Southwest pushes back expected return of troubled Boeing jet
Southwest Airlines is delaying expectations for return of the Boeing 737 Max, which remains grounded after two deadly crashes.
Business
Jun 13, 2019
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News tagged with flight software
American Airlines cancels 737 MAX flights through September 3
American Airlines has canceled all scheduled flights with Boeing 737 MAX jets through September 3, extending the grounding of its fleet after two crashes involving the same aircraft model killed 346 people.
Business
Jun 11, 2019
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Global software 'glitch' leaves Air India passengers stranded
Thousands of Air India passengers were stranded at airports across the world Saturday, after a software "glitch" left those travelling with the state-run airline unable to check in, officials said.
Software
Apr 27, 2019
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Boeing says suffering $1 bn hit from 737 MAX crisis
Aviation giant Boeing has suffered a $1 billion hit to its bottom line amid the crisis over its 737 MAX aircraft, grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes, the company said Wednesday.
Business
Apr 24, 2019
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover is put to the test
In a little more than seven minutes in the early afternoon of Feb. 18, 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 rover will execute about 27,000 actions and calculations as it speeds through the hazardous transition from the edge of space to ...
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2019
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Boeing, airlines face tough path after 737 MAX grounding
Days after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 that killed 157 people and led to the plane being grounded worldwide, Boeing and commercial airlines are trying to get a handle on the fallout.
Business
Mar 14, 2019
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Flight paths of bees and cuckoos could bring savings to airlines
The flight routes of passenger aircraft are generally well established. In practice, unforeseen factors, mainly related to the weather, often force pilots to cover more kilometres than anticipated. A Polish-Colombian team ...
Engineering
Apr 19, 2018
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Image: Margaret Hamilton's Apollo code
Half a century ago, MIT played a critical role in the development of the flight software for NASA's Apollo program, which landed humans on the moon for the first time in 1969. One of the many contributors to this effort was ...
Other
Aug 18, 2016
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Students experience 'NASA Satellites 101'
Astronauts aren't the only ones who get to use NASA technology. Computer scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, work to make flight software and satellite technology more accessible ...
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2016
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New NASA launch control software late, millions over budget
Launch control software under development for NASA's deep-space exploration program is more than a year behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars above projected costs, according to an internal audit released Monday.
Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2016
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