April 18, 2022

April 18, 2022

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ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Quiet Progress

By Angus Batey10 min

SAFETY

TREND TRACKING

By Sean Broderick9 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

WAITING GAME

By Sean Broderick,Guy Norris8 min

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ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Quiet Progress

Paris It lasted barely 5 min., but the flight that Volocopter Chief Test Pilot Paul Stone made in the company’s 2X demonstrator on March 21 marked another significant milestone for the German developer of electric vertical takeoff-and-landing vehicles.

By Angus Batey10 min

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SAFETY

TREND TRACKING

> DATA-FOCUSED RISK-MITIGATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE > ONE EMERGING TREND IS PUTTING DATA IN PILOTS’ HANDS

By Sean Broderick9 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

WAITING GAME

> BOEING IS WORKING ON 737-7 AND 737-10 APPROVALS > 2020 LAW ADDS PRESSURE TO TIMELINES > OEM NEEDS WAIVER TO AVOID MAJOR PROGRAM DISRUPTIONS

By Sean Broderick,Guy Norris8 min

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Inside MRO

Rethinking MRO for AAM

Could aviation take an automotive approach to AAM maintenance?

By Lindsay Bjerregaard8 min

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Inside MRO

Mixed Forecast

Participants at Aviation Week’s MRO Middle East weigh in on the region’s prospects

By James Pozzi7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

> BOOM READIES FOR XB-1 TAXI-TEST PHASE > FULL AFTERBURNER ENGINE RUNS EXPECTED WITHIN WEEKS

By Guy Norris,Joe Anselmo7 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

FedEx and Elroy To Test Autonomous Logistics Package carrier FedEx Express is to conduct tests of startup Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft in 2023 in its middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sorting locations.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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Inside MRO

Transitioning to Electric Aviation

Operators stake a claim on the AAM market

By Graham Warwick7 min

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WAR IN UKRAINE

INTELLIGENT OUTREACH

> GOVERNMENT AND SPACE IMAGERY COMPANIES WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT UKRAINE > OPEN USE OF ISR HELPS MILITARY FOCUS ON HIGH-PRIORITY MISSIONS > RAPID IMAGERY RELEASES SHED LIGHT ON RUSSIAN ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS

By Brian Everstine,Jen DiMascio,Joe Anselmo7 min

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SPACE

Amazon Goes on Buying Spree for Kuiper Rides to LEO

> COMPANY BUYS UP TO 83 HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCHES > KUIPER PROTOTYPES DUE TO LAUNCH IN LATE 2022 OR EARLY 2023

By Irene Klotz7 min

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