11 January 2015
Turbomeca uses 3D printing process for engine components production in France
Turbomeca has started production of helicopter engine components using a 3D printing process at its facility in Bordes, France.
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11 January 2015
SpaceX fails to soft-land Falcon 9 rocket over ocean platform
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has failed in its attempt for precision landing of Falcon 9 first stage on an autonomous spaceport drone ship, as part of the fifth cargo resupply...
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8 January 2015
Silk Way West Airlines close to finalise $1.1bn Boeing order
Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines is finalising a $1.1bn order with Boeing for three 747-8 Freighter aircraft.
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8 January 2015
Macquarie AirFinance plans to buy Awas aircraft assets
Irish aircraft lessor Macquarie AirFinance is reportedly in talks to buy approximately 100 new aircraft, which are being sold by Awas Aviation Capital for more than $4bn.
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8 January 2015
Search teams detect pings from missing AirAsia flight in Java Sea
Indonesian search teams in the Java Sea have detected pings believed to have come from the black box flight recorders of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, which disappeared from radars...
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8 January 2015
DLR and Airbus complete laser measurement of in-flight aerodynamics
German Aerospace Center (DLR) researchers and Airbus have completed an in-flight laser measurement of aerodynamics to visualise the airflow over the wing of a passenger aircraft.
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7 January 2015
First phase testing completes on Iridium NEXT platform software
Iridium Communications has completed the first phase of testing of the Iridium NEXT platform software, which is designed to manage flight functions of the next-generation satellites.
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7 January 2015
Gulfstream to install Garmin ADS-B platform on G150 business jet
Gulfstream has selected Garmin International automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) solution for its G150 business aircraft.
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7 January 2015
Safran to build engine components plant in Poland
Safran subsidiary Hispano-Suiza is to construct an engine components facility in Poland.
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7 January 2015
Next-phase testing on James Webb Space Telescope instrument to commence
Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona are preparing to commence the next phase of testing on Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument on Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).