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Aerospace Digest

Most viewed civil, military and space stories from December 2023

USAF Considering Overhaul, Doing Away With Major Commands

Brian Everstine

The U.S. Air Force is considering a major overhaul to its structure and doing away with its major command model as part of a review led by service Secretary Frank Kendall focusing on the service’s ability to fight a major conflict after decades of lower-intensity fights.

FAA Starts 737NG Nacelle Retrofit Mandate Process

Sean Broderick

The FAA has kicked off the process that will mandate nacelle design changes on the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) fleet that were prompted by a fatal accident and a related NTSB recommendation and are expected to be mandated globally.

Lockheed, Howmet Price Fight Over F-35 Titanium Goes Public

Michael Bruno

A contract-pricing dispute between F-35 maker Lockheed Martin and key supplier Howmet Aerospace has become public with a Lockheed lawsuit and a vocal Howmet defense.

Aviation Week 2023 Photo Contest Winning Photos

The science and technology behind aviation have shrunk the world. Trips that once took months or even years are now measured in hours. The Aviation Week Photo Contest brings this point home in 2023 with photos from all seven continents, a first in the competition’s more than 30 years. Entries this year came from 14 countries and 28 U.S. states.

All V-22s Grounded, Probe Finds Materiel Failure Possible In USAF Crash

Brian Everstine

The entire Bell Boeing V-22 fleet has been grounded after a preliminary U.S. Air Force investigation into the Nov. 29 crash near Japan found that a “potential materiel failure” could have caused the mishap.

GE Announces Breakthrough Test For New Hypersonic Engine Concept

Steve Trimble

General Electric says it has demonstrated a sustained rotating combustion process in a supersonic air flow through a dual-mode ramjet during a ground rig test for the first time.

Rotating Detonation Sparks GE Path To Hypersonic Future

Steve Trimble

A state-of-the-art ramjet struggles to accelerate when activated below approximately Mach 3.5. The insides of a supersonic turbofan start melting at speeds above Mach 2.5.

Maeve Unveils Plans For 80-Seat Hybrid Regional Airliner

Jens Flottau

Maeve Aerospace has started research and development work on an 80-seat hybrid-electric turboprop that is targeted at the regional jet and De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 replacement market.

What Stephanie Pope’s COO Appointment Means For Boeing

Michael Bruno

The last time Boeing named a chief operating officer was in December 2013, when then-CEO Jim McNerney elevated then-defense chief Dennis Muilenburg to run the sprawling aerospace and defense giant’s operations.

France Funds Research Into Conventional A320neo Successor

Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois

In June 2023, Airbus Group CEO Guillaume Faury opened a second avenue for Airbus. He told Aviation Week that work had begun on a more conventional successor for the A320-neo family, a project known internally as eAction.

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Saudi Arabia’s Aviation Vision Puts Sector Under Intense Pressure

Jens Flottau

At the biannual Dubai Airshow, the first thing visitors exiting the main exhibition hall see is an Emirates Airbus A380 alongside a Boeing 777-300ER in the same livery—and more recently a Boeing 777-9 prototype in Boeing livery, too, as Emirates is by far the largest customer for the new widebody.

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