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Airlines, manufacturers brace for unknown
Aviation Week Network
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Civil, military and space
 
Jens Flottau and Bradley Perrett

The aviation industry likes certainty, predictability and long-term planning visibility for the big investments it is based on. The COVID-19 crisis, which has now turned into a global phenomenon, guarantees it has none of it for the near future.
 
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Tony Osborne

Britain’s Royal Navy is pushing to have two vital rotary-wing programs ready for when its first Carrier Strike Group sets sail for the Far East in 2021.
 
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Graham Warwick

Powered by three General Electric J85 turbojets, the XB-1 was expected to fly this year.
 
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Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson

Elon Musk startled an Air Force audience by declaring fighters dead, but his opinion isn’t far off current acquisition strategy.
 
Graham Warwick

Commercial orbital debris mitigation services are on the horizon, but operators will expect low costs.
 
Lindsay Bjerregaard

Aircraft OEMs look to “verticalize” their hold on the UAM market and its supply chain as car manufacturers get into the game.
 
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