October 16, 2023

October 16, 2023

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ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

PRAGMATIC ELECTRIC

By Graham Warwick15 min

Inside MRO

Artificial Hype

By Lindsay Bjerregaard12 min

Inside MRO

Green Gains and Growing Pains

By Tom Pleasant9 min

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ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

PRAGMATIC ELECTRIC

> BETA TECHNOLOGIES OPENS MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND LAUNCHES PRODUCTION > THE PLANT CAN PRODUCE 300 ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT PER YEAR > TYPE-DESIGN MOTORS ARE FLYING ON DEMONSTRATORS

By Graham Warwick15 min

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Inside MRO

Artificial Hype

Will artificial intelligence be the next big game changer in MRO?

By Lindsay Bjerregaard12 min

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Inside MRO

Green Gains and Growing Pains

Will aviation sustainability initiatives create headaches for MRO providers?

By Tom Pleasant9 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

REASONABLE REDUCTIONS?

> AIRBUS AND FEDEX DISCUSSED SINGLEPILOT A321 AND A350 PLANS > EASA IS STUDYING CONCEPTS BUT DOES NOT HAVE A TIMETABLE > PILOT GROUPS ARE UNIFIED IN OPPOSITION

By Sean Broderick,Jens Flottau,Thierry Dubois9 min

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DEFENSE

DESIGNED FOR LOW RISK

> U .S. AIR FORCE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE PRIORITIZED USE OF MATURE SUBSYSTEMS IN B-21 > NORTHROP DRAWS ON ASPECTS OF B-2 BOMBER AND X-47B UCAV > COMPLEX INLETS AND EXHAUSTS WERE REQUIRED

By Bill Sweetman8 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Deutsche Aircraft Readies Fuel-Cell Demonstrator Deutsche Aircraft has completed wind tunnel testing of the 328Alpha hydrogen-electric powertrain flight demonstrator, a planned modification of the D328 regional turboprop. The wind tunnel tests involved a powered model of the 328Alpha, which has a pair of electrically driven propellers added outboard of the aircraft’s standard turboprop engines.

By Graham Warwick8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Getting Closer

> BOOM IS ENTERING CRUCIAL PERIOD FOR SUPERSONIC PLAN > SYMPHONY ENGINE COMBUSTOR RIG TESTS ARE SET FOR 2024

By Guy Norris7 min

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Inside MRO

Active Aftermarket

Domestic growth and overseas investment are stimulating Ireland’s MRO ecosystem

By James Pozzi7 min

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Inside MRO

Grappling With Inflation

How European MROs are dealing with economic pressures not seen since the early 1990s

By Alex Derber7 min

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Inside MRO

Engines of Change

How issues with Pratt’s geared turbofan and CFM’s Leap engines are affecting the aftermarket

By James Pozzi7 min

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