Editor's Desk

Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-in-Chief Tony Velocci and Managing Editor Jim Asker share their insights on aerospace, defense, airlines, space and other subjects.

Editor's Desk contributors: Tony Veloccir and Jim Asker

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    Risky Business

    7:00 PM on May 13, 2012

    Is commercial aviation on the cusp of a “super cycle?” Maybe. The possibility cannot be dismissed. Think about it—orders for new, more efficient aircraft are... Read More »
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    Wearing The Medal

    10:15 PM on Apr 06, 2012

    If you’ve never read "Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty"—a New York Times best seller—I recommend it highly. This uncommon coffee-... Read More »
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    High Anxiety

    12:30 AM on Mar 19, 2012

    As “unexecutably stupid” as the specter of sequestration is, as Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently described the prescribed across-the-board cuts in futu... Read More »

Leading Edge

AVIATION WEEK's cachet has always been technology. This blog allows us to shake off the strictures of a weekly publication and bring you news and views on technology developments — good or bad — as they happen. If you want to know what ideas are taking shape in laboratories and research centers around the world — in this and other industries — that could shape the future direction of aerospace, check out Leading Edge.

Leading Edge contributors: Graham Warwick and Guy Norris

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    Rockwell's Racing Colors

    6:22 PM on May 11, 2012

    Several years ago I was touring the facilities of a major aerospace company and was disappointed to hear the visit to the wind tunnel was cancelled as it was temporarily ‘off... Read More »
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    Phantom Eye Set for Flight Tests

    7:41 AM on Apr 26, 2012

    Boeing is readying its hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned air vehicle demonstrator for first flight following the completion of taxi tests at Edwards AFB, Calif. The t... Read More »
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    Volocopter - Safety and Simplicity in Numbers

    7:29 PM on Apr 20, 2012

    A strange, 16-propeller vertical take-off and landing craft has been awarded the Lindberg Prize for Innovation at the Aero-Friedrichshafen 2012 airshow in Germany. It is an example... Read More »

Ares

Ares is the blog home of Aviation Week's defense team. We cover military operations and programs with a focus on technology and what that technology can do for the user in the field. Our area of responsibility includes industry, government and conflict zones through out the world. Our blog is read by industry professionals, military personnel, and anyone else with a professional stake in defense.

Ares contributors: Michael Bruno, Bill Sweetman, Sean Meade, David Fulghum, Robert Wall, Amy Butler, Jen DiMascio, Jefferson Morris, Paul McLeary, Graham Warwick, Nicholas Fiorenza, Michael Fabey, Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Bradley Perrett and Christina Mackenzie

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    First Somali Shore Attack for EU Naval Force

    10:09 AM on May 16, 2012

    Has the anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia heated up a notch? For the first time the European Union's Naval Force (EU Navfor) has used helicopters to disrupt a suspected... Read More »
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    Australian Tiger Fleet Hits Another Snag

    2:22 AM on May 16, 2012

    Australia’s experience with the Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter continues to be problematic. The army has now stopped all flights with its helos “due ... Read More »
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    5/14 Frago

    7:30 PM on May 14, 2012

    + China's second J-20 stealth fighter Second Chengdu J-20 makes its debut Video: China’s Two J-20 Stealth Fighters + Republicans Order Navy to Quit Buying Biofuels +&nbs... Read More »

Things With Wings

Covering topics related to the full spectrum of commercial aviation. From aircraft developments and new airline orders to policy and passenger rights, to the lighthearted and sometimes outrageous, we analyze and comment on the latest happenings in commercial aviation.

Things with Wings contributors: Robert Wall, Guy Norris, Michael Mecham, Rupa Haria, Adrian Schofield, Andrew Compart, Frank Jackman, Bradley Perrett, Madhu Unnikrishnan and Leithen Francis

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    Airbus Earnings Hit By A380 Wing Cracks

    9:49 PM on May 15, 2012

    Airbus is taking another €158 million charge linked to the costs associated with wing component cracking on its A380s. That comes on top of a €105 million charge taken i... Read More »
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    Doha: Learning from Berlin

    5:22 AM on May 14, 2012

    Doha is due to finally get a new airport to meet the needs of rapidly expanding Qatar Airways. So when will New Doha International Airport actually become operational? Akbar Al Ba... Read More »
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    Farewell to Boeing's 720

    9:56 AM on May 09, 2012

    All being well, the very last flyable Boeing 720 is due to land for the final time today at CFB Trenton, a Canadian Forces base in Ontario, after a short flight from Saint-Hubert i... Read More »

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Business Aviation Now

Business Aviation Now covers a beat that's experiencing extraordinary growth and innovation, including the advent of Very Light Jets, record-breaking demand for business aviation aircraft, advances in technology and even some new business models. Bloggers include the writers of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine, Aviation Week & Space Technology and Show News.

Business Aviation contributors: Jim Swickard, Fred George, William Garvey, Robert Wall, Jessica Salerno and Rupa Haria

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    Photos: Cessna's New Citation Longitude

    1:58 AM on May 14, 2012

    Cessna today unveiled its new super-midsize jet, the Citation Longitude. Click here for full details on the new airplane.  Here are some artist renderings of th... Read More »
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    Top Ten Leaders Of European Business Aviation

    1:34 AM on May 14, 2012

    The annual Business & Commercial Aviation ShowNews listing of the Top 10 Leaders of European Business Aviation has now been published at EBACE 2012. We pick the movers and... Read More »
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    Now You Can Shower On The 7X

    4:53 AM on May 13, 2012

    The Dassault Falcon 7X now come with showers fitted as standard. The first 7X with shower was recently delivered to a customer and Dassault has another on order.   The shower... Read More »

Turnaround Time

Provides insight and commentary on the aviation and aerospace aftermarket, guided by the editors of O&M Magazine. We encourage feedback and seek guest editors, and we hope our readers will use the comment section of our blog as one way to interact with the MRO community.

Turnaround Time contributors: Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Tegtmeier, Frank Jackman, Rupa Haria and Kristin Majcher

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    HondaJet's New Greensboro MRO Service Center

    7:39 AM on May 15, 2012

    Here’s what the exterior of the new HondaJet MRO facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, will look like when it is completed in the summer of 2013, ahead of the aircraft&rsqu... Read More »
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    Teardown Report #43: Flybe Chooses Amos Software

    7:37 AM on May 11, 2012

    Hello, readers! Welcome to this week’s Teardown Report. The transitioning of legacy IT systems is one thing that we have brought up time and time again, and it continues t... Read More »
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    Superjet Crash Questions

    9:35 AM on May 10, 2012

    With the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash in Indonesia, several questions about the program are in question as investigators try to figure out what went wrong on that demonstration flight... Read More »