April 22, 2013

April 22, 2013

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OBITUARY

AEROSPACE BUSINESS

Slips of State

By Amy Svitak

AEROSPACE BUSINESS

Selex Reboot

By Bill Sweetman

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OBITUARY

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

Slips of State

French auditors cite weaknesses in government control of defense sector

By Amy Svitak

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

Selex Reboot

New markets are targeted following company shake-up

By Bill Sweetman

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Big and New

Uninterested in used aircraft, Chinese buyers may wield considerable clout in business aviation markets

By Bradley Perrett

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Chinese Cessnas

Avic subsidiaries advance toward delivering U.S. business and utility aircraft from plants in Chengdu, Zhuhai and Shijiazhuang

By Bradley Perrett,John Morris

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SPACE

Slim Chance

Kymeta uses metamaterial technology in new ultra-thin satellite broadband receiver

By Amy Svitak

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SPACE

WHAT ARE METAMATERIALS?

Metamaterials technology is an emerging field based on the development of tiny, man-made structures that at certain frequencies exhibit acoustic, electromagnetic or optical properties not found in nature. These artificial structures can be made from microscopic bits of conventional metals and plastics that are carefully assembled in precise arrangements to affect light, sound or radio waves in unconventional ways.
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ROTORCRAFT

Heading for a Fix

Eurocopter hopes gearbox surveillance repair can get grounded EC225s back in service

By Tony Osborne

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ROTORCRAFT

Chinook Redux

Heavy-lift helicopter is set to enter 60th year with another major upgrade

By Graham Warwick

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AVIONICS

Money for Nothing?

NextGen equipage fund is primed, but questions linger for airlines

By Sean Broderick,John Croft,James R. Asker

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