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Boeing | August 26, 2020

Boeing has begun flight testing of its latest ecoDemonstrator, a Boeing 787-10 destined to be delivered to Etihad Airways. The aircraft is equipped with heaps of sensors that will allow it to test various methods of making aviation more sustainable and less noisy in the future. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator program is nothing new. In fact, since 2012, several aircraft have been part of the program, starting with an American Airlines Boeing 737-800. Since then, the program has moved on to include wi...

AIR TRANSPORT

Jet Parts Engineering | December 02, 2022

Jet Parts Engineering , a leading designer of proprietary OEM-alternative parts and repair services for the commercial aerospace industry and a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital, today announced it has acquired Northeast Aero Compressor, a leading aerospace component repair business focused on complex pneumatic, hydraulic and electro-mechanical parts in commercial and cargo aircraft. The acquisition of NEACO by JPE, which Vance Street partnered with in 2018, creates a diversified leader ...

DEFENSE AND SPACE

Akka Technologies | August 26, 2021

The AKKA Group announces the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with PFW Aerospace GmbH, a global leader in aviation and Rosenbauer international AG, the world’s leading manufacturer of systems for firefighting and disaster protection, entering into a strategic partnership with the intention to commercialize quick-change firefighting kits compatible with various cargo aircraft. As announced in June 2021, AKKA has designed and patented a turnkey conversion solution to repurp...

United Airlines | June 29, 2020

On June 26, a Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 operating as United Airlines flight number UA-5071 lost cabin pressure on route to Prescott, Arizona. The 50-seat regional jet, registration number N431SW, was flying from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Prescott Regional Airport (PRC) when the incident occurred....