DEFENSE

F-35 Development Inches Closer To Finish Line

Lara Seligman | Aviation Week & Space Technology

The first F-35 squadrons are set to receive aircraft equipped with a version of the final software load, but the program still has significant hurdles to overcome in its final stretch.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

BLADE, Europe’s Laminar Testbed, To Fly in September

Jens Flottau | Aviation Week & Space Technology

A340 MSN001, modified to be the Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator for Europe (BLADE), will soon begin a flight-test campaign to show that laminar flow can reduce fuel burn.

MRO

In New MRO World Order, AOG Prowess More Valuable Than Ever

Sean Broderick | MRO Network

Supporting parts pools, far-flung networks are right in logistics specialists’ wheelhouse.

BUSINESS AVIATION

Gulfstream G600 Update: No Hiccups Nine Months After First Flight

Fred George | Business & Commercial Aviation

Gulfstream’s G600, the eventual successor to the G550, is months ahead of the original schedule and on track for 2018 deliveries.

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