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Stable Aviation Comeback

2021-08-05 / 2 min

It has been predicted that the global aviation industry is expected to fully recover by around 2024-2025, fleet expansion and rising confidence is being seen across the industry, which could be the “ray of sunshine” for the civil aviation industry. Airline travel in the U.S. has bounced back from its pandemic lows, but it remains

Reducing Environmental Footprint

2021-05-27 / 2 min

Since 2008 the aviation industry have been following the sector-wide climate action framework. The framework is based on a set of three global goals: short, medium and long-term. Short goal: 1.5% average annual fuel efficiency improvement from 2009 to 2020 Medium goal: Stabilize net aviation CO2 emissions at 2020 levels through carbon-neutral growth. Long-term goal:

Bargain Hunters: Buying Aircraft Parts Online

2021-05-25 / 2 min

As COVID-19 swept through the aviation industry in 2020 and onwards into 2021, searching for cheaper but reliable aircraft parts became the ‘new normal’ for both airlines and dedicated MRO providers seeking effective aviation solutions. In 2019 used serviceable materials (USM) constituted only US$4.7 billion of the overall market, in 2022 that figure is expected

Getting Your Hands on an Aircraft Part

2021-05-06 / 2 min

The airplane recycling process begins with non-destructive dismantling activity. First, some easily removable items such as passenger seats, engines, and other components are taken—eventually, just the shell remains. At that point, a massive excavator demolishes the vast shell of the airplane. Once different parts of the shell are broken down into small pieces, they are

Digitalization: New Opportunities for the Aviation Market

2021-04-27 / 2 min

The commercial and defense aviation industries have a long history of business innovation, technological leadership, and data-driven operations. These operations include aircraft maintenance activities, the parts supply chain, and detailed logistics. However, it is ironic that within such a hi-tech industry like aviation, the majority of the aftermarket services are still not leveraging digital innovation

Aviation Going Green: 3D Printing

2021-04-15 / 2 min

3D printer manufacturers have been closely observing the needs of the aircraft industry for some time now. As air traffic is slowly recovering, and the total volume is expected to roughly double over the next fifteen years. Even today, the industry is already under heavy load, as building and maintaining freight and passenger aircraft is

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