A new approach to design optimisation is enabling composites pioneer Tods Aerospace to make the best use of the latest advances in material technology....

The entire dynamic for coating aircraft materials is being rearranged as the REACH regulations come into force. One such example is the banning of chrome-based compounds, which will have wide implications for the way critical structural parts are protected. ...

Donald Lyon, managing director of Monitran, explains how the achievement of realtime turbine blade health monitoring could revolutionise predictive maintenance routines for aero engines and improve safety....

Mike Richardson discovers why Bombardier Aerospace Belfast’s efforts to reduce the total number of CSeries wing components and simplify the assembly process of its composite wing development programme will be good news for its airline customers’ operating......