Aerospace Industry News

Budget Cuts

Looming behind the strong demand forecasted over the next few years for the commercial aircraft industry is uncertainty surrounding the proposed budget cuts in our defense spending. "The negatives out there are the possibilities of the defense cuts, but quite frankly, if you really step back and look the the amount of metal the defense area drives compared to commercial airline, it's relatively small, so I don't view that as a major threat," says Dennis Oates, president and CEO of Universal Stai...

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Steve 12/1/2011 Comments(0)

Boeing 747-8 Freighter First Delivery Set.

Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux Sept. 19 at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Cargolux will put the airplane into immediate service. Cargolux carrier has a total of 13 of the airplanes on order, expecting the second delivery on Sept. 21. 747-8 Intercontinental Airliner. Image courtesy of Boeing, Inc....

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Steve 9/7/2011 Comments(0)

F-35 Authorized to Return to Flight

@import url http://www.metalsunlimitednorth.com/CuteSoft_Client/CuteEditor/Load.ashx?type=style&file=SyntaxHighlighter.css ;@import url /style/style.css ; The F-35 Joint Program Office authorized the return to flight operations for F-35 developmental test aircraft . An Air Force Safety Investigation Board continues to review the circumstances that led to the failure of an Integrated Power Package IPP aboard an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant assigned to Edwards AFB, Calif., o...

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Steve 8/22/2011 Comments(2)

Boeing to Deliver First 787 Dreamliner in September

@import url http://www.metalsunlimitednorth.com/CuteSoft_Client/CuteEditor/Load.ashx?type=style&file=SyntaxHighlighter.css ;@import url /style/style.css ; Boeing Co. expects U.S. regulators to approve its new 787 aircraft this month, expecting delivery to customers in September, a senior executive at Boeing said Thursday. How do you feel Boeing can compete against the new Air Bus A-380? Image courtesy of Boeing...

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Steve 8/12/2011 Comments(7)

Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1991

The Aging Aircraft Safety Act of 1991 passed by Congress in 1991, and later accepted by the FAA, requires airlines to ensure repairs or modifications made to their airplanes are damage-tolerant. As part of the requirement, airlines must have a damage-tolerance-based maintenance program in place by December 20, 2010. This includes the development of an FAA-approved Operator Implementation Plan that contains the processes and timelines the operator will use for obtaining and incorporating maintena...

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Steve 8/12/2011 Comments(2)