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Lockheed Martin begins final assembly of Germany’s first F-35A stealth fighter

US defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin has commenced final assembly on the first F-35A Lightning II destined for the German ...
SpaceNews

ATK’s Autonomous Flight Safety Assembly Makes First Flight

ATK (NYSE: ATK) propulsion, composite and spacecraft technologies supported today’s successful launch of an Orbital Sciences Minotaur I vehicle from Wallops Island, Va. The Air Force’s Operationally ...
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SOFIA Telescope Assembly Characterization First Light (TACFL) Flight Team Receives NASA Group Achievement Award

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Florida Today

What happened to the missing four bolts on Alaska Airlines 1282? | Opinion

The door plug blowout incident on Alaska Airlines' Flight 1282 in January made headlines and terrified passengers. But my background in the aircraft manufacturing industry may provide some insight. I ...
Seeking Alpha

Joby's First Conforming Aircraft Heads to Final Assembly in Preparation for TIA Flight Testing

Joby Aviation, Inc. (JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it is preparing for final assembly of its first conforming aircraft intended for ...
Flightglobal

SSJ-New testing advances with static-airframe assembly

Two Irkut SSJ-New twinjets are under construction for flight-testing, as another airframe is assembled for life-cycle tests in Moscow. The flight-test aircraft are among five airframes being built ...