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Boeing has a new problem to worry about.
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FAA okay to re-start 787 deliveries ends a long saga, but now Boeing has a new problem to worry about. Listen in as our specialists break down the situation—and the numbers.
 
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Piotr Butowski

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, subsequent sanctions by the West and embargoes on the supply of aerospace components do not appear to have deterred Moscow from development of its next-generation strategic bomber, the Tupolev PAK DA. 
 
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From rocket lab completes two flights for DOD rapid response program to Russia to launch Iranian remote sensing satellite. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.
 
Carole Rickard Hedden

Automotive giant Volkswagen has joined the race to develop electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft, unveiling its passenger prototype July 29 with Volkswagen Group China. 
 
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Steve Trimble

The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye’s earliest contemporaries, which include A-4 Skyhawks and Vought F-8 Crusaders, have been retired to museums, as have their replacements. 
 
Joe Anselmo, Jen DiMascio

Comac announced that its six C919 test aircraft have completed flight-test tasks, paving the way for final type certification of the narrowbody jet by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
 
Tony Osborne

The company’s engineers are hurriedly working on completing the prototype, aiming to enable an engines-running rollout of the fifth-generation, low-observable, supercruise-capable, twin-engine combat aircraft on March 18, 2023—the 108th anniversary of Turkey’s victory at the battle of Gallipoli during the First World War.
 
 
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Secure your seat at the Asia Aerospace Leadership Forum & MRO Asia-Pacific Awards Dinner, in conjunction with MRO Asia-Pacific.

This unique hybrid event will provide a platform for regional aerospace and aviation leadership to share their latest thinking on the state of the market, before going on to celebrate the 2022 MRO Asia-Pacific award winners at a Gala dinner.
 
 
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