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Japan Airlines Will Modernize Fleet with up to 20 More Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Japan Airlines Will Modernize Fleet with up to 20 More Boeing 787 Dreamliners

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 22, 2024 -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Japan Airlines (JAL) today announced an agreement for up to 20 more 787 Dreamliners, as the 787's market-leading efficiency and range are valued on international routes to North America, Asia and India. The deal includes 10 787-9s with options for 10 mo ... Continue reading

GE Aerospace and Kratos Partner on Small Affordable Engines

GE Aerospace and Kratos Partner on Small Affordable Engines

GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies, a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on the development and production of small affordable engines that could potentially power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), collaborative combat aircraft, and similar appl ... Continue reading

Korean Air Commits to Up to 50 Boeing Widebodies to Strengthen Future Long-Haul Fleet

Korean Air Commits to Up to 50 Boeing Widebodies to Strengthen Future Long-Haul Fleet

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 22, 2024 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Korean Air announced today the airline's intent to purchase up to 50 of Boeing's highly fuel-efficient widebody airplanes, including 20 777-9s and 20 787-10s with options for 10 more of the largest 787 Dreamliner variant. Continue Reading Boeing and Ko ... Continue reading

Luxair Selects Largest Boeing 737 MAX Model, Buying up to 4 737-10 Jets

Luxair Selects Largest Boeing 737 MAX Model, Buying up to 4 737-10 Jets

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 22, 2024 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Luxair announced today the European regional carrier is again ordering a new member of the 737 MAX family to power its sustainable growth. A year after purchasing the 737-7 and 737-8 models, Luxair has now placed an order for two 737-10 airplanes with ... Continue reading

National Airlines Selects Four Boeing 777 Freighters to Expand Global Fleet

National Airlines Selects Four Boeing 777 Freighters to Expand Global Fleet

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 22, 2024 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and National Airlines announced today the global carrier has committed to place its first order for four 777 Freighters. Currently the longest-range twin-engine freighter with unrivaled payload capacity, the 777 Freighter will help maximize the airline's c ... Continue reading

Vertical Aerospace Begins Testing on New VX4 Prototype

Vertical Aerospace Begins Testing on New VX4 Prototype

Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) [NYSE: EVTL], a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emissions aviation, today announced that testing on its most advanced eVTOL aircraft, unveiled last week, has started with initial powered ground tests, including propeller balancing, successfully complete. Pro ... Continue reading

Worldwide C-130J Super Hercules Fleet Soars Past 3 Million Flight Hours

Worldwide C-130J Super Hercules Fleet Soars Past 3 Million Flight Hours

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 22, 2024 -- Lockheed Martin announced today at the Farnborough International Airshow that the worldwide C-130J Super Hercules fleet recently surpassed 3 million flight hours. With 545+ Super Hercules delivered worldwide, this achievement reflects the C-130J's unmatched global reach, multi-mis ... Continue reading

Goldfinch Takes Off and Lands in Under 150 Feet in Off-Runway Environment for DoD Missions

Goldfinch Takes Off and Lands in Under 150 Feet in Off-Runway Environment for DoD Missions

MANASSAS, Va., July 18, 2024; Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) a next-gen aerospace company committed to decarbonizing aviation and opening new air transportation markets, has successfully completed off-runway test flights of its EL-2 Goldfinch hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) technology demonstrator aircr ... Continue reading

Joby Demonstrates Potential for Emissions-Free Regional Journeys With Landmark 523-Mile Hydrogen-Electric Flight

Joby Demonstrates Potential for Emissions-Free Regional Journeys With Landmark 523-Mile Hydrogen-Electric Flight

Joby’s hydrogen-electric technology demonstrator aircraft completed a 523-mile flight above Marina, California, with no in-flight emissions except water. ... Continue reading

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A Million Pages Of Indexed Automotive Content Without A WEB SEARCH

The Auto Channel's Automotive Data Research Hub functions as a massive silo, eliminating a need for an enterprise level web wide search engine. ... Continue reading

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A car guy's most important Stop On The Digital Mother Road. The Auto Channel provides focused easy to understand, easy to read helpful and fun automotive content. ... Continue reading

NASA Invites Media to See Artemis II Moon Rocket Elements at Kennedy

NASA Invites Media to See Artemis II Moon Rocket Elements at Kennedy

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2024 -- Media are invited in late July to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Continue Reading NASA’s Pegasus barge delivers the SLS (Space Launch Syst ... Continue reading

Military Drone Market size is set to grow by USD 8.50 billion from 2024-2028, Recent developments in military drones boost the market, Technavio

Military Drone Market size is set to grow by USD 8.50 billion from 2024-2028, Recent developments in military drones boost the market, Technavio

NEW YORK, June 10, 2024 -- The global military drone market size is estimated to grow by USD 8.50 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.21% during the forecast period. ... Continue reading

NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut William Anders

NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut William Anders

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2024 -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of Apollo astronaut Maj. Gen. ... Continue reading

Autoliv and XPENG AEROHT Collaborate to Pioneer Future Safety Solutions for Flying Cars

Autoliv and XPENG AEROHT Collaborate to Pioneer Future Safety Solutions for Flying Cars

STOCKHOLM, June 4, 2024 -- Autoliv China, a division of Autoliv, Inc. (SSE: ALIV-SDB), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, and XPENG AEROHT, Asia's leading flying car innovator, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to pioneer safety solutions for future mobility. Flying cars have long been a vis ... Continue reading

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