions island links; Wing drones go urban; Food giant eyes SAF.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

CycloTech Cyclorotors
article

CycloTech Looks For Initial Uses For Cyclorotor Propulsion System

Nov 05, 2021
Auxiliary propulsion to improve the positioning accuracy and gust response of drones is an early opportunity for cyclorotors.
article

Opinion: FAA ODA ‘Designees’ Need Training

Nov 01, 2021
Organization designation authorization designees need to manage effectively, empower ODA unit members and not interfere with their work.

DEPARTMENTS

SpaceX
article

Letters From Our Readers, Nov. 8, 2021

Nov 05, 2021
Readers write about SpaceX Inspiration4 coverage; diversity, equity and inclusion in A&D; and aviation sustainability.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Nov. 8, 2021

Nov 05, 2021
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Nov. 8, 2021

Nov 05, 2021
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.