Israel torpedoed sale of Iron Dome to Ukraine, fearing Russian reaction — report | The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-torpedoed-sale-of-iron-dome-to-ukraine-fearing-russian-reaction-report/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

Eviation (Alice Electric airplane) CEO ousted ahead of 1st flight

 https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/electric-airplane-ceo-ousted-ahead-of-first-flight/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace

Embraer Sees Industry Evolution Favoring Turboprop, E-Jets | Air Transport News: Aviation International News

 https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-02-14/embraer-sees-industry-evolution-favoring-turboprop-e-jets

NASA Officials Reportedly Horrified That SpaceX's Starship May Succeed

 https://futurism.com/nasa-horrified-spacex/amp

Worsening U.S.-China Aviation Trade Ties to Cost $875 Billion | Aerospace News: Aviation International News

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2022-02-15/worsening-us-china-aviation-trade-ties-cost-875-billion 

FAA pushes back review of SpaceX's Starship to March 28

  https://www.space.com/faa-spacex-starship-review-delayed-march-28

Aviation Capital Group finalises order for 20 A220s

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-aviation-capital-group-finalises-order-for-20-a220s?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways confirms order for 28 new A320neo family aircraft

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-kuwaits-jazeera-airways-confirms-order-for-28-new-a320neo-family?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Asia-Pacific region will need over 17,600 new aircraft by 2040

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-asia-pacific-region-will-need-over-17600-new-aircraft-by-2040?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Singapore Trio Trials Ship-To-Shore Drones

https://aviationweek.com/shownews/singapore-airshow/singapore-trio-trials-ship-shore-drones

Quantum-Systems Trinity F90+ UAV delivers medical samples to laboratory - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LHp8wUb6m9M&feature=youtu.be 

Leonardo Will Make Fuselage for Vertical's VX4 eVTOL Aircraft | FutureFlight

https://www.futureflight.aero/news-article/2022-02-08/leonardo-will-make-fuselage-verticals-vx4-evtol-aircraft?utm_content=197196087&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-51713625 

Lockheed scraps $4.4 billion deal to buy Aerojet amid regulatory roadblocks

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lockheed-martin-terminates-44-bln-deal-acquire-aerojet-rocketdyne-2022-02-13/ 

Boeing not concerned about titanium supply, watching other pinch points | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-confident-working-through-any-disruption-titanium-supplies-exec-2022-02-14/ 

Airbus upbeat on freighter sales, plays down supply chain fears

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-upbeat-freighter-sales-plays-down-supply-chain-fears-2022-02-14/ 

Boeing reaches record $2 billion in e-commerce sales

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/boeing/boeing-reaches-record-2-billion-in-e-commerce-sales/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boeing-reaches-record-2-billion-in-e-commerce-sales 

Thales Sees Asia-Pac as Fertile Ground for UAM Development

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-02-13/thales-sees-asia-pac-fertile-ground-uam-development 

James Webb Space Telescope snaps first images – a star and a selfie

https://newatlas.com/space/james-webb-space-telescope-first-images/ 

Piaggio administrator confident on securing new owner this year

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/piaggio-administrator-confident-on-securing-new-owner-this-year/147485.article 

Malaysia and India Eye Sukhoi Fighter Upgrades

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2022-02-13/malaysia-and-india-eye-sukhoi-fighter-upgrades 

Turbo Skylane Returns To Textron Lineup

https://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2022/Textron-Aviation-Rolls-Out-First-Production-Cessna-SkyCourier-Large-Utility-Turboprop-Highlights-Innovations-in-Manufacturing-and-Serviceability/default.aspx

Korean Air embarks on hydrogen fuel infrastructure work

Press Release: Korean Air embarks on hydrogen fuel infrastructure work https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/02/09/korean-air-hydrogen-fuel-infrastructure-development/ 

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 6. Energy consumption

Bjorn's Corner:  https://leehamnews.com/2022/02/11/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-6-energy-consumption/ 

KLM stops flying to Ukraine

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/klm-stops-flying-to-ukraine/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=klm-stops-flying-to-ukraine 

Full integration of drones with Russian airspace expected by 2030

http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2022/2/10/17347/ 

Boeing to Offer the P-8A Poseidon for Canada’s Multi-Mission Aircraft Project

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130994 

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing Selects Honeywell Engine to Power DEFIANT X(R)

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131000 

Eviation CEO details Alice’s battery safety system, first flight ‘days away’

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/eviation-ceo-details-alices-battery-safety-system-first-flight-days-away/147456.article 

Textron relaunches Cessna Turbo Skylane T182T single-engine aircraft

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/textron-relaunches-cessna-turbo-skylane-t182t-single-engine-aircraft/147463.article 

Finland signs for F-35 purchase, agrees industrial workshare

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/finland-signs-for-f-35-purchase-agrees-industrial-workshare/147477.article 

Airbus, Air Liquide, Korean Air and Incheon International Airport Corporation partner to pioneer the use of hydrogen in the decarbonization of the aviation sector in Korea

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-airbus-air-liquide-korean-air-and-incheon-international-airport?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Airbus to showcase its latest products and sustainable aerospace ambition at Singapore Airshow 2022

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-airbus-to-showcase-its-latest-products-and-sustainable-aerospace?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Embraer strikes deal with Brazilian Air Force on KC-390 order reduction

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/02/embraer-strikes-deal-with-brazilian-air-force-on-kc-390-order-reduction/ 

France seals $8.1 billion deal with Indonesia to sell 42 Rafale jets

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/02/france-seals-8-1-billion-deal-with-indonesia-to-sell-42-rafale-jets/ 

The Russian A-100 complex makes its first flight with activated radar

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/rostec/the-russian-a-100-complex-makes-its-first-flight-with-activated-radar/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-russian-a-100-complex-makes-its-first-flight-with-activated-radar 

OEMs See Many Asia-Pac Roles for Utility Aircraft

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-02-10/oems-see-many-asia-pac-roles-utility-aircraft 

Taiwan’s Brave Eagle Leaves the Nest

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2022-02-11/taiwans-brave-eagle-leaves-nest 

Sino-Russian CR929 Takes Shape

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-02-12/sino-russian-cr929-takes-shape 

Desaer ATL-100H hybrid aircraft mixes electric motors with turboprops

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/desaer-atl-100h-hybrid-aircraft/ 

https://www.magnix.aero/

Bio-composite combines hardness of aluminum with toughness of bone

https://newatlas.com/materials/wood-cellulose-polymer-composite/ 

Engage the (almost) silent drive - Aerospace America

https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/engage-the-almost-silent-drive/ 

Navy Releases Timeline For Mysterious 2019 “UAS Swarm” Involving Warships Off California

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44231/navy-releases-timeline-for-2019-uas-swarm-involving-warships-off-california 

Six B-21s in Production, Fuel Control Software Already Tested

 https://www.airforcemag.com/six-b-21s-in-production-fuel-control-software-already-tested/

New soft robot morphs from a ground to air vehicle using liquid metal | VTx | Virginia Tech

https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/02/eng-bartlett-morphing-drone.html 

Destinus plans to fly a hydrogen-powered, hypersonic cargo craft with $29M seed round

Destinus plans to fly a hydrogen-powered, hypersonic cargo craft with $29M seed round | TechCrunch

Hyperplane - Destinus

The aerospace revolution is solar-poweredInterview: Robert Miller, CEO and co-founder Skydweller Aero

https://www.milanoinvestment.com/the-aerospace-revolution-is-solar-poweredinterview-robert-miller-ceo-and-co-founder-skydweller-aero/ 

Mission Starlink : la tempête solaire a détruit près de 50 satellites lancés la semaine dernière par SpaceX

 https://www.lindependant.fr/2022/02/09/mission-starlink-la-tempete-solaire-a-detruit-pres-de-50-satellites-lances-la-semaine-derniere-par-spacex-10099112.php

Airbus readies hydrogen-powered demo flights

 https://leehamnews.com/2022/02/08/airbus-readies-hydrogen-powered-demo-flights/

Air Force Awards Boeing 5-year, $91 Million Contract for Continued Aircraft Guidance and Navigation Repair

 https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130995

Air Arabia’s new Pakistani carrier to emerge around mid-year: chief

 https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/air-arabias-new-pakistani-carrier-to-emerge-around-mid-year-chief/147429.article

RFI: U.S. E-3G AWACS Replacement

https://sam.gov/opp/b47eca2a3f05491e86044f73bc490ccc/view



This RFI is issued to identify industry partners to replace the U.S. E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The program requires delivery of at least two (2) production representative prototype aircraft, including ground support and training systems, within five (5) years starting in FY23 (expected contract award).

Vertical Aerospace partners with Leonardo for VX4 fuselage development

https://evtol.com/news/vertical-aerospace-partners-leonardo-fuselage-development/ 

Sikorsky and DARPA Fly OPV Black Hawk With Supervised Autonomy | Lockheed Martin

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/2022/safe-reliable-and-uninhabited-first-autonomous-black-hawk-flight.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fvl&utm_term=us|branding_-_corporate_reputation|rms_-_sikorsky|rms_-_future_vertical_lift|rms_-_matrix&utm_content=technology_and_innovation_story&linkId=100000108226212 

NASA’s ‘Son of Concorde’ Supersonic Jet Is Now Undergoing Testing

https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-son-concorde-supersonic-jet-153000248.html?guccounter=1 

Germany Considering Again The F-35 To Replace The Tornado

https://theaviationist.com/2022/02/05/germany-considering-again-the-f-35-to-replace-the-tornado/

Airbus Could Build Hydrogen Aircraft Engines In-House

 https://simpleflying.com/airbus-build-hydrogen-engines-in-house/

Russia and China continue work on wide-body long-range jet

 https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2022/2/7/17335/

Boeing to Highlight Sustainability, Technology and Partnerships at Singapore Airshow 2022

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-02-06-Boeing-to-Highlight-Sustainability,-Technology-and-Partnerships-at-Singapore-Airshow-2022

Boeing Buys Two Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its Commercial Operations

 https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-02-07-Boeing-Buys-Two-Million-Gallons-of-Sustainable-Aviation-Fuel-for-its-Commercial-Operations

Quebec delays exit from A220 partnership after investing to boost production

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/quebec-delays-exit-from-a220-partnership-after-investing-to-boost-production/147405.article

FAA policy aims to strengthen manufacturers’ self-certification programmes

 https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/faa-policy-aims-to-strengthen-manufacturers-self-certification-programmes/147409.article

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines merge to create America’s most competitive low-cost airline

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/frontier-airlines/frontier-airlines-and-spirit-airlines-merge-to-create-americas-most-competitive-low-cost-airline/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frontier-airlines-and-spirit-airlines-merge-to-create-americas-most-competitive-low-cost-airline

New Standards Proposed for Engine Emission Testing

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-02-06/new-standards-proposed-engine-emission-testing 

FAA seeks industry proposals for research into eVTOL downwash/outwash effects

https://www.unmannedairspace.info/latest-news-and-information/faa-seeks-industry-proposals-for-research-into-evtol-downwash-outwash-effects/ 

Pontifications: KC-X aerial tanker competition becomes a pass-fail RFP - Leeham News and Analysis

https://leehamnews.com/2022/02/07/pontifications-kc-x-aerial-tanker-competition-becomes-a-pass-fail-rfp/ 

Sun Country flight experiences landing gear 'collapse' in Las Vegas

https://www-kare11-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kare11.com/amp/article/news/local/sun-country-flight-landing-gear-collapse-in-las-vegas/89-321baad4-dbde-4bfd-b372-e827f2c489e7 

FAA Launches Interactive 5G Airport Operations Map

https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/communications-navigation-surveillance-cns/5g-interference/faa-launches-interactive-5g-airport-operations-map/ 

Airbus, Air France-KLM, ATR, Dassault Aviation, Groupe ADP, Safran and Thales welcome the Declaration of Toulouse on future sustainability and decarbonisation of aviation alongside European institutions

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-airbus-air-france-klm-atr-dassault-aviation-groupe-adp-safran-and?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Airbus, Brussels Airport and many others welcome the Declaration of Toulouse on future sustainability and decarbonisation of aviation

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/airbus-brussels-airport-and-many-others-welcome-the-declaration-of-toulouse-on-future-sustainability-and-decarbonisation-of-aviation/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airbus-brussels-airport-and-many-others-welcome-the-declaration-of-toulouse-on-future-sustainability-and-decarbonisation-of-aviation 

Bell Completes NASA Flight Trials with Autonomous Pod

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-02-03/bell-completes-nasa-flight-trials-autonomous-pod 

Textron Aviation Rolls Out First Production SkyCourier

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-02-04/textron-aviation-rolls-out-first-production-skycourier 

Alice, all-electric passenger airplane, prepares to fly

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/01/31/tech/alice-eviation-test-flight/index.html 

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 5. Fundamentals recap.

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 5. Fundamentals recap. https://leehamnews.com/2022/02/04/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-5-fundamentals-recap/ 

Universal Hydrogen and Amelia sign LOI to drive the decarbonisation of regional air travel in France

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/amelia/universal-hydrogen-and-amelia-sign-loi-to-drive-the-decarbonisation-of-regional-air-travel-in-france/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=universal-hydrogen-and-amelia-sign-loi-to-drive-the-decarbonisation-of-regional-air-travel-in-france 

Daher To Acquire Triumph's Florida Aerostructures Plant

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-02-03/daher-acquire-triumphs-florida-aerostructures-plant 

Meanwhile on Lanzarote: First e-powered ultralight glider tested in Canary Islands in Calima

Meanwhile on Lanzarote: First e-powered ultralight glider tested in Canary Islands in Calima : The Canary - News, Views & Sunshine (thecanarynews.com)

Boeing Breakthrough in All-Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tank Proves Technology Ready for Use

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130996 

Boeing to assist GE in developing a hybrid-electric Saab 340B

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/boeing-to-assist-ge-in-developing-a-hybrid-electric-saab-340b/147367.article 

U.S. Attorney Decides Not to Bring Charges Against Archer Employee Who Is Central Focus of Wisk’s Civil Lawsuit Against Archer

https://archer.com/news/u.s.-attorney-decides-not-to-bring-charges-against-archer-employee-who-is-central-focus-of-wisks-civil-lawsuit-against-archer 

The F-35C's Radar-Absorbent Skin Is Looking Pretty Rough After Months At Sea

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44067/the-f-35cs-radar-absorbent-skin-is-looking-pretty-rough-after-months-at-sea 

Envergure Hotel, Toulouse aménager un Airbus A380™ en hôtel

https://www.projet-envergure.com/ 

Le projet ENVERGURE consiste à aménager un Airbus A380™ initialement destiné au démantèlement, en hôtel 

Iberia Airport Services atendió en 2021 a cerca de 47 millones de pasajeros, un 60 por ciento más que en 2020

https://grupo.iberia.es/news/03022022/iberia-airport-services-atendi-en-2021-a-cerca-de-47-millones-de-pasajeros-un-60-por-ciento-ms-que-en-2020 

Toulouse : un hôtel veut s’installer dans un Airbus A380 aux portes du MEETT

https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/01/31/info-la-depeche-toulouse-un-hotel-veut-sinstaller-dans-un-airbus-a380-aux-portes-du-meett-10080157.php 

Vietnam Receives First Yak-130s

https://monch.com/vietnam-receives-first-yak-130s/

F-15EX Eagle II Performs First Live Fire Event As Operational Testing Moves Forward

https://theaviationist.com/2022/02/02/f-15ex-eagle-ii-aim-120d/ 

Hydrogen: The Only Solution To Reach Net-Zero?

https://simpleflying.com/hydrogen-only-net-zero-solution/ 

Russia’s MC-21-300 airliner began cold soak trials to extend its base type certificate

http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russias-mc-21-300-airliner-began-cold-soak-trials-to-extend-its-base-type-certificate/ 

First Upgraded Chinook Helicopter Delivered to Spain

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130990 

GPS/GNSS Backups Tested in European Commission Trials

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2022-02-02/gps-gnss-backups-tested-european-commission-trials 

US Air Force backs Valkyrie's high-speed, amphibious jet-powered eVTOL

Reno-based Valkyrie Systems Aerospace has received a research grant from the US Air Force to further develop its remarkable HoverJet Guardian concept, which combines electric VTOL and high-speed jet cruise with amphibious and hovercraft capabilities.

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https://newatlas.com/aircraft/valkyrie-hsvtol-guardian-jet-evtol/ 

Dragonfly-sized drone flaps its wings more efficiently than insects

No matter how good our human designs may be, evolution has had a 4-billion-year head start, so there's no shame in copying off Mother Nature's homework. Engineers at the University of Bristol have done just that – and even improved on it – developing a tiny flying robot that flaps its wings more efficiently than an insect, using a unique electrostatic "zipping" mechanism.

Continue Reading

https://newatlas.com/drones/flapping-wing-drone-laza-electrostatic/ 

ATR successfully performs test flights with 100% SAF in one engine

https://www.atr-aircraft.com/presspost/atr-successfully-performs-test-flights-with-100-saf-in-one-engine/

USAF launches F-35 advanced engine effort

The US Air Force (USAF) has launched an effort to fit the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) with an all-new advanced engine, with a request...

https://www-janes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.janes.com/amp/usaf-launches-f-35-advanced-engine-effort/ZnlJK3dHVU9mZ28xajRJVkc5dVI5VFp1cVMwPQ2

Boeing Launches 777-8 Freighter to Serve Growing Demand for Cargo, Enhanced Environmental Performance

press release

Collins Aerospace is shaping the future of thermoplastics for large, complex aerostructures.

https://www.flightglobal.com/paid-content/the-future-of-aerospace-isplastics/147262.article

FAA requires replacement of some UH-1H helicopter drive shafts upon reaching 5,000 hours of service

https://fireaviation.com/2022/01/31/faa-requires-replacement-of-some-uh-1h-helicopter-drive-shafts-upon-reaching-5000-hours-of-service/

Retractable belly tanks are available for firefighting helicopters

https://fireaviation.com/2022/02/01/retractable-belly-tanks-are-available-for-firefighting-helicopters/

How Air Race E is inspiring technologies in electric aviation

  https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/01/how-air-race-e-is-inspiring-technologies-in-electric-aviation/

Germany, Denmark seek more ambition from EU on green aviation fuel

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/germany-denmark-seek-more-ambition-eu-green-aviation-fuel-2022-02-01/

Ethiopian Airlines to fly 737 MAX with passengers for first time since deadly crash

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ethiopian-airlines-fly-737-max-with-passengers-first-time-since-deadly-crash-2022-02-01/