Emirates has parted down its first Airbus A380, registered A6-EDA. The work was actually done by Dubai-based Falcon Aircraft Recycling. We talked to CEO Angus Mackenzie about how it’s done and what’s happening with all that comes off such a…
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…
It is a universal item of interest for people in the commercial aviation silo – when do we crawl our way out of this? The stress in the system is at an all-time high – there is desperation for people…
Despite the dire position of many airlines and the world’s economy likely to head into a recession as the recovery of Covid-19 takes longer, there are still signs that the airline industry is seen as a good investment. Take for…
Trust among the aerospace industry has been in decline for some time. With strained relationships between aerospace customers and suppliers, the opportunity for partnership to solve complex problems is compromised. Never has it been more important for OEMs and Suppliers…