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JAN
24

Daily Digest

A selection of content from across the Aviation Week Network

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Bombardier Bid to Derail Trade Dispute Rests on Embraer Range Question

Bombardier has made a last-ditch attempt to reopen the U.S. investigation into pricing of the C Series, but may have been misled by reporting on the increased range Embraer is now quoting for the E190-E2.

SPACE

Google Lunar X Prize to End Without Winner

The Google-backed $30-million contest to fly and operate a privately funded spacecraft on the Moon before March 31 is ending without any contestants ever blasting off.

 

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DEFENSE

Indonesia Shopping For Western Fighters

Indonesia is considering the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-16V, industry sources say, with the Saab Gripen and Dassault Rafale also considered likely candidates.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Oops, Wrong Airport: It’s More Than Embarrassing, It’s Dangerous

There are a variety of contributing factors that result in wrong-airport landings and a few common threads we can look out for to avoid being on the nightly news.

 
 

MRO

Middle Eastern Focus Turns Towards Digital Technologies

Future technologies for MRO were up for discussion at Airline E&M Middle East in Dubai.

EDITORIAL

End The Airport Misery

The global air transport industry ended the year with a remarkable achievement; in 2017, there were no fatalities on large commercial jets. 

 
 

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