April 14, 2015

April 14, 2015

View Full Issue Table of Contents

Feedback

Who’s Where

First Take

View Full Issue
More Features
67

Feedback

The Close Air Support (CAS) sorties chart accompanying “Danger Close” (AW&ST March 30-April 12, p. 54) appears to be a clever way of minimizing the A-10’s true impact by included sorties flown by non-USAF aircraft. A more accurate presentation would show the A-10 accounting for nearly 25% of sorties flown.
89

Who’s Where

Jaan Albrecht (see photos) has been appointed CEO of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines joint venture SunExpress, effective June 1. He has been CEO of Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines and was CEO of the Star Alliance. Klaus Froese has been named chief operating officer of the extended executive board of Austrian Airlines and Tyrolean Airways.
1011

First Take

Saudi Arabia has opened a second front in the war on Islamic extremism, taking on Yemen’s Houthi faction with a hastily assembled but formidable coalition of Arab nations. Gulf Cooperation Council nations, with the exception of Oman, have deployed aircraft in support of Operation Decisive Storm, along with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Sudan.
2627
DEFENSE

Power Plan

Multipronged plan links F135 sixth-generation engine product strategies

By Guy Norris

2627
DEFENSE

New Training Track

USAF confident unusual industry interaction will produce a better, cheaper T-38 replacement

By Amy Butler

3031
DEFENSE

King in Waiting

With first flight delayed, Sikorsky moves up ground tests to compensate

By Graham Warwick

3031
DEFENSE

Safer Approach

Easier, more accurate and repeatable carrier landings promise improvements

By Graham Warwick

3233
SPACE

New Blood

Russia may see China as a candidate for future human-space cooperation

By Frank Morring

3233
SPACE

BLUE ORIGIN PLANS SUBORBITAL TESTS

Washington Blue Origin has completed acceptance flight tests of its cryogenic BE-3 deepthrottle engine, and plans to begin autonomous flight tests later this year with the reusable New Shepard suborbital human spacecraft it will power.

By Frank Morring

3435
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

ADS-Bonus

Auxiliary data boosts ADS-B’s value as an active, forensic tool

By John Croft

APRIL 13 - 262015 APRIL 27-MAY 102015