The world’s top jetpack concepts
There have been many attempts to build a fully functioning jetpack, with mixed results. The concept is not without its risks, yet the sci-fi dream is slowly becoming a reality...
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October’s top stories: Rockwell Collins to buy B/E Aerospace, Thales opens UK-based electric propulsion facility
Rockwell Collins signed a definitive agreement to acquire aircraft cabin interior manufacturer B/E Aerospace for $8.3bn and Thales Alenia Space opened a new facility that will manufacture electric propulsion systems...
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September’s top stories: ISRO launches eight satellites, UAE to implement new law for drones
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched eight satellites into space, and the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority is planning to enforce a new law to restrict the import and...
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August’s top stories: Airlander 10 crash-lands, FAA’s new commercial drone rules take effect
Airlander 10 has crash-landed at the end of its second test flight and the US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) new small drone regulation becomes effective and ISRO is planning to...
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July’s top stories: Virgin Atlantic’s $4.4bn order, EPA findings on aircraft emission
Virgin Atlantic Airways finalised a $4.4bn deal with Airbus to buy 12 A350-1000 aircraft, and US' EPA confirmed a final endangerment and contribution findings that reveal carbon emissions from certain...
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June’s top stories: Québec-Bombardier deal, FAA releases drones rules
Canada's Québec Government entered an agreement with Bombardier to make a previously announced $1bn investment in the C Series aircraft, and FAA released the first operational rules for routine commercial...
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May’s top stories: China Eastern orders 20 Airbus, TransDigm Group to buy ILC Holdings
China Eastern ordered 20 Airbus A350 XWB and TransDigm Group agreed to buy ILC Holdings for $1bn. Aerospace-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from May 2016.
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Masters of the sky: the top 10 aerospace companies
The world’s top 10 aerospace companies hold a market share worth $433bn, with just Boeing, Airbus and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) earning over half of this amount. Aerospace-technology.com lists the...
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April’s top stories: Solar Impulse 2 ends flight, Vector Space Systems raises more than $1m
Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) airplane completed its three-day, two-night journey across the Pacific Ocean, and Vector Space Systems secured more than $1m from a group of angel investors to develop...
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March’s top stories: UAV flies in air and water, Thales Alenia Space and Sener deal
US researchers demonstrated a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can operate in air and water, and Thales Alenia Space signed a deal with Sener to evaluate collaboration in future...
