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Canada announces $350 mln for green aviation
Jun 19, 2023 (AFP)
The funding, he said in a statement, will go to boosting hybrid and alternative propulsion, aircraft systems, a transition to alternative fuels, and aircraft su...
Biggest-ever airliner order marks first day of Paris Air Show
Jun 19, 2023 (AFP)
The 500-plane deal with low-cost Indian carrier IndiGo kicked off what organisers have billed as the "recovery airshow" after the coronavirus ravaged the sector...
NASA uses new air taxi ride simulator to test passenger comfort
Jun 18, 2023 (SPX)
NASA is currently researching the human physiological response to motion, vibration, noise, and visual stimuli that passengers may experience during an air taxi...
France to plough cash into low-emission planes: Macron
Jun 16, 2023 (AFP)
Paris would dedicate 300 million euros ($330 million) to aircraft and motor research, Macron said during a visit to jet engine maker Safran just outside the cap...
Flying with NASA - Digital-Fly-By-Wire
Jun 16, 2023 (SPX)
Digital fly-by-wire technology replaces the heavy pushrods, cables, and pulleys previously used to move control surfaces on an aircraft's wings and tail. The te...
Paris Air Show returns with climate, defence in focus
Jun 15, 2023 (AFP)
Organisers are promoting the biennial event as the "recovery airshow" after the coronavirus ravaged the sector and forced the gathering's cancellation in 2021. ...
U.S. deploys F-22s to Middle East to counter Russia's 'unsafe, unprofessional behavior'
Jun 14, 2023 (UPI)
The Raptor fighter jets of Virginia's 94th Fighter Squadron were deployed from Langley Air Force Base to the Middle East to demonstrate the United States' abili...
Next generation experimental aircraft becomes NASA's newest X-Plane
Jun 14, 2023 (SPX)
The new X-plane seeks to inform a potential new generation of more sustainable single-aisle aircraft - the workhorse of passenger airlines around the world. Wor...
Helicopter 'mishap' injures 22 U.S. service members in Syria, CENTCOM says
Jun 13, 2023 (UPI)
The unspecified incident occurred Sunday, resulting in the service members sustaining injuries of varying severity, U.S. Central Command, which oversees America...
A step toward safe and reliable autopilots for flying
Jun 12, 2023 (SPX)
A machine, on the other hand, would struggle to complete the same pulse-pounding task. To an autonomous aircraft, for instance, the most straightforward path to...
Air force chief appointed chairman of Ethiopian Airlines
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
While commander of Ethiopia's air force, Yilma served on the company's board of directors "for the last two and half years," before assuming his new role on Jun...
NATO begins unprecedented air drill in 'show of strength'
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
The German-led "Air Defender 23" will include some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries including Japan and Sweden, which is bidding to join...
UK jets scrambled to escort Russian planes near NATO airspace: govt
Jun 09, 2023 (AFP)
RAF Typhoons based in Estonia and Swedish Gripen fighters were on Thursday evening scrambled to "intercept" a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft and a Su-27 ...
Northrop Grumman delivers first Modified E-6B Mercury to US Navy
Jun 09, 2023 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman's technology-infused approach to modernization completed the first modification effort in approximately one year, clearing a path to reducing t...
How Raytheon Technologies is engineering sustainable flight
Jun 09, 2023 (SPX)
The machine they'd built didn't look like much, but it was, in fact, a prototype for a new turbogenerator, the part of an engine that turns energy into electric...
Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation
Jun 08, 2023 (SPX)
To meet this need, a team of MIT engineers is now creating a 1-megawatt motor that could be a key stepping stone toward electrifying larger aircraft. The team h...
37 Chinese warplanes cross into Taiwan's defence zone
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has vowed to take it one day -- by force if necessary. In recent years, Beijing has intensified aerial incur...
Four dead after Tunisia army helicopter crash
Jun 08, 2023 (AFP)
Offering his condolences to the bereaved families, the president said in a meeting with Defence Minister Imed Memmiche that "the accident cost the lives of four...
NATO plans record German-led air force exercise
Jun 07, 2023 (AFP)
The German-led "Air Defender 23" will take place over around 10 days starting Monday and include some 220 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner countries. ...
Wayward US plane's pilot was slumped over, apparently unconscious: report
Jun 05, 2023 (AFP)
The Cessna Citation slammed into mountainous terrain Sunday afternoon in Virginia, some 170 miles (275 kilometers) southwest of Washington, killing all four peo...
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