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

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million recreational and commercial drones (PDF) in the active UAS fleet. Wichita State University – lead University. million federal investment will fund university research on the safe integration of drones into our national airspace. — US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. There are currently 1.65 million by 2024 (PDF).

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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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The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 16 projects for a combined $35 million in funding under the new program “Renewable Energy to Fuels Through Utilization of Energy-Dense Liquids (REFUEL)”. Earlier post.) Gas Technology Institute. 2,300,000. Materials and Systems Research, Inc.

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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems

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Boeing said it did not allow inspector shopping and had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes 20 percent since 2019. It has also said it will no longer accept Max bodies from Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier based in Wichita, Kan., where Max planes are assembled. that still need work.

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NASA awards $16.5M to four teams for additional research into reducing aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise

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million to four industry and academic teams for additional research into ideas to reduce aircraft fuel consumption, emissions and noise in aircraft that could enter service between 2030 and 2035. Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., NASA is awarding $16.5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass.,

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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The chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately. Boeing said that it had increased the number of quality inspectors for commercial planes by 20 percent since 2019 and that inspections per plane had also risen.