Aerospace & Defense

Aviation Parts Provider Opens U.S. Office, Moves Its Solution to Cloud

July 22, 2015

European aerospace service provider Spectech has been offering radio frequency identification functionality as part of its parts-management solution to European companies for the past nine years. This summer, the company is opening a new office in Seattle to better access new North American customers.

Two Airlines Show How to Merge MRO Supply Chains

July 22, 2015

Aviation Week

On paper, one would think that integrating the supply chains for two maintenance organizations would be easy. Just look for areas where there is duplicated effort and inventory, rationalize those operations and realize the savings. But in practice, it's a very different matter.

3D Printing to Produce Part for Spaceplane's Engine

July 21, 2015

3DPrint

Most people associate commercialized space travel with SpaceX, but Elon Musk's headline grabbing company is far from the only game in town, nor are they the first.

Alaska Airlines Says It's Cutting One Ton of CO2 Every Time It Lands at Sea-Tac International

July 9, 2015

Environmental Leader

Alaska Airlines says it is on track to save 87 gallons of fuel, shorten flight times by about nine minutes and reduce carbon emissions by nearly 1 metric ton, every time one of its planes land at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport using new, operations-enhancing Federal Aviation Administration procedures designed by Boeing.

Ahoy, 3D Printing! Navy Looks to Make Parts Aboard Ships

July 9, 2015

Defense Tech

The Office of Naval Research will meet with 200 industry reps later this month in advance of the Navy's deep dive into additive manufacturing - aka 3D printing.

Air, Maritime Groups Urged to Advocate Using Drones for Search-and-Rescue Missions

July 8, 2015

Maritime Executive

The IMO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should encourage cooperation between governments, research centers and companies to develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue use, says Captain Abdelkhalik Kamal Eldin Soliman Selmy, a lecturer in the nautical department of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt.

Critics Say Feinstein's Drone Safety Bill Much Too Restrictive

July 7, 2015

Fortune

The proposed Consumer Drone Safety Act calls for more guidelines about when and where drones can fly in the U.S.

Airbus Taps RFID Expert to Lead Digitization of Analog Business Processes

June 12, 2015

RFID Journal

For the past seven years, Carlo K. Nizam has been the head of Airbus Group's Value Chain Visibility and RFID program. He has led the effort to use radio frequency identification, as well as what the company refers to as "Intranet of Things" technologies, to track aircraft parts, logistics containers, tools, jigs, subassemblies and other critical assets.

ULA: Launching a World-Class Supply Chain

June 11, 2015

Brad Houser, Senior Mgr of SC Operations, United Launch Alliance LLC

GE Team Builds Mini-Jet Engine with 3D Printing

May 21, 2015

Phys.org

GE engineers have been getting firsthand insights about additive manufacturing as applied to jet engines. News of their success in 3D-printing a mini-jet engine has gathered some attention.

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