James Drew | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report The U.S. Air Force's OA-X experiment is not an aircraft-procurement program, and neither is a new initiative announced back in July, called Light Attack Support for Special Operations. | Jens Flottau | Aviation Week & Space Technology The smallest of the three big Gulf carriers is reassessing its plans after the failure of its European investments. | | David Esler | Business & Commercial Aviation With the introduction of nearly every technological advance in aircraft, unintended consequences have come along for the ride. | In 1977, Boeing suggested to USAF that it could modify the first 747-100 as a platform for air-launched cruise missiles. Read the story in the Sept 5, 1977 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. | | James Pozzi | MRO Network Having experienced more woes in its testing phase last week, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet has undergone a number of challenges during the program’s lifespan. Here’s a rundown of some of the key details of the program. | Victoria Moores | Air Transport World Convincing passengers to give up their hand luggage is one of the toughest jobs in airline ground operations, so UK LCC easyJet’s plan to turn this problem into an ancillary revenue stream is an interesting move. | | MOST READ ON AVIATIONWEEK.COM | Aviation Week & Space Technology Featured Analysis |
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