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UTC Aerospace Systems | September 01, 2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), is releasing its new Pulse™ Health Monitoring System (HMS), a lightweight, scalable vehicle health management system designed to enable real-time evaluation of an aircraft's condition....

Flightglobal | August 07, 2018

Airbus A380 operators have been ordered urgently to update the type’s flight manual with new procedures intended to prevent the risk of structural damage from bleed-duct rupture. The emergency directive from the European Aviation Safety Agency follows previous measures imposed two years ago when damage to an aircraft was traced to uncontrolled overpressure in the pneumatic system following a valve closure during take-off. While the flight manual was updated as a result, EASA states that ne...

AIR TRANSPORT

Joby Aviation | September 02, 2021

Joby Aviation, Inc. this week became the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. NASA’s AAM National Campaign is designed to promote public confidence in emerging aviation markets, such as passenger air taxis, through flight testing in realistic scenarios and data analysis that will inform the development of regulatory standards for emerging aviation platforms. Read More

AVIATION TECHNOLOGY

Chevron | September 08, 2021

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), Delta Air Lines (Delta), and Google today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to track sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) test batch emissions data using cloud-based technology. Sustainable aviation fuel is produced from biofeedstocks that can reduce lifecycle carbon intensity significantly when compared to conventional jet fuel. The companies hope to create a common, more transparent model for an...