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Boeing extends plant shutdowns in Washington state

Apr 06, 2020 (UPI)

The company's Puget Sound and Moses Lake sites will be closed until further notice because of the spread of the coronavirus, additional advice from state health...

Predicting in-flight air density for more accurate landing

Apr 03, 2020 (SPX)

A student from The Netherlands, working with an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, developed an algorithm that can run onboar...

Ball Aerospace delivers Cryostat to University of Arizona for NASA balloon mission

Apr 03, 2020 (SPX)

The Ball-built cryostat is a low-heat leak tank that contains liquid helium and is designed to keep the GUSTO instrument cool during the entire length of the pl...

Boeing shutters Philadelphia-area facilities after employees test positive for COVID-19

Apr 03, 2020 (UPI)

A press release from the company issued late Thursday said the company would suspend production of the H-46 Chinook cargo helicopter, the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor...

Class of 2020 graduation date moved up

Apr 02, 2020 (SPX)

The class is planning an event six weeks ahead of schedule allowing them to celebrate together, while ensuring their health and safety by adhering to Centers fo...

US warns time running out for virus evacuations

Apr 01, 2020 (AFP)

"If you are on the beach when an earthquake strikes, you wouldn't just stand there waiting for the coming tsunami; you would head for higher ground immediately,...

AFRL and associates improve processes for fabricating aircraft engine inlet ducts

Apr 01, 2020 (SPX)

Part of the Air Force 2030 Science and Technology strategy includes the deployment of low cost Unmanned Aerial Systems in mass to assist in future near peer eng...

NASA Awards Contract for Aerospace Research, Development, Engineering Support

Apr 01, 2020 (SPX)

The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a minimum ordering value of $50 million, and a maximum ordering value for the base period of $1 billion...

Boeing nets $1.6B for P-8A Poseidons for Navy, New Zealand, Korea

Mar 31, 2020 (UPI)

The deal funds production of 18 Lot 11 P-8A maritime aircraft total: eight for the U.S. Navy, four for New Zealand and six for South Korea. This week's announce...

Lockheed awarded $4.9B for work on F-35s

Mar 31, 2020 (UPI)

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter -- a single-engine stealth multirole combat aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps -- is conside...

Marines' 'Ugly Angels' Osprey helicopter squadron declared fully operational

Mar 30, 2020 (UPI)

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 362 of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was declared "fully operational capable" last week, the Corps said in a press release, ...

State Dept. approves $194M upgrade deal for South Korea's F-16s

Mar 30, 2020 (UPI)

The $194 million sale, expected to be approved by Congress, calls for South Korea to obtain Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe equipment, known as IFF, and Lin...

China's imported cases rise as foreigners banned and flights cut

Mar 27, 2020 (AFP)

In recent weeks China's tally of infections has dwindled dramatically, with only a handful of domestic patients each day. But just as the country appears to bri...

Harper Construction awarded $57.M for Hangar 95 renovation, other projects

Mar 26, 2020 (UPI)

The contract funds the renovation and addition of Hangar 95, the new construction of an aircraft parking apron and a parking facility at the Marine Corps Air St...

Boeing CEO sees fresh demand in China for planes

Mar 24, 2020 (AFP)

"Already China's returning," Calhoun said in an interview on CNBC that focused on Boeing's efforts to win $60 billion in federal government support for the US a...

Air Force researchers developing wearable agent detector to improve aircraft maintainer safety

Mar 24, 2020 (SPX)

But what if you are in a confined space and maybe not even aware of the danger? That's a very real possibility faced daily by maintenance technicians every time...

Delta warns of 80% revenue drop as US carriers fear doom

Mar 23, 2020 (AFP)

"We're now projecting our June quarter revenues will be down by $10 billion compared to a year ago - an 80 percent reduction," Delta's chief executive Ed Bastia...

First Marine F-35C squadron certified as 'safe for flight'

Mar 23, 2020 (UPI)

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., was certified on Friday after five months of training, and temporary relo...

Boeing shuts down KC-46, P-8 plants for two weeks because of COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 (UPI)

The manufacturing suspension will last until March 25, the company said in a statement. The shutdown comes as Washington state is under a state of emergency bec...

Nikki Haley exits Boeing board, saying she opposes US bailout

Mar 23, 2020 (AFP)

Haley, a former governor of South Carolina, said she had hoped "to be part of helping" Boeing as it contends with the coronavirus crisis on top of the travails ...