Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32660/offutt-air-force-base-is-evacuating-all-flyable-aircraft 

The financial crisis brewing in the supply chain underneath the world’s airlines

https://theaircurrent.com/supply-chain/the-financial-crisis-brewing-in-the-supply-chain-underneath-the-worlds-airlines/

Coronavirus: Qantas and Jetstar to suspend international flights and stand down 20,000 workers

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/19/coronavirus-qantas-and-jetstar-to-suspend-international-flights-and-stand-down-20000-workers 

The Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft: Preliminary Investigative Findings

https://transportation.house.gov/imo/media/doc/TI%20Preliminary%20Investigative%20Findings%20Boeing%20737%20MAX%20March%202020.pdf

Boeing 737 MAX : « C’est un vrai “dieselgate” de l’industrie aéronautique que l’on découvre »

Erreurs de conception, volonté de dissimuler l'information, alertes des ingénieurs ignorées : le rapport de la commission des transports du Congrès américain sur le Boeing 737 MAX, publié le 6 mars, est impitoyable à l'encontre de l'avionneur, expliquent les deux chercheurs Charles Cuvelliez et Jean-Jacques Quisquater, dans une tribune au « Monde ».

https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2020/03/17/boeing-737-max-c-est-un-vrai-dieselgate-de-l-industrie-aeronautique-que-l-on-decouvre_6033424_3232.html

Boeing Seeks U.S. Aid Plus Help for Suppliers, Airlines on Virus

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-16/boeing-seeks-u-s-aid-and-help-for-suppliers-airlines-on-virus 

What kind of aid could US airlines get?

https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/16/pontifications-what-kind-of-aid-could-us-airlines-get/ 

As coronavirus decimates demand for jets, Boeing may slash production, cut jobs – The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/as-coronavirus-causes-9-11-type-collapse-in-demand-for-jets-boeing-may-slash-production/?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true 

U.S. airlines urgently need $50 billion in grants, loans - letter

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-letter/u-s-airlines-urgently-need-50-billion-in-grants-loans-letter-idUKKBN213368

Coronavirus plunges aviation into singular event, traditional recovery models useless - The Air Current

https://theaircurrent.com/analysis/coronavirus-forces-an-industry-into-uncharted-territory-and-how-recovery-may-play-out/ 

Airlines Seek Up to $50 Billion in Government Aid Amid Coronavirus Crisis

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/airlines-seek-up-to-50-billion-in-government-aid-amid-coronavirus-crisis-11584378242 

Coronavirus: 'Future of UK aviation' at risk, say airlines - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-51893151?__twitter_impression=true 

Coronavirus pushes U.S. airlines to the brink of some form of shutdown - The Air Current

https://theaircurrent.com/airlines/coronavirus-pushes-u-s-airlines-to-the-brink-of-some-form-of-shutdown/ 

NASA reveals the first instruments it’ll send to Gateway outpost

On Thursday, NASA revealed the first instruments it plans to ship off to the future Gateway outpost that'll work to support the Artemis lunar missions. NASA refers to the instruments as 'scientific …


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US adds UK and Ireland to coronavirus travel ban

The US is to extend its European coronavirus travel ban to include the UK and Republic of Ireland.


https://flip.it/9ldx5D

F-15E Strike Eagle Spotted Flying With An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Out Of Nellis AFB - The Drive

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32585/f-15e-strike-eagle-spotted-flying-with-an-inert-b61-12-nuclear-bomb-out-of-nellis-afb 

Nearly 2 million airline seats affected by travel ban: OAG

 Nearly 2 million airline seats affected by travel ban: OAG https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/03/13/press-release-nearly-2-million-airline-seats-affected-by-travel-ban-oag/ 

Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 13

. https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/13/bjorns-corner-why-e-in-eplane-shall-stand-for-environment-part-13/ 

European airline stocks in tailspin after Trump travel ban

http://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/03/european-airline-stocks-in-tailspin-after-trump-travel-ban/ 

[Coronavirus] Travel industry under siege as coronavirus contagion grows

http://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/03/travel-industry-under-siege-as-coronavirus-contagion-grows/ 

[Coronavirus] Norwegian positive to the government’s tax cut – further measures with immediate liquidity effect are crucia

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle/coronavirus-norwegian-positive-to-the-governments-tax-cut-further-measures-with-immediate-liquidity-effect-are-crucia/ 

EASA issues safety directive to combat spread of COVID-19 via airline travel

https://www.aviation24.be/organisations/easa-european-aviation-safety-agency/easa-issues-safety-directive-to-combat-spread-of-covid-19-via-airline-travel/ 

Europe Blindsided by U.S. Transatlantic Travel Ban

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-03-12/europe-blindsided-us-transatlantic-travel-ban 

China Plans Further Financial Stimulus for Ailing Airlines

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-03-12/china-plans-further-financial-stimulus-ailing-airlines 

ALERT American Airlines to retire part of Boeing and 767 fleet earlier than expected - AIRLIVE

https://www.airlive.net/american-airlines-to-retire-part-of-boeing-and-767-fleet-earlier-than-expected/ 

DARPA awards contracts for work on Manta Ray program

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/DARPA_awards_contracts_for_work_on_Manta_Ray_program_999.html 

Boeing down sharply second day in a row. Airbus stock in similar decline

 https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/12/boeing-down-sharply-second-day-in-a-row-airbus-stock-in-similar-decline/ 

First flight of a CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter

https://fireaviation.com/2020/03/11/first-flight-of-a-cl-415eaf/ 

Comac Boosts ARJ21 Production with Second Assembly Line

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-03-10/comac-boosts-arj21-production-second-assembly-line 

Pontifications: Airbus almost certain to be hurt by MAX crisis - Leeham News and Analysis

https://leehamnews.com/2020/01/06/pontifications-airbus-almost-certain-to-be-hurt-by-max-crisis/ 

Flat February despite Leap Year; COVID-19 already eroding flight activity

https://www.blueskynews.aero/issue-548/WINGX-Report-February-2020.html

FAA chief confirms agency did not approve Boeing wiring bundles proposal | WIBQ

https://wibqam.com/2020/03/11/faa-chief-confirms-agency-did-not-approve-boeing-wiring-bundles-proposal/ 

NASA declares Starliner mishap a “high visibility close call”

"We could have lost a spacecraft twice during this mission." After pondering the totality of issues that arose during a December test flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft this week, NASA chief of …


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Ethiopian 737 max accident: Interim investigación report

http://www.aib.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2020/documents/accident/ET-302%20%20Interim%20Investigation%20%20Report%20March%209%202020.pdf#page135 

Airlines seek rent relief as coronavirus impacts widen

https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/11/airlines-seek-rent-relief-as-coronavirus-impacts-widen/ 

DOD Awards Contracts for Development of a Mobile Microreactor

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2105863/dod-awards-contracts-for-development-of-a-mobile-microreactor/ 

After 24 Years, The Civilian Version Of The Marines’ V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Is Finally Nearing Takeoff

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2020/03/08/aw609-leonardo-marines-v-22-osprey-tiltrotor/#3276c1705354 

Spain drone developer breaks flight endurance record

http://uasmagazine.com/articles/2137/spain-drone-developer-breaks-flight-endurance-record 

Drone researchers create microchip to mimic flight of fruit fly P

http://uasmagazine.com/articles/2138/drone-researchers-create-microchip-to-mimic-flight-of-fruit-fly 

Canadian UAS service provider acquires RoBird drone tech http://uasmagazine.com/articles/2140/canadian-uas-service-provider-acquires-robird-drone-tech 

Bjorn's Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 12. https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/06/bjorns-corner-why-e-in-eplane-shall-stand-for-environment-part-12/ 

Heard on the Ramp: Boeing has its 777X sales challenges; Airbus A330neo appears to be next https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/10/heard-on-the-ramp-boeing-has-its-777x-sales-challenges-airbus-a330neo-appears-to-be-next/ 

Russian MOD Video Shows RAF Typhoons And RNoAF F-16s, F-35s From Inside Russian Navy Tu-142 During Intercept

https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/08/russian-mod-video-shows-raf-typhoons-and-rnoaf-f-16s-f-35s-from-inside-russian-navy-tu-142/ 

Thai Airways Airbus A330 clips tail of parked Gulfstream IV business jet at Vientiane Airport (Laos)

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/thai-airways/airbus-a330-clips-tail-of-parked-gulfstream-iv-business-jet-at-vientiane-airport-laos/ 

EU temporarily suspends airport slots rule to avoid airlines operating “ghost flights”

https://www.aviation24.be/organisations/european-commission/eu-temporarily-suspends-airport-slots-rule-to-avoid-airlines-operating-ghost-flights/ 

Volotea to open new bases in Spain in 2021, following agreement with IAG after the latter’s takeover of Air Europa

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/volotea/volotea-to-open-new-bases-in-spain-in-2021-following-agreement-with-iag-after-the-latters-takeover-of-air-europa/ 

Safran Eyes Aviation Biofuel Production in France

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2020-03-10/safran-eyes-aviation-biofuel-production-france 

VoltAero's Hybrid Electric Cassio Makes First Flight

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-03-10/voltaeros-hybrid-electric-cassio-makes-first-flight 

Bell's EDAT system – are four fans better than one tail rotor?

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/bell-edat-fans-tail-rotor/ 

Drone swarms use nets to catch other drones in flight

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/drone-swarms-net-catch-security-snl/ 

Families mark first anniversary of Ethiopian 737 MAX crash | Article [AMP] | Reuters

https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN20X105 

Airlines try to stave off calamity as coronavirus locks down Italy | Article [AMP] | Reuters

https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN20X1KM 

ICAO Council adopts COVID-19 Declaration

https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ES/ICAO-Council-adopts-covid.aspx 

Two ‘Black Swan’ cataclysms leave Boeing facing uncertain future as 737 MAX grounding hits one-year mark – The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/two-black-swan-cataclysms-leave-boeing-facing-uncertain-future-as-max-grounding-hits-one-year-mark/?amp=1 

Tens of thousands of airline jobs are at risk as travel plunges - CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/06/business/airline-jobs/index.html 

UK will leave EU aviation safety regulator at end of 2020 - BBC News

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-51783580 

The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Airlines Running Empty 'Ghost' Flights

https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-coronavirus-outbreak-has-airlines-running-empty-gho-1842197367 

Airbus extends its reach into precision agriculture solutions with AgNeo

http://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/03/airbus-extends-its-reach-into-precision-agriculture-solutions-with-agneo/ 

Two Blackshape Gabriél trainer aircraft delivered to Zelf Vliegen Flight Academy for Transavia Airline Pilot Programme

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/transavia/two-blackshape-gabriel-trainer-aircraft-delivered-to-zelf-vliegen-flight-academy-for-transavia-airline-pilot-programme/ 

“Multiple factors that allowed an unairworthy airplane to be put into service,” U.S. House reports on Boeing 737 MAX

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/boeing/737/max/multiple-factors-that-allowed-an-unairworthy-airplane-to-be-put-into-service-u-s-house-reports/ 

[Coronavirus] Strong decline in demand for air travel in Europe urges Brussels Airlines to reduce its flight offer by 23% in Europe

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/coronavirus-strong-decline-in-demand-for-air-travel-in-europe-urges-brussels-airlines-to-reduce-its-flight-offer-by-23-in-europe/ 

NASA’s Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge Advances With Agreement Signings

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=48552921-73bf-47a6-9ad0-0e46ec2ad3a5 

3D-Printed Thrust Chamber Passes First Tests For Vega Evolutions

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=3dd40ccb-4a25-4d91-9b72-e665553afca0 

EASA Certifies Universal Avionics ClearVision EFVS

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=740a7a42-f44d-46e7-ab0d-7484bb0622e8 

Accord entre Volotea et IAG pour faciliter de rachat d'Air Europa

https://actu-aero.fr/2020/03/07/accord-entre-volotea-et-iag-pour-faciliter-de-rachat-dair-europa/ 

Boeing’s 737 MAX ‘design failures’ and FAA’s ‘grossly insufficient’ review slammed – The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/u-s-house-preliminary-report-faults-boeing-faa-over-737-max-crashes/?amp=1 

AERO Friedrichshafen postpones aviation show AERO

https://www.aero-expo.com/aero-en/news/Messe-Friedrichshafen-postpones-aviation-show-AERO.php 

Airbus draws a blank in February after Boeing's order-free January | Article [AMP] | Reuters

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN20S2HN 

Airlines rush to boost demand as coronavirus shreds playbook for crisis management | Article [AMP] | Reuters

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN20R0NV 

Breakthrough Fluidic Propulsion System Could Power the Drones & Aircraft of Tomorrow

https://medium.com/predict/breakthrough-fluidic-propulsion-system-could-power-the-drones-aircraft-of-tomorrow-a6fe60da8f89 

The UK’s need for hypersonic speed

As other countries race ahead with hypersonic technology – is Britain in danger of being left behind in this rapidly evolving aerospace technology area? TIM ROBINSON reports from the RAeS 'Can the UK join the hypersonics race' conference held in 2019.

http://aerosociety.com/news/the-uk-s-need-for-speed/ 

Fighting Fire: The T700 Powered Firehawk is a Proven Weapon Against Wildfires

https://blog.geaviation.com/product/fighting-fire-the-t700-powered-firehawk-is-a-proven-weapon-against-wildfires/ 

Boeing reveals its U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft design

 https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2020-03-03-Boeing-reveals-its-U-S-Army-Future-Attack-Reconnaissance-Aircraft-design 

Airbus to deliver 251 tonnes version of A330-900 by mid-year

https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/03/airbus-to-deliver-251-tonnes-version-of-a330-900-by-mid-year/ 

Bronx Woman Becomes First Black Female U-2 Pilot In History

https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2015/02/13/bronx-woman-becomes-first-black-female-u-2-pilot-in-history/?fbclid=IwAR18PBRhRtG7A1eKzi5rvRYZxAKngOOhnva-jaWBqx-Q4f9fKSaFdRupPcE 

Syrian L-39 Shot Down By Turkish Air Force F-16 Over Syria

https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/03/syrian-l-39-shot-down-by-turkish-air-force-f-16-over-syria/ 

[Study] Fully implementing Europe’s Single Aviation Market could save the EU economy €37 billion per year

https://www.aviation24.be/organisations/airlines-for-europe-a4e/study-fully-implementing-europes-single-aviation-market-could-save-the-eu-economy-e37-billion-per-year/ 

Erickson Debuts Composite Main Rotor Blades

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=a6233adc-135f-441c-978c-560c27313716 

How Air Mobility Can Serve a Greater Good: A Research Collaboration by MVRDV and Airbus to Integrate Air Mobility into Urban Environments

https://www.mvrdv.nl/news/2532/air-mobility-research-collaboration-by-mvrdv-and-airbus- 

MVRDV and Airbus imagine balcony to balcony travel in future cities

https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-airbus-uam/ 

Boeing says thorough testing would have caught Starliner software problems

The program manager in charge of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule program said Friday that additional checks would have uncovered problems with the spaceship's software that plagued the craft's first unpiloted orbital test flight in December, but he pushed back against suggestions that Boeing engineers took shortcuts during ground testing.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/28/boeing-says-thorough-testing-would-have-caught-starliner-software-problems/

PLD Space successfully achieved a full rocket engine test for MIURA 1 mission

PLD Space successfully achieved a full rocket engine test for MIURA 1 mission
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/PLD_Space_successfully_achieved_a_full_rocket_engine_test_for_MIURA_1_mission_999.html

SpaceLogistics completes first docking of one satellite to another to extend its life

SpaceLogistics completes first docking of Mission Extension Vehicle-1 to the Intelsat 901 satellite
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceLogistics_completes_first_docking_of_Mission_Extension_Vehicle_1_to_the_Intelsat_901_satellite_999.html

Press Release: Boom commits to XB-1 test program carbon neutrality

Press Release: Boom commits to XB-1 test program carbon neutrality
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/02/25/press-release-boom-commits-to-xb-1-test-program-carbon-neutrality/

Press Release: IATA requests suspension of slot rules due to COVID-19

Press Release: IATA requests suspension of slot rules due to COVID-19
https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2020/03/02/press-release-iata-requests-suspension-of-slot-rules-due-to-covid-19/

Bjorn’s Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 11.

Bjorn's Corner: Why e in ePlane shall stand for environment, Part 11.
https://leehamnews.com/2020/02/28/bjorns-corner-why-e-in-eplane-shall-stand-for-environment-part-11/

Grounding take toll on Boeing 737 MAX investment desires

A poll of people attending a major aerospace conference here today illustrates the hit Boeing took from the trouble with the 737 MAX.
https://leehamnews.com/2020/03/02/grounding-take-toll-on-boeing-737-max-investment-desires/

Two Syrian Su-24 Fencer Jets And A Turkish Drone Shot Down Over Idlib Region, Syria.

https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/01/two-syrian-su-24-fencer-jets-and-a-turkish-drone-shot-down-over-idlib-region-syria/ 

Ten Spanish Typhoons Enroute To Nellis Air Force Base For Red Flag 20-2

https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/02/ten-spanish-typhoons-enroute-to-nellis-air-force-base-for-red-flag-20-2/ 

Spanish military jet crashes into sea, pilot likely killed

http://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/02/spanish-military-jet-crashes-into-sea-pilot-likely-killed/ 

SpaceX Starship explodes during test in dramatic failure

http://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/03/spacex-starship-explodes-during-test-in-dramatic-failure/ 

Chinese Y-20 AEW and Tanker Variants To Appear Soon

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2020-02-27/y-20-aew-and-tanker-variants-appear-soon 

Lilium eVTOL Prototype Damaged in Fire

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-02-28/lilium-evtol-prototype-damaged-fire 

FAA Proposes New AD For 737 MAX Airplanes (nacelles & electrical bonding)

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=88fbce31-4ea9-43de-b3ae-82c3dc55d9cc 

Piaggio Aviation Is For Sale

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=d6e99527-a451-4ad6-ba35-6b38bf4f0027 

Space docking first gives commercial satellites a new lease of life

https://newatlas.com/space/northrop-grumman-docks-commercial-satellites-first-mev-1/ 

The Smithsonian has released a treasure trove of images and 3D scans

https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/smithsonian-open-access/ 

The Art Of An Aircraft Deal: Is WTO Resolution Possible?

For 16 years, Airbus, Boeing, Europe and the U.S. have been warring in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over government subsidies to the OEMs that make large airliners. Both sides have won in court, and last year Washington got the green light to collect up to $7.5 billion in penalties. But by May or June, the WTO will announce how much Europe can collect in return.

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https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/art-aircraft-deal-wto-resolution-possible?elq2=6cf4df804cfc42e48bcf5ba4ccd4f149

Cathay Pacific parks half its fleet and slashes nearly three-quarters of March flights as coronavirus epidemic hammers global aviation industry

• Hong Kong's flagship airline keeping 120 planes out of the sky at any one time
  
• Bosses say move is in response to market demand as fear of travelling increases

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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3053060/cathay-pacific-parks-half-its-fleet-and-slashes-nearly

China’s HNA, Hit by the Coronavirus, Is Effectively Taken Over by the Government

https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/chinas-hna-hit-by-the-coronavirus-is-effectively-taken-over-by-the-government-11582981584