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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 14, 2024

VOL. 186 NO. 40 October 14, 2024
Cover of Oct. 14, 2024, Digital Edition of AW&ST

United Launch Alliance’s latest rocket proved itself through anomalies on its second certification test for U.S. military missions. Credit: John Kraus Photos

MILITARY SPACE

Rocket taking off
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ULA’s Vulcan Nails Cert-2 Orbit Despite SRB Nozzle Issue

Oct 10, 2024
With a second successful flight, United Launch Alliance’s new rocket is ready to take on military and commercial missions.
Satellite image of island with runway
article

How The U.S. Can Stay Ahead Of China In Space-Based Sensing

Oct 11, 2024
Commercial remote sensing capabilities are proliferating around the world, but U.S. restrictions could limit its global influence.

FIRST TAKE

Skydweller Aero aircraft flying in sky
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First Take, Oct. 14, 2024

Oct 11, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

PROPULSION

RISE engine
article

Airbus Details Next-Gen Engine Study Options

Oct 09, 2024
Open fan or ducted? Airbus updates progress on crucial engine selection process for next-generation single-aisle A320 replacement.

INTERVIEW

Bill Nelson
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson On The Agency’s Future

Oct 10, 2024
Nelson talks with Aviation Week about the role private companies will play and his concerns about China’s ambitions on the Moon.

SPACE

Hera spacecraft
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Europe’s Hera Mission Assesses Effectiveness of NASA’s DART Test

Oct 09, 2024
The European Space Agency plans to land two cubesats on a remote asteroid as it seeks to gather more data to inform its planetary defense mission.
PLD Space Miura 5 concept
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A Potential Disruptor Emerges To Shake Up Europe’s Space Efforts

Oct 10, 2024
PLD Space’s ambitious vision injects a sense of entrepreneurial spirit into Europe’s space programs as the region worries about its global competitiveness.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

aircraft takes off
article

Middle East Aviation Security Concerns Move To The Forefront

Oct 10, 2024
Civil aviation is in increasing danger as Israel trades missile fire with Iran and its proxies. IATA warns that protection must be guaranteed.
aircraft in airport
article

Aircraft Lessors Find Growth Avenues More Thorny

Oct 07, 2024
While lessors have done well with lease rates surging, disrupted supply chains and other issues make normal business, let alone growth, complicated to manage.
Check 6 with Accenture podcast cover
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Podcast: Why The Commercial Aerospace Outlook Isn’t As Bad As You Think

Oct 09, 2024
Despite a downturn in deliveries, industry revenues will actually grow this year. Accenture’s John Schmidt and Jeff Wheless reveal why. 

SAFETY

United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX taking off
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FAA Issues Safety Alert For Boeing 737 Rudder Issues

Oct 09, 2024
The FAA alert follows the NTSB’s probe and criticism of the agency and OEM responses to 737 rudder issues as evidence points to supply chain quality problems.

DEFENSE

armed forces personnel and aircraft
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Small Airlifters Are Becoming A Big Priority For The U.S. Air Force

Oct 07, 2024
Market research has started on a new intratheater airlifter program that could begin fielding hundreds of new aircraft after 2031.
Black Hawks in flight
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How The U.S. Army Plans To Keep The Black Hawk Fleet Fresh

Oct 09, 2024
After killing the UH-60V Black Hawk upgrade, the Army has embarked on a nose-to-tail upgrade of the UH-60M.
nighttime mission
article

Lockheed Martin Black Hawk Data Snapshot

Oct 10, 2024
When the U.S. Army began developing a utility helicopter in the 1960s, it faced the unenviable task of replacing arguably the most storied rotorcraft to date.
Black Hawk illustration
article

Spinoffs And Specialties Of Sikorsky’s Black Hawk

Oct 09, 2024
The Black Hawk has spawned numerous variants and derivations over its 50-year career.

ROTORCRAFT

Airbus Racer
article

Airbus Targets Increased Speed And Lower Fuel Consumption For Racer

Oct 09, 2024
The airframer aims to prove the Racer’s eco mode, higher speeds and lower fuel burn during 2025.

SUSTAINABILITY

Contrails across daytime sky
article

Contrails Present Challenge And Opportunity For Business Aviation

Oct 10, 2024
Business jets can create long-lasting contrails, but their altitude capability offers a solution.

TECHNOLOGY

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-56A
article

Istari Extends Digital Thread To Enable Engineering At Software Speed

Oct 08, 2024
The startup aims for flight certification of a digital twin before the aircraft is physically built.
Cessna Caravan
article

The General Aviation Stalwarts That New Propulsion Developers Need

Oct 02, 2024
The poster child for new aviation tech like electrified propulsion and autonomy is not an exotic NASA X-plane, but that everyday workhorse: the Cessna Caravan.
fello’fly project graphic
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The Week In Technology, Oct. 7-11, 2024

Oct 07, 2024
Next steps for wake surfing; measuring e-SAF emissions; solar stratospheric UAS upgrade; and uncrewed medical eVTOL.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

IAM Local 774 members
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Opinion: Suppliers Go From Just In Time To Just Don’t Know

Oct 08, 2024
Stockpiling inventory has been a key approach to smoothing out production variabilities, but the practice is increasingly coming at a cost.
737 MAX aircraft at Renton
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Daily Memo: Aviation Week's 2025 Forecast Highlights Industry’s Troubles

Oct 09, 2024
The Aviation Week Network’s new Commercial Fleet & MRO Forecast shows how hard it will be to recapture commercial aviation's historic growth pattern.
Rolls-Royce electric power unit
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Market And Timing Doomed Rolls-Royce’s Electric Propulsion Push

Oct 11, 2024
The engine-maker’s failure to sell its electric propulsion unit reflects the financial fragility of the advanced air mobility sector.
article

The Debrief: Will CCAs Need Defensive Systems?

Sep 30, 2024
Syracuse, New York-based SRC Inc. has unveiled an electronic support measures (ESM) payload for a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

DEPARTMENTS

Side view of two aircraft on runway
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Letters From Our Readers, Oct. 14, 2024

Oct 11, 2024
Readers write about another Donald Trump presidency and U.S. Air Force Safety Investigation Board reports. Plus: Behind the scenes in Abu Dhabi and Washington.
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New Positions, Promotions, Honors And Elections, Oct. 14, 2024

Oct 11, 2024
Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Aviation Week Events, Oct. 14, 2024

Oct 11, 2024
A roundup of upcoming conferences and exhibitions.