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This plane is the first ever to fly without moving parts

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The Latest: Consumer Reports calls to ground Boeing model

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Ethiopian Airlines Plane Is the 2nd Boeing Max 8 to Crash in Months

Flight 302 — a two-hour shuttle between two of the busiest capitals in East Africa — was carrying passengers from at least four continents. The dead included 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, nine Ethiopians, eight each from the United States, China … Continue reading

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Ethiopian Airline Crash Updates: Data and Voice Recorders Recovered

The F.A.A. hasn’t taken that kind of step on a fleet of aircraft since 2013, when it ordered Boeing 787s to stop flying temporarily after a problem with the plane’s battery system was identified. The agency, which certified the latest … Continue reading

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Ethiopian Airlines crash: FAA says U.S. airlines can still fly Boeing jet model

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said U.S. airlines can still fly the Boeing jet model that has been involved in two crashes in less than six months. Its announcement came as other countries around the world — including China, … Continue reading

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Building Stratolaunch, The Largest Airplane Ever Created

Rutan, meanwhile, was thinking about the Brobdingnagian airplane that would eventually become Stratolaunch. In 1992 he had been summoned by Antonio Elias, a senior executive at a commercial space company called Orbital Sciences Corporation, to meet with a small group. … Continue reading

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U.S. Air Force installs first 3D printed metal part on F-22 fighter aircraft

The U.S. Air Force has revealed that it installed a titanium 3D printed component on an operational F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft this past December. The 3D printed part, a secondary bracket component, enabled Air Force technicians speed up the replacement … Continue reading

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