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DEFENSE

F-35: 1, Super Hornet: 0 In Boeing’s Rift With Canada

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 appears to have emerged the real winner from Boeing’s rift with Canada over Bombardier’s C Series passenger jetliner. 

TECHNOLOGY

Lindbergh Cruises Into Electric VTOL Air Taxi Market

Adding to the scores of similar projects already in the works, Erik Lindbergh—grandson of Charles Lindbergh and long-time advocate for electric flight—has formed a company to develop an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

 

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VERTICAL LIFT

Chinook To Fly With CH-53K Engine

Boeing, General Electric and the U.S. Army are planning to fly a CH-47 Chinook fitted with the T408 turboshaft from the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion.

CROSSOVER NARROWBODY JETS

OEMs: Latin America Forecast For Crossover Jets Beatable

Traditionally, Latin America is not a thriving spot for crossover jets, but several forecasters see this changing.

 

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