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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 29, 2021

VOL. 183 NO. 47 November 29, 2021

DEFENSE

Airbus A400M
article

Exports Boost The A400M, But Availability Challenges Remain

Nov 24, 2021
Resolving the A400M’s issues is particularly important for the UK as it prepares to retire the C-130J Hercules.
F-35 at take-off
article

Europe-Based U.S. Air Force Squadron Readies For F-35 Arrival

Nov 22, 2021
Lakenheath’s first F-35s are slated to arrive in mid-December.
Tupolev Tu-142 ASW aircraft

How Russia Is Modernizing Its Naval Aviation Fleet

Nov 23, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to add advanced aircraft and air weapons to replace the aging platforms.
russian navy su-30sm aircraft
article

Interactive Map: Russian Naval Aviation Bases

Nov 24, 2021
The Russian Navy comprises four fleets operating in the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans as well as the Baltic, Black and Caspian seas.
Calidus B-350
article

UAE’s First Fighter Paves Way For Bigger Sister

Nov 25, 2021
Calidus previews new pursuit of a heavy surveillance aircraft follow-up to Bader 250 light-attack fighter.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

ATR 72-600
article

Regional Aircraft Market To Feature New Engines, Models

Nov 24, 2021
ATR moves to upgraded powerplant as Embraer turboprop talks continue.
airport check-in lines
article

Airline Labor Shortages, Operational Issues, Unlikely To Fade Soon

Nov 22, 2021
Staffing shortages and chronic delays look likely to extend into 2022.
Scoot 787
article

Asia-Pacific LCCs Seize Reemerging Long-Haul Opportunities

Nov 25, 2021
More low-cost carriers are reactivating widebodies, as new operators and routes appear.
Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali
article

Air Arabia Plays Its Strengths To Return To Profits Early

Nov 23, 2021
The Sharjah-based low-cost carrier is moving aircraft to its best-performing bases and has seen better results than most competitors.

SUSTAINABILITY

Prometheus Fuels Titan Fuel Forge prototype
article

SAF Startups Alder And Prometheus Want To Decarbonize Aviation

Nov 24, 2021
American and United airlines have bet on startups promising aviation fuels with low to negative carbon intensity.

TECHNOLOGY

Astroscale docking plate
article

The Week in Technology, Nov. 22-26, 2021

Nov 22, 2021
Astroscale’s docking port; Synthetic avgas; Kinetic launch; Next-gen gyroplane; Blood delivery by UAS.

2021 PHOTO CONTEST

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

2021 Photo Contest Finalists: U.S. Fighter Aircraft

Nov 25, 2021
In honor of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, here are some striking images of U.S. fighter aircraft submitted for this year’s contest.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Globe graphic
article

U.S. Defense Industry Could Change In Blink Of An Eye

Nov 23, 2021
Washington has glimpsed life after the legacy defense industry, and the potential for change is enormous.
Airport Toulouse map
article

Opinion: ‘Contempt For Thought’ At Toulouse Airport

Nov 26, 2021
The airport’s revised passenger flow impedes travelers from doing what they have come to the airport to do.