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NASA's X-59 QueSST begins flight testing
Jan 12, 2024

NASA's X-59 QueSST begins flight testing

NASA and Lockheed Martin have rolled out the X-59 — a long, needle-nosed experimental aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing a loud sonic…

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Eviation Alice completes first flight of all-electric commuter
Sep 27, 2022

Eviation Alice completes first flight of all-electric commuter

Israeli startup Eviation flew its nine-passenger all-electric aircraft, Alice, for the first time from Grant County International Airport in Washington state. T…

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Dubai Airshow 2023 closes with record orders
Nov 17, 2023

Dubai Airshow 2023 closes with record orders

The 2023 edition of the biennial Dubai Airshow closed with more than USD 100 billion in commercial aircraft orders announced over five days at Al Maktoum Intern…

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Airbus delivers 1,000th A350 wing from Broughton
Mar 4, 2023

Airbus delivers 1,000th A350 wing from Broughton

Airbus has delivered the 1,000th set of A350 XWB wings from its Broughton facility in North Wales. Each wing measures 32 metres from root to tip and is one of t…

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Antonov AN-124
Dec 22, 2017

Antonov AN-124

It all started in 1980 at the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. Until the Boeing 747-8F, this airplane was for thirty y…

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SpaceX rocket landing
Dec 22, 2017

SpaceX rocket landing

After several unsuccessful attempts to land a rocket, SpaceX finally pulled it off.

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Emirates new design inspired by Mercedes-Benz
Dec 22, 2017

Emirates new design inspired by Mercedes-Benz

Emirates has been operating the world's biggest fleet of long-haul aircraft, and it has been pouring millions into upgrading the ultra-luxury on its Boeing 777.…

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Boeing MQ-25 unmanned airplane
Dec 22, 2017

Boeing MQ-25 unmanned airplane

Speculation led some to believe that Boeing was teasing a space airplane or VTOL aircraft, but the big reveal was the company's MQ-25 competition entry. Last we…

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