October 29, 2013

INTERIORS

Keeping Up With Cabins

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Volume Not The Issue

MRO ASIA

Ratcheting Up

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INTERIORS

Keeping Up With Cabins

Lighter seats, advancing mobile technology and custom branding drive interior investments

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Volume Not The Issue

Technology, preparation and quality are major supply chain challenges

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MRO ASIA

Ratcheting Up

To meet explosive fleet growth, Asia-Pacific LCCs expand their maintenance capabilities

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PROPULSION

Pressure Testing

Initial CFM Leap engine runs start the clock on huge development/certification plan

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DEFENSE

New Contender

Seoul is offered another option as it weighs launching an indigenous fighter program

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AIR TRANSPORT

Growth Mode

Demand for larger twins has Airbus planning more production capacity and perhaps a bigger A350 version

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NBAA 2013

Powerful Beginnings

Tests put new engines on threshold of debuts for light, large and long-range business jets

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U.S. BUDGET

Hamburger Hill

Upcoming fights in Congress will look a lot like old ones

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MRO ASIA

Growth Capacity

Four-hangar MRO center will accommodate Lion’s fleet growth as well as new customers

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BUSINESS & OPERATIONS

Moving To Mobile

Technology, regulatory and security developments that will change maintenance documentation management are progressing

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