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INSIDE THE TIN CAN
THE SPACE STATION
AS YOU’VE NEVER
SEEN IT BEFORE
CUTAWAY POSTER
A380 WING FIX
Airbus engineers close to
completing full-life repair
for rib crack problem on
twin-deck airliner
EMBRAER ARMED
How Brazil’s new focus
on defence and security
is bolstering the nation’s
domestic champion
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INTERNATIONAL
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ISS SPECIAL
ORBITAL
OUTPOST
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VOLUME 183
NUMBER 5384
2-8 APRIL 2013
PIC OF THE WEEK
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH HERE
This shot of a Lockheed Martin C-130J,
shared by AirSpace user gaviscon, was
taken at Cosford, UK. Our latest World Air
Forces directory lists 24 C-130Js and eight
C-130Ks in the Royal Air Force fleet. Open a
gallery in Flightglobal.com’s AirSpace
community for a chance to feature here
COVER IMAGE
The Aurora Australis was
captured by an Expedition
31 crew member when the
International Space
Station, with two docked
Russian craft, was above a
point some 460km
southeast of New Zealand.
See ISS Special
P30
First full-life repair to wing-rib brackets on Airbus A380
nearly complete
P15
. US Army asks industry to submit
proposals for alternative engine conceptual design
P23
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NEWS
COVER STORY
DEFENCE
21
Voyager to get self-protection boost.
Swedish funds bring Gripen E completion
closer
30
ISS SPECIAL REPORT
Outpost at the
edge of space
How the station works
35
Cutaway poster
THIS WEEK
10
Boeing eyes rapid x for Dreamliner
11
Under the skin of the ISS
36
The long goodbye
Bristow wins long-awaited search and
rescue deal
22
First C-130J gets marked up for Israel.
France nears decision on MBDA anti-ship
missile
The road to re-entry
38
A life in orbit
Major ISS milestones
NEWS FOCUS
12
Innovation at core of General Electric’s
777X vision
23
US Army res up future engine study
FEATURES
44
INTERIORS
Lighter touch
Green cabins
BUSINESS AVIATION
24
Bombardier stays steady as rivals ready
large-cabin jets.
Legacy 500 testing gathers speed
48
Thinking inside the box
Interior vision
AIR TRANSPORT
50
Making the connection
Technologies to
keep you in touch, in ight
14
Critical CSeries y-by-wire tests begin.
Pre-delivery trials begin for serial-
production An-158
25
Evergreen Apple sows seed for future
African FBO chain.
54
PROCUREMENT
In defence of Brazil
Embraer deepens security expertise
15
Permanent Airbus A380 wing x
in sight.
SAS prepares to launch hunt for A340
successor
TECHNOLOGY
27
Better batteries will be a hard cell
BUSINESS
16
Lufthansa sees long life for MD-11Fs.
Inquiry nds go-around pilots lost control
of 777
18
Lessors threaten to snub India over
recovery tangle.
Malindo plots turboprops challenge
28
Cash counts in tech battle
REGULARS
9 Comment
58 Straight & Level
60 Classified
63 Jobs
67 Working Week
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JOB OF THE WEEK
NEXT WEEK
ABACE PREVIEW
Ahead of the industry gathering in
Shanghai, we assess the potential of
China’s business aviation market. Plus:
a focus on maintenance in the Americas
LIMA SHOW REPORT
20
Rivals line up for Malaysia’s MRCA
ghter showdown.
Northrop, Saab size up airborne early
warning and control requirement
Air trafc controller,
Guernsey Airport, Guernsey
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