Airbus to further develop LISA gravitational wave observatory mission
Launch of three-spacecraft constellation planned for late 2030s Friedrichshafen, 19 May 2022 – Airbus has been awarded a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA)…
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ITA Airways becomes first Italian A350 operator
Rome, 12 May 2022 – ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has taken delivery of its first A350, becoming the 40th operator of the type….
ATR and Safran develop “Smart Lander”, a groundbreaking service to analyse hard landings
Toulouse, May 12, 2022 – ATR, world’s leading regional aircraft manufacturer, and Safran Landing Systems, the global leader in landing and braking systems, have developed…
Boeing April 2022 orders & deliveries
Boeing has released its orders and deliveries report for April 2022. In this month, the US-manufacturer was able to note 46 orders, 34 cancellations and…
Raytheon Intelligence & Space Successfully Test AESA Radar
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet Fleet’s first Flight with GaN-AESA radars EL SEGUNDO, Calif., (May 10, 2022) – Raytheon Intelligence & Space’s pre-production APG-79(V)4 radar…
Boeing, Nammo Conduct Successful Ramjet 155 Artillery Tests
Extended range projectile supports U.S. Army modernization priority ARLINGTON, Va., May 11, 2022—A team from Boeing and the Norwegian company Nammo has conducted successful ground-fire…
ATR 42-600S STOL takes flight in its partial configuration
The new 30 to 50 seater aircraft capable of taking-off and landing on shorter runways will now enter a phase of ground and flight tests…
USAF: Vermont ANG F-35s join NATO’s enhanced air policing mission
SPANGDHALEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) — Eight F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing recently arrived at…
War in Ukraine and Omicron Weighs on Air Cargo
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand. The effects of…
Qantas Airways Confirms Selection of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines to Power Airbus A220 and A320neo Family Aircraft
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 3, 2022– Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) business, today announced that Qantas Airways (“Qantas”) has confirmed selection…
Airbus Enhanced navigation on the horizon as EGNOS V3 initial service performance receives nod from stakeholders
Ottobrunn / Toulouse, 03 May 2022 – Airbus Defence and Space as EGNOS V3 system provider and a panel of space and civil aviation experts…
Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Jet to be Delivered to the U.S. Air Force
The fully digitally designed aircraft is built and tested using advanced manufacturing, agile software development and digital engineering technology ST. LOUIS, April 28, 2022 —…