Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has placed orders comprising a total of 372 aircraft whereof 222 are on firm order

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NAS) has placed orders with Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Airbus S.A.S. comprising a total of 372 aircraft whereof 222 are on firm order.

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Russian high-tech engineering company CompMechLab and KISSsoft AG signed an agreement about KISSsoft/KISSsys software distribution

Swiss company KISSsoft AG develops software solutions for engineers who work in various branches of industry. “These are our first steps in Russian market, but we can see the huge potential and positive development trends of Russian industry. For more convenient work with KISSsoft/KISSsys we have already started the software translation into Russian and adaptation to Russian standards. We are glad that we have signed the Agreement with CompMechLab® Ltd. We expect this company to be our reliable and highly professional partner in KISSsoft and KISSsys software promotion, application, customers training and support in Russian, CIS and Baltic States markets,” – added KISSsoft AG General Director, Dr. Stefan Beermann.

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Microsoft Corporation co-founder Paul Allen to build behemoth plane for space launches

Plans for the world's largest airplane powered by six jumbo jet engines were unveiled by Seattle billionaire and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen as part of a new commercial space venture that plans to send satellites, cargo and tourists into Earth orbit aboard a rocket ship.

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Boeing CHAMP missile completes the first flight test

The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) announced that they successfully completed the missile's first flight test earlier this year at the Utah Test and Training Range at Hill Air Force Base.

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Componeering Inc. signs an agreement about ESAComp distribution with Computational Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab® Ltd.) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan

Russian high-tech scientific-innovation company Computational Mechanics Laboratory Ltd. (CompMechLab® Ltd.), based on Mechanics and Control Processes Department of St.Petersburg State Polytechnical University (SPbSPU) and providing computational engineering services across the automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, nuclear, machinery and metallurgic industries, and Finnish company Componeering Inc. that specializes in the development and application of software for structural analysis and design of composite structures, signed an agreement about ESAComp software distribution in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan on September 9th , 2011.

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ESI Signs a 5-Year Strategic Cooperation Agreement in R&D with AVIC

ESI Group announces the signing of a 5-year strategic R&D cooperation agreement with BIAM, the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials from AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China). This agreement entails a very close collaboration between BIAM and ESI, joining expertise in complementary technologies and with the objective of creating a joint research team operating as the Joint Research Center for Digital Technology of Aeronautical Materials.

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ESI Group Announces the Acquisition of IC.IDO, the Leading European Vendor of Immersive Virtual Reality Solution

ESI Group announced the acquisition of IC.IDO GmbH, the leading European vendor of immersive virtual reality solutions.

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Europe’s answer to the Dreamliner, the Airbus A350 XWB is beginning to take shape

Boeing’s 787, the first major airliner to be predominantly made from composites, is expected to be certified later this year. Meanwhile, the Airbus A350 XWB, which also makes heavy use of the lightweight material, is currently in the final stages of preparation before a planned first flight in 2013.

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Altair Engineering receives Boeing Performance Excellence Award

Altair Engineering, Inc. announced that it has received a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance.

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Boeing Successfully Flies Fuel Cell-Powered Airplane

Boeing announced today that it has, for the first time in aviation history, flown a manned airplane powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The recent milestone is the work of an engineering team at Boeing Research & Technology Europe (BR&TE) in Madrid, with assistance from industry partners in Austria, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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