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Letter From The EditorWelcome to this week’s edition of Editors’ Picks, a newsletter exclusively tailored for subscribers of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Each Friday, our senior editors select the week’s best digital content – articles, interviews, opinion columns, podcasts and webinars – as a supplement to your print magazine.

This week’s edition includes >>

After years of delays, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is ready for launch. Here’s what it will do.

The implications of Russia’s recent anti-satellite missile test.

The top three advanced air mobility companies post their first financial results. Here’s what they reveal.

And from Dubai, the industry’s first global airshow in 21 months:

— How low-cost airlines stole the show with a flurry of orders.

— A U.S.-Russian tug-of-war to strengthen ties with the UAE’s military.

— A look at the UAE’s home-grown missile industry.

— New dynamics in the Boeing-Airbus cargo competition.

Plus, listen in to our Check 6 podcast as editors discuss highlights at this year’s Dubai show.

As always, we appreciate your feedback. I can be reached at joe.anselmo@aviationweek.com

Joe Anselmo

Editor-in-Chief

Aviation Week & Space Technology

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