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How Grounded F-35s Returned To Flight

Aviation Week visited the U.S. Air Force’s first operational F-35 squadron to get an inside look at how maintainers fixed a problem with faulty insulation on the aircraft’s avionics cooling lines.

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Will 777X And A350 Stretch Into Very-High-Capacity Territory?

If launched, the new large twins would make it harder for Boeing to sustain 747-8 production and could curtail Airbus A380 orders.

 

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Meet Raytheon’s Drone-Destroying Microwave-Energy Weapon

There is no shortage of innovative ways to shoot down drones. Watch a video of Raytheon’s swarm-destroying high-power microwave technology.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CFM Prepares For ‘Scary’ Production Ramp-Up On LEAP Program

GE Aviation and its CFM International joint venture partner, Safran Aircraft Engines, face a “scary, daunting” production ramp-up on the LEAP engine program, but remain confident they will meet ambitious production targets.

 

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