Aviation

Wind Causes Hangar Collapse At Houston’s Hobby Airport

According to ABC 13, the private plane hangar, owned by Jet Aviation and located on West Monroe Road at Scranton Street, was pummelled overnight by strong winds up to 60 miles per hour. A total of eight planes, four inside and four outside the hangar, were left severely damaged.

Thankfully, no one was hurt during the storm.

HPD Lieutenant Larry Crowson told ABC 13 that police were called in a little after midnight to help the fire department with the damage. Bill Begley, the public information officer at Hobby, said the damage could cost millions of dollars to repair.

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“There’s only so much you can prepare for,” Begley told ABC 13. “We lease this area out to companies and they build the facilities so we’re trying to support them and trying to recover what’s happening here. Mother Nature can be pretty strong.”

Luckily, the damage and work to clear debris from the runways has caused no flight delays.

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Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”