Embraer KC-390 to rival turboprops in Canadian FWSAR comp [feedly]

Embraer KC-390 to rival turboprops in Canadian FWSAR comp
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/embraer-kc-390-to-rival-turboprops-in-canadian-fwsar-420304/

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F-35 not ruled out of Canadian fighter competition [feedly]

F-35 not ruled out of Canadian fighter competition
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-35-not-ruled-out-of-canadian-fighter-competition-420264/

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Finland kicks-off F/A-18 replacement process [feedly]

Finland kicks-off F/A-18 replacement process
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/finland-kicks-off-fa-18-replacement-process-420255/

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NASA Selects Contractor To Develop Robotic On-Orbit Satellite Assembly [feedly]

NASA Selects Contractor To Develop Robotic On-Orbit Satellite Assembly
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=fd37d8fb-c76c-4849-bf58-d61a53afd635

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SUCCESS!! SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 Booster At Cape Canaveral [feedly]

SUCCESS!! SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 Booster At Cape Canaveral
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DISA Awards $4.3B in Telecom Network Solutions | France Orders More Tigers, Plans $41.6B Budget Increase | US Intel Reveals China’s ICBM Tests [feedly]

DISA Awards $4.3B in Telecom Network Solutions | France Orders More Tigers, Plans $41.6B Budget Increase | US Intel Reveals China's ICBM Tests
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/disa-awards-4-3b-in-telecom-network-solutions-france-orders-more-tigers-plans-41-6b-budget-increase-us-intel-reveals-chinas-icbm-tests-032232/

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Dassault Aviation commences work on Qatar's Rafale contract [feedly]

Dassault Aviation commences work on Qatar's Rafale contract
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsdassault-aviation-commences-work-on-qatars-rafale-contract-4757949

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Antonov and Taqnia Aeronautics sign MoU to deliver 30 AN-178s to Royal Saudi AF [feedly]

Antonov and Taqnia Aeronautics sign MoU to deliver 30 AN-178s to RSAF
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsantonov-and-aqnia-aeronautics-sign-mou-to-deliver-30-an178s-to-rsaf-4759152

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oneworld Priority ya disponible en la Terminal 4 de Madrid

 

Madrid, 15 de diciembre de 2016

En el marco de un proyecto conjunto de la alianza oneworld, Iberia ha comenzado a instalar la nueva señalética oneworld Priority en todos los aeropuertos en los que opera.

El objetivo de esta nueva señalización es facilitar el tránsito de los viajeros frecuentes de la alianza en los aeropuertos. Las señales oneworld Priority identifican qué servicios pueden utilizar los clientes de Iberia y de las líneas aéreas oneworld en función de su nivel de tarjeta de viajero frecuente: Esmeralda, Zafiro y Rubí, en facturación, acceso al control de seguridad por Fast Track, acceso a salas VIP y embarque prioritario.

Independientemente de la clase en la que viajen, los viajeros frecuentes con nivel Rubí, que se corresponde a la tarjeta Iberia Plus Plata, pueden facturar en los mostradores de clase Business y embarcar de forma prioritaria en su vuelo de Iberia. Los titulares de tarjeta con nivel Zafiro y nivel Esmeralda, como las tarjetas Iberia Plus Oro, Iberia Plus Platino, Iberia Singular e Iberia Plus Infinita pueden además utilizar el Fast Track para pasar el control de seguridad y acceder a la sala VIP.

En la Terminal 4 del aeropuerto de Madrid, los viajeros frecuentes de las 15 compañías aéreas de oneworld pueden ya encontrar los nuevos carteles. En el resto de los más de 1.000 aeropuertos en los 155 países de la red de la alianza, se instalarán de forma gradual.

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Iberia pertenece a la alianza oneworld desde septiembre de 1999, junto con airberlin, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, LAN Airlines, TAM Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, S7 Airlines y SriLankan Airlines. Estas 15 compañías aéreas operan 14.300 vuelos diarios a 1.010 aeropuertos en 155 países, transportan cerca de 515 millones de pasajeros al año con una flota de 3.500 aviones.  Las líneas aéreas oneworld trabajan de forma conjunta para ofrecer a sus clientes la mejor experiencia de viaje posible, además de una serie de beneficios a sus viajeros frecuentes. Durante este mes de diciembre oneworld ha sido elegida como "Mejor Alianza de Líneas Aéreas" por las revistas Global Traveler, por sexto año consecutivo, Premier Traveler, por tercer año consecutivo, y Business Traveler North America.

 

Sobre Iberia: Iberia es la compañía líder en las rutas entre Europa y Latinoamérica, vuela a más de 121 destinos en 47 países de Europa, América, África y Oriente Medio. Junto con su filial Iberia Express y su franquiciada Iberia Regional Air Nostrum, ofrece alrededor de 600 vuelos al día con una flota de cerca de 135 aviones. En 2014, Iberia ha sido la 3ª aerolínea más puntual del mundo, según FlightStats. Es miembro de la alianza oneworld, que ofrece más de 14.000 vuelos diarios a cerca de 1.000 aeropuertos en más de 150 países.



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Tecnam P Twenty Ten achieves FAA certification | Tecnam

http://www.tecnam.com/slider-home-en/tecnam-p-twenty-ten-achieves-faa-certification/

Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity? [feedly]

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Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity?
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Low value. Corrupt. Aid-driven. Despite the odd exception like Algeria, and South Africa's indigenous defense industry, most people think of these terms when they think of the African defense market. Analyst firm Forecast International sees a different picture, however: "tomorrow's growth market for the global defense industry."Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity?

South Korea selects Lockheed Martin for $1.5bn F-16 upgrade [feedly]

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South Korea selects Lockheed Martin for $1.5bn F-16 upgrade
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South Korea has selected Lockheed Martin for a KRW1.8tn ($1.5bn) project to upgrade the KF-16 fighter jets.
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Finmeccanica: Westland Not For Sale [feedly]

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Finmeccanica: Westland Not For Sale
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CEO Responds To Rumors Of Boeing Inquiry Responding to reports that Boeing made a bid for Wesland, the British arm of helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, Mauro Moretti, the CEO of Finmeccanica, said that it didn't happen.
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Saab developed new composite wing component - CompositesWorld

http://www.compositesworld.com/news/saab-produces-composite-wing-component-

India to develop its own stealth combat drones

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/India_to_develop_its_own_stealth_combat_drones_999.html

​F-22, Typhoon and Rafale tested in new joint combat exercise

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-22-typhoon-and-rafale-tested-in-new-joint-combat-420130/

Boeing Phantom Works keeping T-X and F-X plans under wraps

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-phantom-works-keeping-t-x-and-f-x-plans-under-420044/

France orders eight Airbus A330 MRTTs

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/france-orders-eight-airbus-a330-mrtts-420081/

Mitsubishi to review MRJ test and delivery schedule

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mitsubishi-to-review-mrj-test-and-delivery-schedule-420112/

UK predicts more stealthy and stand-off ops by 2035

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-predicts-more-stealthy-and-stand-off-ops-by-2035-420125/

Norway's Coolest UAV Student on Riding His Enormous 'Megakopter' Drone | Inverse

https://www.inverse.com/article/9298-norway-s-coolest-uav-student-on-riding-his-enormous-megakopter-drone

Northrop Grumman Unveils Tern Tail-Sitter UAV - Aviation Week

http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/northrop-grumman-unveils-tern-tail-sitter-uav

Egyptian probe claims no evidence yet for A321 bombing [feedly]

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Egyptian probe claims no evidence yet for A321 bombing
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Egyptian investigators insist they have no evidence that an explosive device destroyed a Russian-operated Airbus A321 over Sinai with the loss of all on board.
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First plasma from Wendelstein 7-X fusion reactor [feedly]

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First plasma from Wendelstein 7-X fusion reactor
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine

Testing of the Wendelstein 7-x stellarator has started with a bang, albeit a very very small one, with researchers switching on the experimental fusion reactor to produce its first helium plasma at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany. After almost a decade of construction work and more than a million assembly hours, the first tests have gone according to plan with the researchers to shift focus to producing hydrogen plasma after the new year.

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Section: Science

Tags: EnergyMax Planck InstituteFusionNuclear Related Articles: Wendelstein 7-x stellarator puts new twist on nuclear fusion power ARC reactor design uses superconducting magnets to draw fusion power closer Can crowdfunding give us safe fusion power by 2020? New theory could help clear fusion power hurdle World's most powerful X-ray laser recreates conditions at the center of a star Sandia simulation suggests sunny skies for fusion reactors
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Northrop Unveils Sixth Gen Fighter Concept - Breaking Defense

http://breakingdefense.com/2015/12/northrop-unveils-sixth-gen-fighter-concept/

Exposed: First Look at Northrop's Sixth Gen Stealth Fighters - The National Interest Online (blog)

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/exposed-first-look-northrops-sixth-gen-stealth-fighters-14613

Europe Advances Flow-Control Technologies for Fuel Savings

http://demo2.aviationweek.com/technology/europe-advances-flow-control-technologies-fuel-savings

Lockheed Martin Delivers Final C-5M Super Galaxy For 2015

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/december/lockheed-martin-delivers-final-c-5m-super-galaxy-for-2015.html

FAA to require small UAV registration starting Dec. 21 - ATWOnline

http://atwonline.com/technology/faa-require-small-uav-registration-starting-dec-21

The future of the A319neo and 737-7

Summary

• The A319neo and 737-7 can’t compete economically with the CS300.
• Minimal interest raises doubts over future of A319neo and 737-7.
• No orders for the CS300 for more than a year, and despite recapitalizing BBD, market confidence remains on the sidelines.
• Embraer makes solid case for revenue enhancement through right sizing but union Scope Clauses limit appeal of 195 E2.

http://leehamnews.com/2015/12/14/the-future-of-the-a319neo-and-737-7/

Elon Musk announces December 19 launch date for next Falcon 9 rocket [feedly]

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Elon Musk announces December 19 launch date for next Falcon 9 rocket
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SpaceX is heading back into orbit with founder and CEO Elon Musk announcing that a Falcon 9 rocket launch is scheduled for December 19. The improved version of the rocket is set to lift off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and will carry 11 Orbcomm OG-2 communication satellites into low Earth orbit. This marks the first flight of the Falcon 9 since the June 28 mid-air explosion of the CRS-7 mission shortly after launch.

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Section: Space

Tags: Elon MuskFalconSpaceXLaunch Related Articles: CRS-5 launches successfully, but booster landing fails DSCOVR launch successful, but Falcon 9 landing scrubbed DSCOVR launch delayed Falcon 9 launch of Orbcomm OG2 satellites aborted SpaceX launches improved Falcon 9 SpaceX Falcon 9 makes landing on drone barge ... then tips over
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Metal makes for a promising alternative to fossil fuels [feedly]

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Metal makes for a promising alternative to fossil fuels
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Clean fuels come in many forms, but burning iron or aluminum seems to be stretching the definition – unless you ask a team of scientists led by McGill University, who see a low-carbon future that runs on metal. The team is studying the combustion characteristics of metal powders to determine whether such powders could provide a cleaner, more viable alternative to fossil fuels than hydrogen, biofuels, or electric batteries.

.. Continue Reading Metal makes for a promising alternative to fossil fuels

Section: Environment

Tags: MetalsAlternative EnergyEnergyMcGill University Related Articles: Solar and wind technology delivers power and clean water to villagers in the West Bank Kepler Energy reveals plans for tidal energy scheme in Bristol Channel Azura wave energy system deployed in Hawaii "Fool's gold" nanocrystals present cheap, abundant alternative to lithium in batteries Portland to generate electricity within its own water pipes Global Warming Solutions plans hybrid solar plant
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US air force plans to double drone squadrons [feedly]

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US air force plans to double drone squadrons
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The US Air Force plans to double its remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) squadrons, and increase the manning and associated workforce by 2,500-3,500.
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Queen Elizabeth-class carrier program nears completion

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Queen_Elizabeth-class_carrier_program_nears_completion_999.html

Tata to make parts for Sukhoi Superjet - The Hindu

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tata-to-make-parts-for-sukhoi-superjet/article7981690.ece

Northrop: Beating heat leads sixth-generation fighter challenges

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/northrop-beating-heat-leads-sixth-generation-fighte-420006/

Northrop Grumman offers sneak-peek of full TX concept - Flightglobal

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/northrop-grumman-offers-sneak-peek-of-full-t-x-conce-420004/

Stanford team develops software to predict and prevent drone collisions - Stanford University News

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/december/drones-avoid-collisions-121015.html

Embraer's KC-390 To Join Canada's Search-and-Rescue Bid - DefenseNews.com

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/12/13/embraers-kc-390-join-canadas-search-and-rescue-bid/77031896/

New Drone Is Both A Submersible and UAV: Think of the use cases ... - CTOvision (blog)

https://ctovision.com/2015/12/new-drone-is-both-a-submersible-and-uav-think-of-the-use-cases-of-this-incredible-breakthrough/

Germany To Lead Development of European UAV - DefenseNews.com

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/isr/2015/12/11/germany-lead-development-european-uav/77132118/

Tokyo police reveal bizarre 'UAV drone catcher' - Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3356746/How-catch-drone-BIGGER-drone-giant-net-Tokyo-police-reveal-bizarre-UAV-catcher.html

Germany Just Successfully Fired Up A Nuclear Fusion Reactor | IFLScience

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/germany-just-successfully-fired-their-nuclear-fusion-reactor

Japan to ground hobbyist drones in urban areas, impose sweeping restrictions elsewhere | The Japan Times

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/09/national/japan-ground-hobbyist-drones-urban-areas-impose-sweeping-restrictions-elsewhere/#.VmlhrcsunqB

Airbus On Track To Beat Boeing For Sales In 2015 [feedly]

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Airbus On Track To Beat Boeing For Sales In 2015
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Reports Many More Orders As Year Draws To A Close It looks like Airbus will beat Boeing for new airplane orders in 2015, and by a significant number. The blog ondair.net reports that Airbus has booked 850 firm orders for 2015 compared to 568 for Boeing.
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Hyperloop Technologies to start testing high-speed transport system next month [feedly]

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Hyperloop Technologies to start testing high-speed transport system next month
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The race to get us racing through near-vacuum tubes close to the speed of sound is heating up. Hyperloop Technologies, one of the startups looking to commercialize Elon Musk's futuristic transport concept, has announced plans to commence testing on an open-air track in Nevada next month, with a view to hitting speeds of 700 mph (1,126 km/h) by the end of 2016.

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Section: Urban Transport

Tags: Hyperloop Related Articles: California is getting a Hyperloop, but not where you think Development company for Hyperloop emerges from stealth mode Hyperloop design to be revealed next month SpaceX to build Hyperloop test track, host pod-building competition How does Elon Musk's Hyperloop work? A terminal fit for a Hyperloop?
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Airbus's new spaceplane patent shows company is 'deadly serious' about supersonic flight - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/engineering/12040370/Airbuss-new-spaceplane-patent-shows-company-is-deadly-serious-about-supersonic-flight.html

Airbus Pursues Saudia A380 Order With Super-Dense 615 Seater - Bloomberg Business

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-27/airbus-pursues-saudia-a380-order-with-super-dense-615-seater

Here Comes Air Traffic Control For Drones - Popular Mechanics [feedly]

Here Comes Air Traffic Control For Drones
Popular Mechanics
This week, ​Lockheed Martin says it has successfully tested a way to integrate unmanned aircraft into the existing National Airspace System (NAS). The prototype system called Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) is meant to manage the ...

Purchase of Sukhoi aircraft removed from airBaltic business plan - The Baltic Course [feedly]

Purchase of Sukhoi aircraft removed from airBaltic business plan
The Baltic Course
The government of Latvia on December 8th agreed to amend the airBaltic business plan and remove the purchase of Russian-made Sukhoi aircraft from it, Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma (Unity) told members of the press after the government meeting, ...

Russia's Sukhoi optimistic about Tata for India joint venture - Economic Times [feedly]

Russia's Sukhoi optimistic about Tata for India joint venture
Economic Times
MOSCOW: Russia's top aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi is exploring the possibility of investing in an Indian joint venture (JV) for the maintenance and spares production of its combat aircraft Su 30 in what could make India a hub for the fighter fleets ...

NASA Small Satellites to Demonstrate Swarm Communications and Autonomy [feedly]

NASA Small Satellites to Demonstrate Swarm Communications and Autonomy
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Small_Satellites_to_Demonstrate_Swarm_Communications_and_Autonomy_999.html

NASA's two Nodes small satellites hitched a ride to the International Space Station on the fourth Orbital ATK cargo mission, which launched on Dec. 6. Once aboard the station, the satellites will settle in for a two-to-three month stay until deployed into low-Earth orbit in early 2016. The Nodes mission, which consists of two CubeSats weighing just 4.5 pounds each and measuring 4 inches by

Australia selects Lockheed Martin to develop pilot training system [feedly]

Australia selects Lockheed Martin to develop pilot training system
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Australia_selects_Lockheed_Martin_to_develop_pilot_training_system_999.html

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FAA awards type certification to HondaJet [feedly]

The HondaJet HA-420 light business jet has received type certification, allowing Honda Aircraft to begin making deliveries within days.https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/faa-awards-type-certification-to-hondajet-419890/

On schedule: Airbus’ A320neo with Pratt & Whitney engines receives Type Certification [feedly]

On schedule: Airbus' A320neo with Pratt & Whitney engines receives Type Certification
http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/on-schedule-airbus-a320neo-with-pratt-whitney-engines-receives-type-certification/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS

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Turkish Airlines firms-up order for 20 additional A321neo aircraft [feedly]

Turkish Airlines firms-up order for 20 additional A321neo aircraft
http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/turkish-airlines-firms-up-order-for-20-additional-a321neo-aircraft/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS

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Highest honour: Airbus’ A380 is awarded Best Aircraft Type in a major passenger survey [feedly]

Highest honour: Airbus' A380 is awarded Best Aircraft Type in a major passenger survey
http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/highest-honour-airbus-a380-is-awarded-best-aircraft-type-in-a-major-passenger-survey/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS

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Northrop demonstrates counter UAV technologies - Defense Systems [feedly]

Northrop demonstrates counter UAV technologies
Defense Systems
The system is capable of tracking small UAVs and providing accurate target coordinates while the UAV is in flight, the company said. Venom is described as a ground based targeting system with Northrop's Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder, which ...

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Zodiac’s lower deck patent asks more questions than it answers [feedly]

http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/12/08/zodiacs-lower-deck-patent-asks-more-questions-than-it-answers/

Zodiac Aerospace is exploring the opportunity of seating passengers underneath the main deck of commercial aircraft, in the area currently occupied by baggage and the occasional crew rest, catering trolley stowage, or downstairs lavatory area.

The interiors powerhouse has applied for a patent around a wide range of methods to enable lower deck seating on passenger aircraft, unearthed by Philip Robinson at the very useful AeroPatent.

Airlines urged to prepare for VR revolution with great content [feedly]

Airlines urged to prepare for VR revolution with great content
http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/12/09/airlines-urged-to-prepare-for-vr-revolution-with-great-content/

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España. CORREOS inicia las pruebas con drones para facilitar el servicio en zonas de difícil acceso y condiciones climáticas adversas

• El uso del dron se plantea como herramienta complementaria para ayudar al cartero rural en el desempeño de sus funciones
• La empresa postal está probando la tecnología dron para evaluar su viabilidad para el reparto en algunas zonas de difícil acceso y en condiciones climatológicas adversas 
• https://youtu.be/CplBeZgg0iA

Madrid, 4 de diciembre de 2015.- CORREOS está realizando pruebas de viabilidad de la tecnología de vehículos aéreos no tripulados (drones) para mejorar la prestación del servicio postal y de paquetería y se suma al resto de los operadores postales europeos que también están realizando pruebas con esta tecnología. La empresa postal ha llevado a cabo las pruebas con drones en la localidad asturiana de Sotres, zona de difícil acceso que suele quedar aislada en la época invernal.

CORREOS es el operador designado para prestar el Servicio Postal Universal (SPU), lo que implica garantizar la recogida y entrega de envíos cinco días a la semana. Esta labor se ve dificultada en determinadas localizaciones, ya que en España hay pueblos que se quedan aislados a menudo, sobre todo en invierno. Estos emplazamientos suelen tener rutas de acceso complicadas por carretera para los carteros. El uso de drones permitiría una mejor prestación del servicio. Es más, en caso de emergencia y/o aislamiento, también la tecnología dron podría resultar útil para hacer llegar un artículo de primera necesidad. Por ello, CORREOS se ha planteado la aplicación de esta tecnología para disponer de un sistema que le permita llevar a puntos que estén aislados materiales de primera necesidad y poco peso, sin exponer la seguridad del cartero.

Este es el punto de partida para las pruebas realizadas en Sotres (Asturias): poder acceder a zonas de difícil acceso, bien sea por inclemencias meteorológicas o por un acceso complicado por carretera, mediante drones. Con ello se proporciona una herramienta para que los carteros puedan cumplir mejor su trabajo, y exponerse menos en zonas de mal acceso.

La elección de Sotres se ha realizado por las áreas operativas y de tecnología de CORREOS. Es un pueblo situado en el concejo de Cabrales, Asturias, dentro del Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa, con un acceso complicado por carretera, además de que en invierno es frecuente que quede, durante largos periodos, aislado por la nieve y el hielo.

Las pruebas se han realizado desde dos ubicaciones distintas, una situada a 3 Km y otra a 2,5 Km, que son zonas más accesibles que el propio pueblo y que se encuentran en la ruta del cartero. Estas rutas han sido identificadas con la colaboración del cartero local. Para la realización de estas pruebas la empresa postal ha solicitado todos los permisos necesarios tanto a AESA como a Parques Nacionales.

CORREOS se suma así a otros operadores postales públicos como La Poste y SwissPost, y operadores logísticos privados como Amazon y DHL que están probando la viabilidad de incorporar el dron en el servicio de reparto de paquetería.





Características técnicas del dron utilizado
Es un hexacóptero, multirrotor de 6 motores con hélices que puede llevar hasta 1,5 Kg de carga, capaz de aguantar vientos de 40Km/h. Se guía por GPS, y es completamente autónomo en su manejo. Desde el primer momento, se le marca una ruta por puntos de GPS y no necesita que un operador le ordene aunque, por seguridad, éste tiene el mando, para poder tomar el control del aparato en un momento determinado.

En caso de perder la señal de radio del emisor, está dotado de un sistema de seguridad que le obliga a volver a “casa” por la misma ruta que ha venido. Este sistema también lo puede activar el operador en cualquier momento. Este dron es, técnicamente, de un manejo sencillo para los carteros, ya que se programa el itinerario, la altura de vuelo y las paradas mediante software.

La prueba permite comprobar los límites de esta tecnología en un entorno real, con problemática real, y definir los procesos y recursos necesarios para poder implantar el servicio en un futuro, siempre con el objetivo de ayudar al cartero en el desempeño de su labor mejorando los procesos de seguridad.

CORREOS ya tiene experiencia en el uso de drones para otras aplicaciones. Concretamente, en el marco del programa del CEIN “Impulso Emprendedor”, la empresa postal mentorizó el proyecto de Technidrone, empresa especializada en la búsqueda de nuevos usos para la tecnología dron, más allá de la toma de imágenes. Con ellos, CORREOS realizó una prueba para evaluar el potencial de esta tecnología aplicado al estudio energético de naves industriales. La prueba se llevó a cabo en el Centro de Tratamiento Automatizado de Zaragoza y las conclusiones ratificaron la viabilidad de la tecnología dron para su uso en el control y mejora de la eficiencia energética de los edificios mediante el análisis de imágenes termográficas obtenidas con el vehículo.

F-35 Officials Cancel Cyber Test, Prove Why That’s a Terrible Idea

A test could disrupt the stealth fighter program — but what happens in actual combat?

http://warisboring.com/articles/f-35-officials-cancel-cyber-test-prove-why-thats-a-terrible-idea/

US running out of weapons against ISIL, says official [feedly]

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US running out of weapons against ISIL, says official
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The US Air Force (USAF) has attacked the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) with more than 20,000 missiles and bombs since the air strikes began in 2014.
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Washington attaque à l'OMC les aides de Pékin à son aéronautique - La Tribune.fr

http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/washington-attaque-a-l-omc-les-aides-de-pekin-a-son-aeronautique-534378.html

US Army grounds 1,100 helicopters for five days for safety review

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-army-grounds-1100-helicopters-for-five-days-for-419797/

IAI to offer surplus Hercules to France

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iai-to-offer-surplus-hercules-to-france-419822/

Boeing Debuts First 737 MAX 8

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/Boeing-Debuts-First-737-MAX-8

First Look: Boeing Rolls Out 737 MAX

http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/first-look-boeing-rolls-out-737-max

Police fear drone attack on airliner

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Crime/article1641756.ece


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3348064/Drone-attacks-airliners-biggest-risk-posed-unmanned-aircraft-warns-anti-terror-expert.html

• Defence specialist Colin Smith said unmanned aircraft endanger passengers
• Officials worry that they could be flown into jet engines and take planes down
• Smith also said they could be used to drag Isis banners at high-profile events
• There are already near misses every week, he said - and demand is rising

Stealth drones are in South Korea's future defense plans

Stealth drones are in South Korea's future defense plans - Stars and Stripes
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UAE, Russia agree to cooperate in space industry [feedly]

UAE, Russia agree to cooperate in space industry
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/UAE_Russia_agree_to_cooperate_in_space_industry_999.html

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Russia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a strategic partnership in the field of space exploration. The MoU was inked by Chairman of the UAE Space Agency Khalifa Mohammed Al-Rumaithi and General Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency ROSCOMOS Igor Komarov. The deal allows for extensive cooperation in space polic...

Spring Airlines orders 60 A320neos [feedly]

Spring Airlines orders 60 A320neos
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spring-airlines-orders-60-a320neos-419689/

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Europe’s Clean Sky 2 Will Pave Way For A320 Replacement

Europe will advance toward an all-new single-aisle airliner around 2030 or beyond with large-scale airframe technology demonstrations under the €4 billion ($4.3 billion) Clean Sky 2 public-private research program. Building on the Clean Sky 1 program that began in 2008 and will wind up in 2017, the new program “is not starting from scratch, but will revisit different elements of the airframe to achieve step changes in efficiency in all of them,” says Bruno Stoufflet, ...http://demo2.aviationweek.com/technology/europe-s-clean-sky-2-will-pave-way-a320-replacement

Reduced separation over North Atlantic is precursor to Aireon [feedly]

Reduced separation over North Atlantic is precursor to Aireon
http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/12/06/reduced-separation-over-north-atlantic-is-precursor-to-aireon/

At least 63% of flights transiting over the Gander Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR) – which stretches from the east coast of Canada to about halfway across the North Atlantic – carry the necessary equipment to participate in a project that will space aircraft closer together on the high-traffic corridor in a bid to increase capacity, cut flying time and reduce fuel burn, NAV CANADA confirms.

Let’s have a look at the Russian Air Force Il-80 Maxdome, Putin’s “doomsday plane” [feedly]

Let's have a look at the Russian Air Force Il-80 Maxdome, Putin's "doomsday plane"
http://theaviationist.com/2015/12/04/lets-have-a-look-at-the-russian-air-force-il-80-maxdome-putins-doomsday-plane/

The next generation Il-80 airborne command post is about to enter active service with the Russian Air Force. The Russian Air Force will soon operate an upgraded Il-80 Maxdome airborne command post. In fact, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, a "new" version of the Russian "doomsday plane" has recently successfully completed the testing campaign […]

Emirates to retire over 50 jets in next three years [feedly]

Emirates to retire over 50 jets in next three years
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/emirates-to-retire-over-50-jets-in-next-three-years-419782/

Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to take delivery of 20 Airbus A380s and 16 Boeing 777-300ERs in 2016 as part of a modernisation which includes withdrawing over 50 jets in the next three years.

OPINION: C-17's departure hands strategic opportunity to Airbus [feedly]

OPINION: C-17's departure hands strategic opportunity to Airbus
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-c-17s-departure-hands-strategic-opportunit-419729/

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Attorneys Say Airbus Rudders Have Been An Issue For Some Time [feedly]

Attorneys Say Airbus Rudders Have Been An Issue For Some Time
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=46bd305a-a7ba-4d96-a348-ed2b7f47efac

White Paper Published Prior To Indonesian Aviation Authority Report On Air Asia Accident Detailing History Of Rudder Problems An aviation law firm in October published a white paper focused what it says is a history of rudder problems with Airbus Airplanes, perhaps particularly relevant because Indonesian aviation officials just published their final report concerning the loss of Air Asia Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320 which went down in the Java Sea in December of last year.

Students create a human-carrying multicopter [feedly]

Students create a human-carrying multicopter
http://www.gizmag.com/snowstorm-singapore-single-pilot-multicopter/40750/

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Antonov Looks To Westernize An-124 - Aviation Week

http://aviationweek.com/defense/antonov-looks-westernize-124

Airbus Welcomes Spanish Decision To Restructure A400M Delivery ... - Defenseworld.net

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/14775/Airbus_Welcomes_Spanish_Decision_To_Restructure_A400M_Delivery_Schedule

Mexico buys 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft from Russia ... - TASS

http://tass.ru/en/economy/841637

Airbus Helicopters promises to clarify offset offer for Poland

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-helicopters-promises-to-clarify-offset-offer-419747/

Airbus seeing strong interest in its counter-UAV technology - defenceWeb

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D41709:airbus-seeing-strong-interest-in-its-counter-uav-technology%26catid%3D90:science-a-defence-technology%26Itemid%3D204

OPINION: Indonesian crash report shows AF447's lessons not learned [feedly]

OPINION: Indonesian crash report shows AF447's lessons not learned
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/opinion-indonesian-crash-report-shows-af447s-lesso-419728/

This month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of writer Rudyard Kipling, whose works included The Secret of the Machines a discourse on modern technology which warned of fatal consequences if the operator made a slip in handling us

US needs 100 bombers, says air force secretary [feedly]

US needs 100 bombers, says air force secretary
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsus-needs-100-bombers-says-air-force-secretary-4743753

The US Air Force (USAF) requires around 100 new long range strike-bombers (LRS-B), a top executive observed weeks after the country put a freeze on the development of the jets.

Cosmic Girl: 747 becomes Virgin Galactic's new mothership [feedly]

Virgin Galactic has a new mothership for its small satellite launch service. "Cosmic Girl" is a 747- 400 commercial jet aircraft that once served with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Airlines and has now been seconded to act as the an aerial platform for sending small payloads into orbit using the LauncherOne orbital vehicle.

.. Continue Reading Cosmic Girl: 747 becomes Virgin Galactic's new mothership

Japan’s Stealth Fighter Will Fly For First Time Next Year | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/japans-stealth-fighters-to-fly-for-first-time-ever-next-year?src=SOC&dom=fb

Spring Airlines orders 60 A320neos, Turkish Airlines 20 additional A321neo

Spring Airlines orders 60 A320neos
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spring-airlines-orders-60-a320neos-419689/

Turkish Airlines firms-up order for 20 additional A321neo aircraft
http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/turkish-airlines-firms-up-order-for-20-additional-a321neo-aircraft/

BAE chosen to assist with Turkey's TFX fighter project [feedly]

BAE chosen to assist with Turkey's TFX fighter project
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bae-chosen-to-assist-with-turkeys-tfx-fighter-proje-419695/

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UK begins airstrikes on Syria after parliament vote [feedly]

UK begins airstrikes on Syria after parliament vote
http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsuk-begins-airstrikes-on-syria-after-parliament-vote-4743300

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Madrid. Congreso La Década Prodigiosa de la Aviación española. Los grandes Raids

Congreso La Década Prodigiosa de la Aviación española. Los grandes Raids


Del 14 al 17 de diciembre, la Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) acogerá el Congreso La Década Prodigiosa de la Aviación española. Los grandes Raids, organizado por el Servicio Histórico y Cultural del Ejército del Aire (SHYCEA).

En las primeras décadas del pasado siglo XX, la Aviación Militar española llevó a cabo proezas que han marcado la historia de la aeronáutica en España. Los denominados Grandes Vuelos, como el Plus Ultra, patrulla Elcano, patrulla Atlántida, Jesús del Gran Poder y el Cuatro Vientos, unidos a los inicios de la aviación como arma aérea en el desembarco de Alhucemas, fijaron los cimientos de creación de nuestro Ejército del Aire.

Aquellos intrépidos y valientes aviadores, imbuidos de su pasión por volar, nos marcaron el rumbo a seguir para, después de más de 75 años de existencia como Ejército del Aire, perseguir los más altos vuelos y los objetivos más inalcanzables.

El espíritu aventurero y el carácter expedicionario que supusieron aquellas heroicas gestas, continúan vivas en nuestros hombres y mujeres que, desplegados en zonas de operaciones en diferentes lugares del mundo, prestan con ilusión su más valioso servicio a España.

Es justo reconocer y homenajear a aquellos pioneros de la aviación que, entre otras naciones más industrializadas, supieron dejar muy alto y con honor el pabellón de España, logrando hacer realidad uno de los más ansiados sueños del hombre, el sueño de volar.

La entrada al Congreso es libre, siendo el aforo limitado, y las conferencias se retransmitirán en directo a través de la web de la BNE.

Durante los días que dure el Congreso se instalará en los jardines de la BNE un avión North American Texan T-6G.

Airbus A380 cracks 600 passenger ceiling and 400 passenger floor

Two decks. Four engines. Four classes. And fewer than four hundred passengers on board — or more than six hundred. That’s the reality of the Airbus A380 as 2015 comes to a close, ten years after the superjumbo first flew.

As early adopters Emirates and Singapore Airlines work through their calculations on what the future of the Airbus A380 looks like, it’s fascinating that the two airlines have reached very different conclusions.


http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/12/01/airbus-a380-cracks-600-passenger-ceiling-and-400-passenger-floor/

Embraer Forecasts 9100 Bizjets Worth $259B over Decade - Aviation International News [feedly]

Embraer Forecasts 9100 Bizjets Worth $259B over Decade
Aviation International News
Embraer Executive Jets' 10-year demand forecast for business jets predicts sales of 9,100 aircraft worth $259 billion. Large jets will lead the market both in terms of number of units and valuation at 3,400 and $175 billion, respectively, but midsize ...

Eva finalises order for 24 787-10s, two 777-300ERs [feedly]

Eva finalises order for 24 787-10s, two 777-300ERs
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/eva-finalises-order-for-24-787-10s-two-777-300ers-419404/

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US Navy and Northrop complete operational assessment of MQ-8C Fire Scout - Naval Technology [feedly]

US Navy and Northrop complete operational assessment of MQ-8C Fire Scout
Naval Technology
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation have completed a three-week operational assessment period for the MQ-8C Fire Scout at Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu, California. During the OA, which included 11 flights totalling 83.4 flight ...

Boeing, Air New Zealand Celebrate First Flight Approved for 330-Minute ETOPS [feedly]

Boeing, Air New Zealand Celebrate First Flight Approved for 330-Minute ETOPS
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=20295&item=129580

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Boeing, Canadian Aviation Industry Launch Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Project [feedly]

Boeing, Canadian Aviation Industry Launch Sustainable Aviation Biofuel Project
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2015-12-02-Boeing-Canadian-Aviation-Industry-Launch-Sustainable-Aviation-Biofuel-Project

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Boeing Completes Detailed Design for the 787-10 Dreamliner [feedly]

Boeing Completes Detailed Design for the 787-10 Dreamliner
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2015-12-02-Boeing-Completes-Detailed-Design-for-the-787-10-Dreamliner

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MRTT: Germany to join multinational tanker effort - Flightglobal [feedly]

Germany to join multinational tanker effort - Flightglobal
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=es&usg=AFQjCNEpwk0YeuM6pRHZfVJ_nduvQjkqwg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=-N5eVvm_MaKUwQG6ypywCw&url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/germany-to-join-multinational-tanker-effort-419627/

Germany to join multinational tanker effort
Flightglobal
Germany has revealed plans to join the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MFF) alongside the Netherlands, Norway and Poland, to share a fleet of Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transports. In 2014 the three other nations announced plans to share ...