December 5, 2016

December 5, 2016

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Inside MRO

Airline IT Priorities

By Henry Canaday9 min

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The Pane Barrier

By Alex Derber7 min

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Gearing Up

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min

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Inside MRO

Airline IT Priorities

Industry need for better analytics shapes airline IT spending plans

By Henry Canaday9 min

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Inside MRO

The Pane Barrier

Is aircraft window design on the verge of the next big step?

By Alex Derber7 min

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Gearing Up

New materials and technologies extend landing gear time on wing

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min

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DEFENSE

Never Enough

Australia will double its capacity to surveil the ocean from the air

By Bradley Perrett6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Flying Down Cycle

The Airbus A350-1000 has started its test campaign amid a range of questions

By Jens Flottau6 min

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COMBAT AIRCRAFT

Fighter Deals

State Department clears long-awaited Qatar F-15 and Kuwait F/A-18 deals worth a total $31 billion

By James Drew6 min

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Trending in Turboprops

Cutting-edge technologies assure longevity

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich6 min

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DEFENSE

Lightning Carrier

The F-35B is driving the U.S. Marine Corps to rethink its traditional sea-basing operations

By Lara Seligman5 min

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RUSSIAN AIRLINES

Flying Against the Trend

Aeroflot has managed to grow in difficult times, has ambitious plans

By Jens Flottau,Cathy Buyck5 min

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First Take

The second member of Airbus’s A350 family, the stretched 360-seat A350-1000, made its first flight on Nov. 24, beginning a three-aircraft, 1,600-hr. test program. First delivery to launch customer Qatar Airways is planned at the end of 2017 (page 25).
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