March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019

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20 TWENTIES

TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY LEADERS 20 TWENTIES

By Lindsay Bjerregaard15 min

CONNECTED AEROSPACE

TRACKING PROGRESS AFTER MH370

By Bill Carey12 min

Inside MRO

The Future of UAM

By Lindsay Bjerregaard11 min

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20 TWENTIES

TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY LEADERS 20 TWENTIES

Chicago As the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry faces a multifaceted people shortage, cultivating the next generation never has been more important. Since 2013, the Aviation Week Network and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) have been recognizing young, rising stars within A&D through the annual 20 Twenties program.

By Lindsay Bjerregaard15 min

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CONNECTED AEROSPACE

TRACKING PROGRESS AFTER MH370

> NEW TRACKING CAPABILITIES EMERGE > ICAO 15-MIN. TRACKING IS APPLICABLE NOW > DISTRESS TRACKING APPLIES IN 2021

By Bill Carey12 min

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Inside MRO

The Future of UAM

What will the future of air taxis look like, and what is still standing in the way?

By Lindsay Bjerregaard11 min

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DEFENSE

TEAM PLAYER

> “FIGHTER-LIKE” AIRPOWER TEAMING SYSTEM HAS 2,000-NM RANGE > INITIAL VARIANT DESIGNED FOR INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE

By Bradley Perrett,Graham Warwick11 min

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ROTORCRAFT

FLYING THE MATRIX

> AUTONOMY, INTELLIGENCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE CENTRAL TO SIKORSKY’S VISION FOR UAM > DEVELOPMENT IS FOCUSED ON THE INTERFACE BETWEEN HUMAN AND AUTONOMY

By Graham Warwick10 min

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Inside MRO

MRO-bots

Robots are making their debut on production and maintenance lines, but it may be some time before they transform either workspace

By Alex Derber10 min

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Inside MRO

Poker Face

A lot of players are at the poker game of MRO when it comes to mergers and acquisitions

By Victoria Moores9 min

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Inside MRO

Starting From Scratch

Engine MROs see opportunity in developing component repair processes

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

MOVING TARGET

> RECENT ‘MAGNETIC JERK’ SURPRISES SCIENTISTS > MAGNETIC NORTH POLE DRIFTS TOWARD SIBERIA > CANADA FLOATS TRUE-NORTH REFERENCE SYSTEM

By Bill Carey7 min

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HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT

SpaceX and NASA Demo-1 Paves Way for Crew Flights to ISS

> CREW DRAGON CAPSULE FIRST TO DOCK AT ISS HARMONY NODE IN EIGHT YEARS > SHAKEDOWN FLIGHT WITH NASA ASTRONAUTS TARGETED FOR SUMMER

By Irene Klotz7 min

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