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

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million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE). — US Secretary of Transportation Elaine L.

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DOE releasing $20M in funding to ARPA-E awardees; NEXTCAR and REFUEL projects

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REFUEL projects will use water, molecules from the air, and electricity from renewable sources to produce high-energy liquid fuels for transportation and other uses. Wichita State University: Alkaline Membrane-Based Ammonia Electrosynthesis with High Efficiency for Renewable and Scalable Liquid-Fuel Production – $855,000. Opus 12, Inc.:

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INRIX: congestion costs each American 97 hours, $1,348 a year

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Wichita, Kan., If we’re to avoid traffic congestion becoming a further drain on our economy, we must invest in intelligent transportation systems to tackle our mobility challenges. —Trevor Reed, transportation analyst at INRIX. Boston drivers lost up to $2,291 per year due to congestion, followed by Washington D.C.

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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

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The company then transports that oil to its re-refinery in Wichita, Kansas, where it undergoes hydrotreating to remove all of the water, fuel and solvents as well as metals, asphalt flux and other heavy contaminants.

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

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according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. 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. The N.T.S.B. that makes Max fuselages, in May, the report said.

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Boeing Says Added Inspections Are Raising 737 Max Production Quality

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The body is made in Wichita, Kan., The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident, has criticized Boeing for not properly documenting the door plug removal. by Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier that Boeing is expected to soon acquire.

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Boeing Agrees to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Longtime Supplier

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Spirit was created during that outsourcing drive in 2005, when Boeing sold a division in Wichita, Kan., The National Transportation Safety Board has said the plane appeared to have left a Boeing factory without the bolts needed to secure the plug, and the company has said it cannot find documentation of that work.

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