THE WORLD Antares rocket p.16; Initial operating p.18; SPACE Contingency planning p.26; Boeing begins p.28; DEFENSE Think-tank report p.29; France under p.31; France looking p.32; Brazilian contract p.34; Raytheon funding p.35; Aegis system p.36; Boeing restructuring p.38; AIR TRANSPORT Lower fuel p.39; As Air France p.40 Qantas says p.40; NEX-GENERATION AVIONICS Early customer p.42; Genesys has new p.44; Seamless situational p.46; Universal Avionics p.48; Touchscreens slowly p.50; ZHUHAI 2014 Comac plans p.52; Six years after p.54; Avic and partners p.56; Past few months p.57; China emerging p.60; Chinese industry p. 62; China marking p.63; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT UPDATE Program profiles p.64; EDITORIAL Space can become p.74