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Sponsored by Honeywell
These findings reflect the value that commercial and military aircraft operators place on upgrading their platforms with aftermarket improvements to operational efficiency systems.

Sponsored by Honeywell
Improving the operational efficiency of aircraft is a key objective of fleet owners, operators and Honeywell Aerospace.

By Lee Ann Shay
What was the purpose of Vanity Fair’s December issue article blasting outsourced maintenance? Is it a propaganda tool?
MRO

Eastman’s High Thermal Stability Turbo Oil 2197 limits vent-tube carbon build-up compared to a competing product, allowing increased maintenance intervals.

By Karen Walker
Revenue-generating numbers touted by OEMs for airliner cabin modifications are not necessarily produced in reality, a senior executive at Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair cautioned.
MRO

By Karen Walker
Being a low-cost carrier does not mean getting low-cost maintenance, a group of executives with Singapore-based LCCs agreed.
MRO

View a hyperlapse of Duncan Aviation's unique paint application on a Gulfstream GV for Metropolitan Aviation.
MRO

Emirates Airline and Jetman Dubai pushed the boundaries over the skies of Dubai in an incredible choreographed flight.

Air Transport

A student at MIT’s CSAIL, has developed an obstacle detection system that allows UAS to build a map of its surroundings in real-time.

Aerospace

Emirates has transformed two A380s with a special livery featuring endangered animals in support of United for Wildlife, a global campaign against the illegal wildlife trade.
Air Transport

This F-35A completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal four-barrel 25mm Gatling gun system embedded in the left wing of the aircraft.

Defense

By Rupa Haria
A 1926 letter from the magazine's founder describes the ‘aeronautical celebrities’ who played an important part in the founding of Aviation Week in 1916.
Aerospace

Sponsored by Eastman
Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr’s switch to Eastman Turbo Oil 2380 in its Progress D18 turbofan engines has led to performance improvements and lower maintenance costs

By Jens Flottau
Despite some successes, the A380 faces an uncertain future, and the decision about moving forward with an A380neo will be a difficult one for Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Maintaining hydraulic fluid properties is a key part of ensuring aircraft systems perform as expected—and avoiding expensive surprises when parts fail.

See how Norwegian Air Shuttle's fleet has changed in the last decade in this infographic.
MRO

Sponsored by FedEx
The ECR (Export Control Reform) Initiative is probably THE major change to defense/aerospace compliance in our lifetime.

Sponsored by FedEx
Aerospace companies will face customs compliance challenges when their products are dual-use products for commercial or military purposes.

Sponsored by FedEx
The Aerospace industry ships thousands of different commodities, and customs requirements may be different in various countries depending on the commodity.

By Graham Warwick
As Sikorsky looks forward to the pending merger with Lockheed Martin, two advanced rotorcraft programs are progressing at pace.
Defense

WIN MS is a cable diagnosis company exhibiting at MRO Europe. The company was created as a spin-off of the European public research organization CEA, France.
MRO

Heatcon Composite Systems offers composite repair bonders that are used to control localized heat sources for a variety of repair applications, including curing of prepegs, resins and adhesives. The bonders typically support 'out-of-autoclave or oven' processing and are useful for remote repair. The bonder featured in the video below, the HCS9000B, supports cures up to 2000F and comes with a software security lock with password access.
MRO

Exhibiting at MRO Europe in London, Lista is a workplace and storage solutions company headquartered in Erlen, Switzerland. It offers customized storage in virtually any size or color with a 10-year guarantee.
MRO

Sponsored by Eastman
The Arctic Circle’s dangerously cold temperatures and constant threat of ice can produce some of the harshest operating conditions for all aircraft types, pushing performance and reliability to its limits. Nobody knows this better than the team at Wideroe.

By Lee Ann Shay
Before his keynote speech at MRO Europe, Bruce Dickinson discussed what lessons have Dickinson has learned from Iron Maiden Tour and how it applies to MRO.
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