July 2021

General Aviation News July 20, 2021

TEXTRON AVIATION ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR UP TO 150 CESSNA GRAND CARAVAN EX AIRCRAFT TO AID SURF AIR MOBILITY IN ACCELERATING ELECTRIFIED COMMERCIAL TRAVEL

Textron Aviation today announced Surf Air Mobility Inc., has signed a purchase agreement for up to 150 Cessna Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprop aircraft, with…

Space News July 20, 2021

Sparkwing solar panels from Airbus to power lunar mission of Masten

Today, Airbus announced that its Sparkwing solar panels were selected by USA-based Masten Space Systems for their XL-1 lunar lander. In 2023, the XL-1 spacecraft…

Space News July 20, 2021

‘Road to space’: billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt

10-minute trip was first crewed Blue Origin space flightWorld’s oldest and youngest space voyagers were aboardBezos says company nears $100 million in private sales (Reuters)…

Military Aviation News July 19, 2021

FRCE marks 100th F-35 induction

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35 Lightning II program when the depot inducted its 100th F-35 for…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News July 19, 2021

The French Air Force Buys Another Nine PC-21

In 2017 the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace purchased 17 PC-21s and has successfully trained its future military pilots on the world’s most modern…

Airbus A340-213 5A-ONE Libyan Government

Spotters News July 16, 2021

Former Libyan dictator Gaddafi’s luxurious private plane heads for home

Almost every year I go on vacation to Spain, not far from the French Spanish border you find the airport of Perpignan, where for years…

Military Aviation News July 15, 2021

Lockheed Martin – PAC-3® and F-35 Team Up to Defeat Threat in U.S. Army Flight Test

White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, July 15, 2021 – A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) PAC-3 missile successfully intercepted a surrogate cruise missile threat at…

Civilian aviation news July 14, 2021

flydubai cancels 65 B737MAXs

flydubai has announced it has canceled 65 B737MAXs on order with Boeing. The move comes after the airline conducted a post-COVID fleet assessment. In 2013…

Civilian aviation news July 14, 2021

United Airlines to buy 100, 19-seat electric planes from Heart Aerospace

Gothenburg,Sweden–July 14, 2021– Heart Aerospace,a company building a 19-seaterelectric airplane, has raised a $35M Series A roundled by Breakthrough Energy Ventures,United Airlines Ventures and Mesa…

BAE Hawk T.2 ZK027/R 4FTS Royal Air Force

Military Aviation News July 14, 2021

BAE Contract to support new UK-Qatar Hawk training squadron

BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract to deliver support and training to a new joint UK-Qatar Hawk squadron based at RAF Leeming, UK….

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News July 13, 2021

Boeing cuts 787 production as new problem discovered

(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Tuesday it will cut its 787 production rate as it works through a new structural defect in its…

General Aviation News July 13, 2021

CESSNA CITATION LONGITUDE ACHIEVES EASA CERTIFICATION

Textron Aviation today announced its flagship Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet achieved certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for…

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