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Tail Planning Optimization & Assignment: the new way to achieve aircraft scheduling and maintenance efficiency

Enterprise and asset management software company IFS serves four distinct, diverse aerospace and defense markets.

The software that extracts data from maintenance management systems can boost the time mechanics actually spend working on aircraft by 30%.

As the CFM56 engine program recently marked its 30,000th engine delivery, here are some key facts about the most popular commercial aircraft engine that's really "grown up" over the past five decades.

As the U.S. Marine Corps prepares to deploy the F-35B to Iwakuni, Japan, in January, pilots put the fifth-generation fighter to the test in a carrier proof of concept demonstration aboard the USS America Nov. 18-20.

Rockwell Collins director of ARINCDirect for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region James Hardie discusses connectivity options for business aircraft.

The introduction of new technology aircraft marks a change in air service marketing for cities around the globe.

Estonia’s new national carrier Nordica has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with LOT Polish Airlines in an effort to stabilize its business.

For many years Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been active as a manufacturer and exporter of business jets and a supplier of aviation aerostructures, components and subassemblies to major aircraft manufacturers.

What does enhancing the passenger experience truly mean? What actions can airport managers take to improve the passenger experience?

FANS, the Future Air Navigation System, is a vital building block for an advanced satellite-based air traffic control system unconstrained by outmoded radar technology.

The plant will supply higher-grade aluminum for wing skins and introduce machining to cut costs of the final parts, said Ingo Kroepfl, vice president for Aleris’s aerospace business.

In an industry sector seemingly synonymous with delays, cost overruns and unanticipated snags encountered during protracted test programs, Embraer's KC-390 twin-jet military transport aircraft appears to be an exception.

IBM software is being used streamline a technician’s notes—aka unstructured data—helping to discover the cause of a fault and apply the most effective prevention or repair strategy.

Sydney-based 1Ansah is using natural language processing and machine learning to take advantage of a huge database for information and training while working on Airbus Helicopters.

Optomec is steadily improving the performance and cost of a 3D printing technique well-suited to repairing metal parts on aircraft.

Fused Deposition Modeling allows designers to create part geometries that would simply be impossible to make with traditional manufacturing techniques.

On October 6, GE Aviation opened their digital collaboration center in Austin, Texas with launch customer Qantas Airways.

The TRUEngine program helps identify engines that contain all OEM parts and repairs and that have been maintained to OEM recommendations.

Aviation and cybersecurity go hand in hand. Computer systems are the driving force behind the aviation industry, and ensuring the right security measures are in place is paramount to operational wellbeing.

Early aviation hydraulic systems were used to apply brake pressure. These systems used a vegetable oil-based hydraulic fluid. As aircraft design

Eastman Aviation Solutions participated in a case study with Juneyao Airlines of Shanghai to test the benefits of oil performance in reducing engine coking.

Like next-generation engines, the chemistry of oils used in them is changing to keep pace with more demanding operational environments.

Defense budgets have never been more closely scrutinized and operational tasking so varied.

A number of new technologies are poised to change the game in aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). These technologies include highly visible innovations such as