Alcoa To Display New Alloy Test Panels At Le Bourget

Aluminum manufacturer Alcoa says a new narrowbody aircraft could deliver up to 27% better fuel efficiency compared to a current-generation aircraft if it were equipped with new engines and its major components were made from the company's newly developed aluminum alloys. Alcoa says it is “talking...

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