January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018

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PERSON OF THE YEAR

'THAT'S TOM'

By Jens Flottau20 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

MC-21 Narrowbody Flight Tests Symbolize Russian Sector Ambitions

By Jens Flottau,Maxim Pyadushkin,Michael Bruno10 min

MILITARY SPACE

NEXT-GEN LAUNCH

By James Drew10 min

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PERSON OF THE YEAR

'THAT'S TOM'

AIRBUS CEO ENDERS TRANSFORMS LOOSE CONGLOMERATE INTO INTEGRATED COMPANY, CUTS BACK GOVERNMENT CONTROL BOMBARDIER C SERIES TAKEOVER COULD CAUSE TECTONIC SHIFT IN THE INDUSTRY

By Jens Flottau20 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

MC-21 Narrowbody Flight Tests Symbolize Russian Sector Ambitions

PD-14 ENGINE CERTIFICATION EXPECTED IN 2018 SUPERJET 100 MISSES EARLY DELIVERY TARGETS

By Jens Flottau,Maxim Pyadushkin,Michael Bruno10 min

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MILITARY SPACE

NEXT-GEN LAUNCH

ULA TO MODIFY CENTAUR ROCKET FOR U.S. AIR FORCE EELV PROGRAM ORBITAL ATK TO STATICFIRE BOOSTERS FOR NEXT LAUNCHER IN 2019 SPACEX AND BLUE ORIGIN ARE WILD CARDS

By James Drew10 min

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InsideMRO Airframes

Cabin Considerations

What interior investments airlines are making —and when

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich9 min

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FLYING THE VISION JET

SOUND VISION

FIRST‘PERSONAL JET BRIDGES GAP BETWEEN PISTONS AND TURBINES DESIGN EMPHASIZES SAFETY, EASE OF FLYING OVER PERFORMANCE PROS: COCKPIT VISIBILITY AND CABIN SPACIOUSNESS CONS: ENGINE NOISE, THRUST/PITCH COUPLING

By Fred George9 min

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InsideMRO Emerging Technology

Additive Manufacturing 101

How MRO providers and airlines are building up their 3D printing capabilities

By Alex Derber9 min

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OHIO HIGH

OHIO UNIVERSITY COUPLES ACADEMICS WITH APPLIED AVIONICS FLIGHT-TESTING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED ON UNIVERSITY AIRCRAFT HEAVY METAL OUTREACH VIA THE DC-3

By John Croft9 min

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CARGO MARKET

Booming E-Commerce Sector Drives Air Cargo Demand

AIR CARGO SECTOR OPTIMISTIC AFTER STRONG 2017 OPERATORS WEIGH FREIGHTER VERSUS BELLYHOLD CAPACITY

By Helen Massy-Beresford7 min

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InsideMRO Engineered

The Paradoxical Component

Deceptively simple, nacelles spark much innovation in maintenance

By Thierry Dubois7 min

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DEFENSE

Hey, Siri, How Do You Fly an F-35?

AI INSTRUCTOR IN THE COCKPIT WOULD GIVE STUDENT PILOTS FEEDBACK APPROACH COULD BOOST PILOT PRODUCTION BY TWO-THIRDS, USING HALF THE INSTRUCTORS

By Lara Seligman7 min

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