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Bill Bihlman

Composites and additive manufacturing will be key to urban air taxis, new airliners and other vehicles.
 
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Pratt pitches spare engine surplus for F135 shortage fix, NASA leads effort to map martian subsurface ice deposits, Spaceplane developer secures study contract from German MoD and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
Guy Norris

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects ranging from the capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide to processing of sewage have been shortlisted for funding under a UK government contest designed to promote alternative fuel production technologies at commercial scale.
 
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Aviation Week’s staff compiled a list of why they favor these amazing military aircraft.
 
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Increasing commercial pressures force space missions to keep costs down. Gone are the days of expensive bespoke radiation-hardened products; now, commercial off-the-shelf development and operational flight instrumentation for space launchers and vehicles is the norm.
 
 
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Lori Ranson

As profitability becomes more of a reality, U.S. airlines are working to restore networks and create high levels of fleet optionality.
 
Tony Osborne

Dassault is proposing the Falcon 10X maritime patroller as the Atlantique replacement, after Germany opts for the P-8.
 
Take a look at some of the best articles and columns from the past week, as chosen by our editors, exculsively for Aviation Week & Space Technology subscribers. The latest edition includes:
  • An analysis on the design and prospects of Checkmate, Russia's newly unveiled fighter for the export market.
  • A look at how the Asia-Pacific, once air transport's growth engine, is now slowing a global recovery.
  • What's behind United Airlines' order of electric regional aircraft.
  • A proposal for a smoother approach to FAA certification of the Boeing 777-9.
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