March 9, 2020

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20 TWENTIES TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY LEADERS

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

PAST THE PEAK

SATELLITES

Cleaning Up

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20 TWENTIES

20 TWENTIES TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY LEADERS

Chicago As aircraft become more electric, engines become more efficient and spacecraft seek to conquer new frontiers, the aerospace and defense industry needs fresh ideas from younger generations that grew up with a passion for sustainability and innovative technologies.

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

PAST THE PEAK

> LEASING INDUSTRY CONTROLS MORE THAN 40% OF IN-SERVICE FLEET > THE LARGE NUMBER OF LESSORS LEADS TO PRESSURE ON RATES

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SATELLITES

Cleaning Up

> BEACONS COULD PROVIDE AIRCRAFT-LIKE SELF-IDENTIFICATION > PASSIVE AND ACTIVE DEORBITING SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CRISIS MODE

> COVID-19 TURNS INDUSTRY CHALLENGES INTO DRAMA > IATA PREDICTS UP TO $113 BILLION IN REVENUE LOSSES > FLYBE COLLAPSES AND MORE CONSOLIDATION IS EXPECTED

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION HOW THE MAX CHANGES THINGS

> FAA CERTIFICATION PROCESS UNDER A MICROSCOPE > FLIGHT DECK HUMAN-FACTORS SHORTCOMINGS FLAGGED > COMPANIES, NOT REGULATORS, “ULTIMATELY ACCOUNTABLE”

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InsideMRO

Automakers Drive Change in UAM

Aircraft OEMs look to “verticalize” their hold on the UAM market as automakers increase competition

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InsideMRO

Home Front

Smaller MRO operations are helping keep heavy maintenance in Australia

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InsideMRO

Building a China Shop

How Western aftermarket companies are navigating cultural differences and exogenous shocks in their Chinese ventures

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InsideMRO

Bangkok Airways

Christophe Clarenc, senior vice president of maintenance and engineering at Bangkok Airways, talks to James Pozzi about its plans to insource more MRO work while expanding predictive maintenance. What are some of the key elements of Bangkok Airways’ maintenance strategy?
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DEFENSE

Boeing Builds ATS Assembly, but Will Not Say Where

> BAE IS SUPPLYING THE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM > THE POTENTIAL PRODUCTION LIKELY WILL BE LARGE

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