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The article presents the discussion on importance of planning holiday season travel early to secure the best airfare and avoid high prices. Topics include debunking common travel myths, such as the best time to book and the realities of upgrades and hostels, and offering practical travel tips like being flexible with dates and designating a point person for organizing trips.

The article reports that the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is committed to its goal of returning to Xplane flight demonstrators. The 624 million dollars project sought in 2018 is to launch the first Xplane, the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) low boom flight demonstrator planned to fly in 2021. The first of a series of UltraEfficient Subsonic Technology (UEST) Xplanes will not follow it into the skies before 2026.

The article provides information on business strategy of aerospace firm Lockheed Corp. to shift production line of F-16 aircraft to New Delhi, India. Topics discussed include views of Randy Howard, Lockheed Martin's director of F-16 business development, on the same; helmet-mounted cueing system; and Air National Guard (ANG).

The article offers news briefs of aerospace and defense industry. OA-X lightattack aircraft program was proposed by Textron Aviation Inc. and F16 fighter aircrafts from Boeing Co. Unmanned subscale demonstrator was flown by Comac Inc. Certification was received by CS100 aircraft of Bombardier Aerospace.

The article offers news briefs of aerospace and defense industry. Flight testing of an unmanned prototype by Lillium for its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi. Urban Aeronautics is looking for investors for its CityHawk, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned transport aircraft. Merger of postal service SingPost and Skyways drone package delivery.

The article provides information on doubling of Europe's Eastern Front by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Topics discussed include reinforcement of air policing measures and collaborative abilities, ongoing conflict in Eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea, and foreign policy for NATO aircraft flying.

The article offers brief information on the VC200, electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft from E-Volo GmbH.

The article offers information on the 1949 Ryan Navion A N66UT, four seat aircraft from Flight Level Engineering.

The article reports that South Korea has started operating at least one new unit based on a Dassault Falcon 2000 business jet. The aircraft and another due for delivery in 2017 may be the first of a large group of replacements for the existing aircraft that reportedly number eight and entered service no later than 2002.

The article reports that Vortex Control Technologies (VCT) plans to certify its aft-body drag-reduction devices, called finlets, on the Boeing 737-NG family of airliners. Finlets are expected to reduce fuel burn by an average of 1% after extensive computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. The devices were flight-tested n both the Lockheed Martin C130 and Boeing C17 airplanes. .

The article reports on the rivalry between CFM International and Pratt & Whitney Co. Inc. over the midthrust market. It is said that with the battle lines drawn betwwen the companies, the focus continues to shift increasingly from development and service entry to support, sustainment and improving market share.

The article reports that aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. plans to flight-test an autonomous civil aircraft as part of study that is already underway at Moses Lake, Washington. The study examines whether or not aircraft with reduced crew, single or even no pilot could be operated for passenger and freight missions.

The article provides information on plans released by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for reassessment of Thailand's Safety Problems. Topics discussed include airline certification work by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT), concerns of Thai Airways International PCL, and International Air Transport Association (IATA).

The article provides information on scheduling for launching three aircraft by Arianespace SA after labor strike at French Guiana. Topics discussed include range of economic sectors from agriculture to tourism, availability of autonomous power and European standard, and security of satellite communications.

The article provides information on efforts of Air Mobility Command (AMC) in modernizing C130 Hercules, C17 Globemaster, and C5 Galaxy aircrafts of Boeing Co. Topics discussed include replacment of refueling tankers at U.S. Air Force, Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (Laircm) Block 30, and weapons engagement zone.

The article provides information on repair of Boeing 777 aircraft by the Swiss International Air Lines including recovery operations. Topics discussed include emergency procedures of airlines and improvisational skills, break in auxiliary power unit (APU) and ancillary equipment, and affiliation of airlines.

The article offers information on the Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) Xplane from Lockheed Martin.

The article focuses on the deployment of the F-35, combat aircraft in Great Britain that help in improving the experience of the U.S. Air Force. It mentions that the U.S. Defense Department revealed that the aircraft will cross the Atlantic in April 2017. It mentions that the deployment is focused on training, not on contigency operations.

The article reports that Singapore is focused on purchasing maritime aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It mentions that the country is focused on launching new maritime patrollers in 2020, raising its ability to deal with submarines at a distance while improving ocean surveillance capacity. It mentions that the aircraft will replace five Fokker 50 Enforcers.

The article reports that Malaysia is focused on fulfilling the requirement for maritime patrol aircraft by shifting oversight of three orders to the highlevel National Security Council. It mentions that the orders including one for manned and one for unmanned aircraft will equip the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) under a program called Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). It mentions that the other under the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA), involve acquiring aircraft.

The article discusses about the aerospace and defense components. Spintech Holdings Inc., and its fabrication division, Hawthorn Composites flagged under Cornerstone Research Group developed Smart Tooling shape memory polymer tooling technology to manufacture single-aisle commercial aircraft fuselage with co-cured frames, stringers and skin.

The article discusses Wing of Tomorrow ribs: One-shot, thermoplastic, OOA consolidation, which includes Airbus' Wing of Tomorrow (WOT) program, launched in 2015, has spent the past six years exploring more cost-competitive, higher-through put material, manufacturing and assembly technologies for single-aisle commercial aircraft wings.

The article evaluates several airliners including the Airbus's A318 jetliner, the Aircraft Industries' L-410 utility transport aircraft and the Xian MA700 turboprop airliner from Avic.

The article offers news briefs related to Hydrogen technology. Topics include the announcement of the Universal Hydrogen on the development and release of twin-tank modules for an airplane; and that Airbus' chief executive officer Guillaume Faurry discussed about decarbonized aircraft which will be launched by 2028-30.

A chart that tabulates information on various models of business and general aviation airplanes is presented, including manufacturer's name, dimension and mechanical performance.

The article features several aircraft including Airbus A318, Boeing 737 and Bombardier CSeries.

A chart is presented that summarizes the specifications of commercial aircraft.

Images of aircraft and space shuttles which won in "Aviation Week & Space Technology's" best aviation photography contest are presented.

Images of aircraft and space shuttles which won in "Aviation Week & Space Technology's" best aviation photography contest are presented.

The article presents updates on the development of different airplanes including Airbus A318, Boeing 737, and EADS Socata TBM 850.

The article details the status of top-fixed and rotor-wing military aircraft programs compiled by Forecast International. The M-346 from Aermacchi is a two-seat, advanced jet trainer under development. The current military model of AgustaWestland AW109 helicopter is the AW109 LUH. Antonov An-70 is a transport aircraft intended to compete with the Boeing C-17.

The article reports that Boeing Business Jet departed Iceland for an afternoon of weather-gazing 100 nautical miles south of the island. A front had just moved through, and there were plenty of low-hanging clouds over the ocean to test the Rockwell Collins MultiScan radar against maritime conditions that might produce false alarms.

The article considers the market potential of AleniaAermacchi's M-346 advanced jet trainer. For the Italian company, seeing the M-346 through was a more natural decision than for others, because it is fundamentally a trainer house. The M-346 trainer will be used to fully test, develop and then freeze the production configuration, and to certify the full structure.

The article presents news related to the airline industry across the world. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has stated that Northwest Airlines Inc. could impose a new contract if the airline and the previous union, the Professional Flight Attendants Association, failed to negotiate a new contract by July 17, 2006. AirTran Holdings Inc. plans to add 2,500 new jobs in Georgia over the next five years by creating 500 positions a year. The company already employs 5,200 crew members in the state out of 7,700 nationwide. Boeing Co. has been awarded a $138-million option to build three additional GPS satellites under its U.S. Air Force Navstar GPS Block IIF contract.

This article reports that Cessna Aircraft Co.'s Model 172 is poised to enter a second half-century of service armed with a sterling reputation and new technologies aimed at keeping the entry-level, cross-country cruiser ahead of the competition. Few airplanes, military or commercial, can lay claim to being in production 50 years after their introduction, but the Skyhawk is among that elite group. Demand for the Model 172S Skyhawk, the current production version, is strong and projected to remain that way in the years ahead.

The article presents news briefs related to the U.S. aviation industry. Dragonfly canard rotor/wing drone demonstrator crashed on April 12, 2006 at the Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, destroying the aircraft and halting the test program. The F-22 combined test force at Edwards AFB, California, has flown the newest Amraam design, the AIM-120D, in the weapons bay of the fighter, to monitor the effects of noise and vibration on the medium-range air-to-air missile. Panama's Copa Airlines will add an eighth 737-800 to its fleet in a contract that includes purchase rights to nine more.

The article presents information on the development of the Wedgetail aircraft in Australia. It reflects that the actual plan was to develop an airborne radar that could pick out very small targets at great distances. It views that the vision has made a quantum leap into a world of network-centric warfare with the development of the Wedgetail aircraft. Having the Boeing 737-based platform it will become the hub of net-centric operations and conduct a wide range of active and passive surveillance.

This article report that the Top-Performing Companies study for 2005 was expanded to include 29 non-publicly traded U.S.-based airlines. The ranking included privately owned or wholly owned affiliates of larger publicly traded U.S. carriers doing business under separate operating certificates. Overall results clearly separated the U.S. airline industry's strong business segment from its weak counterpart. To determine the rankings among publicly traded aerospace/defense companies, the "Aviation Week" project team analyzed four principal measures including operating performance, strategy and financial health. INSET: Measure for Measure.

The article informs that the Nordam Group Inc., one of the world's largest privately owned aircraft repair companies, has been pushed to the edge of survival. In short order, an airplane crash, a debilitating illness and a family feud decimated Nordam's senior management team, just as the company was waylaid by the most severe downturn the commercial aviation industry had ever seen. Forced to confront adversity, Nordam's managers accelerated reforms that would help the company ride out the downturn in commercial aviation.

Presents letters to the editor related to the aviation industry, published in April 25, 2005 issue of the journal "Aviation Week and Space Technology." Comments on the article related to Boeing and Airbus, published in the March 28 issue; Views of a reader on ongoing Boeing-Airbus financial dispute between Europe and the U.S.; Information on the article related to Commercial Airplanes, published in the March 14 issue.

The article reports that head-up displays are gaining a prominent role on airline as well as business jet flight decks, as carriers exploit low-visibility guidance systems and corporate operators embrace "enhanced vision." HUD technology originally developed for combat jets found its way onto commercial flight decks in 1989 when Alaska Airlines pioneered the use of head-up systems. Flight Dynamics' head-up guidance system enabled Alaska 727-100 pilots to hand-fly Category 3A approaches, which allow operations with visibility as low as 700 ft.

The article reports that Boeing's 787 Dreamliner grabs attention for its composite structure, but its systems are just as radical. The aircraft is a large step toward the all-electric airplane one in which all systems are run by electricity. Bleed air from the engines has essentially been eliminated and while hydraulic actuators are still used, the majority of their power comes from electricity. The most eye-popping change is that the cabin will be pressurized by electric motors, not by the bleed air used by almost every pressurized aircraft.

The article reports that Airbus Inc. officially introduced the A380 mega-transport to the world last week amid great fanfare, making its debut look almost easy. Airbus is confident its forecast for the commercial aircraft market is the correct one. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder used the elaborate roll-out ceremony to make a case for continued government assistance to the European aircraft maker, even while U.S. and European trade officials are trying to bridge differences on the issue. Even without additional sales, a new A380 operator is expected this summer. International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) is in negotiations with an undisclosed Asian carrier to take the two A380s ILFC will receive in 2008.

The article informs that Raytheon Aircraft Co. is developing the newest version of its T-6 turboprop trainer in the hope that the T-6B will be accepted by military services as a partial replacement to satisfy training requirements of their more advanced aircraft. Raytheon has taken advantage of the basic airframe of the T-6A it is delivering to the U.S. Air Force and Navy to expand the training envelope, it is incorporating a state-of-the-art cockpit in the newest version of the turboprop trainer. The closest competitors to the T-6B in aircraft performance and cockpit con figuration are the Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.'s PC-21 and the Embraer Super Tucano, with open architecture avionics systems and cockpit layouts similar to the T-6B.

This article presents information regarding commercial aircraft industry in the U.S. It provides information regarding aircrafts from companies like Airbus Co., Bae Systems PLC and Boeing Co.

This article presents information on the international collaboration regarding challenges faced by the aircraft industry. Hosted by product lifecycle management, software provider UGS, an Aviation Week Executive Roundtable held on November 15, 2004 in Phoenix focused on the realities of making international ventures click. Those attending agreed upfront that the future of space exploration and the development of aircraft, aerospace, defense and security systems rest on joint operation by nations around the globe. Huge barriers exist, ranging from technology-transfer policies to trade agreements and disagreements that have put nations and companies at odds in recent months.

The article focuses on issues related to the tests of complex, integrated systems, unmanned aircrafts and beam weapons. The advent of highly integrated aircraft and weapon systems has flight test professionals scrambling to devise new evaluation techniques in the midst of complex development programs. Classical flight test techniques still apply for basic aircraft performance and flying qualities evaluations, but the complexity of systems testing is multiplying as aircraft and weapon systems become more integrated.