December 2020

Civilian aviation news December 16, 2020

Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport Carries 110 lbs. of Payload

On Dec. 9, the Autonomous Pod Transport flew with 110 lbs. of payload over an 8-mile route at Bell’s testing site near Fort Worth, Texas….

Civilian aviation news December 15, 2020

FedEx Express Further Modernises Fleet With Delivery of First Purpose-Built Regional ATR Freighter

Delivering more than just cargo, FedEx fleet of new customised regional ATR freighter aircraft will help bring goods and services to communities around the world…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News December 15, 2020

Russia flies first new post-Soviet passenger airliner with domestic engines

(Reuters) – Russia flew a new passenger airliner with domestically-built engines for the first time since the Soviet era on Tuesday, the start of what…

Civilian aviation news December 15, 2020

China Airlines Takes Delivery of First Boeing 777 Freighter

Airline becomes 20th operator of 777 Freighter amid higher demand for dedicated cargo jetsChina Airlines to increase freight capacity and enter new markets with additional…

Military Aviation News December 15, 2020

Boeing Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for New Zealand P-8 Training

Simulator and classroom training will prepare Royal New Zealand Air Force aircrew to safely and effectively operate and maintain P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The U.S. Navy…

Civilian aviation news December 14, 2020

Air Saint-Pierre takes delivery of a new ATR 42-600

The airline will continue to provide essential connectivity with the most responsible regional aircraft on the market Air Saint-Pierre today took delivery of its new…

Military Aviation News December 14, 2020

Elbit Systems Awarded $27 Million Contract to Upgrade Romanian Air Force’s IAR-99 Aircraft

(“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $27 million from the Romanian-based company, Avioane Craiova S.A., for the first phase…

Space News December 14, 2020

Fraunhofer and Airbus sign Contract for a Payload Mission on the ISS Bartolomeo Platform

Airbus’ novel payload hosting service enables the in-space technology demonstration of a multispectral camera for ConstellR, a Fraunhofer EMI spin-off Airbus and Fraunhofer EMI have…

General Aviation News December 14, 2020

Airbus urges compromises on Brexit, transatlantic tariffs

(Reuters) -The head of European planemaker Airbus called for an end to separate diplomatic squabbles over Britain’s exit from the European Union and a transatlantic…

Civilian aviation news December 11, 2020

European Air Transport COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery to be Worse than other Regions

11 December 2020 (Geneva) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for the impacts of COVID-19 on air transport and economies in…

Space News December 10, 2020

SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in…

Military Aviation News December 10, 2020

Boeing’s Autonomous MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Store

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9, 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with…

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