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Aviation Week & Space Technology, Oct. 9, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 39 October 09, 2023
electric aircraft
Credit: Brian Jenkins/Beta Technologies

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Beta’s Alia proof-of-concept demonstrator
article

Beta Opens Electric Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, Launches Production

Oct 02, 2023
Opening of the facility is a public sign of the progress being made by electric-aircraft startup Beta Technologies
Volatus vertiport concept
article

AAM Startups See Need For Modular, Scalable Vertiports

Oct 06, 2023
When some think of vertiports capable of handling advanced air mobility services, they may imagine large complexes. The reality, however, may be more modest.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus A350F concept
article

Single-Pilot Operations Are Under Increased Scrutiny

Oct 04, 2023
A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.
Frontier Airlines aircraft
article

U.S. ULCCs Battle Financial Headwinds As Legacies Carriers See Upside

Oct 04, 2023
Shifting market dynamics create challenges for the ultra-low-cost business model in the U.S.
Republic Airways aircraft
article

U.S. Regionals Look Ahead To Innovations And Improvements

Oct 05, 2023
While regional airlines still face constraints, a recent industry gathering in Washington spoke to improvements and further innovations ahead.

CHINA OUTLOOK

Y-20 aircraft
article

Y-20 Revolutionizes China’s Airlifter And Tanker Capacity

Oct 04, 2023
New designs will enable China to extend airpower reach to U.S. forces in the Western Pacific.

DEFENSE

F-35
article

Czech Republic Continues Europe’s F-35 Buying Streak

Oct 03, 2023
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
weapon released from aircraft
article

Air Force Research Lab Tries To Digitize Weapon Development Process

Oct 05, 2023
Laboratory invites startups to test munitions algorithms in simulations.
Northrop Grumman Model 437 concept
article

U.S. Air Force Engine Request Points To Need For Larger CCAs

Oct 06, 2023
A market survey released by the Air Force calls for higher engine thrust than what candidates for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft have flown so far.

TECHNOLOGY

D328 aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Oct. 2-6, 2023

Oct 01, 2023
Flying hydrogen laboratory; trainer flies on SAF; Joby eVTOL for Korea; and airport cargo robot.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

Tom Gentile and Patrick Shanahan
article

Can The New Spirit AeroSystems CEO Really Turn It Around?

Oct 06, 2023
The Wichita aerostructures giant’s new leader has a familiar but formidable list of tasks to help set the company in the right direction.
Boeing’s X-66 braced-wing aircraft design
article

Opinion: Why Boeing Should Design A New Commercial Aircraft

Oct 03, 2023
A clean-sheet design could shake off dust gathering on the 737 and offer significant profit and fuel savings.
S&P on the rise
article

Opinion: Why Increased Aerospace M&A Activity Is Likely This Year

Oct 05, 2023
Alderman & Co.’s statistical analysis correlates S&P 500 growth with aerospace and defense consolidation.