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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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NASA refers to this time period as N+3, representing technology three generations more advanced than what is in service today. Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., NASA is awarding $16.5 The teams first studied the ideas from October 2008 to April 2010. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Mass.,

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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And some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them. In one case, the employee said, a worker sent parts from a receiving area straight to the factory floor before a required inspection. After the Jan. Airlines may try to buy more from Airbus. I think they’re doing that.”

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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