October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021

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20 TWENTIES

BUDDING INNOVATORS IN A&D TWENTIES

By Lindsay Bjerregaard15 min

Inside MRO

FIRE HAZARDS

By Patrick Veillette9 min

Inside MRO

Digitalization Drive

By Henry Canaday9 min

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20 TWENTIES

BUDDING INNOVATORS IN A&D TWENTIES

Innovation and new ideas have always been critical to advancement in the aerospace and defense industry, but the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of embracing change to move forward. Younger, more tech-savvy generations quickly adapted to learning in virtual environments, and some of the most exceptional students even leveraged technologies to effect change during the unprecedented circumstances.

By Lindsay Bjerregaard15 min

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FIRE HAZARDS

Aircraft used to fight wildfires have special MRO concerns and requirements

By Patrick Veillette9 min

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Inside MRO

Digitalization Drive

Digital tools are being increasingly optimized for aftermarket use cases

By Henry Canaday9 min

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Read This: It’s Good for Your Health

Evaluating mental well-being in MRO is not just a tree-hugging exercise

By Victoria Moores8 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

FULL HAND

> G400 IS GULFSTREAM'S NEW ENTRY-LEVEL LARGE-CABIN JET > G800 IS COMPANY'S LONGEST-RANGE JET

By Lee Ann Shay,Bill Carey8 min

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Boeing Works to Smooth 777X Production Transition

> INITIAL 777-9 LINE ACCELERATION EXPECTED IN MID-2022 > 777F FREIGHTER PRODUCTION AT TWO AIRCRAFT PER MONTH

By Guy Norris8 min

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PILOTS

PILOT PREDICAMENT

> MOST AIRLINES LURED EXPERIENCED PILOTS INTO EARLY RETIREMENT > MOVES CREATED VOID AMONG CAPTAINS AND FLIGHT-TRAINING STAFF > LEAD-TIME NEED TO ADD PILOTS COULD MEAN NEAR-TERM SHORTAGES

By Helen Massy-Beresford,Thierry Dubois,Ben Goldstein8 min

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IATA Commits to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

> IATA AGREES ON SUSTAINABILITY TARGET BY 2050 > CHINESE AIRLINES FAVOR LONGER TIMELINE

By Jens Flottau,Lori Ranson,Ben Goldstein7 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Moog Uses SureFly as Tech Demo Moog is the latest company to strike a deal with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program to explore electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) technology. The agreement involves Moog’s SureFly 250 two-seat multicopter, which the control-systems specialist acquired from Workhorse Group in December 2019.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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PILOTS

The Currency Challenge

> PILOTS MUST FLY REGULARLY TO REMAIN QUALIFIED > DOWNTURN PITS COSTS AGAINST PREPAREDNESS FOR TRAFFIC REBOUND

By Helen Massy-Beresford,Thierry Dubois,Adrian Schofield7 min

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