Components made of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) are increasingly being used to make aircraft lighter, more comfortable and more economical. In order to make these aircraft even safer and ...

Wickert Machinenbau, a German company producing complex, fully automated systems integrated in its hydraulic presses, launches a new thermoforming press dedicated to the production of aircraft ...

Bombardier has started manufacturing major structural components for the first production example of its ultra-long-range Global 8000, a business jet that is set to succeed the Global 7500 as the ...

CTC GmbH – An Airbus Company has won a JEC Composites Innovation Award for SAUBER4.0, a holistically networked manufacturing approach which aims to make large composite aircraft structures, including ...

WHEELING, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dynomax Inc. announced today that its aerospace operations has received purchase orders for high-precision machined metal components for the Bombardier* Learjet 85* ...

Plane landings are among the most demanding parts of a journey due to the extreme forces on landing gear materials and ...

Aeroelastic properties are expected to become increasingly important for future aircraft configurations. A number of examples clearly show this obvious trend: The increasing use of lightweight ...

Engineering researchers have developed a new self-healing composite that allows structures to repair themselves in place, without having to be removed from service. This latest technology resolves two ...

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has recommended the inspection of all Allied Air aircraft by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for potential mechanical and structural ...