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Entry-into-service on Boeing 777-9.
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Guy Norris

GE Aviation’s GE9X, the largest aircraft engine yet developed, has received FAA certification, marking a major step toward entry-into-service on the Boeing 777-9, the first of the 777X family, in 2022.
 
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Tony Osborne

Narrow approval clears way for Switzerland to replace F/A-18 Hornets and F-5 Tigers starting in the mid-2020s.
 
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Tony Osborne

Switzerland has voted – by the narrowest of margins – in favor of buying new generation combat aircraft for its air force. This gallery presents the fighters proposed for the Swiss requirement and the aircraft they will go on to replace.
 
Since the mid 1980s, aerospace and defense executives have identified the hiring of a diversity of people— gender, age, and ethnicity—as having a corporate value and contribution to success. Over the last five years, there has been measurable, though subtle, improvement. See our latest infographic for more on who we are vs. who we hire and leadership gains in diversity.
 
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Sean Broderick, Helen Massy-Beresford

EASA expects to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service by year-end after securing commitments from Boeing to address specific safety issues the agency found in its review of the model, including adding a third source for measuring a key flight parameter.
 
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Graham Warwick

ZeroAvia flies fuel cells; Boeing pauses NeXt; Rolls tests ACCEL; Safran’s quiet gear; Vertical’s smart charger.
 
Bill Carey

With air traffic activity suppressed by the coronavirus pandemic, the ATM community is forward-focused on future scenarios.
 
 
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