Boeing is expanding its GoldCare service to include the Next-Generation 737 product line. The company is in advanced discussions with multiple customers regarding the tailoring of GoldCare solutions for their 737 fleets. GoldCare is available to 787 Dreamliner operators and Boeing is expanding the service in response to airline customer demand. Under GoldCare, Boeing leads
Aero-Instruments has been selected to supply Honeywell Aerospace with Air Data Sensors for the COMAC C919 commercial airliner. The COMAC C919 family of aircraft is a series of 168- to 190-seat narrow-body airliners to be built in China by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The COMAC C919 will be the largest commercial airliner
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
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
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,
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
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
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,
The first systems for Bombardier
Airbus partner, Premium AEROTEC, has successfully completed the curing of the largest A350 XWB fuselage panel made from carbon fibre at its site in Nordenham (Germany). Located on the forward right-hand side of the fuselage and measuring 93 square metres, the panel will undergo ultrasonic inspection, trimming and drilling in the coming days prior to
