September 28, 2020

September 28, 2020

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URBAN AIR MOBILITY

EVTOL EVOLUTION

By Guy Norris15 min

DEFENSE

DIGITAL REALITY

By Steve Trimble10 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

COMEBACK CARRIER

By Jens Flottau9 min

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URBAN AIR MOBILITY

EVTOL EVOLUTION

> JOBY AIR TAXI IS ON TRACK FOR 2023 CERTIFICATION > AIRCRAFT INCLUDES POWER AND CONTROLS REDUNDANCY FOR SAFER DESIGN > FULL-SCALE FLIGHT TESTING IS UNDERWAY

By Guy Norris15 min

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DEFENSE

DIGITAL REALITY

> FLYING FULL-SCALE NGAD FLIGHT DEMONSTRATOR ANNOUNCED > USAF SAYS IT HAS “BROKEN RECORDS”— BUT WHAT KIND?

By Steve Trimble10 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

COMEBACK CARRIER

> A220 SEEN AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN AIR TRANSPORT RECOVERY > DESPITE PANDEMIC, PRODUCTION TO RISE IN COMING YEARS > STRETCHED A220-500 COULD COMPLEMENT FAMILY

By Jens Flottau9 min

2021
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Early Simulator Trials Foreshadowed Boeing 737 MAX Pilot Issues

> NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES WITH PILOT-AIRCRAFT INTERFACE DURING MAX DEVELOPMENT > BOEING MINIMIZED HOW MUCH INFORMATION PILOTS RECEIVED

By Sean Broderick9 min

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INTERVIEW

THINK TANK FOR THE FUEL TANK

To preserve Safran amid the impact of the pandemic, CEO Philippe Petitcolin chose fast and strong action: cutting jobs and resorting to shortened work hours. While confident about the company’s business model, he is turning to the longer-term chal(lenge of decarbonizing propulsion.
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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus' BIG BET

> AIRCRAFT-MAKER REVEALS THREE HYDROGEN-POWERED AIRCRAFT CONCEPTS > SERVICE ENTRY IS TARGETED FOR 2035 > TECHNOLOGY CHOICES ARE SLATED TO BE NARROWED BY 2025 > INDUSTRIAL LAUNCH PLANNED FOR 2027-28

By Jens Flottau,Thierry Dubois9 min

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ROTORCRAFT

Vertical Visions

> VERTICAL’S WINGED EVTOL IS PLANNED TO FLY IN 2021 > HILL’S LIGHT HELICOPTER IS TARGETED TO FOLLOW IN 2022

By Tony Osborne,Graham Warwick7 min

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URBAN AIR MOBILITY

TILTWING RESCUER

> DUFOUR AEROSPACE’S LARGE AER03 EVTOL DEMONSTRATOR HAS COMPLETED 550 FLIGHTS > THE STARTUP IS TARGETING THE MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION MARKET

By Graham Warwick7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

China's Big Airlines Intrude on Each Other's Home Bases

> CHINA SOUTHERN MAY SET UP A NEW CARRIER AT BEIJING’S DAXING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT > SHENZHEN AIRLINES SUFFERS INCURSIONS BY CHINA EASTERN AND HAINAN AIRLINES
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DEFENSE

RAF Targets Technology as Review Shapes UK Armed Forces

> ASTRA INITIATIVE IS PREPARING AIR FORCE FOR INFORMATION AGE > NEXUS/RAVEN COMMUNICATION HAS BEGUN FLIGHT TESTS

By Tony Osborne6 min

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