February 8, 2021

February 8, 2021

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Widebody Woes

By Jens Flottau,Sean Broderick,Guy Norris17 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

NEW WINNERS?

By Ben Goldstein,Sean Broderick,Lori Ranson14 min

DEFENSE

MAINTAINING MOMENTUM

By Tony Osborne10 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Widebody Woes

> BOEING PUSHES 777X TIMELINE TO THE RIGHT > REGULATORY CONCERNS REQUIRE DESIGN CHANGES > ISSUE ADDS TO EXISTING 787 AND 737 MAX CHALLENGES

By Jens Flottau,Sean Broderick,Guy Norris17 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

NEW WINNERS?

> NUMBER OF 2021 AIRLINE STARTUPS COULD SURPASS THAT OF 2020 FAILURES > FAVORABLE CONDITIONS COULD SUPPORT LOW-COST BASES > HUGE MARKET UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN WITH DELAYED RECOVERY FROM PANDEMIC

By Ben Goldstein,Sean Broderick,Lori Ranson14 min

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DEFENSE

MAINTAINING MOMENTUM

> FRANCE PLANS TO KEEP THE RAFALE IN SERVICE UNTIL 2070 > GRIPEN C/Ds WILL SUPPLEMENT GRIPEN Es IN ENLARGED SWEDISH AIRPOWER PLANS > GERMAN EUROFIGHTER ORDERS SHOULD SUSTAIN PRODUCTION INTO THE 2030s

By Tony Osborne10 min

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DEFENSE

REAPER AT 20

> SELF-PROTECTION POD COMPLETES DEMO > LASER COMMUNICATIONS POD TESTING SET IN 2021 > BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REVIEWS EXPORT CASES

By Steve Trimble9 min

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TECHNOLOGY

Flight Into the Future

> UK LAUNCHES PROJECTS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT-GENERATION AVIATION SYSTEM > ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ARE A PRIORITY

By Graham Warwick7 min

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THE GIRLS

TECH TAKE

Europe's Large-Scale UAM Demo SESAR, the organization coordinating European air traffic management research, has launched a project to develop and test a concept of operations for urban air transport of passengers and cargo. Running from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2022, the Air Mobility Urban-Large Experimental Demonstrations (AMU-LED) program will include more than 100 hr. of flight tests in different cities.
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SPACE

THE SEARCH FOR LIFE OF MARS

> PERSEVERANCE SCHEDULED TO LAND ON FEB. 18 > LANDING WILL START SAMPLE-RETURN CAMPAIGN

By Irene Klotz7 min

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DEFENSE

The F-16 and F-15EX Enjoy Unlikely Renaissance as Air Force Priorities Shift

> ROPER WARNS USAF FLEET FACES “CRISIS” > LOCKHEED STUDIES PROCESSOR UPGRADE FOR F-16

By Steve Trimble6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SIMPLER SOLUTION

> BOEING MOVES FORWARD WITH AIRBUS A321XLR-COMPETITOR PLAN > REFINED -5X CONCEPT EMERGES OUT OF POST-NMA STUDIES

By Guy Norris6 min

2021
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Restructuring Plans Key to Recovery for Southeast Asian Airlines

> MALAYSIA AIRLINES AND THAI AIRWAYS MAKE PROGRESS IN DEBT NEGOTIATIONS > INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS CULLING WIDEBODY AIRCRAFT FLEETS

By Adrian Schofield6 min

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