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Bell Textron is building a $632 million factory in North Fort Worth, where it will make parts for the U.S. Army’s new Bell MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The aircraft, previously known as the V-280 Valor tiltrotor assault aircraft, will replace the U.S. Army’s Black Hawk combat attack helicopter fleet. [File Photo: Bell]
North Texas Defense Industry Drives $35.3B Economic Impact, Study Says
by Sandra Engelland | Sep 29, 2026
A Perryman Group study for the North Texas Commission finds the local defense industry supports more than 264,000 jobs across the region.
by Lance Murray |
May 5, 2023
The airline said that Derek Kerr stepped down as CFO at the end of 2022 after 20 years in the role as part of a long-planned succession process. Devon May was named to succeed Kerr as CFO and assumed the role Jan. 1.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 16, 2022
Nearly 30 years after the last Concorde flight, American Airlines is betting on a supersonic future. The Fort Worth-based airline has ordered up to 20 Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft, with an option to order up to 40 more. But don't book your flight yet: Denver-based Boom doesn't expect to roll its first Overture off the production line until 2025, and the first passenger flights are slated for 2029.
When they do take flight, the Overtures are expected to fly up to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water, reaching destinations in as little as half the time of subsonic airliners.
When they do take flight, the Overtures are expected to fly up to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water, reaching destinations in as little as half the time of subsonic airliners.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 24, 2016
The chief engineer of Northrop Grumman’s James Webb Space Telescope program will discuss the National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s goals for the program on April 2 at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History in Fort Worth.
The lecture by Dr. Jonathan Arenberg is a highlight of iMake at the Museum, a festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness that celebrates the Maker Movement on April 2 and 3....
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