June 15, 2020

June 15, 2020

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BUSINESS AVIATION

FACE TO FACE: POINT TO POINT

By Graham Warwick18 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION

By Jens Flottau,Adrian Schofield,Ben Goldstein12 min

SPACE

NASA'S ERA NEW

By Irene Klotz11 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

FACE TO FACE: POINT TO POINT

Washington MANUFACTURERS Business aviation was an industry in transition as it entered 2020. The sector never fully recovered from its downturn after the 2009 financial crisis. Manufacturers rationalized production and refreshed product lines in response.

By Graham Warwick18 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION

> AIRLINES MAY LOSE $100 BILLION THROUGH 2021 > ANNUAL PASSENGER TOTAL IS REVERTING TO THE 2006 LEVEL

By Jens Flottau,Adrian Schofield,Ben Goldstein12 min

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SPACE

NASA'S ERA NEW

> SPACEX PREPS FOR OPERATIONAL FLIGHTS > NASA IS EXTENDING PARTNERSHIPS BEYOND LEO

By Irene Klotz11 min

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DEFENSE

WESTERN EDGE

> TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE SUPREMACY OF THE WEST > AESA-BASED ACTIVE SEEKERS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME MORE COMMONPLACE ON MISSILES

By Tony Osborne9 min

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MANUFACTURING

ADDITIVELY SOBER

> 3D PRINTING MACHINES FALL SHORT, STANDARDS ARE UNRESOLVED, AND TRAINING IS MISSING > THE TECHNOLOGY IN A&D STILL COULD SEE 17% COMPOUND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE

By Michael Bruno8 min

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SUPPLY CHAIN

RECONNECTING PARTS

> SUPPLIERS AWAIT MORE GUIDANCE BUT LIKELY ARE STILL TOO OPTIMISTIC > UP TO 20% OF LOWER TIERS COULD EXIT A&D IN CONSOLIDATION WAVE

By Michael Bruno7 min

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Inside MRO

DATA FOR LESSORS

How lessors keep track of the data generated by their equipment and improvements they would like to see

By Alex Derber7 min

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Designer-Optimized

> GENERATIVE DESIGN PRODUCES STRUCTURALLY OPTIMIZED PARTS > OPTIMIZATION IS EXPANDING INTO OTHER DOMAINS

By Graham Warwick7 min

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Inside MRO

Medical Mods

What goes into converting passenger and cargo aircraft for medical missions?

By Lindsay Bjerregaard6 min

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DEFENSE

Beijing Is Taking Air-to-Air Missile Lead From Russia

> THE PL-15 IS ONE OF THE PROMPTS FOR AIM-260 DEVELOPMENT > CHINESE PROGRESS MAY HAVE SPURRED RENEWED RUSSIAN INVESTMENT

By Tony Osborne6 min

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