He also notes that the actuation system is digital, enabling its maintenance status to be monitored by the aircraft’s onboard diagnostics. Green says the electrical cargo-door actuation design ...

With no propulsion systems ... to start building aircraft without powertrains, using lightweight materials. At that point, it'll look to build a 3-ton cargo glider, then a 10-ton version.

Automated aviation systems will most likely first appear in the cargo sector, beginning with smaller aircraft, since passengers are not on board and operations are lower risk. Manufacturers such ...

Airframe repair specialists apply the AeroShark technology to an All Nippon Airways 777 freighter. [Lufthansa Technik/ANA] Freighter airlines are leading the way in fitting aircraft with a new ...

Once the system becomes commercially available ... based on the old Boeing 707 — and hopes to start testing on jet cargo aircraft within five to 10 years. According to Rose, remotely controlled ...

US express carrier Mountain Air Cargo has acquired Royal Aircraft Services to strengthen its maintenance, repair, and ...

Small cargo operations are essential for transporting ... its European bases under the EDSA (European Distribution System ...

And, since most aircraft carbon braking systems were first deployed on civil ... allowing pilots the option to carry more fuel, more cargo, or more people per mission. As an example, on long ...

It is a Boeing 737-800 fully reconfigured after having served as a passenger aircraft in the past. The unit has a cargo gate with an electro-hydraulic opening system and a manual emergency system ...