November 11, 2019

November 11, 2019

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UNMANNED AVIATION

DEFENSE DISRUPTOR

By David Hambling11 min

INTERVIEW

'There Will Be Lessons Learned'

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Operationally Challenged

By Sean Broderick9 min

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UNMANNED AVIATION

DEFENSE DISRUPTOR

> ARMED DRONE USE IS EXPANDING FROM TACTICAL TO STRATEGIC ATTACKS > SMALL LOW, SLOW TARGETS ARE PROVING A CHALLENGE FOR AIR DEFENSES

By David Hambling11 min

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INTERVIEW

'There Will Be Lessons Learned'

European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Executive Director Patrick Ky, 52, has a key role in the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX. EASA, along with airworthiness authorities in Canada and China, will largely determine when and under what circumstances the flight ban will be lifted.
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Operationally Challenged

> FINAL REPORT ON FIRST MAX CRASH EMPHASIZES AIRCRAFT SHORTCOMINGS > REPAIR STATION CITED IN REPORT HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN

By Sean Broderick9 min

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Inside MRO

Avionics Advances Beyond ADS-B

Airline avionics upgrades target obsolescence

By Henry Canaday9 min

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UNMANNED AVIATION

Taming the Swarm

> DARPA PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING TACTICS, TECH AND INTERFACES TO EXPLOIT SWARMING ROBOTS > SYSTEM INTEGRATORS COMPETE TO ATTRACT COMMERCIAL-TECHNOLOGY “SPRINTERS”

By Graham Warwick8 min

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Inside MRO

Linking Up With Blockchain

Blockchain could be a magic wand for recordkeeping deficiencies, but is the industry ready?

By Alex Derber8 min

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SPACE

Blue Origin Tips Its Hand on NASA Lunar Lander Bid

> BOEING VIES FOR HUMAN LANDING SYSTEM > SPACEX, OTHERS MUM ON PROPOSALS

By Irene Klotz8 min

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DUBAI AIRSHOW PREVIEW

Inflight Entertainment

> TWO OF THE BIG THREE GULF CARRIERS HAVE CHANGED COURSE > STATUS OF MASSIVE EMIRATES ORDERS STILL UNCERTAIN

By Jens Flottau7 min

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Teardown Trends

Dynamics changing with regional airliner part-outs

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min

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PILOTS

ENABLING AUTONOMY

> AUTONOMY IS CENTRAL TO SUCCESS OF URBAN AIR MOBILITY > COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT WILL TAKE A MORE INCREMENTAL PATH

By Graham Warwick6 min

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