January 15, 2024

January 15, 2024

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TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRIFYING AMBITION

By Graham Warwick15 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

THE NEXT BIG THING

By Jens Flottau10 min

LAUREATES 2024

AVIATION WEEK'S 66TH ANNUAL LAUREATE AWARDS

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TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRIFYING AMBITION

> DUTCH STARTUP PURSUES LARGE BATTERY-ELECTRIC AIRLINER > AIRCRAFT COULD FLY 500 Ml. ON NEAR-TERM BATTERIES

By Graham Warwick15 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

THE NEXT BIG THING

> SAUDI ARABIA’S VISION 2030 PROJECTS RAPID AVIATION GROWTH > RIYADH AIR AND SAUDIA TO BUILD DUAL HUB OPERATION > AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND AVIATION POLICIES ARE EVOLVING

By Jens Flottau10 min

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LAUREATES 2024

AVIATION WEEK'S 66TH ANNUAL LAUREATE AWARDS

Continuing a long tradition of honoring innovation, extraordinary achievements and exemplary leadership in aerospace and defense and aviation, Aviation Week’s editors announce the winners of this year’s Laureate Awards. We honor 29 individuals, companies and programs across five industry sectors—commercial aviation; defense; space; business aviation; and maintenance, repair and overhaul—as well as announce Lifetime Achievement awards and a new Pathfinder Award for exceptional industry leaders.
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SAFETY

Quality Escapes

> PRODUCTION ISSUES ARE BEING REVIEWED IN ALASKA AIRLINES ACCIDENT PROBE > MOST 737-9s HAVE BEEN GROUNDED AS RISKS AND RESPONSE ARE ASSESSED > ISSUE RAMPS UP PRESSURE ON BOEING AND FAA

By Sean Broderick,Michael Bruno,Guy Norris9 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Maggie May Fly on Mars A mission to explore Mars with a solar-powered fixed-wing aircraft that is able to take off and land vertically as well as fly long distances is to be studied under a contract awarded by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program.
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SPACE

Amid Cost Cuts, Virgin Galactic Details Spaceplane Improvements

> STABILITY SYSTEM BOOSTS TRAJECTORY CONSISTENCY > PILOTS AIDED BY DISPLAY UPGRADES

By Guy Norris7 min

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DEFENSE

The F-16 AT 50

> A NEW MISSION COMPUTER UPGRADE IS IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FIGHTER > THE AIRCRAFT IS HELPING TO USHER IN NEW AI-ENABLED CAPABILITIES

By Steve Trimble7 min

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SAFETY

Close Call in Austin Spotlights Myriad Air Traffic Hazards

> INVESTIGATORS EYE ROLES OF WEATHER AND COMMUNICATION > INADEQUATE TRAINING AND SURVEILLANCE TOOLS ALSO ARE SLATED TO BE SCRUTINIZED

By Sean Broderick7 min

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SPACE

ULA's Gamble on Vulcan Pays Off

> VULCAN IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN FALCON FOR HIGH-ENERGY MISSIONS, ULA SAYS > 2024 LAUNCH MANIFEST INCLUDES FIVE MORE VULCANS

By Irene Klotz6 min

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DEFENSE

F-16 EVOLUTION

Washington 1978: F-16A Block 1 The design philosophy behind the F-16 was to keep things as simple and small as possible. This translated into less weight and drag, and therefore higher performance as well as lower unit flyaway cost. The Lightweight Fighter (LWF) program emerged from an earlier Advanced Day Fighter study.

By Graham Warwick5 min

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