DEFENSE

USAF Wants Authority To Down Drones After F-22 Near Miss

Lara Seligman | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Air Force is developing tools to defend against small, commercial unmanned aerial systems but lacks the legal authority to use them.

TECHNOLOGY

Autothrottle Feature Provides Hands-Free Turboprop Power

John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology

From takeoff to touchdown, IS&S’s new aftermarket autothrottle manages power and observes limits for non-Fadec turboprops.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Will Canadians Look To Asia For Aerospace Exports?

Jen DiMascio | Aviation Week & Space Technology

After seven months of protectionist rhetoric from President Donald Trump’s administration, the Canadian aerospace and defense industries may look to increase business ties to the Asia-Pacific region.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Sikorsky Seeks Sales For Fixed-Wing PZL M28

John Croft | Aviation Week & Space Technology

A helicopter manufacturer is keen to find out if its fixed-wing acquisition—a rugged twin-engine turboprop that can transport heavy loads on short, unimproved runways—is the right recipe for international markets.

MRO

Viewpoint: Pulling The IoT Out Of Its “Dumb Green Screen” Rut

Timothy Butler | MRO Network

A smart-asset approach is about putting extensive digital product information and life-cycle history onto components themselves.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

American To End Etihad & Qatar Codeshares Over Subsidy Row

Karen Walker | Air Transport World

American Airlines is ending its codeshare relationships with Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways as a protest against what it alleges to be government subsidies of the major Gulf carriers.

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