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Feature: Weather could hinder commercial drones’ widespread use
/A team from the University of Calgary examine the impact of precipitation, wind speed and temperature on drone flyability.
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EU, Italian regulators greenlight new carrier ITA
/ | 1 Comment on EU, Italian regulators greenlight new carrier ITABrussels and Rome also decided the new airline would not carry the debts of its bankrupt predecessor, Alitalia, which received billions in state aid.
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Dassault’s Falcon 6X completes third test flight
/The third test flight for Dassault Aviation’s “benchmark” wide-body Falcon 6X business jet took off this week as the aircraft nears certification.
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Virgin Galactic races ahead of Blue Origin in ‘battle of the billionaires’
/ | 1 Comment on Virgin Galactic races ahead of Blue Origin in ‘battle of the billionaires’Virgin Galactic has now confirmed that the British billionaire will be taking his seat aboard the next crewed spaceflight on 11 July, pending weather and technical checks.
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Slovakian flying car completes 35-minute flight
The dual-mode car aircraft completed its 142nd milestone flight landing in Bratislava, Slovakia at 6:05 a.m. on 28 June, driven by its creators, Professor Stefan Klein and Anton Zajac.
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Experienced CFO Brian West replaces 30-year veteran at Boeing
| 1 Comment on Experienced CFO Brian West replaces 30-year veteran at BoeingBoeing has announced Brian West will replace 30-year company veteran Greg Smith as the planemaker’s new chief financial officer (CFO).
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