In March 2018 Boeing applied for a patent to recover carbon fibers from composite waste. The patent was awarded in May 2019. The patent language is interesting: “A method for recovering carbon fibers from composite waste includes coating a water-soluble…
Commercial Aviation Boeing and the Importance of Encouraging Employees to Speak Up – Source: HBR As the 737 MAX crisis drags on, Boeing’s CEO faces questions about his own future – Source: Seattle Times Who will be the most impacted…
It has not been a good year for Superjet. First, it was the news from Mexico, where Interjet is having challenges with the SSJ. Then Adria canceled its Superjet order, after signing for the aircraft only a few months earlier. …
Commercial Aviation Boeing bosses “unaware” – Source: FlightGlobal The Boeing side of the airplane certification process, including on the 737 MAX, is a pressure cooker – Source: Seattle Times Boeing says safety review corroborated its findings on a 737 MAX…
Commercial Aviation Airbus’s Refreshed Widebody – the A330neo – Source: FlightGlobal Rolls-Royce Could Power Boeing ‘797’ If Max Crisis Delays Launch – Source: Bloomberg Airbus sees Bombardier’s Belfast plant as ‘key supplier’ – Source: Reuters Bombardier workers ‘stunned and shocked’…
Commercial Aviation Collins designing electric engine for Airlander 10 – Source: FlightGlobal Challenges in multinational cooperation are slowing progress in Sino-Russian CR29 development – Source: AvWeek Successful demonstration of breakthrough blown-air flight technologies to revolutionise future aircraft design – Source:…