> COLLINS SHIFTS FOCUS TO AVIONICS UPDATES > SHIPSETS DELIVERED FOR BOEING 777X > NEW PRODUCTS INCLUDE DIGITAL HF RADIO
By Bill Carey12 min
2223
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
RESTORING CONFIDENCE
> BOEING IS CLOSE TO FINALIZING 737 MAX CHANGES > TRAINING PACKAGE DETAILS ARE BEING CONSIDERED > SIMULATOR REQUIREMENTS ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUE
By Sean Broderick8 min
5253
ASIA-PACIFIC AVIATION
'If You Can't Beat Them...'
> CATHAY, AIR ASTANA AND JAPAN AIRLINES ADD LOW-COST SUBSIDIARIES > ASIAN AIRLINES SEEK DIVERSIFIED BUSINESS MODELS
By Adrian Schofield8 min
3233
UNMANNED AVIATION
Regulatory Uncertainty Roils UK Drone-threat Response
> GATWICK INCIDENT BOOSTED INTEREST IN COUNTER-UAS > BROAD REQUIREMENTS, UNCLEAR REGS ARE CHALLENGING INDUSTRY
By Angus Batey7 min
3637
DEFENSE
PIVOT POINT
> U.S. AIR FORCE RELEASES $5.9 BILLION, B-21 PROCUREMENT PLAN > CONGRESS TO PRESSURE AIR FORCE TO LIFT BOMBER FLEET CAP
By Steve Trimble7 min
2829
SPACE
INSIDE ONEWEB’S FACTORY
> ’HOSPITAL’ AREA MOVES ANY PROBLEM HARDWARE OFF ASSEMBLY LINES > SHELVES ARE FILLING UP WITH INVENTORY FOR FLIGHT HARDWARE
By Irene Klotz6 min
4243
AEROSPACE IN TURKEY
ANKARA’S AEROSPACE AMBITIONS
> GENERAL ELECTRIC'S F110, FROM THE F-16, WILL POWER THE TF-X PROTOTYPES > TURKISH AEROSPACE IS WIDENING ITS SEARCH FOR TALENT TO SUPPORT TF-X DEVELOPMENT
By Tony Osborne6 min
4849
BUSINESS AVIATION
MIXED FORTUNES
> PILATUS RAMPS UP FIRST JET PRODUCTION > TURBOPROPS ENJOYING STEADY SALES > DASSAULT SEES WAVERING RECOVERY
By Thierry Dubois6 min
1617
PROPULSION
ULTRA PLAN
> FUTURE-ENGINE STRATEGY PIVOTS ON FIVE MAIN DEMONSTRATORS > RIG AND FULL ENGINE TESTS TARGETING ULTRAFAN GROUND RUN IN 2021
By Guy Norris6 min
2021
URBAN AIR MOBILITY
Lilium LIFTOFF
> FIVE-SEAT EVTOL INCORPORATES 36 ELECTRIC DUCTED FANS > LILIUM JET AIMS FOR UP TO 1-HR. FLIGHTS ON ONE CHARGE > VEHICLE HAS 300-KPH MAX. SPEED AND 300-KM RANGE