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American Airlines is one of the nation’s largest airlines to cover air travel in the US. Over years of travel experience American Airlines has begun to capitalize on passenger luggage by implementing newer traits into their flights; for the ultimate passenger experience. A larger more expanded carryon luggage space will be integrated into modified editions of the A321s. The cabin is expected to be the largest cabin modifications contracts that Airbus has ever experienced.

A common misunderstanding about aircraft parts distributors is the difference between PMA supplement parts and OEM parts. PMA, parts manufacturing authority, and OEM, original equipment manufacturer, parts have a lot more in common than many people think. Aside from PMA supplement parts being cheaper, there is little to no real difference when it comes to the two. This misconception of PMA supplement parts being a part of the unapproved parts scandal is completely incorrect. Just like OEM, PMA supplement parts are monitored and approved by the FAA, and are given the same requirements especially when it comes to safety.

Universal Avionics is an affluential manufacturer of original avionics systems founded in 1981 with headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. Hubert L. Naimer developed the components of a “Master Navigation System”, which conducted to the evolution of the world’s first Flight Management System. Nowadays its major focus is on cockpit instrument displays and Flight Management Systems for commercial, business and private aircraft.

CFM is a founder of an innovative way to fly commercially. With the release of their LEAP engine, the company has been able to evolve commercial flights for the entire industry. The engine has been equipped with impressive new characteristics to be very efficient for the aircraft it is placed upon. The engine has been placed on the many aircrafts and has been able to hit a large amount of flying time.

Boeing, the highly acclaimed aircraft OEM, has expanded its facility in Helena, Montana by 90,000ft². This expansion has allowed for the production of Boeing’s newest family of 777x twin-aisle aircraft. The 257,000ft² of space supports the installation of new machine tools to produce critical titanium Boeing 777x aircraft parts. Boeing Aviation components for the 777x aircraft are to be produced at the new facility as well. This includes side-of-body chords, and terminal end fittings, parts that connect the wings to the fuselage.

Whelen Engineering has created a faster, more reliable light source for aircraft landing, strobe and steady tasks. Introducing the Orion Series anti-collusion lights for elimination of external power supplies on aircrafts. The Whelen Engineering company has been able to discover a different way to power lights other than the external powering that most aircrafts often use. The Orion Series is intended to be user friendly for its users such as technicians, engineers, and aircraft operators.

In US Airforce Aviation news, L3 Link Simulation and Training located in Arlington Texas, will be building and delivering the F-16 Peace Phoenix Rising Mission Training Center (MTC) to the Taiwan Air Force. This training center will consist of four networked mission simulators for immersive mission training. This training in Taiwan will include basic piolet, piolet conversion and advanced skills training by Amerex Corporation. Piolets will be using stimulators to practice low level flight, emergency features and most importantly takeoff and landing.

Boeing, the world’s largest and leading aircraft company and Ruili airline a Chinese low-cost airline closed a deal late last month regarding Boeings infamous 737 max airplane. Ruili agreed to purchase 20 more 737 MAX airplanes to their already large fleet. Each airplane is valued at over two million, a huge sale for the Boeing Aviation Industry. Xie Jinguo, Ruili’s general manger provided a comment on the sale "We are very excited about adding more 737 MAX airplanes to our fleet”. Xie then goes on to say that the 737 MAX has the best efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort than any other airplane. Ruili airline already has 14 Boeing 373 airplanes. These planes fly over twenty-eight routes and have about seventy-six daily departures. Boeing’s senior vice president stated that the company is more than happy to be working with and supporting Ruilis airline. Boeing has been with Ruili since they first started operating, and they have only improved over the last three years. The twenty new planes that Rulil agreed upon will only allow them to succeed by adding more domestic and regional routes in the future.

MB Aerospace makes available for use advanced engineering solutions to the Aerospace and Defense industry. The main customers are located in North America and Europe, therefore MB Aerospace is functioning from sites close by. Since December 2015, Blackstone, has been in charge of MB Aerospace which was founded in 2000. The previous company was Arlington Capital Partners.

On Aerospace Technology, there is an article posted that talks about how ATSG West Leasing is working to convert two of the Boeing 737-400 aircrafts for China’s Okay Airways. The Ireland based subsidiary ATSG West Leasing (ATSG) has these Boeing company aircrafts on lease for around seven years. These planes will hopefully be delivered sometime later in 2017.