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Riona Armesmith, Chief Technology Officer, magniX standing in front of an aircraft on the runway.

magniX CTO on inspiration, electric propulsion, and unintentional bias

During my first meeting with magniX chief technology officer Riona Armesmith at EBACE 2023 in Geneva, three things really stood out: her eas... Continue Reading

A photo of Florentina Viscotchi in an ACJ TwoTwenty. She is wearing a grey suit with black trim

Say yes, says ACJ TwoTwenty development head Florentina Viscotchi

When Airbus’ head of A220 corporate jet development Florentina Viscotchi was considering studying aviation engineering, family and friends a... Continue Reading

A young girl is sitting in a miniature replica of a fighter jet.

Engineer Dana Kirchmar seeks to inspire girls to pursue STEAM

SmartSky Networks’ Dana Kirchmar came to engineering through serendipity. Now she wants to get girls excited about engineering careers... Continue Reading

Computer generated image of Unum business class seats in an aircraft cabin. Ghostly like figures sit in the seats.

Seatmaker Unum talks strategy, supply chain partners

Startup seatmaker Unum is working with three new partners as it aims towards the release of its first business class seat: dress cover speci... Continue Reading

New statue honors Mary Golda Ross, a Native American ‘hidden figure’

The first known Native American female engineer and the first female engineer at Lockheed is being honored with a statue of her likeness at ... Continue Reading

Deutsche Aircraft D328eco landed at sunrise.

Press Release: 328 Support Services becomes Deutsche Aircraft

Today, 328 Support Services GmbH (328SSG) – Type Certificate holder for the D328® aircraft – officially becomes Deutsche Aircraft GmbH (Deut... Continue Reading

Beautiful scenic view of sunset through the aircraft window. Part of the VUE seat shell is in view, showing that passengers are able to clearly see out the window. A hint of the VUE seat is shown, demonstrating that passengers can clearly see out the window in this outward facing configuration

Safran Seats to debut VUE reverse herringbone for narrowbodies

In 2019, Safran Seats began quietly developing a premium, international-style business class seat for long-haul, single-aisle twinjets. As a... Continue Reading

A Diehl concept cabin which reimagines the front of the aircraft, and includes LED lights and projector technology

Diehl and HAECO in pact to jointly deliver aircraft cabin interiors

Over the last several years, the aircraft interiors industry has seen notable consolidation. Rockwell Collins got the ball rolling in 2017 w... Continue Reading

Vicky Gould with one of Skyborne’s DA42 training aircraft

Vicky Gould: Forging an aviation career out of adversity

Vicky Gould, who serves as Skyborne Airline Academy’s head of operations, has had what might be considered a circuitous journey to the... Continue Reading

Sherri attended the final F/A-18 Super Hornet delivery ceremony at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, in October 2011. She considers the event among the highlights of her career. Image: Joe Veile

T-7A Red Hawk training director Sherri Koehnemann leads by example

Sherri Koehnemann came to Boeing through a chance encounter, then learned her trade on the F-15 and F/A-18. Now she works as T-7A Red Hawk t... Continue Reading

Orange, 3D statues of contemporary women in aviation, as seen through 9 March at Dallas Love Field. A starry sky is shown as a backdrop to the statues in this promotional image.

3D statues at Dallas Love Field celebrate women in aviation

A pop-up exhibit on view through 9 March 2021 at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) features 3D printed statues of contemporary women working i... Continue Reading

Bombardier CRJ900 affected by the climate

Press Release: Mitsubishi Heavy closes acquisition of CRJ program

Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, MHI RJ Aviation Group (MHIRJ) is launching as a newly created group of entities providing a holistic serv... Continue Reading

HAECO’s Meredith Frazier on the need for realistic role models in STEM

Innovation in aviation can come from the most unusual sparks of imagination, and HAECO Cabin Solutions staff engineer Meredith Frazier, who ... Continue Reading

OEM catalogs, linefit and capacity: Aviointeriors’ plans and pipeline

With a recent history focusing on the retrofit seating market rather than the linefit side of the aircraft interiors business, Aviointeriors... Continue Reading

Press Release: Diehl opens new engineering and support center

Aerospace supplier Diehl Aviation today celebrated the opening of its new Engineering and Support Center (ESC) in Debrecen, Hungary. Represe... Continue Reading