18 November 2014
Airbus to build five Beluga transport aircraft
Airbus has announced plans to develop five new Beluga transport aircraft, to transport large aircraft components.
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18 November 2014
Airbus Defence and Space to build service module for Orion capsule
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space as the prime contractor for service module on US space capsule, Orion.
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18 November 2014
NTSB upheld FAA’s authority to regulate use of drones
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has upheld the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) authority to regulate commercial use of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in national airspace.
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17 November 2014
Airbus seeks patent for futuristic doughnut-shaped aircraft design
Airbus has come up with a futuristic doughnut-shaped aircraft design, which is said to address problems associated with pressurised cabins.
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17 November 2014
Boeing tests new technologies to improve aircraft efficiency
Boeing has started flight testing more than 25 new technologies, designed to improve aircraft efficiency.
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17 November 2014
Final assembly of Nasa’s Next Mars lander begins at Lockheed Martin
Nasa's InSight Mars lander spacecraft has entered the assembly, test and launch operations phase of its development at Lockheed Martin clean room near Denver in Colorado, US.
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16 November 2014
Demand for new aircraft in Latin America and Caribbean to reach 2,300 by 2033, says Airbus
A report by Airbus has forecast that the Latin America and Caribbean regions will require around 2,300 new airliners by 2033, driven by strong economy and expected air traffic growth.
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16 November 2014
Crashed MH17’s debris recovery begins in eastern Ukraine
Recovery of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has started at the crash site in eastern Ukraine, after a long delay.
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16 November 2014
Toray to supply carbon fibre to Boeing in $8.6bn deal
Boeing has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan-based composite material manufacturer Toray Industries to extend the carbon fibre supply contract for its Dreamliner 787 and 777X aircraft.
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13 November 2014
Honda Aero begins production of HF120 turbofan engines in North Carolina, US
Honda Aero has started production of HF120 turbofan engine at its manufacturing facility in Burlington, North Carolina, US.