Articles about aerospace – Page 7 of 9

Boeing will ratchet down 747 production in Everett to one jet every two months

The Boeing Co. says it will cut back the production rate for its 747 jets to one every two months… Read More

Airbus and Uber will preview on-demand helicopter rides at Sundance Film Festival

Independent films aren’t the only things that’ll be previewed at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week: Airbus Group… Read More

Boeing engineers prove you don’t have to golf to design a better golf club

EVERETT, Wash. – When experts at Callaway Golf sought Boeing’s help to improve their golf clubs’ aerodynamics, Boeing turned to a special… Read More

Airbus Ventures dips into $150 million fund to back 3-D printing at Local Motors

Airbus Ventures, the European aerospace giant’s Silicon Valley spin-off, says the first investment from its $150 million venture fund is going… Read More

Chinese company unveils a drone so big it can carry a human – but is it a drone?

Look! Up in the air! It’s a drone, it’s a plane, it’s … Super-Quadcopter! Droves of drones were unveiled this… Read More

The Year in Aerospace: New horizons in 2015, from drones to dwarf planets

New Horizons is the name of the Pluto mission that reached its climax in 2015, but the name also provides… Read More

Boeing rolls out its first 737 MAX jet in Renton, thronged by workers who built it

Thousands of Boeing employees turned out today for the rollout of the first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a redesigned version… Read More

Boost for Boeing: Export-Import Bank wins revival after battle in Congress

Nearly six months after the Export-Import Bank was shut down due to congressional wrangling, the federal agency has been revived – which is… Read More

XCOR Aerospace co-founders launch new startup: Agile Aero for the next frontier

XCOR Aerospace pioneered the rapid development of rocket propulsion systems, and now three of XCOR’s founders are starting up a… Read More

Work continues on Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch plane, but rocket plans are still under wraps

The world’s largest airplane is taking shape for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Aerospace venture, but it’s not yet clear what… Read More

Can Amazon’s delivery drones fly out of sight? Pathfinder test flights will show the way

Should commercial operators be able to fly their drones beyond their line of sight? The question is a big deal for… Read More

Boeing and Lockheed protest Air Force’s snub on long-range bomber

Boeing and Lockheed Martin say they’ve filed a formal protest of last month’s Pentagon decision to award a bomber contract… Read More

Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editor

One of the most fascinating stories in technology and science these days is the emergence of a new space industry.… Read More

Looking to improve air travel, Boeing donates $7.5M to establish new data analytics lab at Carnegie Mellon

Big data is changing nearly every industry, from agriculture to automobiles. Now, Boeing is placing a big bet to improve… Read More

Boeing’s new CEO sees Amazon and Facebook as competitors (and potential partners)

Two months into his job as the Boeing Co.’s president and CEO, Dennis Muilenburg says Amazon and Facebook are emerging… Read More

Asteroids loom as the new Klondike for Seattle region’s space industry

Seattle could profit from the rush for resources in outer space much as it did during the Klondike Gold Rush of… Read More

NewSpace conference coming to Seattle in 2016, showcasing advances in aerospace

Seattle has been at the forefront of the aerospace industry since its birth, and the industry is now going through… Read More

Spaceflight Industries inks partnerships to improve its ‘cellphone network for space’

Spaceflight Industries announced a partnership today with Spire Global to expand its network of ground stations for its Spaceflight Networks “cellphone… Read More

British researchers develop ‘self-healing’ aircraft wings

Today out of Britain: Scientists have developed a way for aircraft to self-repair small cracks in wings and the fuselage.… Read More

Museum’s ‘Flight Team’ aims to fill age gap, fuel aerospace economy, and launch new leaders

The leaders of Seattle’s Museum of Flight see the institution not just as a place for historical artifacts, but as a… Read More

Spaceflight raises $19M to help launch micro-satellites through innovative ‘ride share’ program

Spaceflight Industries, which helps the U.S. government, Planet Labs and other customers launch small satellites on larger space transportation vehicles,… Read More

Why big data matters to Boeing, and what it means for your next flight

The name Boeing typically conjures images of airplanes, defense systems and space capsules. But with 8,000 to 10,000 sensors on… Read More

SpaceX launching Seattle-area office, recruiting squadrons of Microsoft engineers

Space Exploration Technologies, the Elon Musk-owned company better known as SpaceX, has been heavily recruiting engineers from Microsoft and other companies… Read More

Hollywood takes to the skies: FAA approves some drone use for filming

Get ready for some amazing aerial footage, courtesy of Hollywood. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this week granted regulatory exemptions to… Read More

Commentary: Welcoming the drones

I started flying in small planes in high school. I can vividly remember my first flight in a little Cessna.… Read More

Boeing wins $4.2B NASA contract to fly astronauts to Space Station; SpaceX lands $2.6B deal

Update: The bulk of the contract, $4.2 billion, was awarded to Boeing, with a $2.6 billion portion going to SpaceX.… Read More

Avoiding news copters and skyscrapers: NASA developing automated air traffic control system for drones

Everyone is talking about drones. From bans at National Parks to Google’s new experimental Project Wing, unmanned aerial vehicles are… Read More

German robot maker Kuka opening new facility next to Boeing in Everett

Kuka Aerospace announced this week that it plans to open a new 29,000 square foot facility in Everett, marking the… Read More

Unmanned surveillance aircraft maker Insitu takes flight with new CEO

Insitu has a new leader at the helm. The Boeing maker of unmanned aircraft systems, including the ScanEagle and Integrator,… Read More

Boeing enters partnership to turn tobacco into jet fuel

It’s been a few decades since smoking was allowed on airplanes in the U.S., but Boeing is now turning to… Read More