Aerospace

Married couple wanted for cut-rate mission to Mars

1 Mar 2013

A nonprofit foundation wants to recruit a man and a woman - possibly a married couple - for a bare-bones, 501-day journey to Mars and back that would start in less than five years, project...

France backs Lauvergeon for “major” EADS role

29 Jan 2013

France has stepped up support for Anne Lauvergeon as the potential new chairwoman of EADS , injecting fresh uncertainty into efforts to free the European aerospace group’s top management from...

Japan eased safety standards ahead of Boeing 787 rollout

28 Jan 2013

Japan’s government stepped in to give Boeing’s now-grounded 787 Dreamliner and its made-in-Japan technology a boost in 2008 by easing safety regulations, fast-tracking the rollout of the...

Boeing, engineers union suspend negotiations until next year

6 Dec 2012

Boeing and its engineers union, at odds over a new contract, suspended talks for the remainder of this year at the request of federal mediators.

China’s aerospace giant AVIC taps capital markets for growth

13 Nov 2012

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country’s dominant aerospace and defence contractor, plans to raise more money in the mainland and Hong Kong stock markets to bankroll future...

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China plans Shenzhou-10 manned space launch for June

China is aiming to launch its next manned space mission as early as June next year, state media reported on Saturday, as the country steps up its ambitious exploration programme.

Lockheed sees US$1.1b liability if F-35 deal delayed

US weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said it faced a potential termination liability of us$1.1 billion on the F-35 fighter program unless it received additional funding for production of a sixth...

EADS, BAE call off world's biggest arms merger

EADS and BAE Systems will not extend their merger talks later on Wednesday, calling an end to a plan to create the world’s largest defence group.

BAE, EADS due to say if they seek to merge

Leading European aerospace and defence companies EADS and BAE Systems are to ask Wednesday for a delay from British regulators to a deadline on announcing if they will pursue a tie-up that would...

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

EADS-BAE merger talks enter critical phase

Political wrangling between Germany, France and Britain has entered a critical phase ahead of an imminent deadline for a merger of EADS and BAE to create the world’s top aerospace and arms group...

COURTS

Fujian man charged in NY carbon fibre sting

A Chinese national was charged on Wednesday in US court with trying to broker an illegal deal for large quantities of a restricted high-tech material for military purposes, but prosecutors refused...