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July 27, 2026
US subsidiary Ace Aeronautics also is expanding footprint to cope with higher order volumes. Czech Republic-headquartered rotorcraft group Helicopter Alliance is lining up a slew of acquisitions as…
FARNBOROUGH — Boeing, GE Aerospace and other large U.S. aviation manufacturers have formed an industry coalition that’s working with the Federal Aviation Administration to accelerate and modernize…
The Complications Boeing Ran Into When It Developed The Engines On Its Most Modern Aircraft Families
Noise-reducing chevrons come with a trade-off.
After completing its ascent with all six Raptor engines running, the upper stage released the 20 satellites in a real-world test of its new payload dispenser…
Mars Guy takes a look at NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover. Its dust removal tool does the unexpected is discussed. So too is a look at the rover’s wheels. “Curiosity doesn’t have an abrading tool like…
The defense industry just received an early look at its own future, and it arrived under the banner of Operation Jailbreak, a U.S. Army hackathon that brought together hundreds of engineers across…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.
NASA's next major space telescope, launching in a month, is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman. Trevor Williams discusses how she spearheaded the development of a line of spacecraft missions…
SpaceX's Starship performed its latest suborbital test flight last week, inching closer to orbital missions. Paul Almond says that Starship could still be useful to SpaceX even before the company…
One question about NASA's revised plans for Artemis is how much it will cost to get astronauts back to the Moon. Robert Oler argues that Congress should investigate just how affordable those plans…
NASA is relying heavily on commercial partnerships in its plans to return to the Moon and establish a base there. Alexander Salter discusses why those plans will require a balance of commercial…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that 453 Boeing 737 MAX type aircraft may require work to correct passenger seat assemblies… The post FAA says 453 Boeing 737 MAXs may require work…
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Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex. The post Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis…
Cost per seat is the metric that reveals all. This guide looks into how this metric can truly compare the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.
From a secluded cocktail bar to a high-density seating zone, the evolution of the 747's upper deck reflects the changing priorities of aviation.
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Emirates, the largest single customer of the Boeing 777X rejected the delivery of the first 10 airframes due to extensive rework that would be needed to bring them up to current standards. These…
The oldest jet in British Airways' fleet remains a valuable asset, flying routes across the US and Caribbean.
Nigerian investigators still clarifying circumstances of occurrence after US-registered executive jet aborted approach to Asaba. Nigerian investigators are still unravelling the circumstances behind…
Elroy Air, Inc., a leading U.S.-based technology developer of autonomous heavy-cargo drones for defense, rapid response and commercial logistics, and Columbus Circle Capital Corp II (Nasdaq: CMII)…
Some routes are long, and some push aircraft to the limit. United Airlines has pushed its 777-300ER so much that on this route, fuel stops are likely.
After 3,856 orbits and more than 102 million miles, Chris Williams returned from a mission advancing science and preparing humanity for the Moon and Mars. NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to…
After completing an eight-month scientific mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), the cosmonauts of Roscosmos Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikayev and the Nasa astronaut..
The SpaceX Starship took off from Starbase, Texas, last Friday night on its thirteenth test flight. This was the second flight of the Starship and Super Heavy V3, and the..
The 757 was too heavy and therefore uneconomical compared to smaller rivals.
GKN Aerospace and RTX's Pratt & Whitney have signed a Technology Development Agreement to explore laser-directed energy deposition with wire additive manufacturing of large structural…
SpaceX flew the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket Friday evening, ending with the first intact Starship put in the water. The post Starship Sticks the Water Landing on Flight 13 appeared first…
US carriers could find a use for it, but they don't need the 777-9.
L3Harris Technologies has signed a transformational framework agreement with the Department of War (DoW) and Lockheed Martin, leveraging the government’s multi-year procurement authorities to enable…
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L3Harris Technologies has signed a framework agreement with the Department of War and Lockheed Martin for a multi-year contract to quadruple propulsion production for the Terminal High Altitude Area…
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