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Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Facility employs Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics-General Aviation at their Sugar Land, TX. Details: NOW HIRING QUALIFIED FAA CERTIFIED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANICS WITH RECENT PISTON AIRCRAFT WORK EXPERIENCE. ... See more

https://www.americanmachinist.com/news/article/21141245/faa-investigating-787-structural-defects-boeing

The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing quality-control issues at Boeing's South Carolina assembly operation following the revelation of flaws in composite material structures of some 787 Dreamliners. ... See more

https://us.yahoo.com/news/prototype-klm-royal-dutch-airlines-020512854.html

Flying wing aircraft have long been the domain of the military but airlines and aircraft manufacturers are turning to them for the future of flight.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cobwebs-and-corrosion-reactivating-parked-aircraft-requires-extra-care

Hibernation is good for bears, but not so much for aircraft. When planes sit for extended periods, systems can erode and corrode, and bugs can make nests in key components. That’s a big safety concern airlines need to manage. ... See more

Gear failure. Wonder what the cause was? https://abc7.com/lax-emergency-landing-plane-fedex/6377692/

Video captured a FedEx plane making an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday morning after a mechanical issue.

https://us.yahoo.com/news/boeings-enormous-flagship-plane-777x-202149901.html

The Boeing plane is the largest twin-engine jet to ever take to the skies and will carry more passengers than its predecessor while using less fuel.

We were very saddened to learn of the passing of Jack Bally, EAA 348338, earlier this week. Jack's one-third scale B-17 was the talk of #OSH18 and is one of the more memorable projects we've seen in a long time. Here's the video we produced a few years ago on Bally's Bomber. Our deepest condolences go out to Jack's family and friends. ... See more

https://us.yahoo.com/news/rolls-royce-carry-extra-inspections-090622638.html

Britain's Rolls-Royce will carry out extra inspections on some of its Trent XWB engines after cracks were found on a small number of them, in a further headache for the company whose finances have been hit hard by the pandemic. Rolls-Royce sought to reassure investors and airline customers on Tu... ... See more

Very cool tech. It will be interesting to watch this develop

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a33547925/hypersonic-air-force-one-combined-cycle-engine/

Imagine if POTUS could fly from coast to coast in under an hour.

Looks like there were some fatalities. Doesn’t appear to be a mechanical issue

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20200807-0

A Boeing 737-8HG (WL) passenger plane, registered VT-AXH, was destroyed in a landing accident at Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ), India. There were 181 passengers and seven crew members on board. The airplane operated on a flight from Dubai Airport (DXB) to Kozhikode-Calicut Airport (CCJ). ... See more