5 October 2014
Underwater search for MH370 resumes in Indian Ocean
The deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has resumed in a remote region of the Indian Ocean after a four-month pause.
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5 October 2014
ISDLA-1 satellite readies for payload integration ahead of launch
Telecommunications satellite ISDLA-1 has been moved to the final assembly building at the French Guiana’s space port, marking a major milestone towards payload integration.
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2 October 2014
Boeing to raise production rate of 737 aircraft in 2018
Boeing has unveiled plans to increase production of its single-aisle 737 aircraft to 52 per month in 2018, from the current 42, as part of its efforts to meet demand...
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2 October 2014
Alcoa opens aluminium-lithium components plant in Indiana
Alcoa has opened a new facility in Lafayette, Indiana, to meet the increasing demand for aluminium-lithium components for next-generation aircraft.
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1 October 2014
FAA directive requires cockpit display upgrades on Boeing aircraft over Wi-Fi interference
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled a new airworthiness directive that mandates airlines to replace cockpit display units (DU) on more than 1,300 Boeing 777 and 737 aircraft...
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30 September 2014
Airbus A350-900 receives EASA clearance
Airbus has obtained the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) type certification for new-generation commercial airliner A350-900.
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30 September 2014
Rockwell Collins tests commercial avionics system for unmanned flights
Avionics firm Rockwell Collins has partnered with the University of Iowa to test a commercial avionics system for unmanned aircraft.
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30 September 2014
US and India to collaborate on two space missions
Nasa and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed agreements to collaborate on an earth-observing satellite and future joint missions to explore Mars.
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29 September 2014
UK to develop intergalactic GPS instrument to explore universe
A team led by UK Astronomy Technology Centre (ATC) has won a €9m contract to build multi-object optical and near-infrared spectrograph (MOONS) that will help explore the formation and evolution...
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29 September 2014
Nasa’s Orion capsule in final integration stage for deep-space test flight
Nasa's Orion exploration capsule has been moved to the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, US, for its integration with the launch abort system (LAS).