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After some touch-ups, the Air Force's biggest plane is ready to soar for decades, but the service has - Business Insider

The C-5M Super Galaxy is the service's largest transport plane. ... new C-17 Globemaster III squadrons and the elimination of two C-130J Hercules ...

New System Allows Pilots to Sit Back While Military Helicopters Fly Themselves - Popular Mechanics

Military researchers are developing a new system that lets a pilot completely hand off flying the aircraft to an autonomous system. The ALIAS system ..

Marine Corps' Last Prowler Aircraft Return from Final Combat Deployment - Military.com

The last of the Marine Corps' remaining EA-6B Prowlers have wrapped up their final mission in the Middle East, where they supported troops taking on ...

Dassault withdraws from Canada's fighter jet competition - Defense News

The Royal Canadian Air Force closely operates with the U.S. military in that role through the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Air Force awards $350M contract for support of JASSM missiles - UPI

... to a contract announcement Monday from the Department of Defense. ... The ER version is being adapted for use with other aircraft, including the ...

Partnership improving parts supplies for mechanics - Robins Rev Up

It was the group's first time seeing the aircraft up close including all the parts they managed by them installed on the C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force ...

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Volga-Dnepr Airlines Helps Air Caraïbes to Minimize AOG Time - Aviation Pros

Volga-Dnepr Airlines Helps Air Caraïbes to Minimize AOG Time ... service, which was launched to manage the delivery of urgent spare parts to aircraft ...

EASA orders service life recalculation of Global 5000/6000 parts - Flightglobal

If the engine remains installed on the aircraft, says EASA, the recalculation process for life-limited partsneeds to be repeated for subsequent flights, ...

Emirates seeks Rolls-Royce A380 engine deal, nothing finalised - WSAU News

The fate of a lifeline order for up to 36 of the double-decker aircraft, of which Emirates already has over 100 in operation, has been widely questioned ...

GE Aviation receives FAA approval for 3D printed brackets on GEnx commercial airline engines - 3D Printing Industry

GE Additive and GE Aviation have announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the first 3D printed parts to be installed in ...

Liebherr-Aerospace Expands Capabilities in China - MRO Network

According to a spokesperson for Liebherr-Aerospace, this process is currently taking place and will last for several months, with major components ...