RFID and predictive maintenance technologies have redefined aviation maintenance, emphasizing proactive interventions, cost ...

The pandemic crisis has shaken the aviation world as almost no other has. The golden outlook the aviation industry projected at the end of 2019—from airframe manufacturers, suppliers, MRO and ...

One of the reasons certain amateur-built aircraft models have been so popular is because there is a whole cottage industry of aftermarket items available for them. Initially this effort was focused on ...

As aviation continues to recover from COVID-19 and accompanying restrictions, attendees at a recent Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance (IAMA) webinar reviewed both the expanding modification ...

Naval Air Systems Command is seeking information on a follow-on multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide contracted maintenance ...

Lockheed Martin has received a $180 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to procure parts, materials and components to support the conversion of three F-35 production aircraft to flight ...

Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft has restored to flight a Tupolev Tu-214 which it intends to use as a flying laboratory. United Aircraft indicates that the twinjet was formerly in service with ...

One of the aeronautical challenges of the 21st century is finding a way to quickly construct new, sustainable aircraft. Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM), one of NASA’s newest projects, ...

Sikorsky Aircraft is drawing a series of U.S. Department of Defense awards for various components and systems necessary for assembling, outfitting, and maintaining CH-53K aircraft – generally known as ...

This chapter reviews the results of previous studies and deployment of wingtip devices on existing commercial and military aircraft. On the commercial side, the experience and decision processes of ...

Recent space projects such as NASA's plan to create a permanent moon base and SpaceX's method of reaching planet Mars has led to a new burst of technological innovation across the aerospace industry.