DEFENSE

Is Boeing’s ‘Eye-Watering’ T-X Bid A Game-Changer?

Michael Bruno and Steve Trimble | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Much as commercial aero engine companies moved years ago toward selling their powerplants below cost to secure marketshare, Boeing Defense may be headed in the same direction with recent program wins including T-X.

SPACE

New Roles For MiG-31 May Include Fighting Satellites

Piotr Butowski | Aviation Week & Space Technology

The MiG-31 interceptor has taken on new tasks as the Kinzhal ground-strike system and as an aerospace missile system that can deliver small satellites to orbit or fight enemy satellites.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Why A Rumored Emirates-Etihad Merger May Never Really Happen

Jens Flottau | Aviation Week & Space Technology

On paper and under the right conditions a merger would make perfect sense, but those conditions are unlikely anytime soon.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Is An Electric-Powered Business Aircraft Feasible?

David Esler | Business & Commercial Aviation

Ultimately, the only practical solution for sustaining powered aviation is electricity or a combination of electric motors and internal combustion engines operating as hybrids.

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