AVP AMT Career Development eNL - Feb 22nd, 2023
 
 
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INDUSTRY NEWS
By Walker Jaroch
Whether you work in general aviation, business aviation, airlines, MRO, rotorcraft, military, manufacturing, as a supplier or involved in academia, let the industry acknowledge you or your colleagues.
About 1,900 of them would be needed in civil aircraft construction, 1,100 in the military and space sector and about 500 at the helicopter plant, the group's labour director Marco Wagner said on Wednesday.
After running through a successful test fire this month, SpaceX is set to fly its massive Starship and Super Heavy rocket, and is just waiting on the Federal Aviation Administration for the green light, according to one company official.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
The aim is to help airports detect and mitigate safety problems before they result in accidents or incidents.
A $50,000 donation to the Southern Illinois University School of Aviation will assist students in the program with scholarships and with outreach activities.
After a $1 million donation from Boeing, STEM NOLA's envisioned $15 million New Orleans East science education hub is a step closer to reality, said Calvin Mackie, the group's founder and CEO.
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Unloved during the pandemic as their businesses were incapacitated almost overnight, airlines that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts and luring back investors.
A "record-breaking" Air India order of hundreds of GE Aerospace and CFM International engines, including over 800 LEAP engines, 40 GEnx-1B, and 20 GE9X engines, with long-term service contracts.
Airbus is postponing the expansion of its medium-haul jet production in view of supply chain issues, the group announced when presenting its annual financial results on Thursday.
BEST PRACTICES
By Larry Hinebaugh
In our world of business aircraft operations, the misuse or misinterpretation of data often results in catastrophic error. Below are a few examples: 1) Crash of the Air Florida B737 into the Potomac River in 1982, killing 78 people.The crew (not familiar with snowy/icy ground conditions) elected not to turn on the engine anti-icing system before ta...
FEATURED
By Walker Jaroch
Thought leaders from around the business aviation industry forecast what struggles and successes the industry can expect out of the year ahead.
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