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Will Deliver Unmanned Aircraft Traffic Management Solutions

Boeing will be collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology company, SparkCognition, to deliver unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions.

Level 5 FTD Will Include Garmin G1000 Avionics

Flight Simulator manufacturer Frasca International has received an order for a Cessna 172S Flight Training Device (FTD) from Korea Aerospace University (KAU) Department of Aeronautical Science & Flight Operations, located in Goyang, South Korea.

Signs 10-Year MRO Agreement

LEVEL placed an order for CF6-80E engines to power its two new Airbus A330 aircraft and signed a 10-year TrueChoice Flight Hour agreement for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the engines. The engine order and TrueChoice agreement are valued at more than $170 million list price and over the life of the service agreement.

Could Lead To Practical Supersonic Travel Over Land

NASA and France’s Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), the French national aerospace research center, have signed a research agreement that could make supersonic passenger flights over land practical, dramatically reducing travel time in the United States or anywhere in the world.

Manufacturing To Begin In Mid-2019

Due to continued growth and demand in the North America, as well as Latin America, Alsim will begin producing many of its simulator products in the U.S. starting in mid-2019. Alsim's new facility, to be based in the eastern U.S., will ensure quicker production and installation of its simulators with more American components. In addition to hardware assembly, the staff at the location will provide enhanced technical services and help develop software. The facility will also maintain a spare parts stockpile, if needed.

First Vertical Launch From Scotland Planned For The Early 2020s

The UK Space Agency has selected Lockheed Martin to help implement its vision for the UK Spaceflight Program, an innovative initiative to create a world-leading commercial launch market that grows the UK economy through regular, reliable and responsible access to space.

Will Explore Procedures And Possible Uses For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GE Aviation and Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to study various future systems, procedures and possible uses for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

MQ-9 Reaper To Be Provided To The Dutch Military

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world’s leading manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), has been selected to provide UAS to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). This decision follows consideration by the Ministry of Defence for the Netherlands.

“We recruited Dr. Scott Firsing, our Americas Sales and Business Development Manager as the first person on the ground. We then quickly expanded the team to include a Marketing and Communications specialist, Ms. Elise Peterson, installers and technical support. Now with 20+ clients in North and South America, new devices and partners like APS, supporting airline, flight school, university associations, and more announcements to come, the next logical step was to start producing in the U.S.” Source: Mike Tonkin, Alsim’s After Sales and Business Development Director, explaining why Alsim will begin producing many of its simulator products in the U.S. starting in mid-2019. Alsim's new facility, to be based in the easter

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