February 27, 2023

February 27, 2023

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DEFENSE

LEAVING LAS VEGAS

By Brian Everstine9 min

ROTORCRAFT

ROTARY REBIRTH

By Tony Osborne8 min

TECH TAKE

By Graham Warwick8 min

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DEFENSE

LEAVING LAS VEGAS

> RED FLAG CHANGES REPRESENT PENTAGON’S FOCUS ON THE PACIFIC > MARITIME STRIKE TO BE A GOAL OF FUTURE EXERCISES > USAF PLANS TO INVEST IN STANDOFF WEAPONS V AND TARGETING AT SEA

By Brian Everstine9 min

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ROTORCRAFT

ROTARY REBIRTH

> MD HELICOPTER PRODUCTION IS FOCUSED ON THE MD500 FAMILY OF LIGHT HELICOPTERS > ENSTROM’S CHINESE OWNER FAILED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN THE OEM > NEW MD HELICOPTERS MANAGEMENT AIMS TO END LONG-RUNNING DISPUTES

By Tony Osborne8 min

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TECH TAKE

NFAC Tests for eVTOL Propeller Joby Aviation has begun testing the propeller for its S4 tiltprop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California.

By Graham Warwick8 min

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SAFETY

Air Safety Progress Makes FAA Review More Challenging

> TEAM WILL SCRUTINIZE INDUSTRY SAFETY PRACTICES > RISK-REDUCTION PLAN WILL LEVERAGE DATA

By Sean Broderick7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

STOP AND GO

> AIR INDIA ORDER ACCELERATES RECOVERY OF THE WIDEBODY MARKET > SUPPLY CHAIN CONSTRAINTS FORCE AIRBUS TO SLOW NARROWBODY GROWTH

By Jens Flottau7 min

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DEFENSE

SELF-RELIANCE

> INDIA STRIVES TO BUILD AND EXPORT AIRCRAFT ON ITS OWN > DRDO ADVANCES ELECTRONICS FOR ADVANCED AIR FORCE AND NAVY FIGHTERS > INDIAN OEMs SIGNED MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS DURING RECENT AIR SHOW

By Jen DiMascio7 min

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AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Europe's ATM Presses On With Modernization

> INDUSTRY IS CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC VOLATILITY > FREE-ROUTE AIRSPACE IS BECOMING THE NORM

By Thierry Dubois7 min

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PROPULSION

Green Power

> U.S. ENERGY DEPARTMENT ADVANCES FUEL-TO-ELECTRIC PROPULSION FOR SINGLE-AISLES > ENERGY-DENSE BATTERY PLANNED FOR REGIONAL AIRCRAFT NEXT

By Graham Warwick6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SHIFTING PRIORITIES

> THE A320NEO’s FUTURE ROLE IS IN QUESTION > A321NEO PRODUCTION AND ORDERS HAVE SURPASSED THOSE OF THE A320NEO > A NOTIONAL A220-500 POSES DESIGN CHALLENGES

By Jens Flottau6 min

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ROTORCRAFT

Bell Targets Civil Upgrades as 525 Certification Hovers in Sight

> THE COMPANY WON 200+ ORDERS AND MADE 179 DELIVERIES IN 2022 > BELL 525 CERTIFICATION IS ON TRACK FOR 2023

By Guy Norris6 min

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