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Virtual reality. Crowd-sourcing weather data. Co-pilots on the ground. Changes are coming to flight operations, maintenance and training. Executive Editor Jim Asker and Avionics and Safety Editor John Croft discuss the next-generation hardware and new techniques that will boost safety and save money.

Finmeccanica restructures its business to focus on aerospace, defense and space, and even a name change maybe in the offing.

Andre Turcat, who died this week at 94, was the test pilot on Concorde’s first flight, the highlight of his aviation career, then chose to retire at 54, going on to excel in other fields.

New Spirit CEO Robert Fornaro already sold one airline. Will he do it again?

Scientists prepare to save dollars for research; officials call for increased missile defense presence after North Korean test; and the FAA signs up 181,000 small UAS owners.

Supporters and opponents of Norwegian Air International’s application to fly to the U.S. have reiterated their positions on a similar proposal from its sister company. Organized labor strongly opposes the plan, while cargo carriers, travel groups and airports are staunch supporters of the new service.

Research into shape-changing aircraft has picked up but still has a long way to go.