Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds large aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, for both commercial and defense programs. Spirit is a leading aerostructures supplier to both Airbus and Boeing.
Aerospace and defense companies are being confronted by the twin challenges of unprecedented competitive pressure as well as understandably demanding customers who are seeking greater accountability on program performance.
With some very serious players announcing the development of personal vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft over the past few months, many are wondering if we are about to enter the future predicted by the creators of The Jetsons.
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Digits over widgets and don’t overlook the backlog. In the latest Aviation Week Check 6 Podcast with Accenture, we talk about the trends and forecasts ahead of the Paris airshow this month.
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The FDM process offers several material options, from ASA to Nylon 12, each has attributes that make it suitable for a variety of lightweight structural applications.
GE is in the process of implementing a fourth generation of carbon fiber composite fan blades with the GE9X high bypass turbofan engine for the new 777X.
In January, 1927, Capt. Charles Lindbergh sent a telegram to this magazine asking about the terms of the Raymond Orteig prize. The prize, proffered in 1919, offered $25,000 for the first nonstop aircraft flight between New York and Paris.
Working with the website OneAero-MRO, ReserveParts will let tear-down firms post part lists as soon as an aircraft is purchased and destined for disassembly.
Given the numbers of aircraft in service today, the competitive profit margins, extensive regulatory frameworks, and how critical passenger safety is, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) has now evolved to become a major market within the aviation industry
Digital transformation is revolutionizing aerospace, changing its ecosystem to one that’s increasingly marked by growing speed and agility, greater integration and with transparency at every point of the supply/support chain.
UPSers from Louisville, Kentucky and Anchorage, Alaska spent two weeks at the GE Aviation Customer Technical Education Center (CTEC) in Springdale, Ohio.
Five and a half years after entry into service of its first GEnx-2B-powered Boeing 747-8F, Cargolux became the first operator worldwide to fly one million hours with this engine and remains GE’s GEnx fleet leader in total operating hours.
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