May 6, 2024

May 6, 2024

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DEFENSE

MEASURING MERIT

By Matt Jouppi10 min

SPACE

NEXT-GEN EMU

By Mark Garreau8 min

U.S. Navy Test Pilots Are Central to the Crewed Starliner Mission

By Mark Carreau,Irene Klotz8 min

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DEFENSE

MEASURING MERIT

> WHAT THE NEXT-GEN AIR DOMINANCE PROGRAM CAN LEARN FROM THE ADVANCED TACTICAL FIGHTER > SHOWMANSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING THE CUSTOMER CAN BE PIVOTAL IN COMPETITIONS > PRIOR CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE COULD BE KEY

By Matt Jouppi10 min

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SPACE

NEXT-GEN EMU

> NASA COUNTS ON SPACESUITS AS A SERVICE > PROGRAMS MOVE TOWARD CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEWS > TASK ORDERS WORTH $3.5 BILLION THROUGH 2034

By Mark Garreau8 min

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U.S. Navy Test Pilots Are Central to the Crewed Starliner Mission

> BOEING’S SPACECRAFT HAS GREATER EMPHASIS ON MANUAL OPERATIONS THAN SPACEK’S CREW DRAGON > THE MISSION HAS 90 INFLIGHT TEST OBJECTIVES

By Mark Carreau,Irene Klotz8 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

South Korean Team Demonstrates UAM A South Korean team has completed what it describes as the first comprehensive urban air mobility demonstration involving an electric vertical-takeoffand-landing vehicle, operations management system and 5G aviation network.

By Graham Warwick7 min

2021
COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Sustained Struggle

> BOEING 737 AND 787 PRODUCTION CLIMB WILL BE SLOWER THAN THE AIRFRAMER EXPECTED > BALANCE SHEET SUFFERS AS CASH POSITION WEAKENS > MID-DECADE DELIVERY TARGETS STILL IN PLAY-FOR NOW

By Sean Broderick,Michael Bruno7 min

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ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

ON THE BRINK

> VOLOCOPTER AND LILIUM URGENTLY NEED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT > GERMAN STATES OF BAVARIA AND BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG REJECT LOAN GUARANTEE PROPOSALS > VOLOCOPTER WARNS OF INSOLVENCY RISK

By Jens Flottau7 min

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SPACE

IN THE ASCENDANT

> INDIA IS SHAKING UP SPACE EXPLORATION, COMMERCE AND GEOPOLITICS > A THRIVING STARTUP ECOSYSTEM IS EMERGING AFTER DECADES OF STATE CONTROL > OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH THE WEST AND JAPAN ARE GROWING

By Matthew Fulco7 min

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DEFENSE

Private Midtier Companies Best Primes in U.S. Air Force Competitions

> SELECTIONS OF ANDURIL AND GENERAL ATOMICS HIGHLIGHT COST FOCUS > MATURE DESIGNS TO LEAD FIRST INCREMENT OF LOYAL WINGMAN FLEET

By Brian Everstine6 min

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SUPPLY CHAIN

Market Forecasts for Boeing 737 Production and Deliveries Plummet

> ANALYSTS AND CONSULTANTS SLASH 2024 FORECASTS FOR 737 > PRODUCTION OF NEW 737s IS PROJECTED TO AVERAGE 22 AIRCRAFT PER MONTH THIS YEAR

By Michael Bruno6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Canada's Airline Sector Remains Dynamic

> ULTRA-LOW-COST CARRIER INTERLUDES HAVE HAD LITTLE EFFECT > MAINSTAY CARRIERS PLAY TO THEIR STRENGTHS

By Lori Ranson6 min

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