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Lockheed Locking In First Fury UAV Customer

James Drew | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The company is responding to a sole-source request for proposal, potentially resulting in the first direct commercial sale of Fury.

SPACE

With Or Without Crew, NASA Slipping EM-1 Into 2019

Frank Morring, Jr. | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Exploration Mission-1, NASA’s planned first flight of its heavy-lift Space Launch System and Orion deep-space crew capsule, won’t make its target launch date of November 2018.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Why Airbus And Boeing Should Worry About Middle East Airlines

Robert Stallard | Aviation Week & Space Technology

More than 25% of widebody backlogs are from Middle Eastern orders and a slowdown for the Gulf carriers could have ramifications for the aerospace sector.

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American Again Defers A350 Deliveries; First Pushed Back To 2020

Aaron Karp | Air Transport World

American Airlines is deferring the delivery of 24 widebody aircraft, including its first Airbus A350 that had been scheduled for delivery next year.

MRO

Fresh Photos Of The Air New Zealand Seat Designs

Jen Deglmann | MRO Network

See a gallery of the newly announced seat design from Air New Zealand and Acro Aircraft Seating.

MRO

Leather Seat Covers Help American Reduce Delays

Madhu Unnikrishnan | MRO Network

Cloth seat covers are harder to clean, causing significant turnaround issues.

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