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TAM | May 05, 2016

LATAM, the new brand of LAN and TAM, operates its first commercial flights today, coinciding with the unveiling of its new image in 13 airports around the world and the launch of its integrated website: www.latam.com.Tickets also went on sale for the group’s new non-stop service between São Paulo and Johannesburg, South Africa, which will be operated by LATAM Airlines Brazil. With the introduction of the route, it will become the only Latin American airline group to connect the two continents....

B/E Aerospace | March 23, 2016

This case involves an advanced patent–but ancient property–law concept: assignor estoppel. The basic idea is that when an inventor or patent owner assigns a patent to another party, the original owner cannot challenge the validity of that patent. In Diamond Scientific Co. v. Ambico, Inc., 848 F.2d 1220, 1224 (Fed. Cir. 1988), the Federal Circuit explained the rationale for the doctrine....

UTC Aerospace Systems | July 13, 2016

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has developed a revolutionary design approach to the Secondary Power Distribution System (SPDS), the "nerve center" of an airplane's power system. The patent-pending process is called the UTC Advanced Data Programming Toolset or UaDAPT®, pronounced "you adapt," and results in significant time savings, allowing UTC Aerospace Systems engineers or customers to define, create an...

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...