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DEFENSE

How To Get F-35s, F-22s Talking To Fourth-Generation Fighters

The goal is to network the combat air forces so that F-35s and F-22s can rapidly share information with fourth-generation jets. But the stovepiped communications architecture of days past complicates this picture.

SAFETY

Ryanair Incident Highlights Difficulties With Fume Investigations

Ryanair replaced two engines and numerous air conditioning system components on a Boeing 737-800, as the airline attempted over nearly a one-month period to troubleshoot the origin of a chemical-type—or “cheesy”—smell.

 

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Sounding Board: Five Minutes With NBAA President And CEO Ed Bolen

View the Sounding Board: Five Minutes With NBAA President And CEO Ed Bolen in PDF format.

PHOTO CONTEST

See The Latest Photo Contest Entries

See selected early entries from Aviation Week's 2016 Photo Contest and learn how to enter.

 

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Gallery: First MRJ90 Test Aircraft Reaches US

MRJ90 test aircraft arrived at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, where it will build hours toward type certification

MRO

The Proliferation Of Flight-Tracking Services Begins To Bewilder

These days, almost every air traveller is familiar with the terrific capabilities of top public-oriented flight-tracking services such as FlightAware and Flightradar24.

 

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