CONNECTED AEROSPACE

Airlines Focus On Shaving Seconds To Gain Dollars

John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Tightening the in-trail spacing between each aircraft in a gaggle of linear arrivals by just 6 sec. can mean 11 more landings per hour at an airport.

DEFENSE

Russia, UAE To Partner On Fighter Development

Tony Osborne | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Russia and the United Arab Emirates will partner on the development of a new fighter aircraft reportedly based on the MiG-29.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Take A Tour Of FedEx's Memphis Ramp In 1980

Brian Bostick | AviationWeek.com

FedEx was "closed" on weekends during its early years, its entire aircraft fleet parked in Memphis waiting for the workweek to begin -- something almost unthinkable today.

SPACE

Scientists Look To GPS Sensors For Forecasting Dangerous Solar Storms

Frank Morring, Jr. | Aviation Week & Space Technology

A major solar event knocked out telegraph service in 1859, so imagine what a direct solar storm hit on Earth would do to our wired economies today.

BUSINESS AVIATION

The Disappearing But All-Important Aviation Uber Mentors

James Albright | Business & Commercial Aviation

The pilot shortage is real and growing and that means the professional pilot force is “out there,” doing the job at hand. It would be tragic if the best and brightest of those were too busy flying to mentor the next generation.

OPINION

Making ATC Great Again

Aaron Karp | ATWOnline

U.S. President Donald Trump vows to fix an ‘out of whack’ ATC system and rebuild ‘obsolete’ US airports.

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