DEFENSE

Lockheed Martin dispels F-35 corrosion fears - Defence Connect

It was decided that the issues presented weren't urgent, so they would be rectified as the aircraft cycled back through maintenance depots," he said.

Dowty Propellers receives KC-130J contract for spare parts support - defence-blog.com

Dowty Propellers receives KC-130J contract for spare parts support ... spare parts support for the KC-130J Super Hercules tanker aircraft, said in ...

LM-100J makes Farnborough debut - Flight Global

A commercial version of Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules first appeared at a Farnborough air show in 1970. Nearly half a century later, Lockheed's ...

Pakistan Navy Receives its First ATR-72 Maritime Patrol Aircraft - Quwa 

Pakistan contracted Rheinland Air Service (RAS), an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) firm based on Germany, in 2015 to convert two ...

Why the C-5 Galaxy Is Such a Badass Plane - Popular Mechanics

The largest military transport in the U.S.'s arsenal is also one of the largest planes in the world. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the aptly ...

All-Navy Crew Flies MV-22 Osprey for the First Time - USNI News

... to the not-too-distant future when the Navy will lean on the Osprey's capacity to haul people, mail, supplies and spare parts to aircraft carriers at sea.

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Start-up backed by JetBlue founder commits to 60 Airbus A220 - CNBC

A U.S. airline start-up backed by investors including JetBlue founder David Neeleman has signed a provisional deal to buy 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. ... An Airbus A220-300 aircraft, a new brand for the CSeries passenger jet acquired from Canada's Bombardier, flies during its ...

Norsk Earns Boeing Approval for Titanium Parts - Aviation International News

Norsk Earns Boeing Approval for Titanium Parts ... arena for creating the first additively manufactured structural titanium parts for a commercial aircraft.

As Boeing 797 nears, GE 'wrestling' with what to do on engines - The Daily Herald

United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division and Rolls-Royce Holdings have also prepared engine proposals for the aircraft, which is the only ...

Nordam To Repair Finnair Thrust Reversers - MRO Network

“Our unique position as the only authorized repair station for the CF6 platform through our established GE Middle River Aircraft Systems agreement is ...

Safran Eyes Launch Customer for 'E-Taxiing' at Farnborough - Aviation International News

Safran said e-taxiing could offer a fuel saving of 4 percent at a cost of less than $1 million per aircraft. "It allows a return-on-investment between three ...