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Lufthansa Technik: Logistics business gains momentum

Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul are still the core activities of the Lufthansa Group's technology subsidiary. However, other business areas are increasingly coming to the fore, especially logistics. This became clear at the recent annual conference of the German...

Too many planes, too little time

Perusing industry media and joining the dots on the different news components – ever-increasing orders for aircraft and aircraft conversions, seemingly more frequent aviation incidents such as the Boeing door coming off or technical landings, human-error during ground navigation...

FAA plays hardball with Boeing

Washington’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tightened its grips on Boeing. The regulator is undertaking much tougher audits following a blowout on a B737 MAX in January, blamed on assembly failures. It imposed a production cap of 38 jetliners...

Embraer embarks on the freighter avenue

The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A., better known as Embraer, wants to convert its C-390 military transporter into an aircraft designed for commercial purposes. Partner is the Brazilian state-owned postal service, Correios. Both companies have signed...

Lightning bolts endanger Boeing 747 Jumbos, warns FAA

The FAA has found that all Boeing 747 variants from the B747-100 to the B747-8 are inadequately protected against lightning strikes. This applies both to passenger and cargo versions of the highly successful model built by the U.S. manufacturer....
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