Aircraft Recyclers Strive To Maintain Composites, Metal Qualities

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Retaining the physical properties of salvaged aluminum enables it to be reused in aircraft construction.

Credit: Tarmac Aerosave
While efforts to recycle more components and materials from end-of-life aircraft continue, another trend is emerging: keeping them in the aerospace industry. That circularity requires retaining the material’s properties, and therefore their value, which in turn makes recycling more profitable, helps...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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