Can Upskilling Help A&D Companies Continue To Thrive?

Sponsored by PwC The A&D sector is thriving as demand for air travel increases along with growing worldwide defense needs. But to fulfill customer expectations, the sector has to continue to innovate—and innovation requires digital acumen. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2O1UCx2 via IFTTT

“颠覆”MRO行业 (MRO Disruption)

English Text by Alex Derber 维护需求主要由劳动力驱动,因此MRO行业对真正的颠覆性技术的开放程度不如其他行业那么高。 The touch-labor-driven needs of maintenance mean that it is less open to true technological disruption than other industries. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2O52AWa via IFTTT

Small Narrowbodies Face Limited Future

Alex Derber Dutch part-out specialist Touchdown Aviation (TDA) has acquired what it describes as two of the “youngest A319s [to undergo] teardown.” The ex-Germania aircraft were built in 2008, which means they barely qualify as mid-life aircraft, let alone the mature units that usually are candidates for teardown. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace […]

Canadian Investor Acquires Commsoft

James Pozzi Engineering and maintenance software specialist Commsoft has been sold to Montreal-based software investor Valsoft for an undisclosed amount. Commsoft says operations will remain the same with the continued development of its OASES platform, along with its other products and services based out of Tiptree in Essex, England. read more from Aviation Week – […]

MRO Japan: Steady Does It

Japan is home to a mature aviation market with major airlines Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, but its MRO industry is less developed—but that’s changing. read more from Aviation Week – Aerospace Defense, Business & Commercial News https://ift.tt/2LQTVE0 via IFTTT