March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing Begins 777 EcoDemonstrator Tests

By Guy Norris5 min

PROPULSION

GE Sees Catalyst as Engine for Change in Turbo Push

By Guy Norris7 min

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

IDENTIFYING THE THREAT

By Graham Warwick7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing Begins 777 EcoDemonstrator Tests

Testing of a raft of new flight deck systems, alternative fuels, materials and a shorter thrust reverser has begun in Seattle on a modified Boeing 777-200F as part of the company’s ongoing EcoDemonstrator program.

By Guy Norris5 min

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PROPULSION

GE Sees Catalyst as Engine for Change in Turbo Push

> ATP REBRANDED AS CATALYST > CERTIFICATION TESTS START IN 2018, FLIGHT TESTS ON CESSNA DENALI IN 2019

By Guy Norris7 min

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

IDENTIFYING THE THREAT

> REMOTE ID KEY TO ENABLING FLIGHT OVER PEOPLE AND BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT > FAA PLANS PERFORMANCE-BASED RULE ENABLING FLEXIBILITY IN COMPLIANCE

By Graham Warwick7 min

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INTERVIEW

Ramping Rates

Tom Gentile, president and CEO of aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems, sat down at the company’s headquarters in Wichita for a wide-ranging interview with Aviation Week Editor-in-Chief Joe Anselmo, Senior Business Editor Michael Bruno and Molly McMillin, managing editor of the Aviation Week Network’s The Weekly of Business Aviation AW&ST: We hear a lot of squealing in the supply chain — suppliers who say they can’t make a profit anymore because of demands for price cuts from above.
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SPACE

China's RapidResponse Rocket Is Prominent in 2018 Program

> LONG MARCHES 5B AND 8 SLIP ABOUT A YEAR > RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR LONG MARCH 7

By Bradley Perrett6 min

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

As Counter-UAS Gains Ground, Swarm Threat Looms

> GUN-STYLE JAMMERS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING DEPLOYED TO COUNTER SINGLE DRONES > EMERGING DRONE SWARMS WILL CHALLENGE COUNTER-UAS TECHNOLOGIES

By Kelsey Atherton6 min

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DEFENSE

STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE

> KC-390 DEVELOPMENT IS MORE THAN 95% COMPLETE; PROTOTYPES HAVE FLOWN 1,600 FLIGHT HOURS > FIRST EXPORT CONTRACT WITH PORTUGAL EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED SOON

By Tony Osborne6 min

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SPACE

Scrambling for High Ground

> MELDING WITH 5G, TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS ARE ON THE HORIZON > COMPANIES EXPERIMENT WITH NEW BUSINESS STRUCTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS

By Irene Klotz,Jen DiMascio6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Brexit Progress Still Leaves Questions for Airlines

> ACI-EUROPE: EU’S DRAFT BREXIT GUIDES ‘WELCOME’ FOR AVIATION > IAG CEO IS NOT CONCERNED BY U.S./UK BILATERAL AGREEMENT

By Jens Flottau,Helen Massy-Beresford5 min

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DEFENSE

SPEED OF LIGHT

> U.S. AIR FORCE SAYS LIGHT ATTACK ALIGNS DIRECTLY WITH NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY SERVICE IS WORKING TO FINALIZE AN ACQUISITION STRATEGY

By Lara Seligman5 min

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