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A recent internal study shows more than nine out of 10 repairs performed by the defense industry on U.S. Air Force aircraft are by a sole-source vendor, the service’s top logistics official said on April 28.
 
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Astronaut Michael Collins has appeared many times in Aviation Week since he piloted the Gemini 10 mission in 1966 and orbited the Moon in Apollo 11’s command module as Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the lunar surface in 1969. Here is a look at some high points in his career.
 
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Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury warned April 29 that there is a “lack of predictability” as to the expected recovery of the industry as trends have diverged in different regions, even though the company posted relatively good results for the first quarter.
 
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DOD sustainment challenge, Spirit builds team for Mosquito Loyal Wingman project, first SLS core booster arrives at Kennedy Space Center and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
 
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The new arrivals temporarily boosted station staffing to 11 people for the first time since 2010.
 
 
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