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World’s largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC
NEW YORK, June 19, 2013 (AFP) – The world’s largest fully solar-powered boat, “Turanor PlanetSolar,” docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to
Pilatus Plans Manufacturing Facility In India
India also has about a dozen PC-12 aircraft. Pilatus has contracts in place with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL). “Our
Airbus A350 First-Flight Sequence : Paris Air Show 2013
Now that Airbus has passed the first-flight milestone on its A350 program, Airbus flight-test center head Fernando Alonso says one of his challenges is “not
Underwater Hotel in Dubai
Tourism is booming in the United Arab Emirates and as a result, many expansive projects are underway in this trendy vacation spot. Dubai’s first underwater
Solar-powered plane makes first leg crossing USA
The innovative solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse has launched from California on a flight across the USA, the first of its kind aiming to showcase what
Mobile chat apps eat into SMS in China
Mobile chat apps eat into SMS in China: Person-to-person text messaging is down 11% in a year Traditional SMS text messaging appears to be losing
DOD US approves BlackBerry 10 smartphones and PlayBook tablets for use on its networks
BlackBerry on Thursday announced that the US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved the use of BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry
Elephants, Snake Charmers and Multi-Million Dollar Companies
INDIA. The name usually brings to mind imagery of a land filled with snake charmers, magic carpets and more recently, characters from the Oscar-winning Slumdog
Finmeccanica Rebuilds Selex For Global Markets
The legal and ethical troubles that have enveloped Finmeccanica have, so far, left its electronics businesses largely untouched. That has allowed the company to continue
EU Defense Companies Focus On Asia
Some European aerospace companies are shifting their focus—and staff—to markets where there are more growth opportunities. Saab recently established an Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok
Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman dies after illness
The president of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman, has died after a long illness, a spokesman for the prime minister’s office in Dhaka has announced. The president,
Indian Helo Scandal Probe Deepens
LONDON — India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered cases against specific individuals as it investigates corruption in the tainted VIP helicopter deal with