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As of October 2018, the U. Ks Royal fleet will have been replaced with an entirely new fleet. This new fleet will reoccupy the place of the Sikorsky Sea King Mk7s aircrafts that has been their primary aircrafts for quite some time. The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy has decided to replace their fleet with the Sikorsky Sea King Mk7s aircrafts following the retirement of the previous fleet scheduled in October 2018.

United Airlines has concluded in their most recent review that the 767 is the only aircraft that does not have a “line of sigh” in terms of replacing it in the Chicago-based carrier’s fleet. Scott Kirby discussed in a recorded Q&A session with Denver employees viewed by FlightGlobal that the biggest question they have as a company is what will take the place of the 767s. Primarily operating 767-300ERs which have an estimated average age of 22 years along with 16 767-400ERs with an estimated average age of 16 years as shown by the Flight Fleets Analyzer, the 767s are a great and reliable aircraft but they are getting old and slightly outdated.

Collier Research Corp. based out of Hampton, Virginia has been granted the prestige of being the first software company ever to gain access to NASA’s Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC). NASA’s Advanced Composites Consortium (ACC) is a collection of

The World's largest well-known aerospace company Boeing is known for manufacturing commercial jetliners, defense, space, and security cameras. They support over 150 countries around the world. They offer many products and systems that are considered for commercial and military aircraft. They have launched many systems and have advanced information and communication systems They have been around for a long time and they have been known as one of the top for a long time. They always seek to find ways to be one of the best and one of the best along companies. they have over 160,000 employees that all seek the same goal which is to keep Boing as one of the top for as long as they can.

Local Tanzanian airline “Air Tanzania” finally unveils recent purchase of Boeing aircraft. Air Tanzanian has spent an approximate 224.6 million according to list prices for a Boeing 787-8 airplane. Much used airline is a honorary company for the Tanzanian country as it transports passengers to various domestic destinations. Air Tanzanian is based out of the Julius Nyerere Airport ni Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian. With ideas of the country expanding its Air lines fleet in hopes of becoming a well-known global airline.

The Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter the NH90 took its first flight in this month as it was scheduled to take off from Airbus Helicopter in Donauwörth. The CEO of Airbus Helicopter, the Director in the Federal office of Bundeswehr Equipment and chief of the German Navy were very heart welcoming of this significant new checkpoint in their program. The German Navy has noticed how other countries have benefited from having the NH90 Sea Lion and they thought that this will be a great investment to add to their fleet.

Ilyushin Aviation Complex is finally on the verge of finishing their ultimate production for the Russian Air Force, the Il-112V aircraft.  This aircraft has been designed to transport and parachute down military personnel, weapons and equipment along with cargo packages.

MAC and Magnetic MRO have joined forces to create a new innovate technology that has never been seen before in the industry. As a team, both companies have begun to work on a new 3D printing for more advanced production in the industry to enhance quality interior solution and be more cost effective in producing. Initially discovered by MRO (aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) company’s R&D specialist when asked to search further into MAC for other extensive opportunities. In doing so the specialist discovered that there was much growth and opportunities for MAC to get out of the 3D printer which later resulted in them integrating the 3D in the systems for the very first time in MACs history.

Garmin pilot has added a new integrated weight and balance calculations and aircraft performance tables and calculations in their app. This addition was mainly for people that have apple mobile devises. Garmin pilot prior app was only for android and it was updated to fit the needs with the apple products. This new update will satisfy many more customers especially that now many people owe more apple products. Through this app it provides pilots the access to establish a personalized checklist for the passengers at that specific flight. This can be very convenient because it can be customized to each different flight. It also offers many other features such as planning and editing the morning map.

Pratt and Whitney geared turbofan engine (GTF) has been placed on a A230neo aircraft to be used for a low-cost air service for Mexican airline, VivaAerobus. The first flight was successfully accomplished from Monterrey to Guadalajara, Mexico accumulating a total of 9hrs and 32min in flight time. Officials at VivaAerobus believe that this will be the best option for their customers to successfully fly at a great price all while minimizing the burning of fuel. “The Pure Power Engine's lower fuel burn, 18% better on the ferry flight.”