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…
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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…
Airbus primes FCAS Low Observability and leads New Generation Fighter in Spain
Initial framework contract positions Airbus at the heart of Spanish programme developments Getafe, 9 December 2020 – Spanish industry has signed the initial framework contract…
Boeing again cutting widebody production rate
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co is reducing its 787 widebody production to five jets monthly in mid-2021 from six, and delivered zero 787s to customers…
Indonesia eager to clinch French Rafale fighter jets deal soon
PARIS (Reuters) – Negotiations between France and Indonesia for the purchase of 48 French Rafale fighter jets are advancing at a fast pace and a…
The Airbus Zephyr, Solar High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) concludes a successful new test flight campaign in Arizona, USA
Farnborough, 3 December 2020 – Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed a new test flight campaign for its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS)…
Italian Air Force enhances emergency response and homeland security capabilities with the delivery of the first HH-139B helicopter
17 HH-139Bs, a customised variant of the bestselling AW139, will join 13 HH-139A and four VH-139As by 2021 to carry out missions like SAR, fire-fighting,…
Embraer delivers the first modernized E-99 jet to the Brazilian Air Force
Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, November 27, 2020 – In a ceremony held today at the Embraer facility in Gavião Peixoto (São Paulo, Brazil), Embraer delivered the…
Airbus re-sells six jets built for AirAsia, denting surplus
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has found homes for six A320neo-family aircraft rejected by one of its largest customers, Malaysia’s AirAsia, as it makes further progress…