Brian Schettler, senior managing director of Boeing HorizonX Ventures, chats with Lindsay Bjerregaard at CES about the types of disruptive technologies the company is looking to develop for the future of aerospace.
Two of the aviation aftermarket’s largest supply chain specialists will unite following a $1.9 billion acquisition by an affiliate of private equity fund Platinum Equity.
Canadian ultra-low-fare Swoop, which now services 17 destinations in North and Central America and The Caribbean with seven Boeing 737NGs, is planning initiatives to ensure a lean operation for the near future.
Fractured mid-turbine frame (MTF) piston seals have been linked to about half of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engine failures reported by Indian carriers that damaged low-pressure turbines (LPTs), leading to a Pratt service bulletin recommending inspections, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
Delta Air Lines employees will take the next--powered--step this quarter when they don a fully powered exoskeleton at a pilot location for the airline.
With engine shop capacity expected to remain tight, Lufthansa Technik’s leadership in mobile engine maintenance should remain an asset for both the MRO and airlines in 2020.
A380 investors were never likely to receive much Christmas cheer once the end of the programme was announced earlier this year – a point again underlined by analysis from Scope Ratings.