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In this week’s edition of Check 6, Amy Butler, Graham Warwick and Robert Wall discuss: Task Force Odin; the new 787 schedule; and defense companies and social media. We close with our Missed Approaches.

In this week’s edition of Check 6, Amy Butler, Guy Norris and Robert Wall discuss: Missile defense, MAKS — Moscow Air Show, and the 787. We close with our Missed Approaches.

In this week’s edition of Check 6, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick and Robert Wall discuss: hypersonics, European aviation safety issues, and the 787.

In this week’s edition of Check 6, Amy Butler, Graham Warwick and Robert Wall discuss: Anti-ship missiles, aviation safety, and space debris management. We close with our Missed Approaches

Unlike some rivals, American Airlines favors fiscal discipline over bankruptcy and is overhauling its fleet with new 737s and 787s, and upgrading 767s and 757s despite the recession.

In this week’s edition of Check 6, Amy Butler, Graham Warwick and Robert Wall discuss: Air France Flight 447; Global Hawk; and heavy lift helicopters. We close with our Missed Approaches.

Two decades in development, Pratt & Whitney’s geared PW1000G is becoming a reality. Touted as fuel efficient and quiet, it’s to power the Mitsubishi MRJ and Bombardier’s CSeries airliners.

In this week’s edition of Check 6, Amy Butler, Graham Warwick and Robert Wall discuss: Problems with unmanned aircraft, the Swine Flu, and the cancellation of the Columbus business jet. We close with our Missed Approaches

Recession notwithstanding, low cost carrier JetBlue has invested $900 million in a new JFK terminal and Emirates a whopping $4.5 billion in a huge, lavish facility at Dubai International.

While others cut routes, services and aircraft, Singapore Airlines expands and profits, leading AW&ST’s list of top performing major carriers with a young 100+ fleet including the A380s.