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Day June 30, 2021

Scoot becomes latest Airbus A321 operator

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Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has become a new operator of the Airbus A321neo, following the arrival in Singapore of its first three aircraft. All three aircraft are leased from BOC Aviation. Scoot’s A321neo aircraft are powered by…

How to make composite airliners even lighter

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Future airliners could have even lighter composite structures if new lessons on structural health data are applied. Current aircraft like the Boeing 787 or Airbus A350 are ‘structurally overdesigned’ and their successors could lose weight without compromising structural integrity, the…

NASA paves the way for a 737 successor

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On its roadmap to the next generation of US single-aisle commercial airliners that should become available by the early 2030s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wants to have a full-scale technology demonstrator ready for the first flight in…