Defense

Boeing Making Waves In Simulation And Training

Bill Carey | Aviation Week & Space Technology

After winning the T-X contract, Boeing expects to prepare generations of Air Force pilots to fly fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft.

Space

Falcon 9 Delivers Dragon Into Orbit, Flubs Landing

Irene Klotz | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

SpaceX dispatched a recovery ship to try to pick up a wayward Falcon 9 booster, which successfully delivered a Dragon cargo ship into low Earth orbit on Dec. 5 before fumbling a planned landing at Cape Canaveral.

MRO

New Rules Coming For Teardowns

Henry Canaday | Inside MRO

When the industry moves away from a "fly-em till they drop” approach, farewells to aircraft will be done more smartly for airlines and the environment.

Safety

Premeditated Stupidity: A Planned Mistake Is Something Worse

James Albright | Business & Commercial Aviation

It seems we pilots never run out of ways to be stupid. The best way to avoid that is to examine the actions of others who clearly did not.

Compress Electrical System Design: Electrical-Mechanical Collaboration

Siemens

Many organizations have become resigned to the limited opportunities for improvement in the established approach of developing electrical systems.

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