Aviation Week & Space Technology

While challenges remain for some legacy carriers, prospects for the Asia-Pacific airline industry appear positive for 2016.

The merger of Aeroflot’s subsidiaries is part of an effort to avoid competition between the groups carriers in a shrinking market, and strengthens the group’s position in all its segments.

Reported reforms could include slashing army troop levels by 300,000 but a great increase in the PLA’s ability to project power abroad.

While challenges from low-cost carriers remain, legacy airlines in North America expect to continue their return to profitability in 2016.

Budget cuts amid political and economic instability in Brazil is forcing rethinking of major defense projects.

The tension between flight-hour maintenance support and operating leases could ease if the MRO agreements could transfer between operators.

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Government and A&D contractors need to reach out to entrepreneurs, take more risks, be more creative.

Smaller, more capable satellites enter satcom market as U.S. military demand for new spacecraft stalls.

Retirements are down, MRO efficiency is up—what’s it all mean for the aftermarket?

In the next 10 years, as major spacefaring nations renew their fleets, the space-launch sector will be molded by the growing popularity of small satellites, increasing commercialization of space transportation, reusable launch vehicles and manned space programs.

Space agencies around the world will spend 2016 doing the spade work for deep-space missions later on.

In 2016, a nasty lawsuit between avionics provider IS&S and Delta Air Lines will play out, potentially leaving aftermarket suppliers and airlines more wary of the “big catch.”

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EgyptAir and Emirates are two very different airlines, with very different prospects for 2016.

Will airline managements in Europe use the current “profit honeymoon” as a fortunate opportunity to prepare for a “return to normal,” more difficult conditions?

Major airframers face important decisions in 2016, while testing of new models ramps up.

Rolls and other aeroengine OEMs need two types of critical mass: scale in gas turbines to fund ongoing R&D and corporate critical mass to ride business ebbs and flows

Returning to profitability after a successful turnaround, Qantas treads carefully in ordering new aircraft.

Success in recovering the Falcon 9 first stage marks a major step toward the long-sought dream of reusable commercial space launchers.