At high altitudes where commercial jetliners operate, bleed air is used to supply crew and passengers with fresh air at the right temperature. This bleed air is taken from the engine and mixed with recirculated cabin air. The bleed air…
COMAC and CFM International celebrated delivery of the first LEAP-1C engine for the C919 prototype yesterday. The second Leap-1C engine is expected to be delivered to COMAC in August. The first C919 prototype is in final assembly in Shanghai. The…
Boeing’s 767 was introduced on September 8, 1982. In about five weeks time the 767 program will be 33 years old! Yet the program just got its biggest order to date. FedEx ordered 50 and 50 options. This is an…
We hear it all the time – fuel costs are the airlines’ biggest input cost. When looking at the data, it certainly is the largest input on flight operations. However, what does it look like for the aircraft airlines depend…
Our society depends on cyber security; the issue is at the very heart of our daily lives. How will we react when threats lead to interference with aircraft, airports or ATC? How can we be prepared to thwart such an…
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