July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021

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DEFENSE

SWISS SUMMIT

By Tony Osborne6 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SLOW GOING

By Guy Norris,Sean Broderick9 min

Inside MRO

Wearable Wonders

By Lindsay Bjerregaard11 min

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DEFENSE

SWISS SUMMIT

> SWITZERLAND CHOOSES F-35s TO REPLACE ITS F/A-18s AND F-5s > RAYTHEON’S PATRIOT SYSTEM ALSO SELECTED > AIRBUS QUESTIONS COST FACTORS IN THE DECISION

By Tony Osborne6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SLOW GOING

> FAA CONCERNS MEAN LONGER 777-9 CERTIFICATION TIMELINE > AGENCY RAISES TECHNICAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES > FIRST DELIVERIES ARE SLATED FOR LATE 2023

By Guy Norris,Sean Broderick9 min

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Inside MRO

Wearable Wonders

Do wearable technologies for aircraft maintenance technicians live up to the hype?

By Lindsay Bjerregaard11 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

United's Upgauging Strategy Throws 50-Seat Market Into Question

> THE CARRIER ORDERS 270 NEW NARROWBODY AIRCRAFT > THE MOVE TO REPLACE AGING 50-SEATERS COULD RESHAPE THE U.S. REGIONAL AIRLINE MARKETPLACE

By Ben Goldstein,Jens Flottau8 min

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PROPULSION

COLD FRONT

> CRYOGENIC ELECTRIC PROPULSION EYED FOR ZERO-EMISSION COMMERCIAL FLIGHT > GKN’S H2GEAR STUDYING HYBRID-ELECTRIC SUBREGIONAL AIRCRAFT > AIRBUS’ ASCEND ASSESSING POTENTIAL FOR FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION

By Graham Warwick8 min

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TECH TAKE

A Russian research laboratory has flight-tested an aerodynamic model of a planned short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) demonstrator aircraft using distributed electric propulsion to provide powered lift. The aerodynamic testbed flown by the Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) used a TVS-2MS—a modernized Antonov An-2 biplane—fitted with a modified lower wing with eight leadingedge propellers.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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Inside MRO

Ready but Cautious

Key takeaways from our June MRO Baltics, Eastern Europe and Russia virtual event

By James Pozzi7 min

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DEFENSE

RADAR REVOLUTION

> FIGHTER RADARS ARE POISED FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE BREAKTHROUGH > APG-79(V)4 SET FOR FIRST GaN DELIVERY BY DECEMBER > GaN REOPENS DESIGN SPACE FOR NEXT-GEN FIGHTERS

By Steve Trimble7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Long-Haul Recovery Is Still Eluding European Airlines

> NO U.S.-UK TRAVEL CORRIDOR IS IN PLACE YET > CARRIERS HOPE FOR BOOKING GAINS BUT BRACE FOR LAST-MINUTE PLANNING ADJUSTMENTS

By Helen Massy-Beresford6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Court Ruling Paves Way for Jet Airways Return

> SLOT RIGHTS QUESTION MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE RELAUNCH > JET WILL LEASE NEW FLEET, FOCUS ON DOMESTIC ROUTES FIRST

By Adrian Schofield6 min

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