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Daily Insight: Wednesday 8 May 2019: Future Technologies – Engines

by Ernest Arvai | May 8, 2019 | Aerospace | 0 comments

News Both Boeing and Airbus have new narrow-body aircraft on the drawing board for the 2030 time frame, at which time new technologies are expected to provide another 10-15% in better fuel economy over today’s neo and MAX models. But technology comes at a price, and...

Innovative Aerospace Technologies Go Mainstream in 2018

by admin | Jan 9, 2018 | Aerospace, Aluminum-Lithium, ATP, Carbon Fiber, Ceramic Matrix Composites, Connectivity, E Enablement, FAA, Labor Union, Materials, MRO, Pilots, UAV | 0 comments

As we look over the technology landscape, several innovative technologies are moving from concept into production as new aircraft and engine programs reach the market. Let’s take a look at those that will soon explode in volume and provide intriguing opportunities as...

GE’s additive journey

by Addison Schonland | Jan 8, 2018 | CFM International, Down the Supply Chain, General Electric, Materials, MRO, Predictive Analytics, Turboprops | 0 comments

Near the year end, we had an opportunity to visit GE Aviation’s Additive Technology Center in Cincinnati. It was an eye-opening experience. The progress the company has made in developing this technology is remarkable. The visit left us in no doubt that GE will deploy...

Premium #337 – EAA Oshkosh impressions

by admin | Jul 25, 2017 | Airbus, Airshow, Blackhawk, Cessna, Daher, Drones, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, FAA, OneAviation, Pilatus, premium, PT6, Stratos, Textron | 0 comments

AirVenture, the annual EAA event at Oshkosh, is part campsite, part fly-in, part warbirds, part aerobatics, and an aviation playground. That part is fun. But the very nature of the organization’s name, Experimental Aircraft Association, implies innovation....

Airbus’ new single-piece composite wing box

by Addison Schonland | Jan 18, 2017 | Aerospace, Airbus, General Electric | 2 comments

On January 13 Airbus announced that its teams created the first-ever single-piece composite center wing box. This represents an important evolution of a key structural component and provides support and rigidity for an aircraft’s wings. The device was designed by...

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Daily Insight: Wednesday 8 May 2019: Future Technologies – Engines

Innovative Aerospace Technologies Go Mainstream in 2018

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