October 6, 2014

October 6, 2014

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LOW-COST CARRIERS

Ready for An Ipo?

By Brian Sumers7 min

LOW-COST CARRIERS

All Grown Up

By Madhu Unnikrishnan6 min

AIR TRANSPORT

Regional Giant

By Adrian Schofield6 min

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LOW-COST CARRIERS

Ready for An Ipo?

As Virgin America prepares to go public, many analysts express skepticism

By Brian Sumers7 min

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LOW-COST CARRIERS

All Grown Up

The once-scrappy startup now owns its position as the largest domestic carrier in the U.S.

By Madhu Unnikrishnan6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Regional Giant

SkyWest strives to make its size an advantage rather than a handicap

By Adrian Schofield6 min

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ROTORCRAFT

Rotary Redefined

Rollout of the S-97 Raider is a second step in Sikorsky’s bid to reshape the helicopter

By Graham Warwick6 min

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SPACE

Climate Change

Scarce resources, denial are hindering development of Earth-monitoring sensors

By Frank Morring6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Temporary Relief

Chinese commercial aviation is increasingly getting by on day-to-day airspace allocations

By Bradley Perrett5 min

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DEFENSE

Willing to Pay

F-35 worth the cost to extend Norway’s reach

By Tony Osborne5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Proactive About Disruptions

United’s ops center leverages technology to gain efficiencies, improve customer care

By Lee Ann Tegtmeier5 min

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SPACE

Tough Sell

Commercial Earth-imaging startup faces technical, market setbacks in exploiting ISS

By Amy Svitak5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Cold Backup

Chicago arson highlights inflexibility of FAA en route centers to major failures

By John Croft4 min

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