In an effort to counter the successes of the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737, China is planning to construct its own aircraft, the C919. The aircraft has been built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation […]
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U.S. Military Just Scrapped Plans To Launch Satellites With F-15s
The United States military has abandoned its plans to launch satellites using F-15 fighter jets. The scrapped plan was being developed by contractors at Orbital ATK and Boeing, who had been hired by the Defense […]
SpaceX Joins Boeing In Receiving NASA Contract To Launch Humans Into Space
SpaceX, the privately held rocket company owned and run by technology kingpin Elon Musk, has reason to celebrate. NASA has finally given the company clearance to carry United States astronauts to the International Space Station […]
Musk’s SpaceX Looking To win Military Bid As Rival Boeing-Lockheed Martin Exit
California based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) looks set to win its first U.S. military satellite launch contract after the only other serious bidder, the Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, pulled out of the race. A […]
Canada Exploring Options For A New Fighter Jet After Lockheed Martin Deemed Too Expensive
Canada is still looking for a new fighter aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Canadian government is looking to replace its CF-18, which has been in service since 1982. The CF-18 is manufactured […]
Boeing, Lockheed Teaming Up Against Northrop Grumman For Air Force Favor
Two giants of the defense industry, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, are ganging up against competitor Northrop Grumman, saying that the U.S. Air Force’s $80 billion decision to buy new stealth bombers from the company is […]
SpaceX Facing Serious Competition As More Companies Vie For Lucrative NASA Contract
The space exploration company SpaceX is facing stiff competition to maintain its contract in conducting cargo missions for NASA. Rivals of SpaceX, including Boeing, Sierra Nevada and Orbital ATK are all trying to get in […]
China Joins Big Jet Club With Competition For Boeing And Airbus
China continues to increase its presence in the global aviation industry as it unveiled its first “big” passenger jet. Over 4,000 people, including engineers, journalists and senior Communist party leaders, gathered at the ceremony near […]
Boeing Creates Lightest Metal Ever And Could Save Airline Companies Millions Of Dollars
Scientists at Boeing say that they have created the lightest known metal in the world. The metal, which consists of micro-lattice material, is reportedly 99.99% air. Boeing hopes that it will be able to use […]
Boeing To Set Up Plant In China Amid Layoff Fears In America
Boeing is building its first completion center on foreign territory: China. The new plant in China will increase the plane manufacturers’ global presence and production in a region where European rival Airbus already has a […]
Engine In British Airways Plane Fire Found To Be Unsafe Years Ago
The failed General Electric engine from the recent incident involving a British Airway Boeing had been previously described by the Federal Aviation Administration as in an “unsafe condition”, and now Boeing and GE are under […]
Airbus Is Setting Up Shop In Alabama And Arch Rival Boeing Is Getting Nervous
In what aviation experts are calling an aggressive and calculated move, Airbus has announced plans to take on rival Boeing head to head by opening up a plant on the American company’s home turf. Fabrice […]
The Quietest Jetliner In The World Just Made Its Debut Flight And People Could Barely Hear It
Bombardier, the last large scale Canadian planemaker, flew its new C Series aircraft in Toronto on Thursday as the struggling company looks to turn around its fortunes and grab share from rivals Airbus and Boeing […]
China And Russia Just Announced Plans To Develop A Wide Body Plane To Fight Boeing’s Dominance
In an effort to rely less on the United States and Europe for large jets, Russia and China are working together on a wide-body jet that is aimed at competing with aircraft from leading manufacturers […]
Boeing Just Showed Off Its Futuristic Laser Based Anti-Drone Weapon
The U.S. Army and America’s law enforcement agencies are about to get a new laser weapon developed by Boeing which is designed specifically to target and disable drones. Various drone incidents have involved near miss […]
Once Ridiculed Hyperloop Transportation System Is Quickly Becoming Reality
Elon Musk’s vision for the future of transportation has taken another step toward reality, as Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced a serious new contract to work with Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum (OLV) and engineering firm Aecom […]
The Pentagon Just Approved A Radical Space Plane That Can Launch 10 Times In 10 Days
America is getting back in the space plane business after it recently emerged that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program has completed the first stage of its design competition and […]
SpaceX Delays Heavy Rocket Until 2016 In Wake Of Launch Failure
Elon Musk, SpaceX chief, announced that the company will delay the launch of their new rocket that is supposed to be the most powerful in the world. The news came during a briefing given by […]
Boeing Feels Tensions With Russia As State Carrier Cuts Plane Order
Russian national airline Aeroflot, in a politically charged move, announced on Thursday that it has cancelled its order for 22 Boeing 787 airliners. The message was delivered by the carrier’s deputy general director for strategy […]
Senate Votes To Keep Relying On Russian Space Transport, Give Massive Pork To Boeing And Lockheed
While NASA, our national space agency, continues to perform beautifully the pigs in congress continue to play hard nosed politics with funding for the research agency. The latest disgrace comes from the Senate Appropriations Committee, […]
Boeing Delivers New 787-9 Airliner Capable Of Near Vertical Takeoff
The Paris Airshow is almost here but plane maker Boeing just couldn’t wait to show off its new 787-9 Dreamliner’s ability to perform a near vertical takeoff. The company released a new promotional video showcasing […]
Malaysia Airlines Offloads A380 Superjumbo Fleet
Bigger may no longer be better for the world’s passenger airlines as Malaysia Airlines is said to be offloading its entire fleet of A380 superjumbos. The airline has struggled financially in the wake of dual […]
China Isn’t The Only One: Airbus Sues Over NSA Blueprint Theft
Fresh evidence emerged Friday that China isn’t the only country engaged in rampant industrial espionage. European aerospace giant Airbus is promising legal action over claims its top secret blueprints were stolen by German spies and […]
Boeing 787 Software Bug Shuts Down Generators Mid Flight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an advisory for Boeing’s 787 because a software bug shuts down the plane’s electricity generators every 248 days, even if the plane is mid-flight. “We have been advised […]