U.S. Airlines looking for investment opportunities abroad to bolster their standing in global markets. – Skymark Airlines’slots at Tokyo Haneda Airport attract Delta and ANA investment bids. -- Standard rules change in Boeing airliner brochure but not actual perfomance, aircraft maker says. -- Solid-state hydrogen storage could dramatically improve perfomance of small UAVs. -- Boeing-Saab T-X advanced trainer demo nears firts flight, but others are still competing for contract. -- Supplier quality control and fuel system integration problems haunt Boeing KC-46 program. -- GKN Aeroespace hopes Fokker purchase will help it gain foothold as supplier to industry giants. -- Accident reporto n SpaceShip Two crash expected to benefit safety of new comercial space industry. -- NASA studies flyng-wing UAV that would deploy from cubesat to perform Mars reconnaissance. -- European task forcé recommends random drug tests for pilots in wake of Germanwings incident. -- U.S. Air Force prepares to test rail-launched rocket, aiming to stimulate comercial market. -- Musk says SpaceX will be ‘stronger’, perform more rigorous tests after Falcon 9 launch failure. -- Sikorsky’s technology work could add to but also overlap with-Lockheed Martin’s portfolio. -- Lockhed Martin’s purchase of Sikorsky and IT divestitures spin it closer ti Washington. – Stresses on UAV fleet wear down U.S. Air Force resistance to automatic takeoff and landing systems. -- Eurofighter engineers say Typhoon modifications have improved its air combat maneuverability. -- Surge in demand from abroad for Rafale strains French air forcé training and tech support. – Kawasaki, Boeing and others use Royal Air Tattoo to promote maritime patrol platforms. -- Japan chooses twin-engine Huey as its next utility helicopter, opting for low cost and low risk. -- Aerovel readies its Flexrotor vertical-takeoff UAV for production, civil missions.
