September 30, 2024

September 30, 2024

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INTERVIEW

'The Authorities Have To Speak With One Voice'

By Helen Massy-Beresford,Jens Flottau13 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Electrified Regional Aviation Potential Draws New Entrants

By Graham Warwick10 min

TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

By Graham Warwick8 min

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INTERVIEW

'The Authorities Have To Speak With One Voice'

You are a few months into your new job. What are your main objectives? My first ambition for the agency is to meet the expectations of the traveling public about safe and secure air transport. We can never be complacent about it. Even if you think you have a safe system, the conditions around it are changing, be it because of economic pressure or because of new technologies kicking in.

By Helen Massy-Beresford,Jens Flottau13 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Electrified Regional Aviation Potential Draws New Entrants

> EFFICIENT AIRFRAMES ARE KEY TO BATTERY-ELECTRIC VIABILITY > HYBRID-ELECTRIC PROJECTS GAIN GROUND

By Graham Warwick10 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

APUS Rolls Out Hydrogen Four-Seater Germany’s APUS Zero Emission has rolled out the i-2, a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered four-seat general aviation aircraft. The clean-sheet twin-engine aircraft is expected to fly by year-end or early in 2025.

By Graham Warwick8 min

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BUSINESS

L3Harris Plays the Long Game With Aerojet Rocketdyne

> SOME INVESTORS SEE REASON FOR CONCERN IN AEROJET’S SALES FIGURES > MANAGEMENT LEANS INTO THE MISSILE DEFENSE MARKET

By Matthew Fulco7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

WORK IN PROGRESS

> HEART AEROSPACE’S X1 IS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR THE ES-30 > THE COMPANY IS BUILDING AIRCRAFT AND BUSINESS IN PARALLEL > THE FIRST FLIGHT IS PLANNED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2025

By Jens Flottau7 min

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DEFENSE

HARD DECISIONS

> ISRAEL’S NEXT STEP IS UNCERTAIN AS CONFLICT WIDENS > AIR AND CYBERATTACKS PUMMEL HEZBOLLAH > SOME KEY ISRAELI GROUND CAPABILITIES ARE LACKING AFTER DECADES OF CUTS

By Steve Trimble6 min

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SPACE

Dragon Goes the Distance

> SPACESUITS AND STARLINK TESTED DURING A FIVE-DAY FLIGHT > DRAGON SET ALTITUDE RECORD FOR EARTH-ORBITING CREWED SPACECRAFT

By Irene Klotz6 min

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MILITARY SPACE

French Initiative Aims To Make Space Defenses More Active

> FRANCE BETS ACTIVE DEFENSES HAVE DETERRENCE VALUE > LOOKUP SPACE CEO SEES MILITARY CUSTOMERS DRIVING NEAR-TERM REVENUE

By Robert Wall,Thierry Dubois6 min

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DEFENSE

The U.S. Air Force Seeks a Fast Reduction in NGAD Costs

> THE NEXT-GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE CHANGE SHOWS INCREASING RELIANCE ON UNCREWED SYSTEMS > CCA DESIGNS UNVEILED AT MAJOR CONFERENCE

By Brian Everstine6 min

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SPACE

Increasing Diversity of Satellites Will Test Launch Service Providers

> NEW ROCKET FAIRINGS BEING BUILT TO HOUSE LARGER SPACECRAFT > MANUFACTURERS ARE PITCHING SMALL SPACECRAFT FOR USE IN GEOSTATIONARY OR LUNAR ORBIT

By Thierry Dubois,Robert Wall5 min

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