GE Aviation now has a fully operational on-wing support base of operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to better serve operators in the Latin American region. The operation is certified with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the ANAC (the Brazilian Airworthiness Organization) – and looking to add certifications from additional countries such as Chile, Argentina and Panama.
Forecasters are predicting a substantial increase in airline passenger traffic in the coming years. This will, in turn, increase the pressure on the regional airlines to maintain flight schedules.
In April 1915, the world’s first ground-to-air voice transmission occurred when a British pilot heard his colleague say, “If you can hear me now, it will be the first time speech has ever been communicated to an airplane in flight.”
Chromalloy Arabia, a supplier of repairs, coatings, investing castings and services for turbine airfoils and engine components, announced the opening of its new sales and customer support office in Dubai Airport Free Zone.
An update to the Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) software, Version 7.1, reverses and simplifies the commands automatically broadcast to pilots to prevent mid-air collisions.
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system is a technology that will supplement and eventually replace radar surveillance in the U.S., Europe and other areas.
Among the initiatives underway to improve the accuracy and efficiency of communications between the flight deck and air traffic control (ATC) is Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC).
The 737 MAX, dubbed 1A001, took off from Boeing's Renton runway on January 29 at 9.46 am and climbed to the north over Lake Washington before transiting to the west to conduct initial handling tests over the Olympic peninsula. It returned to Boeing Field, Seattle, where it landed at 12.32 pm in crosswinds of around 14 kts, representing challenging conditions for a first touchdown.
Last year we saw the next generation of aircraft powered by the capabilities of Internet of Things and Big Data hit scales that have never seen before. What does the future hold?
An engine configuration assessment (meeting Engine Manual specifications), exhaustive part records review, and an accident and incident statement search are three of the major areas to address to ensure a quality used life-limited part (LLP)
Civil aviation establishments need to consider how best to reduce the burden of the Climate Change Levy while also ensuring that hangars and maintenance sheds are fit for purpose and provide a comfortable working environment for personnel.
Sponsored content provided by FedEx Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier1s control the outbound moves for their spare parts from their central distribution center to regional distribution centers at strategic locations around the world. Operators take control of buyer furnished equipment such as seat and in-flight entertainment systems.
Commercial aerospace, a booming industry, will have a global fleet that will grow by more than 10,000 net aircraft by 2025, and roughly 20,000 new aircraft entering into operations over next 10 years.
Positive results from using Eastman's High Performance Capable (HPC) Turbo Oil 2197 in its Rolls-Royce Trent Trent 700s and GE CF34s have prompted Oman Air to switch its CFM56-7Bs to the product as well.
In November the first Trent 7000 development engine was fired-up at Rolls-Royce’s Derby site in the UK. As Project Director Chris Davie notes: “The first run of a new engine type is always exciting.” Although exciting, the test procedures were undramatic as the engine behaved flawlessly throughout. Testing and development will continue as the Trent 7000 team progress toward engine certification and then service entry of the engine on the Airbus A330neo. In order to achieve this, Rolls-Royce will build four development engines before serial production commences.
