November 13, 2023

November 13, 2023

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SPACE

CUBESAT REVOLUTION

By Garrett Reim9 min

Inside MRO

British Airways

SAFETY

SLOW CHANGE

By Sean Broderick7 min

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SPACE

CUBESAT REVOLUTION

> AN ACCIDENTAL STANDARD LAUNCHED A NEW SPACE AGE > NASA INITIALLY HESITATED TO EMBRACE THE SMALL FORM FACTOR > DOZENS OF CUBESAT COMPANIES ARE FOUNDED EVERY YEAR

By Garrett Reim9 min

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Inside MRO

British Airways

What are some of the key operational transformations British Airways has made within its maintenance division since you joined as chief technical officer in April? British Airways is transforming as an airline since coming out of the pandemic.
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SAFETY

SLOW CHANGE

> REVAMPS OF AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE CERTIFICATION ARE NOT HAPPENING QUICKLY > ENGINE FAILURE HAZARDS HAVE LONG WORRIED INDUSTRY > RECENT OCCURRENCES HAVE SHED LIGHT ON DESIGN SHORTCOMINGS

By Sean Broderick7 min

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Inside MRO

On a Plateau

New investments in China are slowing amid rising labor costs and geopolitical headwinds

By Matthew Fulco7 min

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Under Control

Flight control systems grow smaller and more powerful in response to next-gen aircraft designs

By Paul Seidenman,David Spanovich7 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

China Flies eVTOL on Safran Motors Chinese startup TCab Technology has completed the first flight of its E20 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi. The full-scale technology demonstrator conducted the uncrewed flight at Dongyang Hengdian General Airport in Jinhua, Zhejiang province.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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PROPULSION

Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan Inspections Are Set To Expand

> ENGINE-MAKER’S FLEET MANAGEMENT PLANS ARE IN FULL SWING > THE NEXT ROUND OF CHECKS IS EXPECTED TO START IN EARLY 2024

By Sean Broderick6 min

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DEFENSE

USS George Washington Tests New Systems After Extended Overhaul

> CARRIER TO BE BASED PERMANENTLY IN PACIFIC AFTER WORKUPS > THE DEPLOYMENT WILL TAKE IT AROUND SOUTH AMERICA

By Brian Everstine6 min

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Special Mission MRO

AeroTEC prepares to support tomorrow’s hydrogen-and electric-powered aircraft

By Lindsay Bjerregaard6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Both Sides Set Out Arguments in JetBlue-Spirit Airlines Merger Case

> JETBLUE SAYS IT FIRST CONSIDERED ACQUIRING SPIRIT IN 2017 > SPIRIT SEES NO PATH TO GROWTH WITHOUT A MERGER

By Christine Boynton6 min

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