Drinking, punching, shouting: Airlines dealing with rise in extreme air rage

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Drinking, punching, shouting: Airlines dealing with rise in extreme air rage // Dallas News | airlines
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2017/12/05/drinking-punching-shouting-airlines-dealing-rise-extreme-air-rage


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Self-drive nose wheel promises less time on the tarmac

https://www.stirling-dynamics.com/news/stirling-redesigns-wheel/

STIRLING REDESIGNS THE WHEEL!

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6th December 2017

Stirling Dynamics has been awarded a new contract from WheelTug to deliver a new nose wheel design for the Boeing 737NG family of aircraft, which will be fitted with the WheelTug system. The WheelTug® system is a unique and disruptive technology  that consists of a nose wheel mounted motor and drive, powered by the aircraft's Auxiliary Power Unit (APU), and aims to save time, engine life and fuel use resulting in reduced emissions and significant cost savings for aircraft operators.

Stirling was chosen to carry out the work due to our niche capabilities in landing gear design and analysis. Under this contract, we will be helping WheelTug design and achieve certification for this brand-new landing gear nose wheel. Our engineering team will draw on the company's core capabilities in reverse engineering, wheel analysis, landing gear analysis, safety analysis and structural stress analysis.

On this new contract, Stirling's Aerospace Business Manager, Bandula Pathinayake stated: "We are proud to work on this innovative technology with the WheelTug team, this new contract is another step forward in seeing this innovative technology reaching the marketplace."

TsAGI aerodynamicists test a model of a medium-lift military transport aircraft Il-276

http://tsagi.ru/en/pressroom/news/3475/

Pipistrel Establishes A Chinese Business Entity

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Successful Saudi scud downing in doubt, experts say | Boeing admits Pegasus tanker delivery delays | Japan considers strike missile purchase despite pacifist constitution

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/successful-saudi-scud-downing-in-doubt-experts-say-boeing-admits-pegasus-tanker-delivery-delays-japan-considers-strike-missile-purchase-despite-pacifist-constitution-038607/

Canada to shun Boeing, goes for Aussie Super Hornets | MQ-8C to go for IOC next spring | Su-57 prototype flies with new engine

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/canada-to-shun-boeing-goes-for-aussie-super-hornets-mq-8c-to-go-for-ioc-next-spring-su-57-prototype-flies-with-new-engine-038623/

Polish pushback at Patriot price tag | First operational KC-46 tanker makes maiden flight | Qatar orders 12 more Rafales

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/polish-pushback-at-patriot-price-tag-first-operational-kc-46-tanker-makes-maiden-flight-qatar-orders-12-more-rafales-038639/

Two Edwards-based F-16s Spotted In Star Wars Canyon With Mysterious New Pod

https://theaviationist.com/2017/12/05/two-edwards-based-f-16s-spotted-in-star-wars-canyon-with-mysterious-new-pod/

The Israeli F-35I “Adir” Declared Operational. So What’s Next?

https://theaviationist.com/2017/12/06/the-israeli-f-35i-adir-declared-operational-so-whats-next/

Israel declares its F-35I fleet combat-ready

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-declares-its-f-35i-fleet-combat-ready-443979/

​Congress puts confidence in new A-10 wings

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/congress-puts-confidence-in-new-a-10-wings-443992/

The Greatest Aviator the West Has Never Heard Of, Marina Lavrentievna Popovich, Has Died.

Aviation Records in 40 Different Aircraft. Russian aviator, record holder, engineer and author Marina Lavrentievna Popovich has died in Russia on Nov. 30, 2017. She was 86 years old. Popovich was an icon of Russian aviation history and one of many female pilots revered in the former Soviet […]

https://theaviationist.com/2017/12/04/the-greatest-aviator-the-west-has-never-heard-of-marina-lavrentievna-popovich-has-died/

France receives first A400M with mid-air refueling pod | Naval Group, Fincantieri, offer FREEM frigate to CSC program | Norway and Germany to cooperate on Naval Strike Missile

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/france-receives-first-a400m-with-mid-air-refueling-pod-naval-group-fincantieri-offer-freem-frigate-to-csc-program-norway-and-germany-to-cooperate-on-naval-strike-missile-038582/

France close in on additional Rafale sale to Qatar | KAI consider dropping T-50 cost for USAF trainer comp | MBDA deliver MMP missile to French Army

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/france-close-in-on-additional-rafale-sale-to-qatar-kai-consider-dropping-t-50-cost-for-usaf-trainer-comp-mbda-deliver-mmp-missile-to-french-army-038595/

Weatherwatch: Solar flares have safety implications for aircraft

We are shielded from most of the neutrons by the atmosphere, but radiation is more intense the higher you go Space weather, determined mainly by solar activity, rarely troubles us on Earth. We are not bothered if satellites are buffeted by solar winds, unless they stop working. However, extreme s...

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Tesla is building the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it will work.

Get amped to learn about lithium-ion energy storage! By the end of the year, the state of South Australia will be home to the world's biggest battery, if Elon Musk and Tesla make good on an ambitious commitment. The battery installation will be hooked up to a 99-turbine wind farm (which is still ...

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RemoveDebris: Space junk mission prepares for launch

A mission that will test different methods to clean up space junk is getting ready for launch. The RemoveDebris spacecraft will attempt to snare a small satellite with a net and test whether a harpoon is an effective garbage grabber. The probe has been assembled in Surrey and will soon be packed ...

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New Sentinel satellite tracks dirty air

It's been working less than a month but already the UK-Dutch-built Sentinel-5P satellite is returning spectacular new views of Earth's atmosphere. The spacecraft was designed to make daily global maps of the gases and particles that pollute the air. The first sample images released by mission sci...

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​Lockheed Martin certificates slate of weapons for F-35

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​Lockheed Martin certificates slate of weapons for F-35 // Latest news
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-martin-certificates-slate-of-weapons-for-f-443824/

Lockheed Martin has certified the F-35 Lightning II to employ a roster of weapons including the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, Small diameter bomb I, GBU-12 laser guided-bomb and Joint Direct Attack Munition.
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Airbus on why it is bringing more and more cabin upgrades in-house

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Airbus on why it is bringing more and more cabin upgrades in-house // Runway Girl


Airbus' recent focus on bringing cabin upgrades in-house is part of a shift in how the airframer sees its role in servicing — rather than just supporting — the aftersales market, with its eyes on lucrative maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business. Continue reading https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2017/12/01/airbus-on-why-it-is-bringing-some-cabin-upgrades-in-house/