Aviation Week & Space Technology

Before the RFP was even issued, USAF incurred a possible Procurement Integrity Act violation in the EELV competition.

Investigation finds that software glitch caused three engines of the stricken A400M to idle on takeoff.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION Sierra Nevada Corp. has teamed with Turkish engineering firm STM to restart production of Dornier 328 turboprop and 328Jet regional airliners. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ankara government to build the aircraft in Turkey and develop the 60-70-passenger turboprop TR628 and turbofan-powered TRJ628.

2016 aerospace legislation faces White House hurdle, the ongoing war over Gulf airline subsidies, U.S.-India draw closer on defense and AIA chooses Melcher as new CEO.

Other countries’ efforts led to more financial stability, technological nimbleness and responsiveness to airspace users.

A&D should use production windfall to invest in innovative processes.

Eileen Drake has been named CEO and president of Aerojet Rocketdyne and a member of the board of directors. She succeeds Scott Seymour, who retired after five years in those positions. Drake joined the company in March as COO. She was president of Pratt & Whitney Aeropower’s auxiliary power unit and small turbojet propulsion business. Her experience includes seven years as a U.S. Army aviator and as airfield commander of Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

A number of new and potential partners are helping CNES expand the range and scope of its mission in space.

Disappearances, shoot downs and suicidal CFITs tax IATA’s safety strategy.

Airbus is challenging Sikorsky for a greater share of the military helicopter market.

The double-stretch may help Boeing by blazing a trail toward unprecedented levels of commonality in its future widebody line-up.

Boeing makes billion-dollar investment in new composite wing center and productivity enhancements for the 777X.

Airbus pushes ahead with A320neo schedule despite temporary flight-test halt.

Lockheed Martin projects 260 international sales in the next five years—but has only 30 on contract so far.

As the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin work to line up firm foreign F-35 commitments, questions loom about Block 4.

Recent export orders for Dassault’s Rafale, after many disappointments, are good news for aerospace suppliers in France.

Restructuring of marketing efforts and stretched version are ongoing projects for Sukhoi’s Superjet 100, as sales lag expectations.

Seeking to capitalize on steady growth in Earth observation, European satellite manufacturers are taking steps to boost output as export customers materialize among emerging space economies.

NASA’s planned mission to Jupiter moon Europa will use new instruments to look for conditions suitable for life.

A spate of Proton launch mishaps has created a de facto duopoly of Arianespace and SpaceX, two companies vying to dominate the global commercial launch market.

Aerojet Rocketdyne seeks sole-source contract to produce expendable engines for NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System.

Leading-edge technologies and groundbreaking products highlight offerings from four small exhibitors in Paris.

Airlines using WSI’s TAPS for weather forecasts and to avoid turbulence may get 15-min. tracking updates as an added benefit.

Carriers and airports grapple with adoption of dual-till or single-till revenue models when setting charge structures.

It allows the company to negotiate better terms with suppliers, thus lower costs, and adapt its operating system in ways that will drive efficiency internally.