March 8, 2010

March 8, 2010

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AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Northern Network

By ADRIAN SCHOFIELD7 min

Defense

Phantom Rising

By AMY BUTLER6 min

AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Going Live

By GRAHAM WARWICK5 min

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AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Northern Network

WASHINGTON A major evolution in air traffic control technology is underway in the vast reaches of Canada’s northern airspace. Nav Canada is pioneering the use of satellite-based surveillance on high-altitude and oceanic routes, enhancing ATC coverage for some of North America’s most important international air corridors.

By ADRIAN SCHOFIELD7 min

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Defense

Phantom Rising

Boeing aims two new demonstrators at the unmanned air systems market

By AMY BUTLER6 min

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AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Going Live

U.S. ADS-B network shifts into operational phase as key sites come on line

By GRAHAM WARWICK5 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

Adaptive Wing

Laminar-flow and morphing-wing tests target performance improvements

By GUY NORRIS5 min

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Aerospace Business

Reality Check

Collective bargaining agreements under siege in aerospace

By JENNIFER MICHELS5 min

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Defense

Obstructive Behavior

Parliament comes down hard on what it views as obfuscation by the Defense Ministry

By DOUGLAS BARRIE5 min

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COMMENTARY

MARKET FOCUS

A tumble in the euro triggered by Greece’s debt crisis is providing some much-needed good news to EADS NV as the European aerospace giant braces for another big earnings hit from the troubled A400M military airlifter program. The A400M charge likely will be well in excess of €2 billion ($2.7 billion), adding to €2.4 billion in charges already taken on the project, which is running three years behind schedule.

By Robert Wall5 min

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CORRESPONDENCE

“Misguided Airline Bailouts” only compares apples to oranges. The fact that all business types are not equal was not addressed. Two factors needed to be recognized. First, Japan Airlines has long been protected from real-world competition by the Japanese government.
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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Lasers on Lethal

Electric lasers near field trials as Pentagon upgrades test capability

By GRAHAM WARWICK4 min

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

Wake-Up Call

Shift in A&D landscape could cause changes in mindsets, processes and technologies

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO4 min

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