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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 24, 2022

VOL. 184 NO. 41 October 24, 2022
sustainable aircraft over city

SUSTAINABILITY

Boeing ecoDemonstrator 777-200ER aircraft
article

Latest Boeing ecoDemonstrator Preps For Extensive Flight-Test Program

Oct 17, 2022
From relatively humble beginnings, Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator program has become a major player in the battle for sustainable operations.
SAF fuel loaded into wing tank
article

NASA-Boeing Probe SAF Emissions With 777 ecoDemonstrator

Oct 18, 2022
Researchers look to quantify SAF-fueled engine exhaust properties by measuring emissions from Boeing 777-200ER ecoDemonstrator.
aircraft rendering
article

Making The Case For Aviation’s Sustainability Options

Oct 18, 2022
Boeing’s Cascade model will help inform policymakers on the effects of policies and incentives for sustainability initiatives.

FIRST TAKE

B-21 Raider
article

First Take, Oct. 24, 2022

Oct 21, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

AIRBUS A300 FIRST FLIGHT 50th ANNIVERSARY

Airbus A300B1 first flight in 1972
article

The Airbus A300 Legacy, 50 Years After First Flight

Oct 19, 2022
The first Airbus program was on the verge of collapse several times, but then it became the catalyst Airbus needed to thrive.
FedEx A300 aircraft
article

The Airbus A300 In-Service Fleet By The Numbers

Oct 20, 2022
Digging out the details of the Airbus A300 in-service fleet 50 years after its first flight is complicated.
aw&st archive page from 1969

In Pictures: The Airbus A300’s Most Important Milestones

Oct 21, 2022
The A300 was an important catalyst for Airbus to become established in the commercial aviation market and build the portfolio of aircraft it offers today.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

The 737-10
article

U.S. Pilots Split Over Boeing 737 MAX Crew Alerting Need

Oct 19, 2022
U.S. airline pilot unions do not agree on whether the last two 737 MAX variants should have more modern crew warning systems.
eVOTL
article

Delta Looks To Joby On eVTOL Airport Service For Premium Flyers

Oct 17, 2022
Delta embraces eVTOL air taxis but takes steps to ensure their safety.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Joby Aviation aircraft
article

Why Joby Plans To Build ‘Vast Majority’ Of eVTOL Aircraft In-House

Oct 17, 2022
The air taxi developer aims to upend conventional aerospace practices.

SPACE

parting view of the Hubble Space Telescope
article

Private Astronaut And SpaceX Pitch Hubble Reboost Plan To NASA

Oct 20, 2022
NASA is assessing a private initiative to boost and service the flagship observatory.

DEFENSE

AIM-120 Amraam
article

Russian Strikes Drive Ukrainian Calls For Integrated Air Defense

Oct 20, 2022
NATO nations are heeding air defense lessons from Ukraine and preparing to invest in their ground-based surface-to-air defenses.
President Joe Biden
article

New Biden Strategy Aims For Balance In Nuclear Spending And Rhetoric

Oct 21, 2022
While promising continued nuclear modernization, the White House aims to lower tensions by deemphasizing use of weapons.
F-35B
article

Future GE Engine Could Work with F-35B, Study Says

Oct 21, 2022
Pratt & Whitney questions GE’s XA100 proposal, arguing its F135 upgrade plan is the more practical path.
L3Harris ARES jet
article

U.S. Army ‘Learns Quick’ With Contractor-owned ISR Jets

Oct 18, 2022
Trial-and-error approach informing requirements for follow-on HADES program of record.
UAS concepts
article

General Atomics Details Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Concept

Oct 20, 2022
The San Diego company’s next uncrewed aircraft system could be powered by a radical new engine design of its own making.
Boeing’s Modernized Apache concept
article

New U.S. Army Apache Mods Focus On Power And Agility

Oct 19, 2022
The helicopter’s aging tail-rotor system is targeted for replacement as the Army and Boeing debate acquisition future.

TWENTY 20s

2022 20 nominees
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2022’s 20 Twenties: The New Faces of Aerospace and Defense

Oct 13, 2022
Aviation Week Network recognizes 20 exceptional students leading change in the aerospace and defense industry.

TECHNOLOGY

Xwing aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Oct. 17-21, 2022

Oct 17, 2022
Xwing tests visual autoland; Standards for space servicing; Inside Aura’s electric ERA; and First military eVTOL missions.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator
article

NASA and ULA To Test Inflatable Heat Shield For Atmospheric Reentry

Oct 17, 2022
The inflated aeroshell will face dynamic regimes from Mach 25 to subsonic.
Bloomberg and Lanzilotta aboard the USS Ford
article

Opinion: Supercharging American Innovation for Air And Space Defense

Oct 17, 2022
More investment in startup companies can help the government traverse the “valley of death” at a critical moment in history.

DEPARTMENTS

N882EV
article

Letters From Our Readers, Oct. 24, 2022

Oct 21, 2022
Readers write about electric propulsion, airline and military pilot training and the NTSB’s staffing and funding.
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Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, Oct. 24, 2022

Oct 21, 2022
A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.