Commercial Aviation

New Airbus Narrowbody Line Is Blueprint For Future Production System

Jens Flottau | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Faced with size constraints at its production facilities, Airbus rethinks the way it manufacturers aircraft.

Vertical Flight

Bell Plans More Tech Advances As Valor Adds Flight Time

Bill Carey | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Bell Helicopter plans to add 360-deg. pilot’s vision capability to its V-280 Valor demonstrator this year.

space

Stay the Course, Astronauts Tell Space Council

Mark Carreau | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Retired NASA astronauts Eileen Collins, Terry Virts and Scott Parazynski want those who follow them to succeed.

MRO

Harnessing The Power of Diversity

Lee Ann Shay | MRO Network

The aviation industry needs to attract people to the industry - especially mechanics/engineers and pilots - as well as make sure it is harnessing the power of diversity and inclusion throughout all levels - including the top.

Keeping Pace With a Focus on Innovation

Commercial Aviation

Crossover Jets Set To Prosper In ‘Changing’ Africa

Bernie Baldwin | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Africa represents less than 10% of the world’s available seat miles, but that is about to change, and manufacturers of crossover narrowbody jets are taking note.