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SkyNRG and AEG Fuels deliver sustainable aviation biofuels for Bombardier Business Aircraft demo fleet

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This milestone follows the recent successful biofuel-powered flights of its demonstration aircraft out of Los Angeles International Airport. —Greg Cox, Executive Vice President, General Aviation, AEG Fuels.

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FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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Wichita State University – lead University. The tasking for this work operationally validates that the ASTM International (ASTM) Remote Identification (Remote ID) Broadcast standards satisfy stakeholder needs. Mississippi State University. North Carolina State University. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 249,923. .

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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It also answers critical questions about why the door plug detached shortly after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport in Oregon. The piece was manufactured in Malaysia in March and received by Spirit AeroSystems, a Boeing supplier in Wichita, Kan., Mr. Calhoun visited Spirit in Wichita.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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District 751 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union, which represents more than 30,000 Boeing employees, said the average tenure of its members had dropped sharply in recent years. Boeing said that since Jan. After the Jan. owned by a supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, that makes the bodies of Max planes.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

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Of course, that kind of electr ic enthusiasm is palpable at every NDEW event and, clicking on any NDEW news story, practically jumps off the screen, whether reporters come calling from Boca Ratan, Wichita, Pittsburgh, Niagara Falls or Santa Monica. ” In the limelight: E. .”

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ARPA-E awards $35M to 16 REFUEL projects for energy-dense carbon-neutral liquid fuels; leveraging ammonia

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RTI International. Innovative Renewable Energy-Based Catalytic Ammonia Production (Category 1) The RTI International team will build an improved Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis system with an innovative process design to respond to changes in available power, making it ideal for intermittent renewable energy resources.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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The request to open the plug came from employees of Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier that makes the body for the 737 Max in Wichita, Kan. After Boeing employees complied, Spirit employees who are based at Boeing’s Renton factory repaired the rivets. Boeing employees then reinstalled the door.

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