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Boeing Opens Advanced Manufacturing Research Center In South Carolina

Manufacturing Research And Development To Focus On Composite Airplane Fuselage And Propulsion Improvements

Boeing has opened its research and technology center in South Carolina, which is devoted to current and next-generation technology development.

NASA Developed Technology Aims To Save Commercial Airlines Fuel, Time

Traffic Aware Planner (TAP) App Connects To Avionics, Suggests Route And Altitude Changes

Two passenger airlines soon will test NASA-developed software designed to help air carriers save time and reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions.

FlightSafety Begins Training In Citation Latitude Level D Sim

First Device Ready For Use In Wichita, Second Planned For Ohio Next Year

Training using the first Cessna Citation Latitude Level D simulator to be operated by FlightSafety is scheduled to begin in Wichita next week. FlightSafety’s second simulator for the Citation Latitude will be installed at the company’s Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio next year.

Southwest Airlines Appoints Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan To Its Board Of Directors

Currently Serves As The Tad And Dianne Taube Director Of The Hoover Institution On War, Revolution And Peace At Stanford University

The Board of Directors of Southwest Airlines has appointed Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan as a member of the Board. Dr. Gilligan currently serves as the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University, a position he has held since Sept. 2015.

Gulfstream Names Brian Durrence Vice President Of Engineering

Has Been With The Company Since 1990

Gulfstream has named Brian Durrence vice president of Engineering. He reports to Dan Nale, senior vice president, Programs, Engineering and Test, Gulfstream.

IATA To Deliver Specialized Aviation Security Training

Courses To Be Delivered In English And French

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an agreement has been signed with Centre en sûreté Alerte to provide a three-year schedule of aviation security training at its newly established Airpole training facility in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

Airbus Helicopters Delivers 15th NH90 NFH To The French Navy

First Aircraft To Be Delivered In Final Radar Configuration (FRC) Standard

Airbus Helicopters, the French Defense procurement agency (DGA – Direction générale de l’armement) and the French Navy on Monday marked the handover of the 15th NH90 NFH multimission naval helicopter, the first to be delivered in the final radar configuration (FRC), during a ceremony held in the facilities in Marignane.

Former Concorde Pilots, Others Hope The SST Will Fly Again

Club Concorde Says It Mave Have Financing To Return The Supersonic Airliner To Service

Club Concorde, which is comprised of former Concorde pilots, frequent fliers, and others that have never quite given up on the supersonic airliner, has been raising funds for a couple of projects, one of which would be returning the SST to service on a private basis.

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (09.26.15)

"This new research center will help us better meet the needs of our customers by enhancing our ability to provide effective, relevant technology in today's competitive marketplace as we enter our second century of business." Source: John Tracy, Boeing chief technology officer and senior vice president of Engineering, Operations & Technology.