January 29, 2018

January 29, 2018

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INTERVIEW

Leahy Looks Back

SINGAPORE AIRSHOW

Widebody Market Slowed by Large Backlogs and In-service Capacity

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris8 min

DEFENSE

For A-10 Pilots, Oxygen Deprivation Is a Recurring Problem

By Lara Seligman7 min

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INTERVIEW

Leahy Looks Back

AW&ST: What was Airbus like culturally when you joined? I started on the first Monday in 1985 in New York City. We must have had 8 to 10 people, including secretaries. It was in Rockefeller Center, looking down at the ice skating rink, and was a very different company.
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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW

Widebody Market Slowed by Large Backlogs and In-service Capacity

SOME WIDEBODY MODELS ON INVESTORS’ WATCH LIST DESPITE AIR TRANSPORT BOOM LARGE WIDEBODIES REMAIN IN PRODUCTION AT LOW RATES

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris8 min

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DEFENSE

For A-10 Pilots, Oxygen Deprivation Is a Recurring Problem

A-10 PILOTS HAVE REPORTED 24 EVENTS IN TOTAL SINCE 2008 WATER ACCUMULATION COULD CAUSE HYPOXIA-LIKE SYMPTOMS

By Lara Seligman7 min

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DEFENSE

Britain Spending £500 Million To Develop F-35 Main Operating Base

RAF MARHAM PREPARES TO RECEIVE THE F-35 THIS SUMMER F-35 TRAINING UNIT WILL USE UK-SPECIFIC TRAINING SYLLABUS

By Tony Osborne7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Boeing and Airbus Orders/Deliveries Show Continued Market Strength

2017 COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES, ORDERS SET RECORDS PERFORMANCE UNDERPINS BULLISH CASE FOR SKY-HIGH BOEING STOCK TRAJECTORY

By Michael Bruno,Mark Nensel,Jens Flottau7 min

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UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

Demo Makes Autonomous Resupply Look Deceptively Easy

SERVICES PLAN EXPERIMENTS TO MATURE TECHNOLOGY AURORA AUTONOMY KIT PORTABLE BETWEEN ROTARY-WING TYPES

By Graham Warwick7 min

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DEFENSE

Afghan Air Force Prepares for Takeoff

SLATED TO GROW TO 259 AIRCRAFT FROM 124 IN NEXT SIX YEARS A-29 PILOT TRAINING WILL SHIFT TO AFGHANISTAN AFTER 2020

By Lara Seligman6 min

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URBAN AIR TRANSPORT

SAFTY FIRST

TEN TIMES IMPROVEMENT IN VTOL SAFETY WILL BE ESSENTIAL HIGH PRODUCTION RATES WILL REQUIRE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

By Guy Norris6 min

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DEFENSE

The Pentagon Wants Its Nuclear Tomahawks Back

U.S. NAVY TO FIELD LOW-YIELD SLBM WARHEAD TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINTRODUCE SEA-LAUNCHED NUCLEAR CRUISE MISSILES

By James Drew6 min

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HYPERSONICS

BOEING'S HYPER HOPE

ORBITAL ATK PROPULSION PARTNER TO BOEING DESIGN CENTERED ON TURBINE-BASED COMBINED-CYCLE PROPULSION SYSTEM

By Guy Norris6 min

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