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US Awarding $482.3 Million in Aviation Manufacturing Assistance
September 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department said it was offering $482.3 million in aviation manufacturing assistance to 313 businesses, including up to $75.5 million to Spirit AeroSystems. Congress earlier this year created a $3 billion aviation manufacturing payroll subsidy program that will cover up to half of eligible companies’ compensation costs for as long as six months….
India’s SpiceJet Settles With Boeing MAX Aircraft Lessor CDB Aviation
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White House Targets 20 Percent Lower Aviation Emissions by 2030
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History Takes Flight at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach
I stood outside the Military Aviation Museum in the cool breeze, holding my daughter in my arms as the Spitfire and Hurricane engines roared. “Airplane! Look!” My daughter squealed over the noise of the propellers of the World War II military aircraft. Because the weather was so windy, the working military planes were not going…
Pilots Issue Mayday As Data Suggest UK Aviation ‘Worst Hit by Travel Rules’
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Aviation Bosses Call for Reopening of UK–US Travel
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A Modern-Day Da Vinci: Art Thompson Fabricates Dreams Into Reality
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