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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 22, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 46 November 22, 2021

SPACE

galaxy cluster Abell 2744
article

Webb Telescope’s Success Will Rest On New Technologies

Nov 16, 2021
To see back to the universe’s first galaxies, engineers had to develop 10 new technologies for the James Webb Space Telescope.

FIRST TAKE

Quarterhorse prototype
article

First Take, Nov. 22, 2021

Nov 19, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

DUBAI AIRSHOW | COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus A321neo
article

Air Lease Corp., Indigo Partners Log Big Orders For Post-2025 Delivery

Nov 18, 2021
As the industry manages through diverging near-term trends and challenges, these lessors and other players are positioning for growth.
Boeing 737-10
article

Enhanced Angle-Of-Attack System Set For 737-10 Flight Tests

Nov 18, 2021
Data from five parameters will verify improved MAX AOA sensor system.

DUBAI AIRSHOW | CARGO

Airbus A350F
article

New-Generation Large Freighters Form Focus At Dubai Airshow

Nov 19, 2021
Airbus and Boeing unveil new freighter product development moves as cargo market continues to surge.

DUBAI AIRSHOW | DEFENSE

The Checkmate fighter concept press conference in Dubai
article

Dubai Airshow Becomes Stage For Russia-U.S. Competition

Nov 19, 2021
The Dubai Airshow showed how the UAE’s powerful military has attracted intense courting from Russia and the U.S.
Edge Saber 220 air-launched cruise missile
article

UAE’s Indigenous Weapon Developments Accelerate

Nov 18, 2021
The emergence of a UAE-developed air-launched cruise missile provides some insight into the ambitions of the UAE’s weapon’s developers.
KC-390 at the 2021 Dubai Airshow
article

COVID-19 Prompts Legal Crisis Over KC-390 Cuts

Nov 19, 2021
Historic partners at odds as Brazilian Air Force seeks to slash Embraer order by 46%.

DEFENSE

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
article

U.S. Army’s Futures Command Experiments In Arizona Desert

Nov 15, 2021
Technologies, data-sharing experiments in Project Convergence 21 to shape U.S. Army’s modernization priorities.
UH-60 helicopter in desert

Gallery: U.S. Army Tests New Technologies In Project Convergence

Nov 15, 2021
The U.S. Army’s Futures Command experimented with new high-technology systems for seven weeks as part of Project Convergence 21.
article

Russian Anti-Satellite Test Sparks International Outrage

Nov 19, 2021
Test adds more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris.

BUSINESS

CFM56 engine
article

As A Pureplay Aero Engine Leader, What Happens Next With GE?

Nov 18, 2021
It is almost certain that some years from now, a new A&D behemoth will be born from GE Aviation. But when and how?

SAFETY

Commercial air carrier runway excursion risk
article

New Push To Reduce Runway Excursions Gains Early Traction

Nov 16, 2021
Flight Safety Foundation also issues 100 risk-reduction recommendations.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

article

Cash Burn Ramped Up As AAM Leaders Move Toward Certification

Nov 16, 2021
Archer, Joby and Lilium together spent almost $132 million in the third quarter on development of their electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Air Arabia aircraft in flight
article

Arab Airlines To Recover Last From Pandemic

Nov 15, 2021
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been more severe in the Middle East than anywhere else.
aircraft on tarmac
article

Will IAG’s Air Europa Deal Ever Go Through?

Nov 17, 2021
The big hurdle for IAG’s planned purchase of Air Europa is a European competition investigation, but does the deal still make sense?

TECHNOLOGY

Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Nov. 15-19, 2021

Nov 15, 2021
Airbus flies formation; Pipistrel powers Airflow; New Zealand tie-up on debris; Zipline to deliver in U.S.; and green hydrogen supply.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

aircraft on tarmac
article

The Real Aerospace Supply Chain Issues

Nov 16, 2021
Why the aerospace industry is being affected by supply chain issues but is unlikely to be crippled by them.

DEPARTMENTS

satellite experiment
article

Letters From Our Readers, Nov. 22, 2021

Nov 19, 2021
Readers write about satellite technology experiments and engines for unleaded avgas, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the Dubai Airshow.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Nov. 22, 2021

Nov 19, 2021
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Nov. 22, 2021

Nov 18, 2021
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.