October 13, 2025

October 13, 2025

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Inside MRO

Rethinking Base Maintenance

By LEE ANN SHAY,JAMES POZZI11 min

BUSINESS AVIATION

Automating the Office

By Graham Warwick11 min

AEROSPACE IN JAPAN

JAPAN INC. 2.0

By Garrett Reim8 min

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Inside MRO

Rethinking Base Maintenance

Derisking is the name of the game

By LEE ANN SHAY,JAMES POZZI11 min

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Automating the Office

> MORE AUTOMATION IS COMING TO BUSINESS JET FLIGHT DECKS > ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS ACCELERATING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

By Graham Warwick11 min

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AEROSPACE IN JAPAN

JAPAN INC. 2.0

> TOKYO BOLDLY PUSHES INTO THE FUTURE OF AEROSPACE WITH ¥1 TRILLION FUND > JAXA WORKS TO BECOME MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL, INNOVATIVE AND STRATEGIC > THE COUNTRY PROCEEDS ON HYDROGEN AS OTHERS RETREAT

By Garrett Reim8 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Secondary Strategies

> AVELO AND BREEZE TAKE DIVERGING APPROACHES > THE AIRLINES’ ROUTE REDUNDANCY INCREASES > CONSOLIDATION MAY BRING OPPORTUNITIES

By Chris Sloan8 min

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SPACE

REINVENTING ORION

> LOCKHEED PURSUES COMMERCIAL ORION FLIGHT SERVICES > RESEARCH NONPROFIT PROVIDES A TEST CASE > COMMERCIALIZATION COULD TAKE A PHASED APPROACH

By Irene Klotz8 min

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Global Growth

Lufthansa Technik Chief Operating Officer Harald Gloy details to Lee Ann Shay changes the company expects in the next few years.
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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

DLR Charts Paths to Decarbonization Global air traffic is projected to double by 2070, but considerable reductions in aviation’s CO2 emissions are possible, concludes a study by German aerospace center DLR. The scale of the reductions will depend on the extent to which hydrogen-and electric-powered aircraft are adopted.

By Graham Warwick7 min

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Japan's Pressurized Rover To Allow Extended Hunts for Lunar Water-Ice

> LUNAR SOUTH POLE LIGHTING PRESENTS UNUSUAL CHALLENGES > VEHICLE IS PLANNED TO USE “REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL SYSTEM” TO SURVIVE THE COLD LUNAR NIGHT

By Garrett Reim7 min

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British Airways

Andy Best, chief technical officer at British Airways, discusses with James Pozzi how the airline is navigating fleet and supply chain challenges while tapping into predictive maintenance and artificial intelligence to drive MRO efficiencies.

By James Pozzi7 min

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Green and Lucrative

The recycling industry strives to keep composite and metal qualities intact

By THIERRY DUBOIS7 min

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