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31

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This month's top ten articles, based on our readers' visits

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DEFENSE

Stealthy Super Hornet In Cards As Boeing Plans Major Overhaul

As the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornets reach the end of their planned service life, Boeing is eyeing an exhaustive overhaul. 

OPINION

Why The U.S. Should Allow Supersonic Flights Over Land

Sonic booms should not pose a barrier to speeding progress in aviation technology.

 

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OPINION

Why Boeing vs. Bombardier Is Really About China

Boeing’s complaints about C Series subsidies are getting the media attention, but Bombardier’s willingness to transfer technologies and knowhow to China is at the heart of this trade dispute.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Legacy 500: Super Midsize Technology Leader Fights For Market Share

Embraer launched development of the Legacy 500 in 2007, with the aim of creating business aviation's first super-midsize aircraft with fly-by-wire, throttle-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire systems. 

 
 

SPACE

Elon Musk Ready To Bet It All On BFR

SpaceX planning to scrap its successful Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule in high-stakes quest to expand humankind to Mars.

DEFENSE

What Would Putting Nuclear B-52s On 24-hr. Alert Mean?

How ready are the B-52s today to respond to a crisis, on the Korean Peninsula or elsewhere?

 

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Airbus, Bombardier Forge Industry-Shaking C Series Agreement

Airbus’s agreement to acquire a majority stake in the C Series airliner without paying anything is both the deal of the century for the European giant and a lifeline for Bombardier.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Safran Engine Issues Cause Further Dassault Falcon 5X Delay

The long-delayed Falcon 5X jet development program faces a further holdup after Safran revealed it had encountered new problems with the aircraft’s Silvercrest turbofans during recent ground and flight tests.

 

DEFENSE

B-1B To Fly Through 2040 Without Major Life Extension

USAF is changing the way it inspects, maintains and repairs the B-1B based on initial results from full-scale fatigue testing.

DEFENSE

F-35A Pilots Report Five More Hypoxia-Like Episodes

U.S. Air Force F-35 pilots have reported tingling fingers and other symptoms that indicate hypoxia five separate times since flights resumed at Luke AFB, Arizona.