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Sailors Speak of US Navy Maintenance and Repair

Sailors Speak of US Navy Maintenance and Repair

A grim look below decks on Navy warships

To get a sense of today’s U.S. Navy, you’ve got to leave the bright and shiny bridge and clamber several decks below to visit the grimy and hot engineering spaces where the machinist mates and hull-maintenance techs work. These sailors don’t hold …

Bell Wins Funding for DoD High-Speed VTOL Capabilities

Bell Wins Funding for DoD High-Speed VTOL Capabilities

FORT WORTH, TX — Bell Textron Inc. today announced its advancement to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

Bell i…

Northrop Delivers 900th F-35 Center Fuselage

Northrop Delivers 900th F-35 Center Fuselage

PALMDALE, Calif. — Northrop Grumman Corporation marked the 900th center fuselage delivery on Feb. 14. Utilizing the company’s Integrated Assembly Line (IAL), F-35 center fuselages are delivered across three unique aircraft variants.

The IAL is a world-class production facility using the late…

Airbus 2021 Net Income Rebounds to €4.2 Bn As Revenues Up 4%

Airbus 2021 Net Income Rebounds to €4.2 Bn As Revenues Up 4%

— 611 commercial aircraft delivered in 2021
— Financials reflect strong operational performance group-wide
— Revenues € 52.1 billion; EBIT Adjusted € 4.9 billion; EBIT (reported) € 5.3 billion
— Free cash flow before M&A and customer financing € 3.5 billion; Net cash € 7.6 billion
— Recor…
FAA Does Not Trust Boeing, Retains Authority for 787 Inspections

FAA Does Not Trust Boeing, Retains Authority for 787 Inspections

Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner suffered a new blow as U.S. regulators on Tuesday said they would retain authority for inspecting the jets before delivery.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in an emailed statement that it is taking the action to “allow the agency to confirm the effectiveness…

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