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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave ...
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NASA Eyes Testing Needs For Cryogenic Aircraft Propulsion
Located at the agency’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is available ...
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test over Mojave Desert
Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.
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MiniLab consortium produces first full-scale thermoplastic composite hydrofoils
MiniLab is an open innovation ecosystem that connects public and private partners around full-scale demonstrator projects to develop and test technologies. The platform was founded in 2023 by Adrien ...
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Joby conducts FAA testing, moves into final certification
U.S.) announced a couple of additional testing breakthroughs for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This involved completion of aerostructure tests for certification credit ...
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World Test Championship 2025 Finalists confirmed
Australia will have the chance to defend their World Test Championship crown, claiming victory over India in the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test to secure their place in the Final at Lord's in ...
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The FAA's Enhanced Oversight Of Boeing Will Not Be Going Away Anytime Soon
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that it will continue its enhanced oversight of Boeing indefinitely. A year on from the Alaska Airlines door plug incident, outgoing FAA ...
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Here’s how Boeing is responding to the FAA’s call for a ‘fundamental cultural shift’ in safety
Boeing Co. is kicking off the new year with a renewed push to improve safety and quality in manufacturing to prevent the issue that led to a jet-panel blowout on an Alaska Air flight last January.
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Boeing still needs a culture change to put safety above profits, according to the head of the FAA
Whitaker, who plans to step down in two weeks to let President-elect Donald Trump pick his own FAA administrator, looked back on his decision last January to ground all 737 Max jets with similar ...
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‘Not a One-Year Project’: FAA Vows to Continue Boeing Scrutiny
On Friday, FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker, who contended with the fallout from the incident just a few weeks into his tenure, said the agency’s work is far from over. “Our enhanced oversight ...
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US FAA will maintain enhanced oversight of Boeing after door panel incident
The Jan. 5, 2024 incident prompted FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to cap production at 38 737 MAX planes per month and temporarily ground 170 airplanes. The incident exposed serious safety issues ...
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U.S. FAA to maintain enhanced oversight of Boeing nearly a year after Alaska Airlines incident
The Jan. 5, 2024 incident prompted FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to cap production at 38 737 Max planes per month and temporarily ground 170 airplanes. The incident exposed serious safety issues ...