Turboshaft engine manufacturers are moving toward high-performance-capable/high-thermal-stability lubricating oils, spurred by the intense demands of many helicopter missions.
Benefits: Impact damage on GE90 high-pressure turbine (HPT) blades out of the current repairable region can now be repaired, resulting in an overall yield improvement.
Hawaiian Airlines is asking the Transportation Department (DOT) to grant it a new nighttime slot award for Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, on the grounds that other U.S. carriers seeking slots have not asked for the sole nighttime allocation.
The Cam-Tech Manufacturing division of PCX Aerostructures has acquired and is now using a T1 Makino five-axis machining center for making large aerostructures from very hard-to-cut metals. The acquisition of the leading-edge machine was done for competitive reasons, according to Cam-Tech Sales and Marketing Vice President Trevor Hartman.
Ramco Aviation has introduced a suite of Anywhere Apps that tie together pilots, mechanics, stock clerks and runners who carry parts to aircraft, managers who approve part orders and MRO customers.
U.K.-based Intoware has developed a speech-recognition software called WorkfloPlus that guides techs through performance and reporting of aircraft maintenance tasks in a hand-free manner.
Biometrics—the electronic assessment of physical and other traits to confirm identity—have long played a role in science fiction and thrillers, from eyeball scans to handprint readers.
Light-weight, high-performance is king in aerospace and aviation applications. And just as composites and metals like titanium are replacing heavier materials in structures, aerogels may increasingly replace foam and fiber for insulation, according to Shejal Jamdade, senior research analyst for Transparency Market Research (TMR). TMR projects that total aerogel use will grow 15% annually to reach more than $1 billion by 2023, and transportation, including aircraft, will be the fastest-growing market.
How much do today's fliers want constant and fast Wi-Fi connections when they fly? A new Honeywell Aerospace survey finds that superior in-flight Wi-Fi is becoming increasingly influential on a passenger's buying and wireless usage behavior, including flight selections.
Honeywell and Inmarsat have joined together to revolutionize inflight connectivity. Find out how, thanks to GX , airlines can offer passengers unparalleled levels of inflight entertainment and productivity.
GE Aviation now has a report process that can save the commercial aircraft engine lessee and/or lessor thousands of dollars and avoid hours of engine test time, at time of lease return.
Vincent Higgins, chairman and CEO of Optech4D, explains to James Pozzi how augmented and virtual reality platforms could help revolutionize the future of aircraft maintenance.
The new cabin interior of Embraer's second generation E-Jets, the E2s, is more than just a few cosmetic changes. The aircraft manufacturer explains how its engineers and design partner developed an updated concept for the E2s after analyzing feedback from focus groups.
Gavin Goudie, operational director at Blue Bear Systems, says that drones will soon assist in automatic damage assessment in his interview with Lee Ann Shay, at MRO Americas in Dallas.
