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By Lori Ranson
Ask the Editors: Widespread, affordable testing is the key in the short-to-medium term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Ask the Editors: Deciding whether to diversify away from the Boeing 737, Southwest must weigh the pros and cons of a dual fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jen DiMascio
Ask the Editors: Traditional OEMs are likely to maintain a large role in the future of space.
Space

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus’ strategy remains expanding its overseas market share, so the OEM is not likely to bring work back to Europe.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois
Ask the Editors: There is room for both and overlap between both, and who will win where will play out over the next decade.
Sustainability

By Jen DiMascio
Ask the Editors: Three former NASA administrators agree the U.S. space program needs to use nuclear propulsion.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Ask the Editors: A wave of consolidation in A&D has arrived due to COVID-19, the worst aerospace downturn since the dawn of the Jet Age.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Comac’s C919 is unlikely to appear in the airline fleets of developed economies in the next few years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: A failed joint venture around the C-390 has left doubt about future collaboration between Boeing and Embraer.
Air Dominance

By Mark Carreau
Ask the Editors: The gentle encounter is to last less than 16 sec.—and potentially only 5 sec.
Space

By Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: New training protocol for 737 MAX pilots have yet to be finalized, but a Sept. 30 demo is a good idea of what’s to come.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: U.S. Air Force and NATO officials have discussed replacing E-3s using a distributed systems approach, but options are not fully developed.
Air Dominance

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Airbus is committed to the A330neo for a few reasons, despite slow orders. The larger A350 serves a different market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: Software has made great strides, but pilots are still needed to handle complex missions in the real world.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo
Ask the Editors: Subscribers can view the full archive of our print issues.
Aerospace

By Jens Flottau
Ask the editors: Despite massive overcapacity of aircraft now, airlines do have incentives to retain at least some orders.
Airlines & Lessors

By Fred George
Ask the Editors: Pilots are concerned about fulfilling requirements during the pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: The entire air transport industry is concerned about ensuring the risk of transmission is at the absolute minimum.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Tint
Ask the Editors: MRO activity is down due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but the military segment has been spared the brunt of the blow.
Air Dominance

By Lee Ann Shay, Sean Broderick
Ask the Editors: The rest of this year will be relatively quiet for MROs, but then the return will start happening in 2021.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Hudson
Ask the Editors: Boeing cannot use the KDC-10 Tanker Remote Vision System because it does not meet Air Force tech specs for the KC-46.
Air Dominance

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: The A220-500 would be great strategic asset for Airbus in its competition with Boeing and the 737 MAX.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Ask the Editors: The long time it takes to process tests is one of the biggest hurdles now. IATA hopes a test that meets this and other concerns will be available soon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bradley Perrett
Ask the Editors: Mitsubishi’s inexperience with developing commercial aircraft has led to a series of delays in its regional jet program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Ask the Editors: Given current high production rates, it is unlikely there will be a shortage of widebody capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion