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Space News July 31, 2023

Lockheed Martin Selected To Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft under a project called Demonstration Rocket…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news June 20, 2023

At Airbus, hydrogen power gathers pace

Airbus’ aim of getting hydrogen-powered flight off the ground gets closer by the day thanks to exciting progress in the technology building blocks behind ZEROe,…

Civilian aviation news May 21, 2019

Airbus announces major performance improvement to its latest single-aisle aircraft – the A220 Family

A220 aircraft range increased by up to 450 nm, opening new route possibilities for airlines around the world Airbus today announced that the A220 Family…

General Aviation News July 25, 2016

How RTE’s helicopter fleet oversees power lines from on high

France’s network of medium- and high-voltage electrical lines traverses 105,000 kilometers and is owned and maintained by RTE (réseau de transport d’électricité), a subsidiary of…

Civilian aviation news March 16, 2016

Pratt & Whitney PurePower® Engines Power Asia’s First A320neo for IndiGo

IndiGo’s first Airbus A320neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan™ engines, arrived in India on March 11, making it Asia’s first A320neo. Pratt…

Civilian aviation news July 30, 2015

CIT Aerospace Selects GEnx Engines to Power Its Boeing 787 Dreamliner

CIT Aerospace chose the GEnx-1B engine to power its four Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. This engine order will boost CIT’s GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 4, 2015

FAA warns Boeing 787 bug could shut off aircraft power

AFP. In a new problem for the Boeing 787, the US aviation regulator has ordered repairs to correct a software bug that could cause…

Civilian aviation news December 16, 2014

Boeing selects GE Aviation for Electrical Power System on 777X

The Boeing Company has selected GE Aviation to provide the Electrical Load Management System (ELMS), the Backup Generator and the Backup Converter for the Boeing…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News April 25, 2014

28th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster

The largest nuclear power plant disaster that the world has ever seen – at Chernobyl – took place on the night of the 25-26 April…

Civilian aviation news November 6, 2013

Power problem grounds Polish LOT Dreamliner in Bangkok

(Reuters) – A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Poland’s LOT airline was grounded in Bangkok on Tuesday due to a power supply problem, the Polish…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2013

Philippine Air Force Signs Contract for Eight AW109 Power helicopters

Philippine Air Force has signed a contract for eight AW109 Power light twin helicopters. These aircraft will be used to perform a range of duties…

Military Aviation News June 20, 2013

Mauritanian Air Force Orders AW109 Power Helicopters

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company,announced an order by the Mauritanian Air Force for an undisclosed number of AW109 Power twin-engine helicopters that will be used for…

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