viernes, 8 de agosto de 2025

Russia’s Biggest Airlifters Are Fleeing the War in Ukraine

Tensions flare between FAA & NTSB, 2 federal agencies charged with aviation safety

China’s Third Tailless Next-Generation Aircraft Emerges

Hydraulic Fitting Failure Led to B-2 Gear Collapse, Wing Fire and $300M Damage at Whiteman AFB in 2022

B-1B Lancer Bombers Fly ‘Hybrid’ Strike Sorties During Red Flag Nellis 25-3

AIR DEFENSE: Iran Rearms With Chinese Air Defense Systems

Bombardier to Launch Major U.S. Services Expansion Initiative Across Multiple States

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unveils Proposed Rule to Unleash American Drone Dominance as Part of His Innovation Agenda

Indra Group closes the purchase of the Duro Felguera plant en Gijón for conversion into one of Europe's most advanced military vehicle factories

Indra strengthens its position in the unmanned aerial systems market with the acquisition of Aertec Defence & Aerial Systems (DAS)

Cathay Pacific Orders 14 More Boeing 777-9 Passenger Jets

IATA Launches 2024 World Air Transport Statistics Report

Joby Aviation acquires Blade’s passenger brokerage and marketing business

US air taxi developer Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Blade Air Mobility's passenger-transportation brokering and marketing business for at least $90 million, positioning itself to access established infrastructure and customers ahead of its eVTOL launch

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/joby-aviation-acquires-blades-passenger-brokerage-and-marketing-business/164058.article



India faces urgent fighter gap amid J-35 threat

A380 flight computers updated after ‘erroneous’ soft-thrust command on take-off

Precision weapons boom gets underway with global demand set to grow ‘exponentially’

Billions of dollars in contracts are pouring into weapons producers from governments around the world, with defence industry heavyweights and newcomers all seeing the benefits

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/precision-weapons-boom-gets-underway-with-global-demand-set-to-grow-exponentially/164090.article


Spirit expects Boeing acquisition to close in fourth quarter

United grounds all flights at US airports following ‘technology issue’

Exclusive: new Canadian air chief affirms plans for ‘fifth-generation air force’

In an interview with FlightGlobal, newly appointed commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet says her service remains committed to a sweeping set of modernisations, including fielding Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/exclusive-new-canadian-air-chief-affirms-plans-for-fifth-generation-air-force/164110.article 


Australia's Koala Airlines aims for late 2026 launch

Europe’s New Mobile Rocket Launcher Blasts Off — First Test Firing a Major Success

Airbus Bets on Magnetic Navigation: What Is ‘MagNav’ and Why Does It Matter?

France’s New “Spy Jet” Takes Off: The Falcon 8X Archange Makes Its Debut!

First Japanese F‑35B Stealth Fighters Touch Down at Nyutabaru Air Base

Spain Says “No Thanks” to U.S. F-35 Jets — Sticks with Eurofighter or FCAS Instead

Air Cambodia Set to Acquire Up to 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jets in New US Trade Agreement

Airlink Levels Up: 10 Brand-New Embraer E195-E2 Jets Coming Soon!

Spain rejects U.S. F-35 jets in favour of European defence strategy

Controversy grows over donkey evacuations from Gaza via Liège Airport, Belgium

Hundreds of donkeys have been airlifted from war-torn Gaza to animal sanctuaries in France via Liège Airport, in an operation led by Israeli NGO Starting Over Sanctuary. Marketed as a humanitarian mission to rescue neglected animals, the initiative—dubbed the "Donkey Flying Project"—has drawn sharp criticism for being ethically and politically charged. Critics, including Al Jazeera […]

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/liege/controversy-grows-over-donkey-evacuations-from-gaza-via-liege-airport-belgium/


Australia to acquire MC-55A aircraft equipment in US$404m sale

Robotic spaceplane flies to edge of space to spy on the spysats




Who watches the watchmen and who spies on the spy satellites? It turns out it's an optical package called Morning Sparrow made by Scout Space and carried by Dawn Aerospace's Aurora spaceplane to the edge of space to snap low-orbit spysats.