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Airbus
The Airbus A220-300 is a narrow-body aircraft.
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Air Canada Adding More A220s

Dec. 26, 2024
An estimated $450-million order will bring five new Airbus mid-range aircraft to the flag carrier as it pursues a fleet-renewal program.
Airbus
Airbus A350 illustrated in Air India livery.
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Air India Books Another $6B with Airbus

Dec. 11, 2024
An order for 10 more widebody and 90 narrow-body aircraft adds an estimated $6 billion to the aggressive fleet expansion and modernization underway by the former state-owned airline...
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Stellantis Seeks New EV Battery Technology

Dec. 9, 2024
The automaker started a collaborative effort with Zeta Energy to develop and manufacture lightweight lithium-sulfur batteries by 2030, at lower cost and improved product handling...
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Federal Court Tosses Boeing’s Plea Deal

Dec. 6, 2024
A U.S. District Court judge rejected the agreement between the Dept. of Justice and the jet builder, involving a guilty plea and stiff fines, because of doubts that the government...
Todd R. McQueen
F135 engine LT&E power module demo on the USS George Washington on 25 Aug. 2016.
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DOD Awards $1.3 Billion for F135 MRO

Dec. 5, 2024
The Pentagon assigned Pratt & Whitney to provide an extensive range of maintenance, repair, spare parts supply, logistics, and other services, including training, for the F-35...
General Motors
GM / LG Energy Solution illustration of prismatic battery-cell arrangement.
Rolls-Royce
A Rolls-Royce AE1107C turboshaft engine.
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Big Drop in Cutting Tool Demand

Nov. 22, 2024
The Boeing machinists’ strike and other persistent factors straining manufacturing activity are cited as causes for the -10% decline in shipments during September.
US Navy
USN sailors aboard USS Spruance (DDG-111) guided-missile destroyer load ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during training, Oct. 4, 2022. US Navy
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USN Orders Lockheed Missile System Support

Nov. 21, 2024
A five-year, $83-million contract with Lockheed Martin will provide component parts and logistical support for dozens of rapid-fire anti-missile launch units, part of the Aegis...
CFM International
The CFM International Open Fan concept jet engine.
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GE, Boeing, and NASA Will Model Concept Engine Performance

Nov. 20, 2024
DOE supercomputers will simulate the in-flight performance of a GE Aerospace open-fan concept engine, to evaluate its energy-efficiency and noise levels.
Fiber Materials Inc./Spirit AeroSystems
A carbon/carbon fiber component structure produced by Fiber Materials Inc.
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Spirit AeroSystems Raises More Cash

Nov. 19, 2024
The aircraft fuselage manufacturer will sell its carbon and ceramic composite materials business for $165 million, helping stem the capital crisis that it says threatens it viability...