August 17, 2020

August 17, 2020

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URBAN AIR MOBILITY

GETTING REAL

By Graham Warwick17 min

InsideMRO

Seat Design Gets Smarter

By Thierry Dubois11 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SILVER LININGS

By Sean Broderick,Guy Norris10 min

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URBAN AIR MOBILITY

GETTING REAL

> CERTIFICATION PROTOTYPES ARE IN FLIGHT TESTING > PLANS FOR PRODUCTION SCALE-UPTAKE SHAPE

By Graham Warwick17 min

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InsideMRO

Seat Design Gets Smarter

In the quest for acceptable comfort, seat makers find a limit in reducing weight

By Thierry Dubois11 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

SILVER LININGS

> FAA DRAFT RULE SPELLS OUT WHAT MUST BE DONE TO LIFT THE 737 MAX GROUNDING > 777X FLIGHT TESTS RAMP UPAS THIRD DEVELOPMENT AIRCRAFT ENTERS THE PROGRAM

By Sean Broderick,Guy Norris10 min

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InsideMRO

New Training Realities

How emerging training technologies could help MRO workforce recovery after the pandemic

By Lindsay Bjerregaard8 min

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InsideMRO

Maintaining the Environment

MROs have multiple ways to make operations more sustainable and could be at a disadvantage if they do not pursue them

By Alex Derber7 min

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SPACE

THREE FOR THE ROAD

> UAE MAKES ITS DEEP-SPACE DEBUT > CHINA ATTEMPTS FIRST SOLO MARS MISSION > NASA’S PERSEVERANCE ROVER TO LOOK FOR SIGNS OF PAST LIFE

By Irene Klotz7 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Can Stepping Up COVID-19 Tests Help Airlines Recover?

> LUFTHANSA AND CENTOGENE HAVE SET UP A TESTING CENTER IN FRANKFURT > SOME COUNTRIES NOW REQUIRE A NEGATIVE PCR TEST FOR ARRIVALS

By Helen Massy-Beresford,Ben Goldstein7 min

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DEFENSE

Missile Defense Agency Reveals Hypersonic Defense Vision

> THAAD AND SM-3 VARIANTS EMERGE AS OPTIONS > HYPERSONIC DEFENSE FUNDING REMAINS UNCERTAIN

By Steve Trimble7 min

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MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL

Aftermarket Decline Less Than Feared; Recovery Could Be More Daunting

> MRO PROVIDERS REPORT 40-50% SECOND-QUARTER REVENUE DECLINE > RECOVERY WILL VARY BY AFTERMARKET SEGMENT, WITH COMPONENTS LEADING THE WAY

By Sean Broderick7 min

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InsideMRO

Aftermarket Recovery: The Ups and Downs

Ted Colbert, Boeing Global Services CEO, talks with Lee Ann Shay about how the aftermarket is changing and how the OEM is working with suppliers and customers to navigate this uncharted course. What does the 737 MAX return to service look like from a services perspective?
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