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Bimblick Group President Gregory Hamilton President, Aviation Week Network AviationWeek.com/awst AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY/JANUARY 18-31, 2016 3 AW_01_18_2016_p03.indd 3 1/13/16 2:55 PM January 18-31, 2016 Contents Volume 178 Number 2 AVIATIONWEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY Digital Extras Tap this icon in articles in the digital edition of AW&ST for exclusive A remotely piloted Boeing 720 was deliberately crashed as part features. of NASA’s December 1984 “controlled impact demonstration” 46 to test an antimisting fuel additive intended to reduce the severity of postcrash fi res. 7 Feedback 8 Who’s Where 10-11 First Take 12 Up Front 13 Going Concerns 16 Inside Business Aviation 17 Airline Intel 18 Leading Edge 19 Commander’s Intent 20 In Orbit 22 Washington Outlook 63 Classifi ed 64 Contact Us 65 Aerospace Calendar COMMERCIAL AVIATION 59 Peru’s airlines aim to expand, 31 New fi ghters and frigates are 24 Airbus and Boeing reject despite infrastructure constraints priorities for Belgium as it overcapacity concerns and and slow economic growth modernizes armed forces steadily expand production BUSINESS 32 Northrop Grumman begins radar 26 Budget airline infl ux sensor integration for fi rst NATO spurs Asiana 37 Finmeccanica restructures to set up low-cost subsidiary with ground surveillance Global Hawk focused on international routes “one-company” strategy to sharpen focus on core business 39 Winning the KF-X fi ghter contract 27 Pratt & Whitney develops fi x for should be transformative for geared turbofan startup issue SPACE Korea Aerospace Industries delaying A320neo service entry 38 SpaceX Falcon 9 core stage recovery will not change plans for DEFENSE IN ISRAEL 33 Mitsubishi Aircraft’s methodical Ariane 6, Arianespace asserts 41 Israeili air force cuts fl ying approach to fl ight testing delays hours, boosts LVC training and fi rst delivery of MRJ to 2018 DEFENSE advanced, networked simulation 28 U.K.
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