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Copyright 2007, McGraw-Hill Aerospace & Defense Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST en-us feedback@aviationnow.com aw_intelligence@aviationnow.com http://www.aviationweek.com/media/images/mhad/homepage/logo_avn2.jpg http://www.aviationweek.com 144 38 AviationWeek.com Homepage http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?id=news/awx/2010/02/09/awx_02_09_2010_p0-203047.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_defense_story.jsp?id=news/awx/2010/02/09/awx_02_09_2010_p0-203047.xml&source=rss Rep. Dicks (D-Wash.) is "clear frontrunner" to take over powerful chair of House Appropriations defense subcommittee Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:35:18 EST defense http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/08/AW_02_08_2010_p20-201908.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/08/AW_02_08_2010_p20-201908.xml&source=rss Managers and engineers at NASA are scrambling to put some meat on the bones of the policy shift proposed by the President. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:34:31 EST awst http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/08/AW_02_08_2010_p32-201902.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/08/AW_02_08_2010_p32-201902.xml&source=rss Comac is working with suppliers and aiming at a first flight of the 156-seat airliner in 2014. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:34:22 EST awst http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/08/AW_02_08_2010_p35-201948.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/08/AW_02_08_2010_p35-201948.xml&source=rss NTSB's probe of a regional airline crash is mobilizing the aviation community to overhaul the way pilots qualify and train. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:34:23 EST awst http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/avd/2010/02/09/05.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/avd/2010/02/09/05.xml&source=rss UPS may be forced to furlough as many as 300 pilots if it and the pilots union cannot find a solution to avoid layoffs. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:43:16 EST aviationdaily http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/avd/2010/02/08/16.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/avd/2010/02/08/16.xml&source=rss Southwest estimates its passenger unit revenues grew by 14% to 15% in January, despite capacity cuts. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:05:51 EST aviationdaily http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/avd/2010/02/05/02.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/avd/2010/02/05/02.xml&source=rss Delta is likely to close its 767-ER pilot crew base in Cincinnati this year, signaling continuing changes at the hub. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:10:44 EST aviationdaily http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/02/09/02.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/02/09/02.xml&source=rss Powerful, provocative voice in defense spending silenced when Obama is proposing a record $708 billion defense budget Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:26:59 EST aerospacedaily http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/02/08/11.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/02/08/11.xml&source=rss Price increase is only getting worse with the NASA decision to cancel its Constellation program according to Gary Payton Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:26:30 EST aerospacedaily http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/02/05/02.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/asd/2010/02/05/02.xml&source=rss Beginning to work out details of joint battle concept given high priority in the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:35:47 EST aerospacedaily http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om/2010/02/01/OM_02_01_2010_p25-196385.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om/2010/02/01/OM_02_01_2010_p25-196385.xml&source=rss MRO multiplies with fleet expansions in the Persian Gulf countries. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:12:03 EST om http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om/2010/02/01/OM_02_01_2010_p32-194542.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om/2010/02/01/OM_02_01_2010_p32-194542.xml&source=rss OEMs and tire manufacturers examine how to make the rubber meet the runway longer. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:12:03 EST om http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om/2010/01/01/OM_01_01_2010_p28-186170.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_om_story.jsp?id=news/om/2010/01/01/OM_01_01_2010_p28-186170.xml&source=rss Airline is setting a new cabin standard, and hopes to have it largely in place this year Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:16:48 EST om http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_businessweekly_story.jsp?id=news/bav/2010/02/01/05.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_businessweekly_story.jsp?id=news/bav/2010/02/01/05.xml&source=rss Figure is lower than in previous two years, but still better than what was considered months ago Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:51:34 EST businessweekly http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_businessweekly_story.jsp?id=news/bav/2010/01/18/09.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_businessweekly_story.jsp?id=news/bav/2010/01/18/09.xml&source=rss With scheduled shutdown of Loran-C, group says constellation of satellites is vulnerable to disruption Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:23:20 EST businessweekly http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_businessweekly_story.jsp?id=news/bav/2010/01/11/06.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_businessweekly_story.jsp?id=news/bav/2010/01/11/06.xml&source=rss One contributing factor: decrease in jet and turboprop flight hours estimated at about 18 to 20 percent Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:23:19 EST businessweekly http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0210p1.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0210p1.xml&source=rss It's got lots of space, lots of pilot aids and lots of marketplace interest. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:17 EST bca http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0210p2.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0210p2.xml&source=rss For a handful of charter operators and brokers who've profited from marketing one-way trips, the once-despised empty leg has become the "grateful deadhead." Conditioning the consumer to expect one-way pricing, however, is impacting a larger industry already struggling for survival. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:12 EST bca http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0210p3.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_bca_story.jsp?id=news/bca0210p3.xml&source=rss Now that emotions have calmed slightly, it's time to consider what it all meant. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:41:10 EST bca http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/DFW04228.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/DFW04228.xml&source=rss DFW CEO Jeff Fegan touts the airport's recent development. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:32:44 EDT airports http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/SITA02268.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/SITA02268.xml&source=rss IT firm SITA is the first provider to be approved by DHS to vet passenger data at check-in. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:29:45 EST airports http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/EXP02137.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_airports_story.jsp?id=news/EXP02137.xml&source=rss The results of ExpressJet's service sweepstakes are in, with Los Angeles/Ontario, Austin Bergstrom and San Diego winning direct flights from the carrier. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:38:46 EST airports http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_dti_story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/02/01/DT_02_01_2010_p41-197406.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_dti_story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/02/01/DT_02_01_2010_p41-197406.xml&source=rss In November, 10 Ospreys based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., deployed to Afghanistan for the first time Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:20:53 EST dti http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_dti_story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/02/01/DT_02_01_2010_p32-199424.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_dti_story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/02/01/DT_02_01_2010_p32-199424.xml&source=rss The public tone of the program's supporters is unworried, but the knives are out for JSF Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:20:54 EST dti http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_dti_story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/02/01/DT_02_01_2010_p36-199152.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_dti_story.jsp?id=news/dti/2010/02/01/DT_02_01_2010_p36-199152.xml&source=rss Light aircraft are playing a bigger role in counter-insurgency operations - including as a stand-in for UAVs Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:20:54 EST dti http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_netdefense_story.jsp?id=news/SAT02157.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_netdefense_story.jsp?id=news/SAT02157.xml&source=rss Procurement of battle command and other communication equipment will be a major need if U.S. forces are engaged in Iraq for at least another decade, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson has said. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:29:02 EST netdefense http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_netdefense_story.jsp?id=news/CONG01257.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_netdefense_story.jsp?id=news/CONG01257.xml&source=rss In a frank speech to industry, Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.) said that network-centric warfare programs have "overpromised and underdelivered," which has prompted skepticism on Capitol Hill and put the programs at risk of being slashed to fund other budgetary priorities. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:04:01 EST netdefense http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_netdefense_story.jsp?id=news/APAC01187.xml&source=rss http://www.aviationweek.com/avnow/news/channel_netdefense_story.jsp?id=news/APAC01187.xml&source=rss The Apache Longbow helicopter is proving that it can digitally hook up with the Army's proposed Future Combat Systems (FCS) during tests being conducted now at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Boeing and Army officials confirmed Jan. 17. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:29:11 EST netdefense