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SAAB will provide shoulder-launched disposable AT4 weapon system for Latvian Armed Forces; deliveries in 2021. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2sHj7qx via IFTTT

Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Engineer Hamilton Retiring

John Hamilton, chief engineer for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has announced his retirement a year after being asked by the company to stay on to lead the 737 MAX recovery effort. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/386n4Wb via IFTTT

Defense Market Intelligence Notes

As the U.S. Air Force pursues the idea of a new “Century Series” of fighter aircraft, it is promoting a similar effort for satellites in which the service would create a spacecraft bus with common components and processes that can be customized for individual missions read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & […]

Industry Forces Congressional Action On Maintenance Training Standards

Crystal Maguire Prtinted headline: Timed Out   Industry has long advocated for an update to regulations that govern aviation maintenance training schools (AMTS). Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 147 was originally established under the Civil Aeronautics Administration, circa 1958, and recodified into 14 CFR in 1962. Since that time, neither the regulation nor […]

Revamped Caerdav Looks To Future Following New Investment

James Pozzi Printed headline:  Caerdav Sets New Course   This year’s re-branding of Cardiff Aviation to Caerdav, the MRO and pilot training business owned by Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, signalled a rebirth for a company that had experienced a tempestuous few years. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News […]