May 2021

Civilian aviation news May 18, 2021

Lufthansa sees surge in demand for transatlantic, Europe flights

BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa said on Tuesday it was seeing a surge in demand for flights to the United States and to European destinations following…

Military Aviation News May 18, 2021

DAS Window Production Continues to Decrease F-35 Cost

With the most advanced electronic sensor suite of any fighter jet in history, the F-35 provides 360-degree situational awareness for enhanced threat detection warning and…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 18, 2021

U.S. lawmakers seeking records on 737 MAX, 787 production issues

House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio and Rick Larsen, who chairs a subcommittee, said they were seeking records after multiple issues recently emerged “regarding the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 18, 2021

Air France uses cooking oil to fly to Canada as green fuel debate rages

(Reuters) – Air France-KLM flew a biofuel-powered Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal on Tuesday, demonstrating the airline’s readiness to adopt low-emissions fuel despite deep…

Civilian aviation news May 17, 2021

Brazil bus company Itapemirim braves long odds to launch airline

Brazilian bus company Itapemirim is launching a new airline in June, betting it can dodge the financial ruin that has grounded many rival carriers even…

Airbus and Dassault Future Combat Air System (FCAS)

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 17, 2021

France, Germany and Spain strike deal over joint combat jet

France, Germany and Spain said on Monday they had reached a deal over the next steps of the development of a new fighter jet, Europe’s…

Space News May 17, 2021

Kayla Barron Joins NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Mission to Space Station

NASA has assigned Kayla Barron to serve as a mission specialist for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is targeted…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 17, 2021

Lockheed Martin Names New Leader For Fighter Program

Today Lockheed Martin announced OJ Sanchez as the new vice president and general manager for Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group (IFG), succeeding Bridget Lauderdale who was…

Civilian aviation news May 14, 2021

Boeing wins FAA OK for 737 MAX electrical fix, notifies airlines

Boeing Co on Wednesday won approval from U.S. regulators for a fix of an electrical grounding issue that had affected about 100 737 MAX airplanes,…

Boeing KC-46A Pegasus 15-46009 344th ARS USAF

Military Aviation News May 14, 2021

Newest USAF KC-46A Pegasus candidate bases announced

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force selected the candidate locations to host the next Reserve and active duty main operating bases for…