February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022

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SUSTAINABILITY

HYDROGEN EQUATION

By Graham Warwick11 min

INTERVIEW

ELECTRIFYING REVOLUTIONARY

DEFENSE

Russian Air Forces: Ramped Up and Ready

By Piotr Butowski8 min

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SUSTAINABILITY

HYDROGEN EQUATION

> FUEL CELLS WILL BE READY FOR MARKET FIRST > LH2 COMBUSTION MAY HAVE GREATER POTENTIAL

By Graham Warwick11 min

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INTERVIEW

ELECTRIFYING REVOLUTIONARY

After four years as CEO of electric propulsion pioneer MagniX, and later additionally as executive chairman of electric aircraft startup Eviation, Roei Ganzarski stepped down from both companies in January, sending a shockwave through the young industry.
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DEFENSE

Russian Air Forces: Ramped Up and Ready

> RUSSIA STATIONS MORE THAN HALF OF ITS AIRCRAFT NEAR UKRAINE > MILITARY STAGED MASSIVE 10-DAY EXERCISE IN BELARUS

By Piotr Butowski8 min

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DEFENSE

RIVALRY REKINDLED

> COMPETITION FOR U.S. AIR FORCE “BRIDGE TANKER” HEATS UP > LOCKHEED MARTIN WOULD ASSEMBLE LMXT IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA > BOEING WANTS TO CAPITALIZE ON EXISTING KC-46 MOMENTUM AND INFRASTRUCTURE

By Brian Everstine7 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Clean Sky's Regional Demonstrator Takes Flight A technology demonstrator based on the Airbus C295 military transport and aimed at regional aviation sustainability made its first flight on Jan. 26 in Seville, Spain. One of two flying testbeds (FTB) in the Regional Aircraft program under the European Clean Sky 2 aeronautical research public-private partnership, FTB2 features a semimorphing wing, digital flight control system and a satellite communications antenna embedded in the fuselage.

By Graham Warwick,Thierry Dubois7 min

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MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL

Aftermarket Acceleration

> MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY IS PICKING UP AS FLIGHTS INCREASE > WIDEBODY AND ASIA-PACIFIC RECOVERIES EYED AS NEXT BIG STEPS > USED PARTS MARKET IS STILL CONSTRAINED

By Sean Broderick7 min

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SINGAPORE AIRSHOW

TRANSITION YEAR

> LITTLE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY BUT MUCH OPTIMISM AT AIR SHOW > AIRBUS PROFITS REBOUNDED IN 2021 > NEW CHALLENGES TO INDUSTRY GROWTH LOOM

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris7 min

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SUPPLY CHAIN

SUPPLY SQUEEZE

> INDUSTRY SURVEY SHOWS WIDESPREAD INFLATION EXPECTATIONS > MANAGEABLE NOW, BUT FINANCIAL PRESSURE WILL RAMP UP IN A FEW YEARS

By Michael Bruno7 min

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DEFENSE

ROBOT HAWK

> SIKORSKY S-70A FLIES WITH NO SAFETY PILOTS ON 30-MIN. AUTONOMOUS MISSION > FLIGHT DEMONSTRATES THE COMPANY’S CONCEPT FOR OPTIONAL PILOTING

By Graham Warwick6 min

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FIRST TAKE

COMMERCIAL AVIATION Russia’s Ural Works of Civil Aviation, a private company based in Yekaterinburg, flew the nine-seat LMS-901 Baikal light turboprop on Jan. 30. Denver-based Frontier Airlines and Florida-based Spirit Airlines plan to merge in a deal that would create the largest ultra-low-cost carrier in the Americas (page 22).
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