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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. 235,000.

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Boeing Agrees to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Longtime Supplier

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Boeing said on Monday that it had agreed to buy a major supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, ending a nearly two-decade experiment in outsourcing production of major components of its commercial planes, including the body of the 737 Max and parts of the 767, 777 and 787. and operations in Oklahoma. as well as at Spirit.

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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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Aircraft and Technology Concepts for N+3 Subsonic Transport, $4.6 Cessna Aircraft Company-Cessna Citation, Wichita, Kan., The Boeing subsonic team, which includes BR&T, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, General Electric and Georgia Tech, looked at five concepts as part of the SUGAR (Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research) project.

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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. The chief executive, Dave Calhoun, will leave at the end of the year, and Stan Deal, the head of the commercial planes division, which makes the 737 Max, retired immediately. where the 737 Max is assembled.