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Major step towards getting the widebodies flowing to customers again.
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Sean Broderick

The FAA has signed off on Boeing’s plan to correct 787 production problems and re-start deliveries, a major step towards getting the widebodies back flowing to customers again, Aviation Week has learned. 
 
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Jen DiMascio Tony Osborne Chen Chuanren Steve Trimble

South Korea’s aspirations for building an aerospace and defense industry are gaining validation, with Poland’s announced intent to buy FA-50 light combat aircraft and the first flight of Korea Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 fighter.
 
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The U.S. Air Force grounded most Lockheed Martin F-35As on July 29 to inspect a component in the stealthy fighter’s ejection seats that manufacturer Martin-Baker said could be faulty, a service spokesman says.
 
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Tony Osborne

UK defense technology company Qinetiq has flown an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) using a laser communication system, in what it says is the world’s first.
 
 
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By some measures, the relationship between Russia and the rest of the International Space Station partners is growing closer. 
 
Helen Massy-Beresford

While the pandemic may be far from over, the air cargo market—a sector that has played a key role amid the upheaval, and which has seen significant changes because of COVID-19—is now looking to the future, with multiple factors set to drive long-term growth even if the short-term picture is more mixed.
 
 
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