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ANA boosts 787 order despite delays
After several high-profile setbacks, Boeing Co.’s 787 program got some good news from Japan, where All Nippon Airways Co. said it will buy five more of the high-tech planes. Japan’s second-largest carrier plans to sell about $1.9 billion in new… Continue reading
XMM-Newton discovers a new class of black holes
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory have discovered a black hole weighing more than 500 solar masses, a missing link between lighter stellar-mass and heavier supermassive black holes, in a distant galaxy. This discovery is the best detection to date… Continue reading
Boeing Team to Develop Revolutionary Spacecraft Power System for DARPA
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 1, 2009 — An industry team led by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for work on Phase 2 of the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed… Continue reading
Bell 429 Achieves Certification
FORT WORTH, TX (July 1, 2009) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the certification by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) of its newest light twin engine helicopter, the 429. Bell has also completed the Federal… Continue reading