September 1, 2015

September 1, 2015

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Daryl Taylor (see photo) has been named vice president-operations and general manager at Airbus Americas’ Mobile, Alabama, plant. After transition training at Airbus assembly facilities in Europe, he will take the reins from Ulrich Weber, who led the construction and commissioning of the plant, Airbus’s first in the U.S. Taylor most recently has been vice president and general manager of two GKN Aerospace facilities in Kansas and California.
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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has been funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to study a manned demonstrator for its Hybrid Wing Body transport concept, which could fly around 2020 if funded. The preferred approach is a vehicle based on a modified business jet, such as a Gulfstream V (page 44).
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Shaping Up

Prototype wingtip folding system tests begin as 777X passes firm-configuration milestone

By Guy Norris

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Minting Change

JetBlue’s Mint shows competitive edge in premium transcontinental market

By Kristin Majcher,Brian Sumers

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Rebound Reward

Qantas locks in 787-9 orders following return to profitability

By Adrian Schofield

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Checklist Crisis

Anomalies grow after 737 pilots ID, but cannot fix, electrical problem

By John Croft

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Seeking a Fan Base

Seasoned team explores appeal of VTOL light business aircraft

By Graham Warwick

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Exporting Expertise

Outsourcing combat-ready pilot training

By Tony Osborne

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