December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019

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Inside MRO

Boeing Global Services’ New CEO

PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

AVIATION WEEK 2019 PHOTO CONTEST

Inside MRO

Tricks of the Trade

By Alex Derber9 min

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Inside MRO

Boeing Global Services’ New CEO

Inside MRO's Lee Ann Shay conducted this exclusive interview with Ted Colbert, who transitioned to CEO of Boeing Global Services in October, from Boeing chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology and data analytics.
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PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUE

AVIATION WEEK 2019 PHOTO CONTEST

James R. Asker retired as Aviation Week executive editor in 2017. He studied photography, among other subjects, at Rice University before becoming a reporter and occasional photographer for The Houston Post. Asker joined Aviation Week in 1989, covering space technology and science prior to becoming Washington bureau chief and managing editor.
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Inside MRO

Tricks of the Trade

Examining the cabin refurbishment market for aircraft transitioning between leasing customers

By Alex Derber9 min

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Digits and Devices

Digital tools that could transform MRO processes

By Henry Canaday9 min

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Clearing the Air

Projects are in the works to improve cabin air quality

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min

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Evolving Doors

Innovative materials and actuation systems are making doors lower-maintenance

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min

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SUSTAINABILITY

FLYING LIKE BIRDS

> AIRBUS LAUNCHES WAKE-RIDING DEMO PROJECT > UP TO 10% LESS FUEL BURN IN A380 TESTS > AIRLINES TO PARTICIPATE IN TRIALS

By Jens Flottau,Graham Warwick6 min

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DEFENSE

Tempest Taker

> PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY OFFERS A PATH TO JAPANESE PARTICIPATION > EVEN THE AIRFRAME COULD BE DIFFERENT

By Bradley Perrett5 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

TIPPING POINT

> LARGE 737 MAX CUSTOMER UNITED AIRLINES CHOOSES AIRBUS A321XLR > LONG-RANGE A321NEO VARIANT TO REPLACE BOEING 757 FLEET > MOVE RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT VIABILITY OF CURRENT NMA CONCEPT

By Jens Flottau,Sean Broderick5 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

New Deals Suggest Dash 8-400's Run Could Go On

> DE HAVILLAND LINED UP 37 DASH 8-400 COMMITMENTS IN DUBAI > FINALIZING ORDERS WILL HELP THE COMPANY JUSTIFY RELOCATION OF PRODUCTION

By Sean Broderick5 min

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