Eurofighter partners spending on Typhoon upgrades in hopes of catching Middle East orders, p. 26; Italy’s UAE-funded Hammer Head UAV now airborne, with reaper and Predator in its sights, p.27; Middle East air forces increasingly looking for more cost-effective means of delivering their punches, p.28; India-Japan relationship augurs well for ShinMaywa’s chances of completing a deal for US-2s, p. 29; Indian-fighter designers freeze advanced Medium Combat Aircraft configuration, now seek funding, p.30; Single European Sky air traffic management streamlining project has deviated toward a zigzag path, p.32; Irish government puts forward more demands ahead of agreement to sell Aer Lingus to IAG, p.33; Two factors will stall U.S airline services to Cuba: no pact on flights, no Obama OK for tourists to visit, p.34; Anti-core icing strategies emerge as FAA relaxes restrictions on GEnx-powered 747-8 and 787, p.35; New Bombardier CEO to focus on program execution, margin improvement in move to grow liquidity, p.37; Grece’s uncertain financial outlook and Eurozone position may thwart Aegean’s plans to grow, p.38; Main players in Japan’s LCC market push further into each other’s home bases to find new growth, p.40; In-depth study underscores worsening work conditions for LCC crews, especially pilots, in Europe, p.41; Airline industry united on flight tracking but operational control and cost concerns linger, p.42; FAA considering mandate to aid in global tracking efforts, p.44 Initial move toward required tracking calls for Airlines to obtain position data every 15 min. in near term, p.45. Darpa plans Development of UAS that can help manned platforms survive in high-threat environments, p.48; Under fire for A-10 retirement plans, USAF holds close-air-support Summit to ‘reset’ debate, p.49; At least four new-generation medium and medium-heavy helicopters are set to fly in 2015, p.52; Augusta Westland makes steady progress with AW609 commercial ...,p.52.
