April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025

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Inside MRO

Drone Dynamics

By LINDSAY BJERREGAARD13 min

Inside MRO

Far From Perfect

By LINDSAY BJERREGAARD,SEAN BRODERICK,LEE ANN SHAY11 min

SPACE

‘JARVIS’

By Garrett Reim10 min

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Inside MRO

Drone Dynamics

Inspection of aircraft by drone is gaining acceptance as providers consider next steps

By LINDSAY BJERREGAARD13 min

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Inside MRO

Far From Perfect

How the aftermarket is handling OEM problems

By LINDSAY BJERREGAARD,SEAN BRODERICK,LEE ANN SHAY11 min

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SPACE

‘JARVIS’

> LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS COULD UPEND THE ROLES OF HUMAN AEROSPACE ENGINEERS > AI AGENTS’ HIERARCHIES WOULD MIRROR CORPORATE LADDERS

By Garrett Reim10 min

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SUSTAINABILITY

Trustworthiness Test

> INDUSTRY’S CREDIBILITY IS AT STAKE IN CLEAN AVIATION GOALS > EASA LEADER SENDS WAKE-UP CALL ON CERTIFICATION TIMELINE > DESPITE AIRBUS’ DELAY, HYDROGEN REMAINS AT THE CENTER OF DEBATES

By Thierry Dubois,Guy Norris9 min

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DEFENSE

FUTURE FIGHTER

> BOEING’S F-47 WIN UPENDS LOCKHEED MARTIN > NEXT-GENERATION ADAPTIVE PROPULSION OPTIONS ARE SIDELINED > THE FIGHTER’S COST TARGET IS SET BELOW THE F-22 AVERAGE

By Steve Trimble8 min

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Inside MRO

Wrenching Experience

Better flow, second shifts and lots of listening: how GE Aerospace is trying to help suppliers

By MICHAEL BRUNO8 min

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SUSTAINABILITY

Rotterdam Ramp-Up: Neste Grows Its Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant

> THE COMPANY SAYS EU MANDATES HAVE INCREASED DEMAND > NESTE WANTS LEGISLATION TO EVOLVE

By Helen Massy-Beresford8 min

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Supercharging

Ongoing constraints lead to Middle East capacity surge and continued capability investment

By JAMES POZZI7 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Vertiport Design Mitigates eVTOL Downwash Winds Australian vertiport startup Skyportz has received a provisional patent for a vertipad design that ameliorates a potential issue with electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft: winds created by downwash and outwash from the multiple propellers.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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DEFENSE

Helicopter-Makers Line Up for U.S. Army Rotorcraft Training Refresh

> NEW AIRCRAFT WILL HAVE SINGLE-PILOT IFR AVIONICS > CONCERNS ABOUT THE LAKOTA IN TRAINING SPURRED LAUNCH OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL NEXT PROGRAM

By Tony Osborne7 min

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