British Airways jumbo saved from scrap heap by film deal
LONDON (Reuters) – A British Airways jumbo jet has found a new role as a film set, saving it from the scrap heap where dozens…
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Boeing’s Australian Unmanned Aircraft Completes First Taxi tests
AUSTRALIA, October 22, 2020 – The Boeing Loyal Wingman aircraft being developed with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) recently moved under its own power…
SPAINSAT NG programme successfully passes Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
Important milestone successfully achieved on schedule despite Covid-19 Spanish industry assumes leadership of communications payload for first time, including integration of both satellites’ payloads in…
China Express orders 50 C919s and 50 ARJ21s
In June China Express announced that they signed a Letter of Intent for 100 C919s and ARJ21s, but didn’t specify the breakdown of the order….
OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Down on Asteroid
DENVER, Oct. 20, 2020 – In the dark and cold of deep space today, the Lockheed Martin-built OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descended to the surface of an asteroid…
European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) selects Airbus and its partner IAI for Maritime Aerial Surveillance with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
Contract awarded following several successful trials over the past years for Maritime Aerial Surveillance services with RPAS. Successful partnership between Airbus Defence and Space Airborne…
Boeing has got a bigger than MAX problem
NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) – Boeing finally has a silver lining. Europe’s top aviation regulator told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday that the…
IATA Welcomes US Military Report on Low Risk of Catching COVID-19 on a Flight
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the release of the results of testing by the United States Transportation Command (US Transcom) confirming…
Eve, the first spin-off from EmbraerX, is launched to shape the future of Urban Air Mobility
Melbourne, Florida, October 16, 2020 – Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the…
Aviation industry tests a key solution to fly seamlessly and with more efficiency in Europe
The COVID crisis underpins the urgency for Europe’s aviation industry to push ahead with delivering the future Digital European Sky, and building a smarter, more…
SAS takes delivery of its first A321LR using sustainable jet fuel
Hamburg, 15 October 2020 – Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first of three A321LR on lease from Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL),…
Airbus selected for ESA’s Moon lander study
A new decade of European exploration – to the Moon and Mars Airbus to design the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3) EL3 to deliver scientific…