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Germany fears outside hand in deadly Lithuania jet crash
Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)
While authorities stopped short of linking the tragedy to a recent series of sabotage cases, Lithuanian officials have in past weeks probed alleged acts of ince...
Near Space Labs launches nationwide 7cm resolution stratospheric imaging network
Nov 22, 2024 (SPX)
The Swift, a zero-emission autonomous robot designed by Near Space Labs, delivers impressive performance, capturing imagery of up to 1,000 square kilometers per...
AMSL Aero completes first free flight of Vertiia eVTOL
Nov 19, 2024 (SPX)
This significant flight represents the first free flight achievement by an Australian-designed and produced eVTOL - a new class of aircraft that combines helico...
Electra unveils EL9 ultra short hybrid-electric aircraft design
Nov 14, 2024 (SPX)
The EL9's hybrid-electric propulsion system features innovative blown lift technology, enabling it to perform ultra-short takeoffs and landings within compact s...
Flights to Bali resume following volcanic eruption
Nov 14, 2024 (AFP)
Eighty-three international routes were cancelled on Wednesday, the general manager of Bali's international airport said in a statement, after Mount Lewotobi Lak...
Airlines around Asia ground Bali flights after volcano erupts
Nov 13, 2024 (AFP)
Australia's Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia all grounded flights after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores island spewed a nine-kilometre (5.6-mile) tower a...
X-59 engine tests begin, Lockheed Martin nears final ground trial
Nov 13, 2024 (SPX)
During this phase, Lockheed Martin aims to confirm the performance of key components such as the inlet and nozzle, assess structural and system interactions bet...
NASA funds new studies looking at future of sustainable aircraft
Nov 13, 2024 (SPX)
Through NASA's Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 initiative, the agency asked industry and academia to come up with studi...
China's largest air show takes off with fighter jets, attack drones
Nov 12, 2024 (AFP)
China has poured resources into modernising and expanding its aviation capabilities as it faces off against the United States and others around regional flashpo...
Five things to watch at China's largest airshow
Nov 11, 2024 (AFP)
The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, held in the southern city of Zhuhai, will showcase military fighters, passenger jets, drones and...
Carbon emissions from private aviation spike 46 percent since Covid
Nov 08, 2024 (SPX)
Private jets have a high environmental impact due to their intense energy consumption, resulting in significantly more CO2 emissions per passenger than commerci...
Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: study
Nov 07, 2024 (AFP)
Carbon dioxide emissions from private aviation peaked over the European summer and around major global events like the World Cup, Cannes Film Festival and UN cl...
NASA runs first engine tests on supersonic X-59 research aircraft
Nov 06, 2024 (UPI)
Engineers began test-firing the experimental aircraft's jet engine at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, Calif., on Oct. 30 to see if the air...
Two Egyptian pilots killed in helicopter crash in Suez: army
Nov 05, 2024 (AFP)
The helicopter went down near a key air base in the town of Shalufa, in Suez province, "due to a technical malfunction", military spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez s...
Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel using its airspace to attack Iran
Oct 28, 2024 (AFP)
A statement from government spokesman Bassim Alawadi said the letter condemns "the Zionist entity's blatant violation of Iraq's airspace and sovereignty by usin...
German flying taxi startup to file for bankruptcy
Oct 24, 2024 (AFP)
"Within the next few days", the Munich-based Lilium company expects that its principal subsidiaries "will file for insolvency in the competent court in Germany"...
Hydrogen aviation has to be done properly or not at all
Oct 23, 2024 (SPX)
There are three key issues and choices that aerospace companies will be considering when it comes to the development and operation of hydrogen-powered commercia...
US approves $7.3 bn sale of F-16 upgrades for Poland
Oct 23, 2024 (AFP)
"This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO ally that is a force fo...
US regulator finalizes air taxi rules
Oct 22, 2024 (AFP)
The rules apply to aircraft which "have the characteristics of both airplanes and helicopters," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement, and com...
Navy identifies 2 female pilots killed in fighter jet crash in Washington state
Oct 21, 2024 (UPI)
The pilots were identified Monday as naval aviator Lt. Serena Wileman, 31, and naval flight officer Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans, 31. Both women were part of the Ele...
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