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August 2008
- (Aug. 18/25) ALPA Forum Sets Safety, Security Priorities
- (Aug. 11) USAF Revised Draft Tanker RFP Part 1 (6.1-meg pdf) and Part 2 (1.2-meg pdf)
- (July 25-Aug. 1) EAA AirVenture 2008 News, Blogging, Podcasts and Photos
- (Aug. 1) Pentagon on the Prowl for Multirole Weapons: JASSM video
- (Aug. 1) Sirius-XM Merger Faces Hard Slog
July 2008
- (July 28) GAO report on improper auditing practices at DCAA (80-page pdf)
- (July 21) Farnborough 2008
- (July 21) FAA Fuel Tank Rule (233-page pdf)
- (July 14) Extended Q&A With Boeing Chief James McNerney
- (July 14) Transports Key To USAF Strategy With Allies
- (July 14) GE Begins Turboprop Improvements
- (July 7) Swedish Gripens Deploy To Red Flag Without Recce Pod, Link 16
June 2008
- (June 30) ATR Speeds Up Future Family Plan
- (June 30) Podcast: Policy Analyst Jerry Cox--Five Questions For Presidential Candidates (12:26)
- (June 30) Advisers for Obama, McCain on Aerospace, Aviation, Defense
- (June 25) Public Version of Boeing Protest Decision (pdf)
- (June 16) NTSB, FAA, Pilots Aim To Battle Fatigue
- (June 16) Existing Arrangement No Longer Suits Growing EU Space Role
- (June 16) Robert L. Crandall's Wings Club Speech
- Special Report: Combat Search and Rescue helicopter (CSAR-X) Competition
- (June 4) Rescue chopper requirements sacrificed for schedule and rivalries
- (June 4) Congressional desires, DOD needs, turf wars clipped CSAR-X
- (June 5) Chinook survivability questioned during CSAR-X competition
- (June 5) Early on, Chinook considered too heavy for CSAR-X
- (June 5) Rotor-wash concerns buffet Chinook
- (June 6) Requirement change alters course for CSAR-X
- (June 6) KPP change kept with competitor in mind
- (June 9) Lawmaker acknowledges contradictory USAF statements on CSAR-X
- (June 9) Elastic CSAR-X requirements fall short of originally planned fleet
- (June 9) Oneworld, SkyTeam Target Different Strategies To Help Members
- (June 9) FAA To Add 40% More Oceanic Routes Off Southeast U.S. Coast
- (June 9) Collection of WW II Fighters To Operate From Paine Field
- (June 9) IATA Pushes New Cost-Cutting Measures
- (June 2) Lockheed and Raytheon Vie for MKV: Video: MKV from MDA (4:16) | Video: MKV from Raytheon (1:24)
- (June 2) Diamond Aircraft Reengines Amidst Spat with Thielert
May 2008
- (May 26) Keeping Spacecraft Cool Brings Honors To Ames Team
- (May 26) NextGen Leadership Realigned
- (May 26) Markus Brunnermeier on Oil 'Bubble'
- (May 26) Podcast: Platts Oilgram Price Report Editor Jeff Mower on Price Spike (4:25)
- (May 23) Special Report: Ultra Stealth — The Next-Generation Bomber
- (May 19) Aeronavali Shutting Down As Victim of Global MRO Competition
- (May 19) Podcast: A.T. Kearney's Randy Garber On Supply Chain Survey (6:41)
- (May 12) F-35 Airborne Platform To Undergo Installation, Inflight Tests of Key Systems
- (May 5) NTSB Explores Safety Rules for Unmanned Aircraft
- (May 5) Thielert Rescue Seen Likely
- (May 5) Video: Flight Test of EADS' new boom on A310 testbed
- (May 5) Podcast: Nick Criss, Cushman & Wakefield, on Setting Up Operations In Mexico (8:25)
April 2008
- (April 28) Swedish Fighter Prototype Addresses Propulsion and Evaluates AESA
- (April 28) NTSB Reauthorization Request Includes Statutory Changes
- (April 28) Air Hollywood Offers a Fabulous Trip
- (April 28) Vulture on Video - Aurora's Odysseus Docks and Folds
- (April 21) New Directors To Realign ESA Program Management for Changing Priorities
- (April 21) NASA Astronaut Recruiting | ESA Astronaut Recruiting
- (April 14) Boeing Rethinks 747-8 Outsourcing
- (April 14) Pitch Oscillation Incident Linked to Polymer Residues in Deicing Fluid
- (April 7-10) Space Symposium 2008: News, Blogs, Podcats, Photos
- (April 7) Boeing Fuel Cell Flights Point To UAVs
- (April 7) ASAT for F-22? | AMRAAM spinoff test video (1:56)
- (April 7) Exostar to extend industry standards | Audio interview with Vijay Takanti (6:08)
March 2008
- (March 17) The Dornheim Journalism Award | Michael A. Dornheim: A Tribute
- (March 17) Pilot Shortage: Will Major Carriers Foot The Bill For Pilot Training?
- (March 10) Aviation Week's KC-X Tanker Award Coverage
- (March 3) Industry Works To Ensure New Pilots Are Safe Pilots
February 2008
- (Feb. 24-26) Heli-Expo 2008: News, Blogs, Podcasts, Photos
- (Feb. 22) US Satellite Shootdown: Missile launch video (7 sec) | Tracking video (29 sec) | Explosion video (19 sec) | Photos (click next to view all) | AGI graphics and animation
- (Feb. 17-22) Singapore Airshow: News, Blogs, Podcasts, Photos
- (Feb. 11) Europe Pushes Green Technology Research Forward
- (Feb. 4) Boeing Starts Assembly On First 777 Freighter
- (Feb. 4) Interview: Peter Pace on his transition from the Pentagon to industry (14 minute mp3)
- (Feb. 4) Boeing Continues Its Development Of Low and High-End Stealth
January 2008
- (Jan. 18) Airbus Backlog: 2007 (Excel file)
- (Jan. 14) F-15 Crash Findings | Video: F-15 HUD simulation | Video: F-15 Mishap Simulation | USAF PowerPoint Presentation | USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation Report (pdf) Executive Summary (1 MB) Vol 1 (42 MB) Vol 2 (13 MB) Vol 3 (10 MB)
- (Jan. 14) Belly Flap Patent
- (Jan. 7) Person of the Year: Qian Xuesen
December 2007
- (Dec. 24/31) Final Report, Air France A340 Overrun and Fire at Toronto Pearson, August 2, 2005 (PDF) | Synopsis and Full Report in HTML |
Webcast of Canada's Transportation Safety Board Press Conference | Photos of Accident Site | Animation of Accident Sequence
- (Dec. 24/31) Video: Japanese Aegis destroyer Kongo intercepts ballistic missile target (7:30)
- (Dec. 24/31) Chart shows growing number of LPVs
- (Dec. 24/31) Excel Spreadsheet: FAA List of RNAV Approach Procedures for LPVs
- (Dec. 18) Video: Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Successful (7:30, 10MB)
- (Dec. 17) Photos: Model of Japan's ATD-X Shinshin stealth technology demonstrator (series of six photos)
- (Dec. 17) Internal NASA Emails Reveal Atlantis Safety Debate
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Photo: Delta II lifts off with second Cosmo-SkyMed for Italy
- (Dec. 10) Bush Pentagon Aides Push for Final Defense Spending Input | Video: TV-2 Maiden Flight (1:01)
- (Dec. 10) AVIATION WEEK - Credit Suisse Aerospace & Defense Finance Conference Presentations | PDFs: Day One Recap (109 KB)
Day Two Recap (103 KB) AeroStrategy Supply Chain & Raw Materials Forecast (2 MB)
- (Dec. 3) Smaller Companies Seek Visibility, Market Intelligence At Air Shows
November 2007
- (Nov. 26) NATO Accelerates Search For More Helicopters For Afghanistan Operations |
Photos of Dutch Apache and British Chinook during operations in Afghanistan.
- (Nov. 26) Israel Shows Electronic Prowess |
Photos of Syrian site that is believed to have been target of Israeli attack on Sept. 6. Photos taken before the attack show a large block building near the Euphrates River. There are no indications of air defenses or perimeter fencing around the facility.
- (Nov. 19) Dubair Air Show 2007 Special Report: News, Photos, Blogs and More
- (Nov. 19) A Contrast In Hedging: Allegiant And Southwest
- (Nov. 8) Video: Sea Based Interceptor (Aegis) Test
- (Nov. 6) Carnegie Mellon Team Nabs $2M Urban Challenge Prize | Urban Challenge Videos on YouTube
- (Nov. 5) U.S. MDA Aegis Flight Test Features Multiple Targets | Video: Ground Based Interceptor (THAAD) Test
- (Nov. 5) The Future of Aerospace | Pierre Chao Podcast (9:19)
- (Nov. 5) NASA Centers Assigned Lunar Roles
October 2007
- (Oct. 12) Heir Apparent at UTC Stakes Money, Reputation on GTF
- (Oct. 8) An Overview of Supersonic Flight | Videos: Yeager on His Historic Flight | Quiet Spike First Flight | Reprint: Bell XS-1 Makes Supersonic Flight: Aviation Week, Dec. 22, 1947 (pdf) (7 MB)
- (Oct. 8) USAF Keeps CSAR-X Schedule With New Competition | Video: USAF Looks For Answers In CSAR-X Issue
- (Oct. 8) ATR Launches Next Generation Turboprops While Attempting To Capture U.S. Customers
- (Oct. 2) U.S. To Test Missile Defense System Against Countermeasures | Video: Sept. 28th 2007 Intercept Video 2:37 (7 MB)
- (Oct. 1) News Breaks: Global Hawk | Video: Block 20 Flight Test Highlights 1:22 (15.9 MB)
September 2007
- (Sept. 25-28) National Business Aviation Assn. Special Show Report Articles, Photos, Podcasts and more
- (Sept. 28) Lunar Base Could Test New Forms of Government
- (Sept. 28) India's Indigenous WAAS Program In Final Stage
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