May 2022

Civilian aviation news May 31, 2022

Qatar Airways ready to see Airbus dispute through to trial

(Reuters) – Qatar Airways is ready to see its legal dispute with Airbus over flaws with protective skin of A350 wide-body jets through to trial,…

Military Aviation News May 31, 2022

After Ukraine, ‘whole world’ is a customer for Turkish drone, maker says

Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has helped Ukraine and AzerbaijanRussian laser weapons no match for TB2, designer saysUnmanned Bayraktar combat aircraft to fly next yearFirm working…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2022

Lithuanians raise $4.7 million to buy drone for Ukraine

(Reuters) – (This fixes dollar conversion rate in paragraph 2 in May 27 story.) Hundreds of Lithuanians clubbed together to buy an advanced military drone…

Civilian aviation news May 30, 2022

Norwegian Air orders 50 Boeing MAX aircraft, resolving dispute

Deal anchors budget carrier to U.S. plane makerEnds legal dispute between the two firmsMarks return to plane ownership for carrier after leasingNorwegian Air shares up…

Military Aviation News May 30, 2022

RAF Typhoons from Romania take part in large NATO exercise in North Macedonia

RAF Typhoons deployed in Romania, as part of Operation BILOXI, have flown to North Macedonia to take part in Exercise Swift Response, a major NATO…

General Aviation News May 30, 2022

HH Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum first woman to pilot AW609 tiltrotor

Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Marwan Al Maktoum visited Leonardo’s United States helicopter headquarters in Philadelphia and piloted the AW609 tiltrotor, setting a new and…

Military Aviation News May 27, 2022

U.S. DoD OKs potential sale of Chinook helicopters to Egypt

WASHINGTON, May 26 – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment to Egypt for an estimated…

Joby Receives Part 135 Certificate From the FAA

Alternative Propulsion May 26, 2022

Joby Aviation Receives Part 135 Certificate From the FAA

Santa Cruz, CA, May 26, 2022 — Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a California-based company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced the Company…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news May 26, 2022

Airbus increases its UK innovation footprint to develop new hydrogen technologies

Filton, 25 May 2022 – Airbus is strengthening its presence in the UK with the launch of a Zero Emission Development Centre (ZEDC) for hydrogen…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2022

Tracking China’s Hypersonic Missiles

Chinese military researchers are reportedly working on methods to disrupt or eliminate SpaceX’s Starlink satellites if they threaten national security. China must acquire the capability…

Space News May 26, 2022

NASA, Boeing Complete Starliner Uncrewed Flight Test to International Space Station

NASA and Boeing safely landed the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft Wednesday in the desert of the western United States, completing the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2…

Fokker D.XXI PH-XXI/229 Royal Netherlands Air Force

General Aviation News May 25, 2022

Dutch Fokker D.XXI first flight

In the evening of May 23 2022 was the first flight of the newly built Fokker D.XXI with in the cockpit Jack van Egmond jr….

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