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Russia blames 'malfunction' for jet crashing into flats
Oct 18, 2022 (AFP)
The crash late Monday ignited a towering blaze in the Soviet-style housing block, but by morning rescue workers were clearing the charred debris and grieving lo...
UK says working to stop China recruitment of ex-airforce pilots
Oct 18, 2022 (AFP)
While British military personnel frequently take part in training exercises with foreign armies, any collusion by ex-pilots with China -- which London has dubbe...
Russian military jet crashes in south west, at least three dead
Oct 17, 2022 (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed of the fire and ordered "all necessary assistance be given to casualties from the military plane incident," the Kr...
NASA Poised to Break Sound Barrier in New Way
Oct 17, 2022 (SPX)
It was Oct. 14, 1947, and the joint X-1 team of NACA, Air Force (newly formed that year), and Bell engineers and pilots had broken the sound barrier - an imagin...
USAF Mobility Flex Procurement To release EVTOL Request For Information
Oct 13, 2022 (SPX)
This RFI, led by the Program Executive Office for Mobility and Training Aircraft, will focus on evaluating eVTOLs for business use-cases of eVTOL aircraft for d...
2023 Suborbital researchers conference to spotlight burgeoning rocket, balloon opportunities
Oct 13, 2022 (SPX)
NSRC is the premier conference for the suborbital space research and education community. NSRC-2023 will provide an in-depth forum for attendees to discuss fund...
Deal reached for civil aviation to try for net-zero emissions by 2050
Oct 07, 2022 (AFP)
The assembly, which brought together representatives from 193 nations at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal, reached ...
Hazy timeframe for reaching electric plane era
Oct 06, 2022 (AFP)
Eviation Aircraft successfully completed a test flight in Washington state last week, showcasing a plane the company plans to begin delivering to airlines in 20...
Virgin Atlantic to end flights between Hong Kong, London
Oct 05, 2022 (AFP)
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Britain, Canada and European Union countries banned Russian aircraft from their airspace. Russia retaliated by closing...
Indian army pilot killed in chopper crash near China border
Oct 05, 2022 (AFP)
The Cheetah helicopter crashed in Tawang, around 16 kilometres (10 miles) south of the Line of Actual Control which divides India's northeastern Arunachal Prade...
Mexico considers new military-run commercial airline
Oct 04, 2022 (AFP)
Analysis of the proposal made by the defense ministry suggests that the domestic carrier would be profitable, but no decision has yet been made, President Andre...
Eyeing China, India unveils high-altitude helicopters
Oct 03, 2022 (AFP)
The Light Combat Helicopters are seen as another milestone in Indian efforts to reduce dependence on Russia, its main source of arms, and other suppliers. The c...
Finnish air force turns highways into landing strips
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
As one of Finland's dozens of reserve runways, the empty highway near the town of Joutsa, hosted an annual air force exercise with F/A-18 Hornets taking off and...
China certifies homegrown C919 jet to compete with Boeing, Airbus
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
The C919 narrow-body jet, built by state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), was certified at Beijing Capital Airport in an official ceremony Thurs...
Blainjett's Hemi-Rotor aero concept could inspire a new generation of vertical lift technology
Sep 29, 2022 (SPX)
"If our lab testing continues on its current trajectory," Zachary says, "we believe our [hemi-rotor configured] prototype will boast the most efficient hover an...
DARPA Seeks Leap-Ahead Capabilities for Vertical Takeoff and Landing X-Plane
Sep 28, 2022 (SPX)
The goal is to build a plane that can launch from ship flight decks and small austere land locations in adverse weather without launch and recovery equipment ty...
Aviation must meet 'ambitious' carbon targets: IATA
Sep 27, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates of the 193 member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convene from Tuesday until October 7 at the Montreal headquarters ...
Nations to weigh aviation CO2 target at UN meet
Sep 26, 2022 (AFP)
Delegates of the 193 member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convene from Tuesday until October 7 at the Montreal headquarters ...
EasyJet unveils carbon neutrality roadmap
Sep 26, 2022 (AFP)
Chief Executive Johan Lundgren, unveiling EasyJet's update at its headquarters in Luton north of London, said "exponential" growth in "state-of-the-art" technol...
China's Xiamen Airlines orders 40 A320neo aircraft
Sep 22, 2022 (AFP)
Xiamen Airlines is "switching to Airbus for its fleet growth, making the airline the newest Airbus customer," the manufacturer said in a statement. The airline,...
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