19 August 2019
China successfully launches Smart Dragon-1 rocket
China has launched its new Smart Dragon-1 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province.
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16 August 2019
AFRC collaborates with Airbus DS and TWI for space propellant tanks
The Advanced Forming Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde has partnered with Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus DS) and TWI to bring space propellant tank production back to the...
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14 August 2019
Gulfstream approves two warranty companies in Brazil
US-based Gulfstream Aerospace has added two Brazilian aircraft service companies to its global list of company-authorised warranty facilities.
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12 August 2019
ICEYE releases radar images less than one-metre resolution
Earth observation company ICEYE has released radar imagery with resolutions less than 1m from synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites.
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12 August 2019
Platinum Equity affiliate to acquire Wesco Aircraft for $1.9bn
Supply chain management (SCM) services provider Wesco Aircraft has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $1.9bn.
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9 August 2019
JetBlue chooses Viasat to power in-flight internet service
American firm Viasat has been selected to power JetBlue Airways' Fly-Fi in-flight internet service across its new Airbus A220-300 fleet.
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8 August 2019
Bii chooses Chromalloy to repair and inspect CFM56-3 engine material
Aircraft components provider British International Industries (Bii) has selected US-based Chromalloy to repair/overhaul and inspect all CFM56-3 engine material.
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8 August 2019
Maxar launches 1300-class communications satellite built for Intelsat
Maxar Technologies has successfully launched the high-power Intelsat 39 communications satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace base in Kourou, French Guiana.
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7 August 2019
SpaceX launches Boeing-built Amos-17 satellite from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX has launched Israeli firm Spacecom’s Amos-17 satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the US.
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7 August 2019
Airbus begins A220 aircraft manufacturing in US
Airbus has started manufacturing of the A220 aircraft at its production facility in Mobile, Alabama, US.