22 March 2011

United Airlines’ 777 fleet will be modified with a Performance Improvement Package that will result in greater fuel efficiency, along with reduced emissions. The package, to be installed on 52 United Airlines 777s, is expected to reduce fuel spending per airplane by about $200,000 annually (assuming $100 per barrel crude oil prices), according to Boeing

Turkish Aerospace Industries, (TAI), a major international F-35 Lightning II supplier to Northrop Grumman, has delivered its first production air inlet duct for the jet. The delivery of the all-composite duct, a major structural element of the F-35’s center fuselage, will support Northrop Grumman’s production of F-35 center fuselages for conventional takeoff and landing variants

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. officially opened a new facility at its Florida Assembly and Flight Operations (FAFO) campus, establishing experimental assembly line operations for the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. The CH-53K helicopter Florida Assembly and Flight Operations facility consists of approximately 60,000 square feet of space. The building, originally the home of Pratt & Whitney-Rocketdyne,