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Aircraft maintenance data sharing opens questions about ownership, value and security.

Two of the big questions in commercial aviation today are “How long will low fuel prices continue?” and “What effect will they have on the longevity of mature equipment?”

The common perception is that top-tier enterprise software takes years to implement.

The move to data-driven intelligence is driving exceptional growth in big data and analytics, a technology that represents an opportunity for IT and business leaders to harness game-changing power in the quest for digital transformation.

Things are changing rapidly in the civil aviation support industry. Rapid growth in aircraft numbers and the parallel MRO servicing market.

As the latest part of Boeing's top-to-bottom supply chain shake-up, the manufacturer is to bring production of 737 and 777 flap actuation systems in-house.

GE Aviation once again will be hosting a TrueChoice Overhaul Time & Material (T&M) Engine Services Customer Symposium

Greater Fort Lauderdale’s aviation industry is a multibillion-dollar sector, including airlines, airframe and engine manufacturers, component parts suppliers, maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, and allied industries such as banking and insurance.

The purchase of Mxi Technologies by IFS is still revealing some very interesting possibilities. IFS Aerospace and Defense Director Graham Grose notes that Mxi’s Maintenix has been a best-of-breed aviation maintenance management system, installed for nearly 20 years alongside the leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. So a mature gateway has been built to connect Maintenix to ERPs used by Maintenix clients.

Customers can access technical documents, review health monitoring information and utilize tools specifically designed to assist them.

In this week’s Check 6 with Accenture, we talk about President Donald Trump, international trade and the aerospace and defense sector, and impact of the Internet of Things on industry.

Aerodynamics. Fuel efficiency. Reliability. Extended time on wing. It all started with the development of GE Aviation’s CF6 engine more than 45 years ago.

Given the global agreement and strategies around sustainability together with recent changes in most country legislation's, many questions are being asked of how the affects the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry.

Babcock Marine’s principal customer is the Ministry of Defence Warship Support Agency, which is part of the Defence Logistics Organisation.

The move to data-driven intelligence is driving exceptional growth in big data and analytics, a technology that represents an opportunity for IT and business leaders to harness game-changing power in the quest for digital transformation.

While building up facilities to service its Leap engines, CFM reaffirms commitment to aftermarket competition.

Engine retirements are slowing, and ramp-up in certain engine overhauls is increasing, which puts pressure on serviceable material supplies.

Time is money for any business, but few sectors run on margins tight enough to demand a breakdown of costs to the minute.

Focus on the “Project Performance Pyramid”—people, processes and proactivity—was key to the airline’s success.

Career plans often don’t follow a planned trajectory and instead come from being in the right place, raising a hand and being flexible.

Watch Chinese drone maker EHang's progress in ground and flight testing of the large multi-rotor vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.

Aircraft Maintenance Systems released a major new version of its MRO tracking software designed to enhance back-end functions to keep the software technically fresh.

More efficient engines usually operate at higher temperatures, and this can require better oils. Modern oils have been developed to run not only at higher temperatures, but also to reduce maintenance costs.

Tiodize has developed new greases that work at temperatures up to 1,400F.

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