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A group of aviation experts from the Netherlands will be assessing Georgia’s Military aviation division. They are set to overhaul their lacking and out of date fleet.
Learn MoreThe Boeing Company was recently awarded a contract of nearly one billion dollars for their AH-64E re-manufacturing process.
Learn MoreBIW Connector Systems, the industry leader of manufacturing and designing of highly engineered connector solutions for the gas and oil industries, has recently debuted their unique seven-contact wellhead outlet which has been designed to connect reliably and safely to monitoring equipment in gas and oil production wells. ITT Corporation’s BIW Connector Systems brand has created this wellhead outlet in order to serve as the first of its kind for the upstream production market. This innovative penetrator system was designed for the demanding underground conditions which are often experienced in conventional as well as steam flood wells.
Learn MoreValve has announced that their Steam Controller will be getting a much needed makeover in terms of design and functionality. The original design for the controller was released back in 2013 and although it has undergone several design changes since it was released, we were led to believe that that the final designed was locked in. During a recent presentation at the GDC, Valve announced that they have plans to make changes to the hardware of its Steam Controller. Although no updates have been given on what exactly those changes are, consumers can expect that there won’t be any radical or drastic changes made to the existing model of the Steam Controller. The company released their statement saying,
Learn MoreGarmin, the international developer of aviation, marine, consumer, fitness, and outdoor technologies, has recently launched their latest equipment of audio panel and backup instrumentation which will soon be available for light sports aircraft as well as experimental aircraft. Garmin’s new technology allows for an electronic flight instrument and new audio panel options.
Learn More“Airspace by Airbus”, which is the name for the new cabin design will be introduced and launched in Airbus’ A330neo wide body jet. Airbus has worked diligently and created a breathtaking feng shui within the cabin of the A350 XWB. With positive reactions with the A350 XWB, Airbus hopes the positivity is transferred to the A330neo models.
Learn MoreJon Fingas released an article on Engadget talking about the hypersonic aircraft. The hypersonic aircraft is considered any aircraft above Mach 5 such at the SR-72. Any type of hypersonic aircraft could be at any destination globally within the span of a few hours. Although many of these hypersonic aircrafts are in speculation, some are starting to show its true colors.
Learn MoreThe finishing touches are being applied on the final assembly line for the first ever CSeries CS300 designed for Air Baltic near Montreal at a plant in Mirabel. Concurrently, the first aircraft for the CS100 launch for manufacturer Swiss Pattern Corp is being prepped for its first flight in Mirabel as well. The CS100 is scheduled for six flights a day in SWISS service to work out the kinks with the first of the CS100, aircraft P1 to begin rout-proving flights with SWISS providing ground support. The P1 is flown by bombardier pilots and is currently flying back and forth from Brussels to Hannover and has completed three-fourths of its 600-hour extended functionality and reliability testing phase. This testing phase will need to be completed before the P1 can enter into service (EIS). There have been hang-ups but no dispatch interruptions thus far. Meanwhile the FTV7 which is the first of 2 CS00 flight-test aircrafts, is hovering around the 500-hour mark in terms of testing.
Learn MoreThis past week, top aerospace manufacturer Bombardier unveiled that their Challenger 650 aircraft has been awarded complete certifications from the European Aviation Safety agency (EASA). The 650 had already received FAA certification last year, so receiving this new EASA was key in expanding to and connecting with the European market.
Learn MoreBombardier’s Commercial Aircraft division has recently unveiled that have reached a new five-year extended Authorized Service Facility (ASF) agreement with Australian aerospace company Hawker Pacific. The new deal was largely expected by those familiar with Bombardier since Hawker had already been collaborating with Bombardier since 2007.
Learn MoreBombardier and Canada based airline Air Inuit have announced that they will soon begin working on a joint project involving the conversion of Bombardier Q300 turboprop aircrafts from passenger planes to cargo freighters. As one of the most prominent users of the Q300 aircraft, Air Inuit had been pushing for a Q300 turboprop passenger to freighter conversion for quite some time. Essentially, the project will involve the two companies working together to add a large cargo door and create as much space inside the Q300s as possible. The final cargo freighter version of the Q300s will have a capacity of approximately 12,500 lbs.
Learn MoreOn February 19, 2016, Tom Kington of Defense News wrote an article talking about how Europeans defense is spending more money because of the fear of Russian aggression. The European defense has increasing their spending on aeroplane parts by over 8 perfect this year which, in the grand scope of things, has reversed on declining budgets of 20 years.
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