Stability, safety and operability of small fishing vessels
VIEWPOINT - Why not open U.S. skies to foreign carriers?
BE Aerospace feeling pressure to form IFE business alliance - Expects agreement by Feb. 28
ISS takes NASA into new operations realm - Agency expands oversight at JSC
SWAS launched on Pegasus XL - Satellite intended to improve understanding of star formation
Smallsats open regional doors - Provide entry-level training
Star Alliance board formed - Will be responsible for implementing a 5-year business plan
Raytheon to build Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle - Designed to be launched by ground-based interceptors
Super Hornet engine check set - After compressor blade damage discovered
Side-stick tests over for VAAC - Initial tests of X-35 JSF's lift-fan system proceeding
717 changes aimed at regional market - One Boeing study looks at short-field capability
Aviation week & space technology
Japanese Mars maneuver set - Payload indicative of technology geared for high scientific payback
BA to acquire CityFlyer - Will then have nearly 40% of slots at London Gatwick
French pact removes consolidation hurdle - Deal will restructure avionics, space and missile sectors
Air Canada balks at Pearson charges - Says redevelopment project would double per-passenger costs
717 build rate solidified - Two orders in quick succession
USAF to get more F-16s - To help meet requirements of active-duty and ANG squadrons
European travelers criticize alliances - See them as posing major threat to competition
757 testbed hosts F-22 wing - So F-22 avionics can be tested in parallel with airframe