February 26, 2024

February 26, 2024

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TECHNOLOGY

Clean Aviation Targets Urgent Next-Gen Airliner Propulsion Goals

By Guy Norris15 min

TECHNOLOGY

Shaping the Next Airbus

By Graham Warwick10 min

SUPPLY CHAIN

The Art of Diversification

By Jens Flottau10 min

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TECHNOLOGY

Clean Aviation Targets Urgent Next-Gen Airliner Propulsion Goals

> PROJECTS PRIORITIZE SPEED AND IMPACT > NEXT-GEN SINGLE-AISLE TO HAVE THREE ENGINE CHOICES

By Guy Norris15 min

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TECHNOLOGY

Shaping the Next Airbus

> EU RESEARCH READIES TECHNOLOGY FOR EUROPE’S NEXT COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT > LONG-SPAN WING FACES CRITICAL HIGH-RATE PRODUCTION TEST > COCKPIT DEMONSTRATOR RECASTS THE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE

By Graham Warwick10 min

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SUPPLY CHAIN

The Art of Diversification

> DIEHL AVIATION AND LIEBHERR AEROSPACE SEEK BROADER CLIENT BASES > NEXT-GENERATION SINGLE-AISLE PREPARATIONS ARE ONGOING > LABOR AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN REMAIN CONSTRAINTS

By Jens Flottau10 min

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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW

Emerging Player?

> COMAC PRESENTS THE C919 IN SINGAPORE DISPLAYS > THE MANUFACTURER SEEKS MORE ORDERS FROM OUTSIDE CHINA > PRODUCTION LEVELS AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE REMAIN IN QUESTION

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris,Chen Chuanren9 min

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ROTORCRAFT

Supply Chain Challenges Offshore Rotorcraft

> GLOBAL DEMAND IS UP FOR OFFSHORE HELOS > BRAZIL, THE CARIBBEAN AND WEST AFRICA ARE HOT SPOTS FOR GROWTH

By Tony Osborne8 min

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SUPPLY CHAIN

Aerospace Executives Finally Rediscover the Shop Floor

> LEADERS AIM TO AVOID OUT-OF-SEQUENCE PRODUCTION > BOEING HOSTS MONTHLY CEO SUPPLIER MEETINGS WHILE ENCOURAGING TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATION

By Michael Bruno8 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

JAXA Improves Multicopter Efficiency Japanese researchers are studying the design for a multicopter electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi that uses the lift-offset rotor concept to improve aerodynamic efficiency in the cruise.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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TECHNOLOGY

EVOLVING THE COCKPIT

> HONEYWELL-LED DARWIN PROJECT AIMS FOR AI-ENABLED SINGLE-PILOT OPERATIONS > EUROPEAN PROJECT IS WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT-AI TEAMING > SYSTEM TO MONITOR SINGLE PILOT’S AWARENESS

By Graham Warwick7 min

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ROTORCRAFT

Sikorsky's Next Tech Pillars: Autonomy, Electrification and UAS

> MATRIX AUTONOMY CAPABILITIES WILL BE EXPANDED > NEW TOOLS COULD CUT THE DESIGN CYCLE TO JUST A FEW YEARS

By Graham Warwick6 min

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DEFENSE

U.S. Air Force Urges Collaborative Combat Aircraft Cost Sharing

> THE SERVICE PLANS TO USE MQ-28s FOR EARLY PLANNING > CONGRESSIONAL INACTION IS SLOWING PROGRESS

By Brian Everstine6 min

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