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SPACE

Risks, Opportunities Seen In Smallsat Market

The fortunes that could be made from small satellites remain highly uncertain, satellite industry analysts caution.

DEFENSE

The New Crop Of Low-Cost ISR Or Attack Aircraft

Companies are transforming Air Tractor and Thrush agricultural aircraft into low-cost but bomb-heavy strike aircraft.

 

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PODCAST

A Peek Inside the Future of Aerospace Propulsion

Aviation Week technology writers Guy Norris and Graham Warwick discuss the thrusts of this year’s American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ annual Propulsion & Energy conference.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Delta Takes First A350 In Slow U.S. Widebody Market

Delta Air Lines on July 13 took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, the first of the model to be delivered to a North American customer.

 

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Robert Lightfoot Kicks off 2017 AIAA SPACE Forum
Dealing with Complex Systems panel session follows with David A. Dress (NASA LRC), William H. Gerstenmaier (NASA), Michael Ryschkewitsch (APL), Richard Cook (JPL), Walter Cunningham (Apollo VII Astronaut), and David Giger (SpaceX). Details
 

MRO

Wizz Air Prepares For A321neos, Growth Beyond Eastern Euro

Budapest-based Wizz Air is one of the fast-growing Central European carriers and operates one of the youngest fleets in Europe with an average aircraft age of 4.4 years.

 

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Tiodize High Strength Composite Fasteners – 97,000 psi
Tiodize has developed a process to manufacture composite screws, pins, bolts, and nuts, which results in the strongest composite fasteners available today. If you are looking for composite fasteners that have high strength:  www.tiodize.com/composites
 

MRO

Incremental Improvements Driving Major MRO IT Changes

MRO providers are seeking better ways to manage data and add functionality to their core operations using digital tools, from mobile devices to dedicated apps, but they are not necessarily seeking sweeping IT-system revamps. 

EDITORIAL

Don’t Let US Majors Chip Away At Open Skies

The single largest benefit to airlines and consumers that has occurred in the history of commercial air transportation began as a concept that crystallized into the US model known as Open Skies.

 

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