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F-35 supply chain not immune from the global disruption caused.
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| FAA Rule Targets Inaccurate Boeing 777 Fuel-Quantity Systems | Sean Broderick
The U.S. FAA will order Boeing 777 operators to validate the accuracy of fuel-quantity check systems following reports that inaccurate tank status data caused aircraft to depart with too little fuel for their planned missions, leading to at least 10 diversions. |
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| FREE WEBINAR | | Airbus, Boeing and Embraer: Flight Paths Forward | The drastic effects of COVID-19 on aircraft demand have been well reported. But what is the long-term structural impact on airline networks, and how does that change which type of aircraft will be in demand when better times return? With Boeing’s NMA dead for now, what key product decisions will air framers face to remain competitive in the long run? And can Embraer survive on its own?
London-based aerospace analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the paths forward for commercial aerospace. | | REGISTER |
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| Helicopters Over U.S. Capital Part Of ‘Military Operation’ | Bill Carey, Lee Hudson
Low-flying helicopters responding to protests in the city’s downtown June 1 were involved in a “military operation,” according to the FAA, which has not announced any sanction of the operators for potentially violating federal aviation regulations. |
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| AWIN ANALYSIS | | Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Jun. 02 | | Leonardo completes flight testing, paving way for AESA delivery, USS Gerald R. Ford will conduct exercise with another aircraft carrier, IAI offers rare update on LORA missile after test, F-35As begin third Middle East deployment and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news. |
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| | | | | SpaceX’s Commercial Crew Demo-2 flight for NASA—the first launch of humans into orbit from U.S. soil since the space shuttle’s 2011 retirement—marks the end of the longest gap in U.S. human spaceflight capability. See the full coverage on human spaceflight. | | |
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