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Sean Broderick and Steve Trimble | Aviation Daily

The FAA is leaving the door open for mandatory simulator sessions as a condition for pilots to return to flying The Boeing 737 MAX, the agency’s top official acknowledged.
 
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A portable F-22 intake cover, UK government backing a hybrid-electric islander project, F-35's better than expected reception in Japan and more. A roundup of aerospace and defense news. 
 
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to seven companies that will provide advanced adversary and close air support threat services. Here is a look at the private fleets of aircraft from around the world that these companies will use to help alleviate the U.S. Air Force’s pilot shortage.
 
Elaine L. Chao | U.S. Secretary of Transportation

U.S. Transportation chief Elaine Chao pledges support for the drone community and says safety is a shared responsibility.
 
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Guy Norris

A durability fix package clears GE9X production restart and paves the way for resumption of Boeing 777-9 flight tests.
 
Bill Carey and Michael Bruno 

Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.
 
Jen DiMascio 

Russia provides MiG-29s to Mongolia; U.S. greenlights Morocco Apache buy; GAO rules on U.S. Air Force launch contest; and the outlook for the Iranian Air Force.
 
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