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Aircraft Engines
U.K. Regulator Fines KPMG Over Shortfalls in Rolls-Royce Audit
KPMG LLP agreed to pay a fine after the Financial Reporting Council found shortfalls in its audit of
Rolls-Royce Holdings
PLC, the British jet engine manufacturer that settled bribery…
Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Launches Toward Space Station in Do-Over Mission
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spacecraft blasted into orbit Thursday evening and began racing toward the International Space Station in what appeared to be a smooth start to an important mission…
Lockheed Martin Scraps Aerojet Rocketdyne Deal
Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense company by sales, had hoped to add Aerojet’s expertise in building rocket motors for its own missile and space systems. The proposed deal drew fire from the Federal Trade Commission and rivals…
FAA Seeks Engine Fixes to Get Grounded Boeing 777s Back in Service
United aircraft in San Francisco earlier this year. The airline is the only U.S. carrier flying Boeing 777 jets powered…
When Is Jeff Bezos’ Flight to Space and How to Watch the Blue Origin Launch
The New Shepard rocket and capsule that will carry Mr. Bezos and three others was developed by his Blue Origin company, named for the belief that this blue planet is just the starting point for humankind’s future.Why all the fuss about Jeff…
Jeff Bezos in Space: What the 10-Minute Blue Origin Flight Will Be Like
When Blue Origin LLC’s New Shepard rocket launches former Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos into space Tuesday, one seat will be occupied by 18-year-old Oliver Daemen, the first paying customer to fly on board the rocket.…