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Air Canada Cancels 500 Flights as Flight Attendants Prepare to Strike

Air Canada plans to cancel around 500 flights by Friday and several dozen more by day’s end as it braces for a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants over pay and unpaid work. The carrier says it remains open to negotiations but warns full service could take a week to resume after any resolution.

2025-08-14T13:05:28.371928-07:00

Reuters

RTX Q2 beats expectations but trims 2025 profit guidance amid tariff headwinds

2025-07-22T05:27:11.610786-07:00

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U.S. exempts Embraer aircraft from Trump-era 50% Brazil import tariffs

2025-07-31T12:39:40.299325-07:00

Leeham News

Rolls-Royce Raises 2025 Guidance After H1 Profit Jumps to £1.7 Billion

2025-07-31T05:24:23.849835-07:00

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Reuters

Modi Pushes Self-Reliance in Jet Engines and EV Batteries, Vows Farmer Protection Amid US Tariff Tensions Addressing a nation facing escalating tariff tensions with Washington, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for a push towards self-reliance, from fertilizers to electric vehicle batteries and critical aero engines. He also vowed to shield Indian farmers as the government braces for potential US trade barriers.

2025-08-15T00:47:10.385798-07:00

Modi Pushes Self-Reliance in Jet Engines and EV Batteries, Vows Farmer Protection Amid US Tariff Tensions

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Air Canada Cancels 500 Flights as Flight Attendants Prepare to Strike Air Canada plans to cancel around 500 flights by Friday and several dozen more by day’s end as it braces for a strike by its 10,000 flight attendants over pay and unpaid work. The carrier says it remains open to negotiations but warns full service could take a week to resume after any resolution.

2025-08-14T13:05:28.371928-07:00

Air Canada Cancels 500 Flights as Flight Attendants Prepare to Strike

Bloomberg

Boeing Defense Strike Enters Second Week as IAM Urges Missouri Lawmakers to Intervene More than 3,200 IAM members at Boeing’s St. Louis-area defense factories have been on strike for a second week, halting work on F-15, F/A-18, T-7A and MQ-25 programs. The union has called on Missouri legislators to press Boeing back to the negotiating table to avert wider program delays.

2025-08-13T09:17:10.932973-07:00

Boeing Defense Strike Enters Second Week as IAM Urges Missouri Lawmakers to Intervene

Vertical Mag

GE Aerospace inks six-year CT7 components deal with Barnes Aerospace in UK GE Aerospace has awarded Barnes Aerospace a six-year contract to supply CT7 engine components from its Newton Abbot facility, strengthening UK supply chain resilience under the government’s Strategic Defense Review. The deal backs key platforms, including MoD’s New Medium Helicopter programme, and underscores GE’s commitment to UK industrial capacity.

2025-08-13T09:00:27.393457-07:00

GE Aerospace inks six-year CT7 components deal with Barnes Aerospace in UK

Axios

Northrop to Quadruple Chip Production Capacity by 2030 Northrop Grumman will expand its semiconductor output fourfold by 2030 to meet rising demand for chips in F-16 fighters, G/ATOR ground radars, unmanned systems and the James Webb Space Telescope, bolstering critical defense and space supply chains.

2025-08-13T04:28:45.255848-07:00

Northrop to Quadruple Chip Production Capacity by 2030

TechCrunch

Anduril Opens New Solid Rocket Motor Factory to Ease Propellant Chemical Bottlenecks Anduril Industries has opened a dedicated solid rocket motor factory aimed at mitigating critical chemical feedstock shortages that have strained U.S. missile and launch vehicle programs. The facility, its first full-rate SRM plant, will boost domestic propulsion capacity and shore up supply chains as demand surges.

2025-08-12T08:21:49.064426-07:00

Anduril Opens New Solid Rocket Motor Factory to Ease Propellant Chemical Bottlenecks

SpaceNews.com

Intuitive Machines Moves Lunar Communications Satellite Production In-House During its Q2 2025 earnings, Intuitive Machines said it has brought production of satellites for its cislunar communications network in-house, shifting from outsourced suppliers. The move is designed to accelerate deployment of its lunar comms constellation, enhance integration control and reduce manufacturing costs for deep-space infrastructure.

2025-08-09T18:28:03.433226-07:00

Intuitive Machines Moves Lunar Communications Satellite Production In-House

Universe Today

Concordia researchers boost lunar regolith content in 3D printing feedstocks A team at Concordia University has demonstrated a record-high lunar regolith–polymer mix for additive manufacturing, paving the way to print more components on the Moon and cut launch mass and costs more than ever before.

2025-08-09T04:31:46.383488-07:00

Concordia researchers boost lunar regolith content in 3D printing feedstocks

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