May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

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SUSTAINABILITY

AIRCRAFT RECYCLING GETS SMART

By Thierry Dubois11 min

MANUFACTURING

AIRBUS TARGETS PRODUCTION ADVANCES WITH DIGITAL TOOLS

Inside MRO

A DISRUPTIVE INFLUENCE

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich9 min

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SUSTAINABILITY

AIRCRAFT RECYCLING GETS SMART

> THE BUSINESS CASE MAY EMERGE FOR BETTER ALUMINUM SORTING > CARBON-FIBER RECYCLING IS THE NEXT FRONTIER

By Thierry Dubois11 min

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MANUFACTURING

AIRBUS TARGETS PRODUCTION ADVANCES WITH DIGITAL TOOLS

> NEW TOOLS HELP INFORMATION CIRCULATE > BENEFITS ARE EXPECTED IN QUALITY AND ON-TIME DELIVERY > VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY HAVE YET TO MATURE
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Inside MRO

A DISRUPTIVE INFLUENCE

Component MROs focus on the post-pandemic market

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich9 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Bad to Worse

> AIRBUS AND BOEING ANNOUNCE DEEP PRODUCTION CUTS > BOEING TERMINATES EMBRAER TIE-UP BUT REMAINS OPEN TO MITSUBISHI PARTNERSHIP > RECOVERY TO PRE-COVID-19 LEVELS IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL YEARS

By Jens Flottau,Guy Norris,Sean Broderick13 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Throttling Back

> ALMOST 38,000 COMMERCIAL JET ENGINES ARE ON STORED AND PARKED AIRCRAFT > ENGINE AFTERMARKET AND NEW PRODUCTION FACE SIMULTANEOUS CUTS

By Guy Norris,Michael Bruno7 min

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Inside MRO

Predicting Progress

Why airlines are not using predictive maintenance as much as expected

By Henry Canaday7 min

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CONNECTED AEROSPACE

Drive to 5G Threatens GPS After FCC Ruling

> LIGADO AND GPS WILL SHARE L-BAND SPECTRUM > FEDERAL AGENCIES REGISTER STRONG DISSENT

By Bill Carey7 min

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Inside MRO

Beyond Borders

Australian MRO providers look to boost competitiveness but face regulatory costs

By Adrian Schofield7 min

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SPACE

CREW DRAGON DEBUTS

> DURATION OF DEMO-2 UP IN THE AIR > BOEING REPEATING UNCREWED FLIGHT

By Irene Klotz6 min

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DEFENSE

GERMAN REJUVENATION

London EUROPE’S RICHEST COUNTRY IS COMMITTING to modernizing its armed forces, aiming to gradually meet NATO’s spending target of 2% of gross domestic product on defense as it pushes toward becoming one of the pillars of European security.

By Tony Osborne6 min

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