A unique test aircraft: the A320 with the Eurofighter nose takes off for the first time

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2025-01-a-unique-test-aircraft-the-a320-with-the-eurofighter-nose-takes-off-for?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

Archer completes construction of manufacturing facility

Press Release:  https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/01/archer-high-volume-manufacturing-facility/ 

Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trump-fires-heads-of-tsa-coast-guard-and-guts-key-aviation-safety-advisory-committee/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Lockheed Martin Will Integrate Next-Generation Infrared Defensive Sensors on F-22 Raptor

https://theaviationist.com/2025/01/22/f-22-raptor-infrared-defensive-system/ 

RAF Typhoon Lands Without Canopy After Suspected Bird Strike

https://theaviationist.com/2025/01/23/raf-typhoon-lands-without-canopy-after-suspected-bird-strike/ 

Archer Grows Defense Advisory Board With Retired Special Ops General

https://simpleflying.com/archer-grows-defense-advisory-board/ 

Boeing Donates $1M to Support Wildfire Recovery and Relief Efforts in Los Angeles Area

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131518 

EASA expects longer timeline to decision on reduced-crew operations in cockpit

European safety regulators have pushed back the timeline forecast for a rulemaking decision on reduced-crew operations in air transport, expecting that it will not emerge until the end of the decade.

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/easa-expects-longer-timeline-to-decision-on-reduced-crew-operations-in-cockpit/161469.article 

Vertical seeks $90 million from latest funding round

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/vertical-seeks-90-million-from-latest-funding-round/161491.article 

Gazpromavia crash: Superjet pilots urged to watch for unreliable angle-of-attack clues

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/gazpromavia-crash-superjet-pilots-urged-to-watch-for-unreliable-angle-of-attack-clues/161492.article 

Germany flies A320 testbed modified to carry Eurofighter’s ECRS Mk1 radar

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/germany-flies-a320-testbed-modified-to-carry-eurofighters-ecrs-mk1-radar/161493.article 

Lockheed Tapped For AEGIS Configurations | Israeli Firms Partner for Drone Defense | China’s Modified Kang Ding-Class To Arrive Later This Year

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheed-tapped-for-aegis-configurations-israeli-firms-partner-for-drone-defense-chinas-modified-kang-ding-class-to-arrive-later-this-year-0242491/ 

HI Tapped For Antonio-Class | US Deploys Upgraded B61-12s To Europe | Korea Unveils Indigenous Missile For KF-21

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/hi-tapped-for-antonio-class-us-deploys-upgraded-b61-12s-to-europe-korea-unveils-indigenous-missile-for-kf-21-0242496/ 

Lockheed Martin to Modernize Air Force F-22 Raptor with Advanced Infrared Threat-Detection Sensors

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/01/lockheed-martin-to-modernize-air-force-f-22-raptor-with-advanced-infrared-threat-detection-sensors/ 

China’s COMAC aims to lift C919 jet production capacity to 50 in 2025

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/01/chinas-comac-aims-to-lift-c919-jet-production-capacity-to-50-in-2025/ 

Tragic Piper PA-18 crash in Méribel claims two lives, including a legendary pilot

On January 21, a Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub plane registered F-BAYP crashed in Méribel-les-Allues, Savoie, killing its 58-year-old pilot and a 26-year-old co-pilot. The crash, caused by a mid-air collision with a paraglider, occurred on the roof of a chalet. The paraglider occupants escaped unharmed, but an investigation is underway to determine the precise circumstances. […]

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/piper/tragic-piper-pa-18-crash-in-meribel-claims-two-lives-including-a-legendary-pilot/ 

Australia: Skykraft unveils partners for GPS alternative

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/01/skykraft-unveils-partners-for-gps-alternative/ 

Festival aéreo nocturno en el último Burning Man: Pirotecnia y Láseres (el 1º así aprobado por la FAA)

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/festival-aereo-nocturno-en-el-ultimo-burning-man-pirotecnia-y-laseres-el-1o-asi-aprobado-por-la-faa/ 

Aviation History Made: First FAA-Approved Aerial Laser Show Illuminates Desert Sky - Hangar Flying

https://inspire.eaa.org/2025/01/16/aviation-history-made-first-faa-approved-aerial-laser-show-illuminates-desert-sky/