Aviation Week

Highlights

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Jan. 4, 2017
In 2016, China flew two new launch vehicles for the first time, orbited a space laboratory and sent men into space again after a three-year gap from their initial men-into-space...
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Dec. 21, 2016
John Glenn 1921-2016
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Dec. 16, 2016
End-users and engine OEMs are putting the squeeze on lower tier suppliers. Sub-OEM companies face a dilemma.
Konstantin von Wedelstaedt
Airbus and Boeing are eager to exploit Iran as one of the last untapped markets for commercial aircraft like the Boeing 747 here
Dec. 5, 2016
They may not be dead, but the Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deals struck this year with Iran likely will remain unresolved orders well into 2017 now that U.S. lawmakers...
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Dec. 5, 2016
An export flagship faces a very different presidential administration
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Avionics in the future could be a shared function between the flight deck and the airline operations center
Oct. 10, 2016
The aerospace company is in the process of mentally reverse-engineering practically every component it builds to evaluate the potential impact of connectivity.
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July 12, 2016
Boeing has confirmed plans to revamp the slow-selling 737-7, the smallest of its new re-engined MAX family, by adding extra seats.
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June 7, 2016
A previously unidentified variety of dog: That is what the first autopilot-equipped Australian Tesla’s Nvidia system reported when it encountered a kangaroo.
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June 7, 2016
Now that all the major engine manufacturers are using additive manufacturing (AM) to print metal parts for their newest engines, what’s next?