Get ready for a lot more facial recognition at the airport

The TSA knows our phones have made us more comfortable with biometric tech. Your face is poised to become an important document as you pass through an airport on your way to a flight. JetBlue already offers facial recognition as a way to demonstrate your identity when boarding a plane on routes s...

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Jeff Bezos to invest more than $1 bn in Blue Origin in 2019

http://www.spacedaily.com/m/reports/Jeff_Bezos_to_invest_more_than_1_bn_in_Blue_Origin_in_2019_999.html

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Boeing announces enhanced Integrated Material Solution capability at MRO Europe - Oct 17, 2018

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-10-17-Boeing-announces-enhanced-Integrated-Material-Solution-capability-at-MRO-Europe

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Boeing Launches New Organization to Unleash the Power of Advanced Computing and Networks in Aerospace - Oct 17, 2018

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-10-17-Boeing-Launches-New-Organization-to-Unleash-the-Power-of-Advanced-Computing-and-Networks-in-Aerospace

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FlightGlobal at NBAA 2018

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Study shows need for small UAS geofencing near busy airports

http://uasmagazine.com/articles/1935/study-shows-need-for-small-uas-geofencing-near-busy-airports

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Element One: An Electric, Hydrogen, Zero-Emissions Plane Set to Fly by 2025 | Inverse

https://www.inverse.com/article/49548-element-one-hydrogen-fuel-plane-2025

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Electric VTOL Air-Taxi Service Lilium Eyes Launch Before 2025

AMSTERDAM--On-demand electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air-taxi service Lilium is expecting to launch "much sooner" than its 2025 estimate and is scouting possible downtown locations to start the service.

Munich-based Lilium, which was founded in 2015, is developing a five-seater eVTOL aircraft that will travel at up to 300km per hour, with a range of up to 300km on a single battery charge.

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http://aviationweek.com/%5Bprimary-term%5D/electric-vtol-air-taxi-service-lilium-eyes-launch-2025

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MROE: Electric VTOL Air-Taxi Service Eyes Pre-2025 Launch

http://aviationweek.com/awincommercial/mroe-electric-vtol-air-taxi-service-eyes-pre-2025-launch

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Corrosion and cracking led to Qantas A380 engine shutdown

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Corrosion and cracking led to Qantas A380 engine shutdown // Flight Global HEADLINES
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/corrosion-and-cracking-led-to-qantas-a380-engine-shu-452802/

An in-flight engine shutdown involving a Qantas Airbus A380 on 20 May 2017 has been traced back to cracking caused by corrosion resulting from cleaning chemical residues in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
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Airbus outlines aggressive Skywise growth target

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Airbus outlines aggressive Skywise growth target // Flight Global HEADLINES
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-outlines-aggressive-skywise-growth-target-452823/

Airbus plans to approximately triple the fleet covered by its digital services platform Skywise by the end of 2019.
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Baker Aviation Introduces Proactive Solution To Lithium Battery Containment

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Baker Aviation Introduces Proactive Solution To Lithium Battery Containment // Aero-News Network
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=8cdc93b3-8813-46ef-9e1d-4cf7c4c28be8

HOT-STOP 'L' Is A New Off-Shore Helicopter Stowage Fire Containment Option Baker Aviation, the Master Distributor for the HOT-STOP 'L' Fire Containment Kits, has introduced a new proactive fire containment solution for the off-shore helicopter industry that is used as a storage vessel during transport to and from drilling rigs. 

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US$4,950 now gets you a chance to fly a jetpack

https://newatlas.com/jetpack-aviation-fly-experience/56845/

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NASA Searches for Urban Mobility Partners for Grand Challenge in 2020 - Rotor & Wing International

https://www.rotorandwing.com/2018/10/17/nasa-searches-urban-mobility-partners-grand-challenge-2020/

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"An 2" based cargo UAV made its 1st test flight

Feihong 98 drone successfully tested Y-5 air frame based Feihong 98 UAV made its 1st test flight – Wangxia Aviation News

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https://siliconangle.com/2018/10/17/chinese-company-successfully-test-worlds-largest-transport-drone/

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Safran Unveils An Electric Motor From Its ENGINeUS Range

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Safran Unveils An Electric Motor From Its ENGINeUS Range // Aero-News Network
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=16ae9eb5-5379-45aa-8ebc-071b3cb35a43

Designed For Future Hybrid And Electric Aircraft Safran is presenting the first electric motor from its ENGINeUS range designed for future hybrid and electric aircraft, at NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, Florida.
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