> NASA’S EXTERNAL VISION SYSTEM IS READY FOR LOW-BOOM SUPERSONIC X-59 > HIGH-RESOLUTION XVS REPLACES PILOT’S NATURAL FORWARD VISIBILITY
By Graham Warwick8 min
6263
CARGO
THE BELUGA SYNDROME
> AIRBUS BUILDS ONLY ONE POORLY SELLING FREIGHTER > LACK OF PORTFOLIO OFFERING LEAVES BOEING WITH MONOPOLY FOR LARGE FREIGHTERS
By Jens Flottau7 min
3637
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
New Tariffs Will Leave Airbus Smarting but Hurt Boeing More
> U.S. EXPECTED TO APPLY TARIFFS AFTER WTO AIRBUS RULING > BOEING, WHICH STARTED THE DISPUTE, COULD WIND UP HURTING MORE IN THE END
By Michael Bruno,Jens Flottau7 min
1819
DEFENSE
INDUSTRIAL DISRUPTOR
> NGAD REDIRECTED TO FURTHER DIGITAL REVOLUTION > U.S. AIR FORCE PLANS TO ESTABLISH A DIGITAL NGAD DESIGN OFFICE
By Steve Trimble7 min
5253
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Transatlantic Surveillance From Space Is Saving Time and Fuel
> UK’S NATS EXPECTS MORE FLIGHTS THROUGH SHANWICK AIRSPACE > SPACE-BASED SURVEILLANCE IS PROVIDING FLIGHT DATA AT LOW DATA LATENCY
By Tony Osborne6 min
4445
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
Embraer Writes New Chapter With First E195-E2 Delivery
> AZUL AIRLINES RECEIVES THE FIRST AIRCRAFT > LOW UNIT COSTS TO DRIVE LARGEST E2 VERSION INTO NEW MARKETS
By Jens Flottau6 min
5859
AEROSPACE IN EASTERN EUROPE
Aero Vodochody Transforms for the Future
> TRAINER VERSION OF L-39NG WILL BE CERTIFIED IN Q3 2020 > FA-259 DEVELOPMENTS ARE PUT ON ICE AS AERO PURSUES L-39NG DEVELOPMENT
By Tony Osborne6 min
3031
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Airports and ATC Providers Consider Digital Towers
> LONDON CITY’S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER TO MOVE AWAY FROM AIRPORT > AUGMENTED VIDEO IMPROVES CONTROLLER SITUATION AWARENESS
By Thierry Dubois6 min
5859
AEROSPACE IN EASTERN EUROPE
Eastern European Nations Set Modernization Course
> HUNGARY WEIGHS EMBRAER KC-390 FOR AIR TRANSPORT NEEDS > SERBIA WILL BE FIRST EUROPEAN OPERATOR OF CHINESE DRONES
By Tony Osborne6 min
3435
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
ROUGH RIDE
> THOMAS COOK COLLAPSE LEAVES 150,000 TRAVELERS STRANDED > AIGLE AZUR FACES POSSIBLE LIQUIDATION > XL AIRWAYS CALLS ON AIR FRANCE TO SAVE IT > ADRIA AIRWAYS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS FLIGHTS