Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

Aviation Week Network editors at the NBAA-BACE 2022 discuss market outlook, technology, SAF and more.

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Category:Aerospace -- posted at: 12:11am BST

Pushed by the drive for sustainability, novel propulsion systems that until relatively recently seemed years away are quickly coming into focus.

Organizers of the 25th International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE) conference discuss some of the fast-emerging technologies.

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Category:Aerospace -- posted at: 9:00am BST

In this episode of 'The Outlook with PwC" we discuss affordability in A&D. Specifically, what companies can do to navigate today's constrained budgetary environment, customer expectations, and supply base dynamics to deliver on cost-efficient and mission capable defense aircraft.

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Category:Aerospace -- posted at: 4:39am BST

On Oct. 14, eight renovated galleries of the museum in Washington, D.C., will reopen to the public. Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, reveals hints about some of the new installations and his favorite artifacts.

Click here to view images of the new galleries.

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Category:Aerospace -- posted at: 8:00am BST

The U.S. military services are looking for a range of autonomous aircraft – from expensive high-end aircraft to less costly lower end systems. Aviation Week editors discuss what industry is offering, particularly for mid-range attritable systems, and some of the complications involved with cultivating the new technology.

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am BST

Nobody wanted a twin-aisle. Now there may not be enough of them. Listen in to find out why.

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Category:Aerospace -- posted at: 8:00am BST

Mike Leinbach, the final NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director, shares his thoughts about the finicky fuel and how the Artemis team is managing with the Space Launch System.

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am BST

As the aerospace industry gathers in Montreal, the challenges of getting to net-zero are laid bare.

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More details have recently emerged about changes Boeing is implementing in the 737-10 cockpit. But the looming certification deadline not only threatens the -7 and -10 variants. It also raises the question whether and how Boeing can introduce future modifications or even derivatives should the U.S. Congress decide in favor of an extended certification timeline for the latest MAX models.

Aviation Week editors Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Sean Broderick discuss scenarios and future challenges.

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Category:Aerospace -- posted at: 8:00am BST

Program managers are in the middle of the maelstrom. From historic inflation, to disrupted supply chains, to soothing bifurcated workforces where some employees get a choice of where and how they do their jobs, aerospace program managers are wrestling with issues many have never dealt with in their careers.

Not surprisingly, the profession of program management is going through another round of education, from program managers themselves to senior executives who choose and groom them. Aviation Week editors discuss what they heard at the 2022 Program Excellence Evaluation Team meeting in August.