> A-TARS AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR AIRBORNE DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS > U.S. AIR FORCE INDICATES INTEREST IN RED 6 AUGMENTED REALITY FOR ACCELERATING PILOT TRAINING
By Guy Norris8 min
5253
NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION
NUCLEAR AIR FORCE?
> FIRST PHASE OF PROJECT PELE SET TO BEGIN > MOVE FOLLOWS DECADE OF POSITIVE ANALYSES > NEW FUELS, REACTORS DRIVE RENEWED INTEREST
By Steve Trimble7 min
4849
DEFENSE
New Zealand Enters Transition Phase for Military Fleet
> C-130JS AND P-8As TO REPLACE FLEET VETERANS IN COMING YEARS > GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS MARITIME HELICOPTER, PATROL OPTIONS
By Adrian Schofield7 min
1617
DUBAI AIRSHOW
ORDER RESET
> EMIRATES TO TAKE AIRBUS A350s, BOEING 787-9s > AIR ARABIA SELECTS THE A321XLR > ETIHAD REDUCES ITS BOEING 787 BUY
By Jens Flottau7 min
5051
DEFENSE
U.S. Navy Carrier Still Hamstrung by New Design
> NAVY SECRETARY EXPRESSES LOW LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN HUNTINGTON INGALLS > CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED CARRIER COST CAP REMAINS
By Lee Hudson7 min
3637
ELECTRIC PROPULSION
NASA All-Electric X-57 Readied for Ground-Test Phase
> DISTRIBUTED ELECTRIC PROPULSION DEMONSTRATOR TO FLY IN 2020 > INITIAL-SYSTEMS GROUND TESTS BEGIN IN DECEMBER
By Guy Norris7 min
1415
PROPULSION
POWER POSTURING
> GE MAKES OVERTURES TO AIRBUS ON GENX VARIANT FOR FUTURE PRODUCTS > ENGINE-MAKER PUSHES FOR NEW APPLICATIONS AS GENX DELIVERIES REACH 2,000
By Guy Norris,Jens Flottau6 min
3031
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
Delta’s Transformational LATAM Airlines Deal Reverberates in Europe
> IAG TO BUY AIR EUROPA > LUFTHANSA NEGOTIATES COMMERCIAL DEAL WITH ALITALIA
By Jens Flottau,Helen Massy-Beresford6 min
3839
SPACE
Tests Pave the Way for Restart of U.S. Human Orbital Spaceflight
> BOEING STARLINER IS DUE FOR ORBITAL DEBUT DEC. 17 > SPACEX PREPARES FOR INFLIGHT ABORT TEST
By Irene Klotz6 min
1819
DUBAI AIRSHOW
Boeing Sells More MAXs as the Model's Return Edges Closer
> BOEING BOOKED 60 MAX ORDERS AND COMMITMENTS IN DUBAI > FAA REITERATES ITS CONTROL OVER MAX APPROVAL PROCESS > 737 MAX’S RETURN TIMELINE STILL IS UNCLEAR