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Aviation Week & Space Technology, March 27, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 12 March 27, 2023

DEFENSE

Turkey’s Indigenous Fighter Emerges

Mar 23, 2023

Although the rollout event was canceled, Turkish Aerospace Industries released images of the TF-X on March 18.

MiG Rally Resupplies Ukraine, But Will It Be Enough?

Mar 23, 2023

A long-awaited transfer of Polish and Slovakian MiGs will help restore Ukrainian air force capacity, but they add few needed capabilities.

Brazil's Domestic Airpower Agenda Faces Pressure

Mar 23, 2023

A five-year-old plan to in-source major airpower capabilities is threatened by political, economic and industrial forces.

FIRST TAKE

First Take, March 27, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

U.S. BUDGET

Pentagon Budget Highlights Aircraft Development And Weapons Production

Mar 22, 2023

The Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 request includes an increase in procurement and research and looks to cut the current fleet to pay for it.

No New Engines For U.S. Air Force F-35As

Mar 22, 2023

The service is ending the Adaptive Engine Transition Program for its fleet, opting instead for Pratt’s cheaper Engine Core Upgrade proposal.

NASA Seeks 7.1% Boost To Keep Artemis Program On Track

Mar 20, 2023

The agency's budget request would provide funding to land humans on the lunar surface by the end of 2025.

NASA Wants More Funds For Sustainable Flight Demos

Mar 13, 2023

Sustainable flight is at the heart of NASA’s request for $995.8 million in funding for aeronautics research in fiscal 2024.

Budget Boosts FAA Spending To Address Certification Backlog

Mar 22, 2023

The fiscal 2024 bill requests $1.7 billion for the FAA’s Aviation Safety division—a 7% increase over the current year’s enacted total.

SPACE

Financial Issues Derail Virgin Orbit Operations

Mar 24, 2023

A loose fuel filter doomed the company’s last launch. Then came a bigger problem.

NASA, Axiom Space Develop Artemis III Spacesuits

Mar 21, 2023

U.S. space agency will lease the garments, which provide 8 hr. of life support for missions.

K2 Space Plans for ‘Mega-Class’ Satellite

Mar 21, 2023

Startup sees SpaceX Starship enabling larger, albeit lower-cost spacecraft.

INTERVIEW

Ky: FAA And EASA Are Closer After Difficult Discussions

Mar 23, 2023

The European safety agency’s certification concerns have contributed to the latest 777X delay, but EASA, the FAA and Boeing seem to have found a path forward.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing 787 Orders Signal Step Forward In Saudi Aviation Plans

Mar 22, 2023

Aviation expansion is a major part of Saudi Arabian plans to diversify away from oil activities.

Southwest Airlines Prepares For Next Winter With New Action Plan

Mar 21, 2023

The airline says it is "well underway" with a remediation plan.

SAFETY

U.S. Safety Incidents Trigger Broad Search Of Possible Factors

Mar 24, 2023

A U.S. push to curb a troubling trend of commercial aviation occurrences will lean heavily on existing safety risk-mitigation strategies.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Beta Takes Conventional-Takeoff-and-Landing Path To Certify eVTOL

Mar 23, 2023

Beta plans to certify a CTOL version of its electric aircraft ahead of the VTOL variant.

ROTORCRAFT

Leonardo’s Cutillo Pursues Smart Rotorcraft Vision

Mar 20, 2023

Leonardo Helicopters Managing Director Gian Piero Cutillo talks digitalization, supply chains and his vision for the company’s UK operation.

Industry Advancing Plans To Address NH90 Availability Issues

Mar 23, 2023

In the past 18 months, three of the NH90’s 14 national customers have concluded that the efforts to keep it operational are not worth pursuing.

SUPPLY CHAIN

French Aerospace Supplier Aresia Shows How Consolidation Can Work

Mar 20, 2023

After bringing together seven small companies in three years, Aresia is gearing up to follow Airbus and Dassault in their planned ramp-up.

CARGO

Last Major MD-11 Operators Signal Fleet Drawdown Plans

Mar 24, 2023

Flatter cargo forecasts, rising costs and more efficient twinjet replacements push FedEx and UPS MD-11s toward retirement.

TECHNOLOGY

The Week In Technology, March 20-24, 2023

Mar 20, 2023

Universities advance sustainability, robotic toolmaking, contactless braking and stratospheric batteries.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

OneWeb Poised To Complete First LEO Broadband Constellation

Mar 22, 2023

Just six more satellites are needed for full global coverage.

Opinion: ‘Hello Hydrogen’? Not So Fast

Mar 24, 2023

Hydrogen propulsion in aviation faces significant technical and market challenges.

DEPARTMENTS

Letters From Our Readers, March 27, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

Readers write about Operation Just Cause, Boeing's next airliner, transatlantic balloons, presidential airlift aircraft requirements and airline pilots.

New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, March 27, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Aerospace Calendar And Aviation Week Events, March 27, 2023

Mar 24, 2023

A roundup of upcoming conferences, exhibitions and summits.

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DEFENSE

FIRST TAKE

U.S. BUDGET

SPACE

INTERVIEW

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SAFETY

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

ROTORCRAFT

SUPPLY CHAIN

CARGO

TECHNOLOGY

COLUMNS AND OPINION

DEPARTMENTS