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Aviation Week & Space Technology, February 7, 2022

VOL. 184 NO. 5 February 07, 2022
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BUSINESS

Wisk Cora eVTOL prototype
article

Boeing Backs Wisk As Path To Electric Propulsion And Autonomy

Feb 01, 2022
Boeing is to invest a further $450 million in urban air mobility joint venture Wisk.
American Airlines 787
article

Boeing’s Earnings Were Brutal, But Is Its Future Brighter?

Feb 02, 2022
Amid huge program changes are signs that Boeing may finally be turning the corner.
A350 composite fuselage panels being produced in produced in Augsburg
article

Airbus Reshapes Industrial Structure In Germany

Feb 03, 2022
The OEM may sell parts of Premium Aerotec but must convince union IG Metall that the company has better perspectives with new ownership.
ITA Airways aircraft on runway
article

Commentary: Europe’s Mixed Results In Airline Consolidation

Jan 31, 2022
Alitalia’s successor ITA Airways has only been flying for three months. Its sale would be a rare step in European airline consolidation.

FIRST TAKE

hypersonix Dart AE hypersonic drone concept image
article

First Take, Feb. 7, 2022

Feb 04, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

SINGAPORE AIRSHOW PREVIEW | COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Vietnam Airlines flight
article

Asia-Pacific Airlines Seek Long-Haul Opportunities

Jan 31, 2022
Some carriers are beginning to reinstate U.S. and European routes.

SINGAPORE AIRSHOW PREVIEW | DEFENSE

ELI-3360 MPA
article

Southeast Asian Nations Seek Variety Of Maritime Patrol Platforms

Feb 01, 2022
To patrol the Pacific, nations in Southeast Asia are turning to UAS, business jets and even space.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Qatar 777-8F and 777-9Boeing
article

Accelerated 777-8 Freighter Reflects Changing Widebody Market

Feb 03, 2022
Revised 777X -family plan leverages air cargo boom and seeks to expand 777-8 interest with marginal capacity increase.
American Airlines aircraft on runway
article

U.S. Major Carriers Look To Fleet Renewal As Omicron Wanes

Feb 03, 2022
With the worst of the pandemic hopefully behind them, U.S. carriers are resuming their stalled fleet transformation plans.

MANUFACTURING

Overture
article

Atlantic Proximity Key Driver Behind Boom's Greensboro Plan

Feb 01, 2022
Boom’s supersonic flight path continues with engine tests on the XB-1 and a decision to assemble the Overture airliner in North Carolina.

SPACE

Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe
article

Israel Returns To Human Spaceflight The New Space Way

Feb 04, 2022
Billionaire investor Eytan Stibbe’s privately funded flight to the ISS is intended to spark Israeli space startups.

DEFENSE

A Challenger 600 carrying the U.S. Army’s SS-4000 payload
article

Ukraine Ops Make Ideal Debut For U.S. Army's Artemis Demonstrator

Feb 04, 2022
The U.S. Army is flexing a new high-altitude sensor platform in the skies over Eastern Europe.
UK-Japanese Engine Demonstrator
article

Engine Demonstrator To Strengthen UK-Japan Fighter Ties

Feb 02, 2022
The project is symbolic of the closer UK-Japan links, UK Asia-Pacific pivot and Japan broadening defense relationships beyond U.S.
Tempest Isanke system concept
article

UK Advancing Tempest Sensor Suite

Feb 03, 2022
The Tempest will feature the Isanke system, which will link all of the fighter's onboard sensors to transform pilot understanding of the battlespace.
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research Werx
article

The Week In Defense, Feb. 2-9, 2022

Feb 02, 2022
A U.S. Air Force tanker contender; Belgium adds billions for defense; F-35’s new cloud-based logistic system; and F-15EX fires a weapon.

TECHNOLOGY

modified Airbus C295W aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Jan. 31-Feb. 4, 2022

Feb 01, 2022
Clean Sky regional demo; FlyZero’s 75-seater; Orbital debris capture stalls; Surviving the lunar night, and Optical internet advances.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker took delivery of the first A350-1000
article

Daily Memo: Airbus, Qatar Airways Need To Define Exit Strategies

Jan 31, 2022
The ongoing bad-tempered dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways has to be resolved somehow.

Photo Contest

Israeli CH-53s Yasur 2025

Photo Contest Defense Finalists: Helicopters In Snowy Areas

Feb 03, 2022
Snow poses special challenges to helicopters as the white stuff can indicate icing conditions, and rotors can stir up the powder and impede…

DEPARTMENTS

concept image
article

Letters From Our Readers, Feb. 7, 2022

Feb 04, 2022
Readers write in about curbing contrails and propulsion elements for space launch systems.
article

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Feb. 7, 2022

Feb 04, 2022
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Feb. 7, 2022

Feb 04, 2022
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.