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  Interactive: Challenges Facing New Leaders

  Posted by Rupa Haria 5:57 AM on Jun 17, 2013

  In the current edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology, we look at the new leaders of aerospace and defense companies and the challenges confronting them. From government b... Read More >>

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  Top 10 MRO Article Finished! #AvMRO

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 11:02 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  I just finished writing the AW&ST MRO Edition's biennial Top 10 Airframe MRO article, which will appear in our June 24 issue--and frankly, my head is spinning. Digesting what a... Read More >>

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  In Pictures: First Flight of the Airbus A350 - Landing

  Posted by Rupa Haria 10:42 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  Following takeoff at 10am local (see the photos), MSN001 landed at Toulouse-Blagnac airport at 2pm. Here are images of the low pass and subsequent landing on runway 32L.  Ima... Read More >>

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  Input Please On Tool Control

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 10:39 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  OEMs, airlines and MROs have done a fantastic job incorporating process improvements and leaning workflows. Is there a next step to this? Continuous process improvement  is a... Read More >>

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  787-9 from the inside and 787 production update

  Posted by Guy Norris 10:20 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  Boeing’s preparations continue towards first flight of the stretched 787-9 at its Everett, Washington facility. Late last month, just before the final body join of ZB001, the... Read More >>

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  For Airbus Americas Chief, Once An Engineer...

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 10:18 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  President and CEO Barry Eccleston was among the scores of Airbus Americas employees who made their way to the company's suburban Virginia office before sunrise this ... Read More >>

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  In Pictures: First Flight of the Airbus A350 - Take Off

  Posted by Rupa Haria 10:11 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  The first A350, MSN001, took off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport at 10 a.m. local time, launching a flight test campaign that will last around one year.  First flight is expect... Read More >>

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  Watch Live: Airbus A350 First Flight

  Posted by Rupa Haria 9:25 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  The first Airbus A350XWB, test aircraft MSN001, is taking to the air today.  Airbus has provided a live feed from the historic event. Watch it here. Read More >>

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  In Pictures: First Flight of the Airbus A350 - After the Landing

  Posted by Sean Meade 8:41 AM on Jun 14, 2013

  Our Jens Flottau was on the ground in Toulouse for the first flight. These photos he took give some first impressions after the landing. Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier A350 pro... Read More >>

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  Made in the USA

  Posted by Michael Mecham 4:35 PM on Jun 13, 2013

  At Electroimpact, the company he founded and heads, Peter Zieve makes big robotic tools, like the Flex Track riveting machines that Boeing uses on the 777. Zieve just signed a $7... Read More >>

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