The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Metal Technology Office has pioneered a safe, agile and cost-efficient way to replace aircraft parts, drawing on the expertise of additive manufacturing technical experts working with deployed Air Force units.
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a combined $3.1 billion in contracts for Harpoon and Standoff Land Attack Missile –Expanded Response weapon systems in support of foreign military sales. About $2.6 billion of that was contracted in this deal, while the remainder had been previously awarded. While Boeing’s defence projects and contracts have been continuing
Qatar Airways boss Akbar al-Baker has predicted a slow recovery for the state-owned airline and many of its globals rivals, even going so far as to suggest that its flagship A380 fleet may not return to service at all.
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer has announced its Q1 2020 orders and deliveries log, in a briefing delivered to shareholders in the city of São José dos Campos yesterday.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has suggested that he hopes to see as many as two in five Ryanair flights operational by June, and that number increase to 70 per cent by September.
The first of a series of Airbus A350s to be refurbished on behalf of German Chancellor Angela Merkel was delivered in Hamburg yesterday. The government plans to refit three Airbus A350s to replace the ageing fleet of A340s currently used for executive transport. The first of these, given the civilian registration D-AGAF, arrived at Lufthansa
