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Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 6, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 9 March 06, 2023
Credit: MTU Aero Engines

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL

working on an aircraft engine
article

MRO Providers Get Creative To Meet Demand Surge

Feb 28, 2023
New engine reliability issues are helping drive the need for work on older engines, forcing MRO providers to adapt.

DEFENSE

AEW platform
article

NATO Could Follow Allies With New Airborne Early Warning Acquisition

Mar 03, 2023
NATO has received information on Boeing’s E-7, Northrop Grumman’s E-2 Hawkeye and Saab’s GlobalEye as it considers an interim AEW platform.
Turkish Air Force Cougar
article

European Military Rotorcraft Visions Differ On Need For Speed

Mar 01, 2023
European military views on the need for high-speed rotorcraft are in stark contrast to those held in the U.S.
Royal Air Force Airbus A400M
article

A400M Takes On Royal Air Force C-130J Hercules Duties

Mar 02, 2023
The UK RAF plans to transfer most C-130J missions to the Airbus A400M by the time the Hercules leaves service in the summer.
MQ-4C Triton
article

Pentagon’s Future Battlefield Networking Concept Is Getting Real

Mar 01, 2023
A decades-old concept for a ubiquitous battlefield network concept is starting to become reality.
Air Co. pilot production facility
article

How The U.S. Air Force Intends To Make Jet Fuel From Carbon Dioxide

Feb 28, 2023
Startup The Air Co. plans to demonstrate a mobile synthetic fuel production plant.
F-35Bs on runway
article

How F-35s Fit Into The Future Of Singapore’s Air Force

Mar 03, 2023
The latest set of Joint Strike Fighters is due to arrive during an important phase in the service’s modernization plans.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

AutoFlight eVTOL
article

AutoFlight Sets eVTOL Endurance Record With China Flight

Mar 02, 2023
AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.
Horsefly drone
article

Workhorse Group Outlines Vision For Truck-Based Cargo UAVs

Feb 23, 2023
The high volume of expected drone operations raises questions about the amount of infrastructure and personnel needed to handle and manage them.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

TAP Air Portugal
article

Consolidation Time For Europe’s Second-Tier Airlines

Feb 27, 2023
With long-awaited deals either underway or anticipated, big changes in the European airline landscape could occur this year.
VIVA aircraft
article

Fate Of Struggling Viva Shows Colombia’s Growth Comes At A Price

Mar 02, 2023
Ultra-low-cost carrier is forced to suspend operations after government fails to approve merger.

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

higher airspace
article

EASA Pushes For Higher-Airspace Regulation

Mar 01, 2023
Predicting more intense activity above FL 500, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Eurocontrol draft guidelines for higher-airspace control.

TECHNOLOGY

aircraft contrails
article

The Week in Technology, Feb. 27-March 3, 2023

Feb 27, 2023
Predicting contrails, fuel from manure, solid-state batteries, and racing eVTOL.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

U.S. Air National Guard jet
article

Opinion: What We Got Wrong And Right About Ukraine

Feb 24, 2023
Dominant narratives about the war frequently have proved false. What surprises await in 2023?
S.C. government-owned King Air twin-engine aircraft
article

A Booming State’s Executive Turboprops Faulted As Unnecessary Luxuries

Mar 02, 2023
Despite helping deliver a $3.8 billion surplus and supporting new business growth, South Carolina’s two ancient turboprops are “luxuries,” some say.
darpa concept image of nuclear-powered spacecraft
article

Opinion: Invest In Technology To Make Deep Space Travel Feasible

Feb 28, 2023
We must inspire creative solutions from academia and industry, growing a cadre of engineers and scientists who are aware of challenges and eager to innovate.