25 June 2014
Bombardier Challenger 350 business jet receives FAA certification
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted full type certification to Bombardier Aerospace’s Challenger 350 business aircraft.
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24 June 2014
Aerojet Rocketdyne tests Bantam engine made with additive manufacturing
American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne has announced the successful completion of a series of hot-fire tests on a Bantam demonstration engine built entirely using additive manufacturing.
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24 June 2014
UAE’s Yahsat to expand commercial Ka-band coverage with third satellite
UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat is planning to launch its third satellite in 2016, extending its commercial Ka-band coverage to a further 17 countries and 600 million users.
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24 June 2014
NTSB blames flight crew mismanagement for Asiana’s Boeing 777 crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed mismanagement of initial approach by the flight crew and inadequate monitoring of airspeed for causing the crash-landing of Asiana Airlines' Boeing...
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23 June 2014
Tata partners with RUAG Aviation to build systems for Dornier 228
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) has entered into a new partnership with Europe’s RUAG Aviation to manufacture fuselages and wings for the Dornier 228 aircraft.
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23 June 2014
Rockwell Collins and Nasa to conduct tests for safe operation of UAVs
Nasa and Rockwell Collins are set to conduct a series of risk reduction tests in order to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into national airspace.
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23 June 2014
Cessna Citation M2 business jet receives EASA certification
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the Cessna Aircraft’s Citation M2 business jet.
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22 June 2014
SPUTNIX launches Russia’s first private Earth remote sensing satellite
Russian developer of small satellite platforms and systems SPUTNIX Company has launched the country's first private Earth remote sensing satellite, TabletSat-Aurora, on-board ISC Kosmotras' RS-20 rocket (Dnepr).
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22 June 2014
North Dakota researchers evaluate use of UAS in crop and livestock production
Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) are working with the university’s Carrington Research Extension Center to evaluate the use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to monitor crop and livestock...
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22 June 2014
Airbus completes first flight of final A350 test aircraft
Airbus has announced that the fifth A350 test aircraft, A350 MSN005, has taken its first flight, taking the programme to the final stage of certification.