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By Guy Norris
Boeing has closed out C-17 deliveries and seven decades of aircraft production in Long Beach, California.
Defense and Space

We gathered industry-specific data on social media, websites and email by surveying MRO marketing managers on how their company interacts online. Here are the results . . .
MRO

Air Europa selected STG Aerospace’s liTeMood for retrofitting its fleet for 737-800 aircraft.
MRO

Monarch Airlines is supporting the global charity movement ‘Movember’ by painting its aircraft with mustaches.
MRO

Sponsored by Honeywell
Health and monitoring equipment and related technologies increase the operational efficiency of commercial and military helicopters.

Sponsored by Honeywell
The next phase of the wireless program involves the transmission of real-time condition- monitoring data through a satellite link via the Iridium network to maintenance personnel while a helicopter is airborne.

Sponsored by Honeywell
These findings reflect the value that commercial and military aircraft operators place on upgrading their platforms with aftermarket improvements to operational efficiency systems.

Sponsored by Honeywell
Improving the operational efficiency of aircraft is a key objective of fleet owners, operators and Honeywell Aerospace.

By Lee Ann Shay
What was the purpose of Vanity Fair’s December issue article blasting outsourced maintenance? Is it a propaganda tool?
MRO

Eastman’s High Thermal Stability Turbo Oil 2197 limits vent-tube carbon build-up compared to a competing product, allowing increased maintenance intervals.

By Karen Walker
Revenue-generating numbers touted by OEMs for airliner cabin modifications are not necessarily produced in reality, a senior executive at Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair cautioned.
MRO

By Karen Walker
Being a low-cost carrier does not mean getting low-cost maintenance, a group of executives with Singapore-based LCCs agreed.
MRO

View a hyperlapse of Duncan Aviation's unique paint application on a Gulfstream GV for Metropolitan Aviation.
MRO

Emirates Airline and Jetman Dubai pushed the boundaries over the skies of Dubai in an incredible choreographed flight.

Air Transport

A student at MIT’s CSAIL, has developed an obstacle detection system that allows UAS to build a map of its surroundings in real-time.

Aerospace

Emirates has transformed two A380s with a special livery featuring endangered animals in support of United for Wildlife, a global campaign against the illegal wildlife trade.
Air Transport

This F-35A completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal four-barrel 25mm Gatling gun system embedded in the left wing of the aircraft.

Defense and Space

By Rupa Haria
A 1926 letter from the magazine's founder describes the ‘aeronautical celebrities’ who played an important part in the founding of Aviation Week in 1916.
Aerospace

Sponsored by Eastman
Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr’s switch to Eastman Turbo Oil 2380 in its Progress D18 turbofan engines has led to performance improvements and lower maintenance costs

By Jens Flottau
Despite some successes, the A380 faces an uncertain future, and the decision about moving forward with an A380neo will be a difficult one for Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Maintaining hydraulic fluid properties is a key part of ensuring aircraft systems perform as expected—and avoiding expensive surprises when parts fail.

See how Norwegian Air Shuttle's fleet has changed in the last decade in this infographic.
MRO

Sponsored by FedEx
The ECR (Export Control Reform) Initiative is probably THE major change to defense/aerospace compliance in our lifetime.

Sponsored by FedEx
Aerospace companies will face customs compliance challenges when their products are dual-use products for commercial or military purposes.

Sponsored by FedEx
The Aerospace industry ships thousands of different commodities, and customs requirements may be different in various countries depending on the commodity.