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EXTRA NEWS, Space News July 11, 2021

Richard Branson makes historic first full flight to space with VirginGalactic’s Unity22

Today a new step into spaceflight has been taken by VirginGalactic from their Spacebase in New Mexico ‘Spaceport America’ when ‘Unity22’ took to space with…

EXTRA NEWS, General Aviation News June 7, 2021

First rescue helicopter flies on sustainable aviation fuel

A rescue helicopter has flown on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the first time, achieving a new milestone in international aviation. Operated by the German…

EXTRA NEWS June 5, 2021

For our Feedburner newsletter followers, Important message!

Coming July, Feedburner as a tool to send out Newsletters is going to be terminated by Google. We have been looking for a replacement and…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News May 26, 2021

Swiss air force F-5E Tiger II crashes

Today a F-5E Tiger II (J-3089) of the Swiss airforce crashed in an uninhabited area near ‘Melchsee-Frutt’ a mountain sesort at 1920 metres above sea…

EXTRA NEWS, Space News April 18, 2021

SpaceX wins NASA moonlander contract worth 2,9 billion

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX…

EXTRA NEWS December 7, 2020

Paris Airshow cancelled in blow to aerospace recovery

(Reuters) – The Paris Airshow has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two, raising questions about the speed of the aerospace industry’s…

EXTRA NEWS November 18, 2020

Jetman Vincent Reffet crashed during training

The French stuntman Vincent Reffet was killed during training in the Dubai desert. Exactly what went wrong has not been revealed. The 36-year-old ‘jetman’ was…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News June 15, 2020

Pilot dead after F-15 crashed in sea near United Kingdom

The pilot of an F-15C Eagle fighter jet that crashed into the sea east of the United Kingdom Monday morning has been found dead. The…

EXTRA NEWS, General Aviation News June 12, 2020

ICONIC CESSNA SKYHAWK CELEBRATES 65 YEARS SINCE FIRST FLIGHT

Textron Aviation Inc., is honoring the 65th anniversary of the first flight of the most popular single-engine aircraft in aviation history, Textron Aviation’s Cessna Skyhawk….

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS June 9, 2020

Emirates lays off thousands of pilots, cabin crew, plans more job cuts

(Reuters) – Emirates, one of the world’s biggest long-haul airlines, laid off hundreds of pilots and thousands of cabin crew on Tuesday as it manages…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS May 19, 2020

Chinese hackers suspected of stealing details of 9 million easyJet customers

(Reuters) – Chinese hackers are suspected of accessing email and travel details of about nine million easyJet (EZJ.L) customers, said two sources familiar with the…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS May 5, 2020

Virgin Atlantic to cut jobs, move flights from Gatwick as COVID-19 bites

(Reuters) – British airline Virgin Atlantic plans to cut 3,150 jobs and move its London Gatwick operations to the bigger Heathrow airport, it said on…

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