Threat to freighters as parts shortages hobble airlines, manufacturers and MRO
Buoyed by strong passenger demand, airlines have ramped up their schedules aggressively for the summer ...
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By Alex Lennane
It could be good news and bad for the airline industry. General Electric has bought two 3D-printing companies, for a combined $1.4bn, to print metal parts for aircraft components in a new manufacturing strategy. Will it mean quicker fixes for airlines, but fewer aerospace logistics volumes? Time will tell…
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