Articles by Rob Vogelaar

Civilian aviation news May 7, 2020

Airbus deliveries plunge 80% in April

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries tumbled 80% to just 14 aircraft in April, compared with a year earlier, as operations were hit by the coronavirus…

Lockheed Martin F-35B Ligtning II 168726/VM-18 VMFAT-501 US Marines

Military Aviation News May 7, 2020

Turkey says it is still delivering parts for U.S. F-35 jets

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is still producing and delivering parts for U.S. F-35 jets despite being suspended from the program nearly a year ago over…

Civilian aviation news May 7, 2020

Worst quarter ever for Air France-KLM: record 1.8 billion loss

Air France-KLM recorded a net loss of EUR 1.8 billion in the first quarter of this year, according to the group’s quarterly figures (pdf) on…

Civilian aviation news May 6, 2020

U.S. tells WTO ‘no valid basis’ for EU tariffs in Boeing-Airbus subsidy fight

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told the World Trade Organization on Wednesday there was “no valid basis” for the European Union to retaliate against…

Space News May 6, 2020

Sentinel-6A gets an earful

Acoustic noise test simulates sound impact during rocket launch Ottobrunn/Friedrichshafen, 06 May 2020 – Earth observation satellite Sentinel-6A is currently getting an earful. Airbus space engineers…

Civilian aviation news May 1, 2020

Ryanair sets mid-May deadline for talks on new Boeing MAX order

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair aims to conclude talks with Boeing on a new plane order in the next two weeks, but possible price cuts or…

Civilian aviation news May 1, 2020

Dreams grounded: Cadet pilots face uncertain future as coronavirus turns shortage to surplus

SYDNEY/MONTREAL/SEOUL (Reuters) – Mark, 34, quit his job as a town planner in London last year to start flight-training school, buoyed by a conditional offer…

Space News May 1, 2020

Musk’s SpaceX, Bezos’ Blue Origin land contracts to build NASA’s astronaut moon lander

(Reuters) – NASA on Thursday selected space firms SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon…

Civilian aviation news May 1, 2020

Second Boeing 777X Completes First Flight

EVERETT, Wash., April 30, 2020/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] April 30 conducted a productive and successful first flight of the second 777X airplane. Capt. Ted…

Military Aviation News May 1, 2020

U.S. Army Awards $6.07 Billion Contract to Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 MSE Production, Associated Equipment

DALLAS, May 1, 2020 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3…

Military Aviation News May 1, 2020

Bell Textron Canada Develops Crew Barrier for Customers

Bell Textron Canada Limited (Bell) is proud to work with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces to further protect servicemen and women…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News April 30, 2020

Airbus in talks with French state, no liquidity concerns at present, says CEO

PARIS (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus is in talks with the French state regarding possible support for aircraft deliveries, even though it has no liquidity…

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