Feedback prompted company to include increased power
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AIRCRAFT INTERIORS

Industry Urges Improved Disabled Access To Aircraft Cabins

Passengers with reduced mobility are lobbying for greater accessibility to airline cabins, but certain safety constraints keep the industry from developing a quick solution.

DEFENSE

Directed-Energy Capability Targeted By Pratt F-35 Engine Upgrade Plan

Feedback on its initial F135 engine upgrade proposal prompted P&W to include increased power and thermal management capability in its Growth Option 2.0 upgrade package.

 

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SPACE

Trump Calls For Separate Military Space Force

President Donald Trump on June 18 directed the Pentagon to establish a “Space Force” as a sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.

MRO

Airlines Seriously Start Investing in Connected Aerospace Technologies

Within five years, airlines could be investing $1 million-10 million per aircraft in connected technologies.

 

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BUSINESS AVIATION

BCA 50 Years Ago: June 1968 News

National Distillers' Gulfstream II became the first corporate jet to fly the Atlantic Ocean nonstop from Teterboro, New Jersey,to Gatwick, England. Time en route for the 3,045-nm flight was 6 hr. and 55 min.

MRO

U.S MRO Unit Costs Up In 2017, Especially For Network Carriers

Long-term trend in real costs still downward, FAA data finds.

 

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