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Virgin Galactic picks Boeing subsidiary to build two motherships
Jul 06, 2022 (AFP)
These new "motherships" will replace Virgin Galactic's existing carrier plane -- the VMS Eve built by Scaled Composites -- with the first of the new aircraft du...
The hawk has landed: Braking mid-air to prioritize safety over energy or speed
Jul 06, 2022 (SPX)
In new research published in Nature, four Harris' hawks wearing tiny retroreflective markers were tracked flying back and forth between two perches. Their preci...
Chinese airlines buy 292 planes from Airbus for total of $37 bn
Jul 01, 2022 (AFP)
China Eastern said it had agreed to purchase 100 A320neo jets and China Southern said on the same day that it would buy 96 of the same model. Air China and its ...
Poland buys 32 attack helicopters from Italy's Leonardo
Jul 01, 2022 (AFP)
The Polish military will take delivery of a first batch of helicopters next year, "which matters in the context of the international situation of the Russian ag...
NASA's stratospheric balloon mission gets telescope with giant mirror
Jun 30, 2022 (JPL)
An upcoming NASA mission will use a balloon larger than a football field to send a telescope 130,000 feet (about 40,000 meters) above Antarctica. From that heig...
EGNOS technology for Africa - ESA signs deal with ASECNA
Jun 30, 2022 (ESA)
ESA will provide technical support to ASECNA based on Europe's EGNOS technology and using the Galileo satellites. The system initial operational capabilities ar...
NASA works with industry to develop flight tech to reduce carbon emissions
Jun 30, 2022 (SPX)
Through its new Announcement for Partnership Proposals, NASA intends to fund one or more awards to design, build, test, and fly a large-scale demonstrator with ...
Greece formalises request for US-made F-35 fighter jets: PM
Jun 30, 2022 (AFP)
"It is our intention to acquire a squadron of F-35s, with a possible option on a second (squadron)," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the end of a two...
Biden says US 'should sell' F-16s to Turkey
Jun 30, 2022 (AFP)
"We should sell them the F-16 jets and modernise those jets as well," Biden said, adding there was "no quid pro quo" linking the sale to Turkey's approval for F...
Biden thanks Erdogan, US signals support for Turkish F-16s
Jun 29, 2022 (AFP)
"I want to particularly thank you for what you did putting together the situation with regard to Finland and Sweden," Biden told Erdogan at a meeting on the sid...
US Air Force selects future aircrew helmet
Jun 28, 2022 (SPX)
The helmet prototype was chosen after Air Combat Command initiated the search for a next-generation helmet to address issues with long-term neck and back injuri...
EU seeks to prepare arrival of 'zero-emission' aircraft
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
It envisages the Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation alliance including representatives of aircraft manufacturers, airlines, airports, energy companies and fuel...
Four dead in Russian military cargo plane crash
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
The aircraft was on a training flight without cargo when the crew decided to land due to an engine malfunction, and it was partially destroyed when it hit the g...
Netherlands to limit flights at Amsterdam's main airport
Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)
The government said in a statement that it was "prioritising noise pollution" but acknowledged that it was "sending a difficult message to the aviation sector"....
easyJet signs up for space-enabled digital skies
Jun 22, 2022 (ESA)
The Iris system uses satellites to connect pilots digitally to air traffic controllers, so that flight routes can be optimised. Pilots will be able to fly the m...
Air industry could fly back into black next year, IATA says
Jun 20, 2022 (AFP)
Renewed profitability "appears within reach" in 2023, the International Air Transport Association said, predicting a rebound in passenger levels to 83 percent o...
Iran fighter jet crashes, injuring two crew: reports
Jun 18, 2022 (AFP)
"The fighter jet suffered a technical fault... and the pilot and co-pilot landed with parachutes," said Rassoul Motamedi, spokesman for the military in Isfahan ...
Problems soar for airlines despite pandemic recovery
Jun 17, 2022 (AFP)
While trade is roaring back to life, representatives from the aviation sector meeting for three days in Qatar have a packed agenda with multiple geopolitical cr...
SCEYE HAPS ascends to stratosphere demonstrates ability to stay over area of operation
Jun 16, 2022 (SPX)
The milestone test launch, which is using patented solar and battery power, puts Sceye on track to expand internet access to remote populations, monitor greenho...
Spanish airline to fly UK-made helium airships
Jun 15, 2022 (AFP)
A spokesperson for Hybrid Air Vehicles told AFP that Air Nostrum signed a deal to lease 10 Airlanders scheduled for delivery from 2026 onwards in a transaction ...
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