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Antoine Gelain

Misfortune and its own missteps in culture, leadership and technology have sapped the British engine maker of its value.
 
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Graham Warwick

China’s EHang has unveiled a dedicated unmanned logistics version of its 216 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing autonomous air taxi.
 
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Swiss requests for Super Hornet and F-35 approved by state dept., Bell and Xwing demo autonomous drone flight in controlled airspace, F-35B, KC-130J collide during refueling attempt, USAF testers double MQ-9 Hellfire capacity and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
Sean Broderick

The aviation industry and thousands of workers in Washington State and South Carolina are primed to hear from Boeing about the future of 787 production following a report that the company has decided to consolidate the work at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility.
 
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Guy Norris

Water vapor from hydrogen-fueled aircraft will generate more contrails, but research is needed to understand persistence and mitigation.
 
Graham Warwick

Eco Helicopters sees a quicker route to urban air mobility via Tier 1 Engineering’s electric-powered Robinson R44.
 
Helen Massy-Beresford

One unexpected bonus of the coronavirus crisis will be a boost for air cargo’s previously slow digital transformation.
 

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