14 December 2014
Aircelle to supply titanium exhaust systems for 777X aircraft engines
Boeing has selected Safran’s subsidiary Aircelle to supply titanium exhaust systems for the 777X aircraft GE9X turbofan engines.
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14 December 2014
Atlas 5 rocket launches spy satellite of National Reconnaissance Office
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has successfully launched from Space Launch Complex-3.
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11 December 2014
China’s aircraft demand to value $820bn in 20 years, says report
China’s passenger traffic will grow ‘well above’ the world average in the next 20 years by when it will require over 5,300 aircraft with a total market value of $820bn,...
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11 December 2014
US scientists develop portable solar observatory for space missions
Scientists at the Southwest Research Institute in the US have developed miniature portable solar observatory for use on-board a commercial, manned suborbital spacecraft.
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11 December 2014
Alcoa to expand coating production for aircraft engines in US
Alcoa Power and Propulsion has announced plans to expand coating production capacities at its facility in Whitehall, Michigan, US, with an investment of $16.7m.
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11 December 2014
Airbus considers revamping A380 superjumbo airliner
Airbus is reportedly planning to revamp its A380 superjumbo with new engines or launch the stretched version of the aircraft.
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11 December 2014
Airbus and Thales to build observatory satellites for UAE armed forces
Airbus Defence and Space and its partners are to build two Falcon Eye high-performance optical earth-observation satellites for the the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces.
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10 December 2014
Boeing plans to cut 747-8 production from September 2015
Boeing is planning to reduce production of its 747-8 jumbo jetliner starting September next year due to weaker demand for freighters.
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10 December 2014
Preparations underway for launch of O3b Networks’ four satellites
Arianespace has integrated O3b Networks’ four-satellite payload on its Soyuz launcher’s Fregat upper stage, in preparation for launch on 18 December.
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10 December 2014
Boeing and partners launch Solaris bio jet fuel project in South Africa
Boeing and South African Airways (SAA) have launched a joint initiative to produce aviation biofuel from tobacco plants.