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Aug 26, 2016
Boeing’s goal was to maintain maximum commonality between the 737NG and the 737 MAX, in part to retain common type ratings between the two and minimal “differences training” for pilots.
Aug 25, 2016
While very few are profitable yet, the financial situation of Thai-based airlines is generally improving, allowing them to expand to meet growing demand.
Aug 25, 2016
According to data from Aviation Week’s latest survey of A&D young professionals, money talks.
Aug 24, 2016
While A380 production has slowed, it remains somewhat unclear how this will impact the MRO segment, with some of the aircraft now reaching the age for their first heavy D-checks.
Aug 24, 2016
Orbis International is planning to take its “new” Boeing MD-10 Flying Eye hospital on its inaugural work trip next month, a back-to-the-future mission to China, the inaugural destination for the first Orbis flying eye hospital, a DC-8, back in 1982.
Aug 24, 2016
While industry retirements are of concern, so too is low attrition, especially as Silicon Valley muscles into A&D’s wheelhouse.
Aug 23, 2016
Chinese cities want intercontinental air services. Routes to Australia cost them less.
Aug 23, 2016
High-profile failures of traditional air data systems—using pitot tubes and angle-of-attack vanes—have ignited a new generation of laser-based replacement systems that offer higher performance, without moving parts.