August 12, 2024

August 12, 2024

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

HOME STRETCH?

By Sean Broderick,Guy Norris9 min

BUSINESS

HIGH HOPES

By Michael Bruno9 min

PROPULSION

Boeing Signals Doubts Over Open Fan for Next-Generation Single-Aisle

By Guy Norris8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

HOME STRETCH?

> BOEING ENTERS FINAL PHASE OF 777-9 CERTIFICATION > FAA SCRUTINY COMES AFTER NEW HUMAN FACTORS VALIDATION STEPS > FIRST DELIVERIES STILL SET FOR LATE 2025

By Sean Broderick,Guy Norris9 min

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BUSINESS

HIGH HOPES

> NEW BOEING CEO KELLY ORTBERG IS AN ENGINEER WHO TRANSFORMED ROCKWELL COLLINS > HE IS RENOWNED FOR GOOD HUMAN RELATIONS SKILLS > BOEING RECOVERY COULD TAKE REST OF THE DECADE

By Michael Bruno9 min

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PROPULSION

Boeing Signals Doubts Over Open Fan for Next-Generation Single-Aisle

> INSTALLATION IMPACTS UNDER STUDY, WITH A FOCUS ON WEIGHT > PRATT & WHITNEY PW102XG IS LINED UP FOR THE X-66

By Guy Norris8 min

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DEFENSE

KF-21 Evolution Takes Center Stage

> INDONESIA AND SOUTH KOREA FINALLY SETTLE PAYMENT DISPUTES, BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN > SOUTH KOREA PREPARES STRATEGY FOR INDIGENOUS KF-21 ENGINE

By Chen Chuanren,Kim Minseok,Robert Wall6 min

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DEFENSE

U.S. Air Force Considers Reprioritizing Its Next-Generation Programs

> THE SERVICE’S SECRETARY SAYS HE HAS CONFIDENCE IN THE NGAD PROGRAM DESPITE ITS PAUSE > TANKER ANALYSIS IS SCHEDULED TO FINISH THIS FALL

By Brian Everstine6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Southwest Airlines Flies Into 'New Era,' Evolving Storied Brand

> CONSUMER PREFERENCES CONTINUE TO SKEW TOWARD PREMIUM OFFERINGS > CARRIER IS WORKING TO BOOST DWINDLED POST-PANDEMIC PROFITS

By Christine Boynton,Sean Broderick6 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Urban-Air Port Designs Scalable, Modular Vertiport Urban-Air Port has unveiled its nextgeneration AirOne Vertical Airfield, a compact modular vertiport designed to be scaled up in size as the advanced air mobility market grows. The design builds on experience from the AirOne vertiport operational demonstration in Coventry, England, in April 2022.

By Graham Warwick6 min

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PROPULSION

Inspection Stability Brings Little Relief to PW1000G Fleet

> GROUNDINGS HAVE PEAKED BUT WILL REMAIN HIGH > ADDED SPARE PARTS PRODUCTION AND MRO CAPACITY HELP CONTAIN FALLOUT

By Sean Broderick,Lee Ann Shay5 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

South Asian Countries Strive To Privatize Struggling Airlines

> PAKISTAN NAMES SIX BIDDERS, BUT DEADLINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK > SRI LANKA MIGHT TAKE A FRESH APPROACH TO FINDING A BUYER

By Adrian Schofield5 min

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SPACE

China Leans Into Startups To Drive Its Space and Global Ambitions

> THREE CHINESE SPACE COMPANIES TOGETHER HAVE RAISED MORE THAN $1 BILLION FROM INVESTORS > THE COUNTRY PURSUES GLOBAL MARKETS FOR ITS SATCOM SERVICES

By Matthew Fulco5 min

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