Cracked windshield forces Sunwing Airlines (operating for TUI Netherlands) to divert to Bucharest

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/sunwing-airlines/cracked-windshield-forces-sunwing-airlines-operating-for-tui-netherlands-to-divert-to-bucharest/

 

The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/airbus/helicopters/the-brazilian-armed-forces-acquire-27-h125-helicopters/

 

Triton fleet size decided by Defence Strategic Review [Australia]

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/triton-fleet-size-decided-by-defence-strategic-review/ 

Air Charter Firm Inks Deal for 50 All-electric Aircraft

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-15/air-charter-firm-inks-deal-50-all-electric-aircraft 

Doroni opens orders on its H1 personal lift & cruise eVTOL

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/doroni-h1-evtol/ 

Lockheed Martin delivers record 300-kW laser weapon to US military

https://newatlas.com/military/lockheed-martin-delivers-record-300-kw-laser-weapon-to-us-military/ 

World’s biggest carbon capture plant set for Wyoming

https://newatlas.com/environment/project-bison-carbon-capture-plant-worlds-largest/ 

Rolls-Royce completes EUR1.7 billion sale of ITP

https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1663237922133577900/rolls-royce-completes-eur17-billion-sale-of-itp-aero;-shares-up.aspx 

El sistema ‘Crow’ de Indra contrarresta un ataque con drones en una demostración realizada por el ejército del aire y del espacio en UNVEX | indra

https://www.indracompany.com/es/noticia/crow-indra-contrarresta-ataque-drones-demostracion-realizada-ejercito-aire-espacio-unvex 

Crow es uno de los pocos sistemas que ya ha demostrado su eficacia en operaciones reales: protegió a los soldados españoles en Mali y a los presidentes y jefes de estado que aterrizaron en la Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz para acudir a la Cumbre de la OTAN en Madrid el pasado mes de junio

Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market

Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2583/confronting-challenges-impacting-drones-and-the-air-mobility-market 

USAF CV-22 Osprey Stranded For A Month In Norway After Emergency Landing In Nature Reserve

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/15/usaf-cv-22-osprey-stranded-for-a-month-in-norway-after-emergency-landing-in-nature-reserve/ 

China Expected To Certify The COMAC C919 On September 19th

https://simpleflying.com/china-comac-c919-certification-expected/ 

Top Aces’ private F-16 fleet wins USAF contract for adversary air

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/top-aces-private-f-16-fleet-wins-usaf-contract-for-adversary-air/150198.article 

Bullish AirAsia Aviation targets 100 more jets, big cargo ramp-up

https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/bullish-airasia-aviation-targets-100-more-jets-big-cargo-ramp-up/150205.article 

Sweden’s Heart Aerospace scales up to develop 30-seat hybrid-electric ES-30

Sweden's Heart Aerospace will now build a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft called the ES-30, dropping previous plans for a 19-seater called the ES-19.

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/swedens-heart-aerospace-scales-up-to-develop-30-seat-hybrid-electric-es-30/150213.article 

Germany Snubs Lockheed Martin, Opts for Israeli Arrow 3 Air-Defense System -

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-12/germany-set-to-buy-israeli-manufactured-arrow-air-defense-system

 

THAAD: America's Super Shield against Ballistic Missiles

 

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/thaad-reach-out-and-touch-ballistic-missiles-updated-02924/

https://youtu.be/uqeiELVdkRI

Ryanair calls on EU to protect overflights to prevent French ATC union cancelling thousands of flights

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-calls-on-eu-to-protect-overflights-to-prevent-french-atc-union-cancelling-thousands-of-flights/

 

Update: Uncrewed Blue Origin Rocket Suffers Booster Malfunction

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=772dbca2-7c6d-4a3b-a4ae-d528606da433 

Scientists fire up the most powerful laser in the US

https://newatlas.com/science/most-powerful-laser-us-zeus/ 

Swarm Of 40 Drones Over Fort Irwin An Ominous Sign Of What's To Come

The commander of the Army's National Training Center posted a video of a simulated 40-drone swarm attack on a visiting unit at dawn. 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/swarm-of-40-drones-over-fort-irwin-an-ominous-sign-of-whats-to-come 

First RAAF MQ-4C Triton drone unveiled – Australian Aviation

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/first-raaf-mq-4c-triton-drone-unveiled/ 

An old aerodynamic problem could pose a new challenge for eVTOL aircraft - The Air Current

https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/evtol-vortex-ring-state/ 

Original paper

https://sophrodyne-aerospace.com/resources/

EU moves to release more military funds for Ukraine

EU moves to release more military funds for Ukraine https://www.spacewar.com/reports/EU_moves_to_release_more_military_funds_for_Ukraine_999.html 

SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet

SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_says_likely_wont_need_42000_satellites_for_Starlink_internet_999.html 

GE Aviation opens new Asia-Pacific Service Centre

Press Release:  https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/ge-aviation-asia-pacific-service-centre-australia/ 

New Photos Of The New AW249 Attack Helicopter Emerge As Test Campaign Progresses

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/14/new-photos-of-the-new-aw249-emerge/ 

First F-16V Block 72 Fighters Delivered To Greece

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/14/first-f-16v-block-72-delivered-to-greece/ 

Germany Sells Its Remaining Lufthansa Shares

https://simpleflying.com/germany-sells-remaining-lufthansa-shares/ 

Strikes Set To Cause French Flight Cancelations On Friday

https://simpleflying.com/french-strike-flight-cancellations-friday/ 

GE completes testing of F-35 adaptive engine prototype

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/ge-completes-testing-of-f-35-adaptive-engine-prototype/150178.article 

Taiwan signs deal for four MQ-9Bs: legislator

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/taiwan-signs-deal-for-four-mq-9bs-legislator/150184.article 

How Covid crisis has accelerated evolution of airline technology strategies

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/how-covid-crisis-has-accelerated-evolution-of-airline-technology-strategies/150193.article 

China’s C919 narrowbody jet set for Sept. 19 certification

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/chinas-c919-narrowbody-jet-set-for-sept-19-certification/ 

Some 2.2 million passengers at Brussels Airport in August, 82% of pre-Covid number

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/some-2-2-million-passengers-at-brussels-airport-in-august-82-of-pre-covid-number/

 

FAA, EASA OK G500/600 Flight Control Software Fix

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-13/faa-easa-ok-g500-600-flight-control-software-fix 

Bombardier Opens 2022 Safety Standdown Registration

The three-day aviation safety conference's theme this year is "Moving Safety Forward."

September 13, 2022, 9:38 AM

Bombardier has opened registration for

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-13/bombardier-opens-2022-safety-standdown-registration 

World's first direct air electrolyzer makes hydrogen from humidity

https://newatlas.com/energy/direct-air-electrolyzer-hydrogen-humidity/ 

Innovative Chinese missile breathes air or water for multi-mode attacks

https://newatlas.com/military/china-boron-missile-torpedo/ 

[Vídeo] Primer vuelo con despegue desde el agua del anfibio apagafuegos AG600M chino - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/video-primer-vuelo-con-despegue-desde-el-agua-del-anfibio-apagafuegos-ag600m-chino/ 

ELEKTRA TRAINER gets first place at Electrifly-In eTrophy competition in Bern

The establishment of electric flying happens as in the beginners of aviation through flying itself, through competitions and prizes. The young company Elektra Solar GmbH from the Bavarian Landsberg a.L. has won first place at the Electrifly-In eTrophy competition in the electric aircraft category this weekend (September 10-11, 2022) in Bern, Switzerland, with its brand new ELEKTRA TRAINER two-seater ultralight aircraft.

https://www.elektra-solar.com/elektra-trainer-bekommt-den-ersten-platz-bei-electrifly-in-etrophy-wettbewerb-in-bern/ 

As summer turns to fall, ULA still waiting for its BE-4 rocket engines | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/as-summer-turns-to-fall-ula-still-waiting-for-its-be-4-rocket-engines/ 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/blue-origins-powerful-be-4-engine-is-more-than-four-years-late-heres-why/

Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered

Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Uncrewed_Blue_Origin_rocket_crashes_capsule_recovered_999.html 

Austrian arms lobbyist convicted of money laundering

Austrian arms lobbyist convicted of money laundering https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Austrian_arms_lobbyist_convicted_of_money_laundering_999.html 

Asio Technologies unveils the NavGuard NOCTA Mini

Asio Technologies unveiled the NavGuard NOCTA Mini, a mini-size jam-proof aerial optical positioning system for drones and UASs.

 https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2592/asio-technologies-unveils-the-navguard-nocta-mini 

Radio Comms, Tracks And All The Details About The Interception Of The ‘Ghost Jet’ Last Week

The "Ghost Private Plane" flew across Europe escorted by fighter jets who unsuccessfully tried to establish a radio contact, before tragically crashing in the Baltic Sea. A clip provides all the radio comms and tracks [...]

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/13/ghost-private-jet-crash-in-the-baltic-sea/ 

Possible Russian-Operated Iranian Loitering Munitions Spotted In Ukraine

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/13/iranian-loitering-munitions-spotted-in-ukraine/ 

Boeing Reveals First of New Innovative Defense Factories

The Phantom Works Advanced Composite Fabrication Center opens in Arizona

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131136 

First Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite ready for shipment to launch site

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-first-airbus-eurostar-neo-satellite-ready-for-shipment-to-launch?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

"Hellenic Air Force UAV Pegasus II short test flight from Chios island National Airport." @ YouTube

Hellenic Air Force UAV Pegasus II short test flight from Chios island National Airport.

https://youtu.be/KmNf7oD2JIg 

Egyptian defense minister, US commander discuss military ties | Arabian Post

https://thearabianpost.com/egyptian-defense-minister-us-commander-discuss-military-ties/ 

B-52 crew is reduced from five to four

https://www.307bw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3154431/b-52-party-of-four/ 

Emirates brings forward A380 return to Perth

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/emirates-brings-forward-a380-return-to-perth/ 

New Zealand follows Australia to scrap masks on overseas flights

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/new-zealand-follows-australia-to-scrap-masks-on-overseas-flights/ 

Parachute Deployed in Crash of Cirrus SF50 Jet

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/parachute-deployed-crash-cirrus-jet 

FAA Bringing Solar Energy to Oklahoma City Center

The solar farm, FAA's largest such project yet, will product 2,600 megawatt hours annually at Oklahoma City, enough to power about 260 homes.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/faa-bringing-solar-energy-oklahoma-city-center 

New Ice-Shedding Coating Is 100X Stronger than Others - University of Houston

To combat the dangers of icing, a wide range of materials with ice-shedding characteristics have been developed, but many tend to have very low durability, limiting their effectiveness. Until now. 

https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/sept.-2022/091222-ghasemi-ice-shedding-100x-stronger-coating.php 

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/mh/d2mh00619g/unauth

1-MW floating vertical axis wind turbine to be deployed off Norway

https://newatlas.com/energy/seatwirl-vawt-norway/ 

Primer vuelo con SAF del A400M

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/primer-vuelo-con-saf-del-a400m/

Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF: One step forward to a more sustainable military aviation

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2022-09-airbus-a400m-first-test-flight-with-saf-one-step-forward-to-a-more

Reno’s 2022 Air Races Kick Off This Week - FLYING Magazine

https://www.flyingmag.com/renos-2022-air-races-kick-off-this-week/ 

A350-1000 software update follows analysis of rudder oscillatory-failure risk

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a350-1000-software-update-follows-analysis-of-rudder-oscillatory-failure-risk/150166.article 

Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF: One step forward to a more sustainable military aviation

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/airbus-a400m-first-test-flight-with-saf-one-step-forward-to-a-more-sustainable-military-aviation/ 

Recaro Aircraft Seating sees flexible cabins as the next frontier

Recaro Aircraft Seating sees flexible cabins as the next frontier https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/recaro-flexible-cabins-next-frontier/ 

Air India to expand fleet with 30 Boeing and Airbus jets

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/air-india-to-expand-fleet-with-30-boeing-and-airbus-jets/ 

Flying Cars: PAL-V opens UK base at London Oxford Airport

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/pal-v-opens-uk-base-london-oxford-airport 

US Approves UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters Sale To Australia

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/12/us-approve-uh-60m-black-hawk-helicopters-sale-to-australia/ 

China's AG600M firefighting aircraft makes maiden amphibious flight - CGTN

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-08-30/China-s-AG600M-firefighting-aircraft-makes-maiden-amphibious-flight-1cUtQhgrfGg/index.html 

Boeing 757X? Will Boeing Ever Re-engine The Flying Pencil?

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-757x-will-boeing-ever-re-engine-the-flying-pencil/ 

8.5 Hours: The World's Longest Boeing 737 MAX Flights

https://simpleflying.com/worlds-longest-boeing-737-max-flights/ 

War, not pandemic, creates ‘new normal’ for airline industry

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/war-not-pandemic-creates-new-normal-for-airline-industry/150122.article 

Airbus Helicopters pitches H145M to succeed Mi-2s for Polish armed forces

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/airbus-helicopters-pitches-h145m-to-succeed-mi-2s-for-polish-armed-forces/150159.article 

Lufthansa finalises terms with pilots to prevent strike action

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/lufthansa-finalises-terms-with-pilots-to-prevent-strike-action/150160.article 

U.S. targets firms over Iranian drone production, shipment to Russia

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-targets-firms-it-says-produce-iranian-drones-shipment-russia-2022-09-08/ 

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 between Tenerife and Bristol makes precautionary landing in Malaga

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/boeing-737-800-between-tenerife-and-bristol-makes-emergency-landing-in-malaga/

 

Chaos returns to Amsterdam Schiphol as security staffers massively look for jobs elsewhere; airport asks airlines to start canceling flights

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/amsterdam-schiphol-ams/chaos-returns-to-amsterdam-schiphol-as-security-staffers-massively-look-for-jobs-elsewhere/

 

Lockheed and Pentagon Allege F-35 Sustainment Costs Dropping

Neither Lockheed nor the U.S. military's F-35 Joint Program Office disclosed actual dollar-amounts, but they did assure American taxpayers that the average, annual, per-aircraft cost of operating the U.S. Air Force's, Navy's, and Marine Corps' F-35s fell between 2020 and 2021.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=124ec50a-1581-4ba8-ac97-ab4e0c9922db 

Electra Successfully Tests Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid Engine

Hydrogen and Battery Powerplant to Power Blown Lift eSTOL Electra.aero, Inc. has successfully completed a fully-integrated test of its proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=35a9e0c0-56d7-4f44-b7e1-225eb2c51641 

Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use

https://newatlas.com/drones/faa-type-certification-matternet-m2-delivery-drone/ 

Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use

https://newatlas.com/drones/faa-type-certification-matternet-m2-delivery-drone/ 

Northrop Grumman reduces manufacturing time and cost with high-temperature materials

Northrop Grumman reduces manufacturing time and cost with high-temperature materials https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_reduces_manufacturing_time_and_cost_with_high_temperature_materials_999.html 

Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan

Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Turkey_may_turn_to_Russia_if_US_blocks_F-16_sales_Erdogan_999.html 

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 36. Battery Management. Leeham News / by Bjorn Fehrm / 1d

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 36. Battery Management. https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/09/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-36-battery-management/ 

Ukrainian Su-27s Are Now Using AGM-88 HARM Missiles Too

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/09/ukrainian-su-27-agm-88-harm-missiles/ 

Russian Ilyushins Enter EU Airspace With Ban Exemption

https://simpleflying.com/russian-antonov-an-124-enters-eu-airspace/ 

Airbus, Indonesian Aerospace reaffirm cooperation

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-indonesian-aerospace-reaffirm-cooperation/150134.article 

Rolls-Royce had warrants for 50% stake in ACCEL partner Electroflight, documents reveal

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/rolls-royce-had-warrants-for-50-stake-in-accel-partner-electroflight-documents-reveal/150142.article 

Collins to ship 1MW motor to P&WC this month as hybrid project progresses

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/collins-to-ship-1mw-motor-to-pandwc-this-month-as-hybrid-project-progresses/150144.article 

Analysts warn small aerospace suppliers could topple amid recovery

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/analysts-warn-small-aerospace-suppliers-could-topple-amid-recovery/150149.article 

What is a Boeing P-8 airplane used for? #B737 #BoeingP8 -YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=08EOJfD3HoQ&feature=youtu.be 

Secretary of State Blinken offers big aid package on unannounced visit to Ukraine | Wyoming Public Media

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-09-08/secretary-of-state-blinken-offers-big-aid-package-on-unannounced-visit-to-ukraine 

BAE Systems provides enhanced GPS technology for F-15 Eagle fighters

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/bae-systems-provides-enhanced-gps-technology-for-f-15-eagle-fighters/ 

Lockheed Martin, AT&T Demonstrate 5G High Speed Transfer of Black Hawk Data to 5G.MIL(R) Pilot Network

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/lockheed-martin-att-demonstrate-5g-high-speed-transfer-of-black-hawk-data-to-5g-mil-pilot-network/ 

Gulfstream Flies Second Production Test G700

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-09/gulfstream-flies-second-production-test-g700 

Bombardier Preps for Scale-up in Defense Business

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-09/bombardier-preps-scale-defense-business 

Walt Disney's Gulfstream I To Become Museum Piece

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-09/walt-disneys-gulfstream-i-become-museum-piece 

Bombardier ensaya el segundo demostrador, más grande, de su concepto de BWB

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/bombardier-ensaya-el-segundo-demostrador-mas-grande-concepto-de-bwb/ 

DARPA lanza nuevo avión X: un VTOL embarcado

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/darpa-lanza-nuevo-avion-x-un-vtol-embarcado/ 

More F-15Es to get electronic warfare upgrades in award to BAE

https://www.c4isrnet.com/air/2022/09/09/more-f-15es-to-get-electronic-warfare-upgrades-in-award-to-bae/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_defensenews 

Bombardier ensaya el segundo demostrador, más grande, de su concepto de BWB

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/bombardier-ensaya-el-segundo-demostrador-mas-grande-concepto-de-bwb/