Guy Norris | Aviation Week & Space Technology The minimal change in design is expected to be cheaper and faster to develop and still compete aggressively against Airbus’s A321neo. | Dan Katz | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Why was the costly, low-observable aircraft employed for targets lacking sophisticated air defenses? | | Graham Warwick | Aviation Week & Space Technology MIT’s unconventional D8 configuration gets more conventional as Aurora Flight Sciences works to turn the fuel-saving concept into a practical product. | Richard Aboulafia | Aviation Week & Space Technology Airbus and Boeing guidance, until recently, indicated that they expect a 17-year supercycle, but the end came after 12 as the world economy slows. | | Graham Warwick | Aviation Week & Space Technology Vote on which new civil aircraft concept is most likely to come to fruition in the next 10 years. | Jens Flottau | Aviation Week & Space Technology The market weakness of Emirates and other Middle Eastern airlines is causing trouble for Airbus’s A380 orderbook. | | Joe Anselmo | Aviation Week & Space Technology CEO puts profits over market share and sees Embraer well-positioned for the “Uberization” of business jets. | Frank Morring, Jr. and Jen DiMascio | Aviation Week & Space Technology With its far-aim still set squarely on Mars, Elon Musk’s space company is happy for now to be resuming satellite launches and return landings. | | James Drew | Aviation Week & Space Technology Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop and potentially others are gunning for the Air Force’s $7 billion J-Stars Recap program. | Graham Warwick | Aviation Week & Space Technology Shark and seal skins, even speed skater’s suits, are inspiring drag-reduction technologies eyed for coating U.S. Air Force transports and tankers to curb jet fuel consumption. | | |
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