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March 05, 2016

NASA Begins Work To Build A Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet

Contract Awarded For Preliminary Design Of A 'Low Boom' Flight Demonstration Aircraft

The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality with NASA's award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA's New Aviation Horizons initiative, introduced in the agency’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget.

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Boeing Mulls A New Class Of Airliner

'Mid-Market' Aircraft Would Fall Between Single Aisle And Wide Body Airplanes

Boeing is reportedly looking into the feasibility of creating a new airplane class that would fall between its current single aisle and wide body aircraft, but Randy Tinseth, Boeing's corporate VP for marketing, said that the idea faces several hurdles.

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Southwest Airlines Flight Instructors Ratify New Contract

Tentative Agreement Approved By 68 Percent Of Those Voting

Southwest Airlines Flight Instructors have approved the tentative agreement that was reached with Union negotiators in late January. Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 557 reports that 68 percent of those who cast ballots voted in favor of the four-year contract.

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