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Boeing 777X Engine Flight Test Facing Delay

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GE tackling GE9X fix and maintenance issues with CF6 engines powering 747-400 flying testbed before first flight of new engine for Boeing’s 777X.

DEFENSE

F-16 Squadron Commander Katie Gaetke Targets Pilot Gender Gap

Lara Seligman | Aviation Week & Space Technology

One of the U.S. Air Force’s few female F-16 pilots says women still face frustrating barriers to flying fighters.

MRO

Lufthansa Technik's New Digital Warehouse Program

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A look at how Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services is implementing IoT technologies within a new digital warehouse concept, which could eventually be rolled out for MRO at LHT.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Industry Condemns Video Of Drone Close Encounter With Frontier Aircraft

Kelsey Atherton | Air Transport World

The UAV industry and hobbyists alike have been quick to condemn an alleged close encounter with a commercial airliner. News of the incident emerged after an undated video taken from the UAV, or drone, involved was posted on YouTube.

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