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Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 10, 2022

VOL. 184 NO. 1 January 10, 2022
AW&ST Jan. 10, 2022, cover

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Vertical Aerospace eVTOL
article

Challenging Year Ahead For Advanced Air Mobility Market Leaders

Jan 07, 2022
Finalizing aircraft certification plans and filling out the mobility ecosystem are priorities for 2022.
EHang eVTOL
article

China’s EHang Focuses On Becoming An Urban Air Mobility Provider

Jan 07, 2022
China’s eVTOL leader shifts strategy from aircraft sales to mobility service.
Eve’s eVTOL vehicle
article

Airbus, Eve Leading Next Wave Of AAM Companies

Jan 07, 2022
The time to wait and see is over, with Airbus, Embraer and others stepping up their commitment to the AAM market.
Electra evtol
article

AAM Fundraising Turns To Electric Convential, Short Takeoff Aircraft

Jan 07, 2022
Developers of eSTOL aircraft believe the limitations of battery technology are best overcome by using 300 ft. of runway
Eve eVTOL
article

Eve Is Target, But Embraer Is Prize In Latest AAM SPAC Merger

Jan 04, 2022
SPAC led by Directional Aviation’s Kenn Ricci plans to take Embraer’s eVTOL spinoff Eve public in $512 million deal.

FIRST TAKE

BAE SYSTEMS tempest
article

First Take, Jan. 10-23, 2022

Jan 07, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

5G service maintenance
article

Telecom And Aviation Industries Declare 5G Ceasefire

Jan 07, 2022
AT&T, Verizon and the FAA agree to pause 5G network start until Jan. 19
article

Omicron Poses Latest Test As Airlines Head Into 2022

Jan 05, 2022
But industry is optimistic that a step-change increase in demand and a return to profitability can be achieved by midyear.
Latecoere aerostructures and wiring specialist
article

French Supply Chain Consolidation Accelerates To Build Resilience

Jan 04, 2022
An investment fund is playing a key role in safeguarding small companies and creating larger groups in France’s aerospace industry.

SPACE

James Webb Space Telescope
article

James Webb Space Telescope Sails Through Early Commissioning

Jan 07, 2022
After a painful, prolonged development, NASA’s new space telescope is on its way.
article

Falling Stars: Space SPACs Come Back To Earth In 2022

Jan 06, 2022
Virgin Orbit’s disappointing stock debut marks the end of the beginning of the special purpose acquisition company phenomenon.
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle
article

Europe’s Space Industry Unites On Microlaunchers

Jan 05, 2022
French space agency’s invitation to use Kourou spaceport may help European microlauncher projects meet hoped-for high demand.

DEFENSE

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
article

What Is Next For The U.S. Air Force F-22 Fleet

Jan 06, 2022
The Air Force’s highest-end fighter faces early retirement; leaders say replacement needed to counter China
Australian NH90
article

NH90 Eyes Route To Retention In Australia

Jan 04, 2022
The NH90 joint venture is racing to improve platform availability as Australia mulls Black Hawk plans.
2Excel fleet Piper Navajos
article

Tempest Testing To Propel 2Excel Ambitions

Jan 05, 2022
2Excel’s growth has been partly fueled by the transition to the commercial sector of flight testing of defense equipment.
14-X waverider model
article

Scramjet Vehicle Test Inserts Brazil Into Hypersonic Race

Jan 03, 2022
A 13-year project pays off with Brazil’s first hypersonic-speed flight test.
Japanese F-15 fighter aircraft
article

The Week In Defense, Jan. 5-12, 2022

Jan 06, 2022
Japan F-15 upgrade contract awarded; F-35’s 2021 deliveries; L3Harris sheds aviation systems; U.S., Israel agree on helo, tanker sales.
C-130 and paratroopers

2021 Photo Contest Finalists: A Mix Of Defense Aircraft And Personnel

Jan 02, 2022
This selection of defense photos captures paratroopers, military transports, aerobatic demonstration and an experimental aircraft.
Swiss Air Force Boeing F/A-18C

Photo Contest Finalists: International Fighters And Adversary Aircraft

Jan 06, 2022
Fighters from international air forces as well as U.S. adversary aircraft.

SUSTAINABILITY

TTBW high lift tests, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
article

Boeing Studies MD-80/717 Mod Plan For NASA X-Plane Bid

Jan 04, 2022
NASA’s sustainable flight demonstrator contest could not have come at a better time for the under-pressure Boeing.

CARGO

vaccines
article

Air Cargo Industry Sees Changing COVID-19 Challenge

Jan 03, 2022
The air cargo sector faces capacity pressure as it continues to transport COVID-19 vaccines around the world.

TECHNOLOGY

one-fifth-scale remote-control model of Heart ES-19 electric regional airliner
article

The Week In Technology, Jan. 3-7, 2022

Jan 03, 2022
Heart’s subscale flyer; high-speed VTOLs; Toray’s hydrogen tank; electric suppliers; hydrogen drones.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Pratt & Whitney engine assembly floor
article

Why ‘Help Wanted’ In A&D Doesn’t Mean The Same Anymore

Jan 06, 2022
Don’t confuse public handwringing about hiring struggles in A&D with actual lost business. Robots will protect the bottom line.
agricultural aircraft spraying pesticides
article

Agricultural Aviation’s 100th Anniversary Includes Drones

Jan 05, 2022
Many ag operators initially viewed ag “drones” as threats but now see them as complementary rather than competitive.
A321xlr concept in qantas livery
article

Daily Memo: Leaving Boeing For Airbus

Dec 23, 2021
Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.
aerospace maintenance work
article

Opinion: How the Aerospace Industry Can Weather 2022’s Turbulence

Jan 05, 2022
Building supply chain resilience, sustainable innovations and collaboration can help companies persevere through continued uncertainty.
airliner flying in front of clouds and sunbeams
article

Opinion: Why We Are Betting On 2022

Jan 04, 2022
Exciting new aerospace markets will continue to emerge and grow, and Aviation Week will provide you data and analysis about them.

DEPARTMENTS

banking aircraft
article

Letters From Our Readers, Jan. 10, 2022

Jan 07, 2022
Readers write about dangerous airliner bank angles, hexagonal aviation structures, the engineered material arresting system and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Jan. 10, 2022

Jan 07, 2022
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
article

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Jan. 10, 2022

Jan 07, 2022
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.