South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and…
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Boeing Marks 35 Years of Field Reps with U.S. Army Apaches, Looks Forward to Another Five
OEM knowledge and expertise continues to support the Army’s 700 Apaches Latest contract builds on support legacy from 1985 HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 22,…
BELL V-280 VALOR TESTS NEW MISSION EQUIPMENT INTEGRATION AND EXTERNAL CARGO LOADS
Fort Worth, Texas (December 17, 2020) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has demonstrated two capabilities that highlight the Bell V-280…
Lockheed Martin Flies Real-Time, Mission Enabling Kubernetes Onboard U-2
Palmdale, Calif., Dec. 17, 2020 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully conducted a flight test mission featuring distributed processing onboard the U-2 Dragon Lady via…
Airbus Helicopters boosts the mission capabilities of its H135 helicopters
Donauwörth, 17 December 2020 – The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a new Alternate Gross Weight (AGW) for the latest version of…
AW139 offshore fleet grows further in Northern Europe with new delivery to WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH
The delivery grows the number of AW139s operated by WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH in Germany, supporting the energy industry, to four aircraft The operator’s standardisation…
Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport Carries 110 lbs. of Payload
On Dec. 9, the Autonomous Pod Transport flew with 110 lbs. of payload over an 8-mile route at Bell’s testing site near Fort Worth, Texas….
European Air Transport COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery to be Worse than other Regions
11 December 2020 (Geneva) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new estimates for the impacts of COVID-19 on air transport and economies in…
SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in…
Boeing’s Autonomous MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Store
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9, 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with…
JetBlue’s first A220 takes the sky for the first time
The first Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue Airways has completed its inaugural test flight from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft performed…
“Innovations for FCAS”: Airbus concludes cooperative pilot phase with startup companies in Germany
Munich, 09 December 2020 – Airbus has concluded a pilot phase of the “Innovations for FCAS” (I4 FCAS) initiative which aims at involving German non-traditional…