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India onboard for updated air traffic management systems The need to increase air traffic capacity and productivity within a cost-conscious Indian environment has led to the design of an open architecture ATM model with high performance characteristics. Read full story

Engineers work off extra engine-blade weight Changing from alloy to composite materials for engine fan blades is an identified path to reducing overall engine weight by a significant amount—typically up to 1000 lb. Read full story

Singapore gateway Rolls-Royce's first manufacturing facility outside of the U.K., the new Seletar industrial campus, contains research and training, wide-chord fan blade production, and assembly and test facilities, along with other resources to support the 1000 staff who will work there. Read full story

Reaction Design advances the simulation of soot Engine design engineers can now use simulation tools from Reaction Design to compare how candidate engine designs produce soot relative to each other. Read full story

Engineer salaries up overall, SAE survey shows New SAE International salary study reveals that while employment conditions for mobility engineers have improved around the world during the past two years, changes in salary are mixed depending on where one works. Read full story

Flying car makes debut in New York With folding wings to reduce width to garageable status, the Terrafugia Transition Roadable Aircraft fits into the “light sport plane” category and delivers 35 mpg fuel economy on the road. The company claims 100 orders with $10,000 deposits for the $279,000 vehicle. Read full story

XCOR launches its Lynx The demands on a propulsion system designed for suborbital-flight vehicles are not the same as those on propulsion systems for orbital space flight. Read full story

Cessna postures with a new Latitude The Citation Latitude will offer Cessna's widest-yet passenger cabin with stand-up access throughout its length of more than 16 ft, says the company. Read full story

MPM tool helps cut wire harness manufacturing costs With today’s extreme pressure to reduce costs, wire harness manufacturing is the focus of much attention, and Mentor Graphics has responded to this need with its Capital Harness Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) software application. Read full story