First flight of teleoperated helicopter aims for agile and safer fire operations

https://fireaviation.com/2022/12/20/teleoperated-flight/ 

A 10-Year-Old VIP Boeing 747-8 With Around 50 Flight Hours Is Being Scrapped

https://simpleflying.com/vip-boeing-747-8-scrapped-pinal-arizona/ 

NTSB Report Shows In-flight Break Up of Cessna Caravan

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-20/ntsb-report-shows-flight-break-cessna-caravan 

Demonstrators and customer feedback at heart of Embraer’s Energia roadmap

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/demonstrators-and-customer-feedback-at-heart-of-embraers-energia-roadmap/151409.article 

Raytheon completes first test run of its Dash 8 hybrid-electric powerplant

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/raytheon-completes-first-test-run-of-its-dash-8-hybrid-electric-powerplant/151412.article 

MT Flight Tests 11-blade Propeller on Piper Cheyenne Turboprop | General Aviation News: Aviation International News

https://www-ainonline-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-12-19/mt-flight-tests-11-blade-propeller?amp 

How tight space at Sea-Tac drives flight cancellations when it snows | The Seattle Times

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/how-tight-space-at-sea-tac-drives-flight-cancellations-when-it-snows/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_tw_m&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1671580999-1 

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Provide UAS to UK Army

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Provide UAS to UK Army https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2673/lockheed-martin-awarded-contract-to-provide-uas-to-uk-army 

Low-time Retired Boeing BBJ 747-8 Scrapped | Business Aviation News: Aviation International News

Ten years after delivery and fewer than 50 flight hours of service, the first Boeing 747-8 to be scrapped—a BBJ variant ordered by the Saudi Arabian government—was dismantled on Monday, according to digital aviation hub Aerotime.

https://www-ainonline-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-20/low-time-retired-boeing-bbj-747-8-scrapped?amp 

H3 Dynamics and Carbonx to build Hydrogen-Powered Drones

H3 Dynamics and Carbonx to build Hydrogen-Powered Drones https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2671/h3-dynamics-and-carbonx-to-build-hydrogen-powered-drones 

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 50. eVTOL production volumes.

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 50. eVTOL production volumes. https://leehamnews.com/2022/12/16/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-50-evtol-production-volumes/ 

Nope, not convinced about Boom’s new entrant engine plans

Pontifications: Nope, not convinced about Boom's new entrant engine plans https://leehamnews.com/2022/12/19/pontifications-nope-not-convinced-about-booms-new-entrant-engine-plans/ 

ATSB criticises Boeing safety inspection as Virgin 737 rolls right

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/12/atsb-criticises-boeing-safety-inspection-as-virgin-737-rolls-right/ 

FAA Proposes Airworthiness Directive For Boeing 787 Equipment Water Leaks

https://simpleflying.com/faa-airworthiness-directive-boeing-787-water-leaks/ 

[Vídeo] Avión de los hermanos Wright en vuelo

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/video-avion-de-los-hermanos-wright-en-vuelo/ 

Is This Offshore Advanced Air Mobility Concept The Small Airport Of The Future?

https://simpleflying.com/offshore-advanced-air-mobility-concept-small-airport-of-the-future/ 

Why Did Boeing's Proposed Supersonic 2707 Airliner Fail?

https://simpleflying.com/why-the-boeing-2707-failed/ 

Supersonic civilian aircraft prospects dim as 2023 opens

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/supersonic-civilian-aircraft-prospects-dim-as-2023-opens/151072.article 

Is alternative propulsion ready for aviation transfer of power?

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/is-alternative-propulsion-ready-for-aviation-transfer-of-power/151379.article 

Emirates Airbus A380 Slide Inflates With Jet Bridge Attached In Manchester

https://simpleflying.com/emirates-airbus-a380-slide-inflates-manchester/ 

UltraFan: Rolls-Royce Will Begin Testing Its Biggest Ever Engine Early Next Year

https://simpleflying.com/rolls-royce-ultrafan-tests-planned-early-2023/ 

COMAC delivers first domestically built ARJ21 regional jet to a foreign airline

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/12/comac-delivers-first-domestically-built-arj21-regional-jet-to-a-foreign-airline/ 

"The AH-1Z Viper: Most Advanced Attack Helicopter in the World" @ YouTube

https://youtu.be/b5RYsMhFwOk 

Beta achieves multi-mission flight from New York to Kentucky - Vertical Mag

https://verticalmag.com/news/beta-achieves-multi-mission-flight-from-new-york-to-kentucky/ 

Political Instability Causes 5 Peruvian Airports To Temporarily Close

https://simpleflying.com/5-peruvian-airports-close-political-instability/ 

Rolls-Royce & Gulfstream Conduct Test On 100% SAF Blend G650 Business Jet

https://simpleflying.com/rolls-royce-gulfstream-test-100-saf-g650/ 

Final Pilatus PC-6 crashes on delivery flight : : FLYER

https://flyer.co.uk/final-pilatus-pc-6-crashes-on-delivery-flight/ 

First Two O3b mPOWER Satellites Sending, Receiving Signals After Successful Dual-Stack Launch

Milestone sets stage for service provider SES to deliver global connectivity services with unrivaled flexibility and guaranteed reliability

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131193 

Airbus achieves key milestone on EGNOS European satellite-based navigation augmentation system

Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing, and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-12-airbus-achieves-key-milestone-on-egnos-european-satellite-based?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Europe’s Future Combat Air System: on the way to the first flight

On behalf of the governments of France, Germany and Spain, the French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded to Dassault Aviation, Airbus, Indra, Eumet and their industrial partners the contract for the Demonstrator Phase 1B of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). This landmark contract, amounting to € 3.2 billion, will cover work on the FCAS demonstrator and its components for about three and a half years.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-12-europes-future-combat-air-system-on-the-way-to-the-first-flight?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

SAF Production Proliferates But Aviation Has a Long Way To Go

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-12-15/saf-production-proliferates-aviation-has-long-way-go 

AAC to develop a unique free-swinging tilt-wing UAV for NASA

NASA has contracted Virginia's Advanced Air Company to design and build a prototype of a new type of transition-capable eVTOL drone – a tilt-wing concept that uses aerodynamic forces instead of actuators to tilt the wings and propulsion systems.

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https://newatlas.com/aircraft/aac-aerodynamic-tilt-wing/ 

Adjudicación del contrato para la siguiente fase del proyecto NGWS/FCAS

El contrato que pone en marcha la siguiente fase del proyecto NGWS/FCAS ha sido adjudicado el 15 de diciembre a Dassault Aviation, Airbus Defense and Space GmbH y Airbus Defense and Space SAU, Indra y Eumet (Joint Venture entre Safran Aircraft Engines y MTU Aero Engines).

Este contrato, valorado en unos 8.000 millones de euros, tendrá por objeto preparar y realizar las demostraciones de los distintos sistemas del NGWS. Uno de los principales hitos de estas demostraciones será el primer vuelo del demostrador del New Generation Fighter (avión de combate de nueva generación).

https://www.defensa.gob.es/gabinete/notasPrensa/2022/12/DGC-221215-FCAS.html

Estudiantes de la ETSIAE ayudan a demostrar la viabilidad técnica de un diseño de reflector desplegable de Airbus para misiones espaciales

https://www.etsiae.upm.es/index.php?id=141&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=545&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=2a3443700efe364fbc088703d31e65fd

Turkey's Baykar launches new jet-powered drone, aiming for air-to-air combat

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/turkeys-baykar-launches-new-jet-powered-drone-aiming-air-to-air-combat-2022-12-15/

Embraer E195-E2 and E190-E2 Receives Type Certification in Canada

https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=1207143-embraer-e195-e2-and-e190-e2-receives-type-certification-in-canada

[Embraer-China] Ruili Airlines Joins Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group

https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=1207142-ruili-airlines-joins-embraers-energia-advisory-group

Ruili Airlines has signed an agreement with Embraer to join its Energia Advisory Group - Energia is Embraer's project developing sustainable aircraft for the future. The companies will work together on the design requirements for next-generation sustainable aircraft and the potential market in China. Based at Kunming Changshui International Airport, Ruili Airlines is a full-service premium carrier focused on innovation. The airline operates a domestic and international route network across China and Southeast Asia. 

Turkey's Baykar launches new jet-powered drone, aiming for air-to-air combat | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/turkeys-baykar-launches-new-jet-powered-drone-aiming-air-to-air-combat-2022-12-15/?taid=639b5d20fbe252000162df26&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter 

Here’s What We Know About The Second An-225 Antonov Wants To Build

https://theaviationist.com/2022/12/15/heres-what-we-know-about-the-second-an-225-antonov-wants-to-build/ 

FADEC Alliance to develop engine controls for CFM RISE open rotor demonstrator

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/fadec-alliance-to-develop-engine-controls-for-cfm-rise-demonstrator/151342.article 

Avio Aero plans rig tests of hybrid-electric Catalyst engine

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/avio-aero-plans-rig-tests-of-hybrid-electric-catalyst-engine/151346.article 

"What is Europe's new MEGA Air Defense Project?" @ YouTube

https://youtu.be/-vw0VbQU7F4 

Germany approves 10 bln euro F-35 jet deal with U.S.

Germany got the go-ahead to buy F-35A fighter jets produced by U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin as part of military...

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/12/germany-approves-10-bln-euro-f-35-jet-deal-with-u-s/ 

Boom Supersonic Outlines Its Own Engine Design

Taking on a huge risk to the Overture supersonic airliner program, Boom Supersonic has elected to design and build its own turbine engine.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-12-13/boom-supersonic-outlines-its-own-engine-design 

Rotor Tech's 'Cloud Pilot' Flies Uncrewed R22 Helo

Rotor Technologies hopes to apply its remotely-operated aircraft technology to aerial firefighting.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-12-14/rotor-techs-cloud-pilot-flies-uncrewed-r22-helo 

H3 debuts all-in-one hydrogen powertrain pods for long-range flight

France's H3 Dynamics has presented its self-contained hydrogen propulsion pods for retrofit or line fit to drones and airplanes. They deliver enormous range and endurance figures without heavy batteries, and they mirror the approach Airbus and others are taking with commercial airliners.

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https://newatlas.com/drones/h3-hydrogen-propulsion/ 

Airport security 100ml liquid rule to be scrapped - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63975270 

Japan to radically overhaul defence policy on China threats

Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending, reshaping its military command and acquiring new missiles to tackle the threat from China.

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Japan_to_radically_overhaul_defence_policy_on_China_threats_999.html 

Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability

Northrop Grumman increases hypersonic manufacturing production capacity and affordability https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_increases_hypersonic_manufacturing_production_capacity_and_affordability_999.html 

Zero Emission Aviation Could Be Reality In The UK In 20 Years

The fact that aviation is, while being an incredibly hard-to-abate sector, gathering momentum towards decarbonization can hardly have escaped anyone interested in the industry. Neither has the notion that regional air travel will be the first to see significant changes and application of novel propulsion technology. And it may come sooner than expected.

https://simpleflying.com/zero-emission-aviation-reality-uk-20-years/ 

Ouch: United Airlines Has Cut 36 US Airports From Its Network

https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-airport-cuts/ 

Air New Zealand reveals four partners for low-emission aircraft trials

Air New Zealand has selected four aircraft providers – Beta Technologies, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Eviation, and VoltAero – for its Mission NextGen programme, which will see the carrier perform commercial demonstration flights of low-emission aircraft from 2026.

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/air-new-zealand-reveals-four-partners-for-low-emission-aircraft-trials/151319.article 

Airbus’ Acubed reveals latest version of advanced air traffic management simulator

https://www.flightglobal.com/airbus-acubed-reveals-latest-version-of-advanced-air-traffic-management-simulator/151321.article 

Indonesia finalises order for A400M airlifters

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/indonesia-finalises-order-for-a400m-airlifters/151329.article 

US completes first full hypersonic missile test

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/12/us-completes-first-full-hypersonic-missile-test/ 

Engine Makers Team on Contamination Research

Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce participate in Virginia Tech program studying the impact of environmental contaminants on aircraft engines.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-13/engine-makers-team-contamination-research 

Air New Zealand is the first national flag carrier to sign a letter of intent to purchase the Alice all-electric aircraft.

https://airwaysmag.com/air-new-zealand-eviation-nextgen/ 

J-20 Radar scattering simulation – Aircraft 101

J-20 is the world's third operational fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft after the F-22 and F-35. It made China the second country in the world after the USA to operate a fleet of stealth fighter. By the time this article is published, it is estimate that there are around 208 J-20 produced. 

https://basicsaboutaerodynamicsandavionics.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/j-20-radar-scattering-simulation/ 

Airbus, Tim Robinson's view from the summit

TIM ROBINSON FRAeS reports from the 2022 Airbus Summit in late November, where the airframer highlighted its progress towards sustainable aviation and net zero by 2050. 

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/airbus-the-view-from-the-summit/

Airbus ensaya su A321XLR en un vuelo de 13h. La FAA le pide que modifique sus tanques de combustible extra.

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/airbus-ensaya-su-a321xlr-en-un-vuelo-de-13h-la-faa-le-pide-que-modifique-sus-tanques-de-combustible-extra/

[España] "El aeródromo Los Garranchos acogió ayer el Día Aeronáutico" en YouTube

"San Javier, ciudad del aire", celebró ayer domingo una Jornada Aeronáutica, con un día de puertas abiertas en el aeródromo Los Garranchos, donde desde las diez de la mañana, se fueron sucediendo las actividades entre las que destacó la de aeroestación. El público pudo disfrutar de los globos estáticos que ofrecían un panorama lo más parecido al vuelo con ultraligeros que también se pudieron admirar de cerca. El vuelo de las aves, con una muestra de cetrería animó un programa que incluía actividades de aeromodelismo, teatro infantil y la exposición Autogiro "Alas de Genio", dedicada a Juan de la Cierva. El recinto de Los Garranchos, sirvió como punto de encuentro para otras actividades como la tradicional exhibición de vehículos clásicos o la también tradicional jornada de puertas abiertas y demostraciones del servicio de Protección Civil. Unas migas para una mañana que empezó lluviosa y una paella gigante a medio día sirvieron para reponer fuerzas entre el público visitante que tuvo al Ayuntamiento de San Javier y los miembros del Aeroclub Mar Menor como anfitriones.



https://youtu.be/eWNu3XIEUB4

Eurofighter precipitato in Sicilia, trovato morto il pilota Fabio Antonio Altruda - Diretta Sicilia

https://www.direttasicilia.it/2022/12/14/fabio-antonio-altruda-caccia-precipitato-trapani/ 

Airbus To Flight Test Morphing Wing on Cessna Citation VII Testbed | Business Aviation News: Aviation International News

https://www-ainonline-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-12/airbus-set-fly-morphing-wing-testbed?amp 

US finalizing plans to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine | CNN Politics

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/13/politics/us-patriot-missile-defense-system-ukraine/index.html 

National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) — a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power

https://www.llnl.gov/news/national-ignition-facility-achieves-fusion-ignition 

https://www.science.org/content/article/historic-explosion-long-sought-fusion-breakthrough?cookieSet=1

China sends record wave of bombers into Taiwan defence zone

China sends record wave of bombers into Taiwan defence zone https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/China_sends_record_wave_of_bombers_into_Taiwan_defence_zone_999.html 

US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force

US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air Force https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_conducts_successful_hypersonic_missile_test_Air_Force_999.html 

Boom Supersonic announces Symphony™, the sustainable and cost-efficient engine for Overture

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, today announced Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic airliner. Boom also announced that it will be teaming with three industry leaders to develop Symphony including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.

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https://boomsupersonic.com/news/post/boom-supersonic-announces-symphony-the-sustainable-and-cost-efficient-engine-for-overture 

Airbus Puts The A321XLR To The Test With Planned 13 Hour Flight

https://simpleflying.com/airbus-a321xlr-13-hour-test-flight/ 

Key milestones towards manufacturing Albatross G-111T in Darwin

The foundation aircraft that will effectively be the engineering prototype for the Northern Territory's exciting new aerospace manufacturing industry has arrived in Darwin after the long journey from Victoria aboard semitrailers.

Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) will restore and extensively modify the 1960s Albatross flying boat, paving the way for the versatile transport category G-111T to be manufactured from the ground up in the NT.

AAI has reached several foundation objectives including appointing key staff, establishing its research and development centre at Darwin Airport, and the delivery of the first of two original aircraft.

 https://www.amphibaircraft.com/news2222/2022/12/12/key-milestones-towards-manufacturing-albatross-g-111t-in-darwin

Airbus A350s Will Replace Swiss’ A340s By 2025

https://simpleflying.com/swiss-replace-airbus-a340-a350/ 

New Zealand moves up retirement of P-3K2 Orions

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/new-zealand-moves-up-retirement-of-p-3k2-orions/151312.article 

Electronic rig explores avionics-engine interaction for Russian-powered MC-21

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/electronic-rig-explores-avionics-engine-interaction-for-russian-powered-mc-21/151313.article 

Sunday 11 December saw the end of the 25-day long Artemis I mission as the Orion crew module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2022-12-what-a-splash?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

Airbus delivers first Sentinel-4 air-monitoring instrument to ESA | Airbus

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2022-12-airbus-delivers-first-sentinel-4-air-monitoring-instrument-to-esa?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

Boeing, United Airlines Finalize 737 MAX and 787 Order, Including Record Purchase for 100 Dreamliners

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-12-13-Boeing,-United-Airlines-Finalize-737-MAX-and-787-Order,-Including-Record-Purchase-for-100-Dreamliners 

"Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine light attack at RIAT 2022" @ YouTube

https://youtu.be/lDsZT6-rof0 

Condor Airbus A330neo hits building in test phase before delivery

Condor Airbus A330neo plane was damaged during towing at Toulouse-Blagnac The new A330neo (MSN 1966) from the German leisure airline Condor has been standing out in the Toulouse sky thanks to its green-striped livery. Currently in the test phase, the aircraft experienced a small incident this Monday […]

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/condor/condor-airbus-a330neo-hits-building-in-test-phase-before-delivery/ 

Belgium’s Noise and Emissions Tax Includes Bizjets

A set of taxes to promote the use of quieter and less polluting aircraft at Brussels National Airport has been adopted by the Belgian government. Scheduled to go into effect April 1, 2023, the taxes will be imposed on business jets and airliners making flights of less than 500 km (310 nm) to or from the airport.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-12-12/belgiums-noise-and-emissions-tax-includes-bizjets 

Report: Air India To Place Massive Aircraft Order - One Mile at a Time

https://onemileatatime.com/news/air-india-aircraft-order/ 

NASA Sofía's last flight

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-sofia-to-fly-low-altitude-flight-over-local-area 

Boeing’s Spectrolab to Power Earth Surface Survey Mission

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131189 

USAF announces successful test of fully assembled hypersonic cruise missile

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/usaf-announces-successful-test-of-fully-assembled-hypersonic-cruise-missile/151307.article 

Australian fleet of B-21s to cost $28 billion

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/12/australian-fleet-of-b-21s-to-cost-28-billion/ 

Why Navy has put 'on hold' its plans to acquire a third aircraft carrier - India Today

https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india-today-insight/story/why-navy-has-put-on-hold-its-plans-to-acquire-a-third-aircraft-carrier-2305013-2022-12-04 

Airbus lanza y opera un UAV desde un A400M (Portaaviones aéreos 18) y hace pruebas «multidominio»

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/airbus-lanza-y-opera-un-uav-desde-un-a400m-portaaviones-aereos-18/

Embraer pushes back turboprop launch decision, citing supplier readiness

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-pushes-back-turboprop-launch-decision-citing-supplier-readiness/151305.article 

Embraer has delayed a decision about whether to develop a turboprop airliner after determining that suppliers are presently unable to meet its goals for the aircraft.

Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range Completes Fourth Successful Missile Live Fire

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/12/northrop-grummans-advanced-anti-radiation-guided-missile-extended-range-completes-fourth-successful-missile-live-fire/ 

Russia Is Using Old Ukrainian Missiles Against Ukraine, General Says - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-missiles.html 

The missiles, returned to Russia in the 1990s under an agreement aimed at assuring Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, have shown up in rubble.

Boeing Awards Contract to Lufthansa Technik to Support New Zealand’s P-8A Poseidon Fleet

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131188 

South Korea to develop long-range cruise missile for KF-21

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/south-korea-to-develop-long-range-cruise-missile-for-kf-21/151301.article 

Remote Carrier demonstrator released and operated from flying A400M for the first time

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-12-remote-carrier-demonstrator-released-and-operated-from-flying-a400m?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Germany's Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world's first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M. Multiplying the force and extending the range of unmanned systems will be one of the future roles of Airbus' military transport aircraft in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

Qantas doesn’t believe in single-pilot aircraft, says Joyce

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/12/qantas-doesnt-believe-in-single-pilot-aircraft-says-joyce/ 

Artemis 1 lunar mission splashes down after record-breaking flight

https://newatlas.com/space/artemis-1-lunar-mission-splashes-down-after-record-breaking-flight/ 

Mystery surrounds firm that hired Canadian plane found with cocaine

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/mystery-firm-canadian-plane-dominican-republic-cocaine 

Mysteries remain about the attempt to smuggle 210 kg of cocaine — worth $25 million — on a flight from the Dominican Republic to Toronto 

Etihad Airways set to reintroduce its much-loved A380 fleet after a surge in demand from customers

https://www.etihad.com/en/news/etihad-airways-set-to-reintroduce-its-muchloved-a380-fleet-after-a-surge-in-demand-from-customers 

Four of the super-jumbos will operate between Abu Dhabi and London, with the first to be reintroduced from summer 2023

Knife attack at Biarritz Airport, France injures four police officers

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/biarritz-airport-biq/knife-attack-at-biarritz-airport-france-injures-four-police-officers/ 

Eve Announces Agreement with Volatus Infrastructure to Support Vertiport Automation

Eve Air Mobility ("Eve") (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Volatus Infrastructure, LLC, to supply a vertiport automation solution that will support traffic management of future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Eve's Urban Air Traffic Management ("UATM") software solution will be used to improve the capacity and efficiency of Volatus' vertiports.

"Eve's new vertiport software solution will enable Volatus to ensure safe, reliable and efficient eVTOL flight operations," said Grant Fisk, Volatus Infrastructure Co-Founder. "It's vitally important to get these systems up and running so that when the FAA approves the first eVTOL vehicle, we are ready to serve them. Together, we are laying a rock-solid foundation that the UAM industry will be building upon for decades."

https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=1207139-eve-announces-agreement-with-volatus-infrastructure-to-support-vertiport-automation 

Eve and FlyBIS Announce Letter of Intent to Develop eVTOL Operations in Brazil and Latin America

https://embraer.com/global/en/news?slug=1207141-eve-and-flybis-announce-letter-of-intent-to-develop-evtol-operations-in-brazil-and-latin-america

Eve Air Mobility ("Eve") (NYSE: EVEX; EVEXW) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with FlyBIS Aviation Limited ("FlyBIS"), an advanced air mobility start-up based in Caxias do Sul, in the south of Brazil, to collaborate on the development of eVTOL operations in Brazil and South America. Based on the agreement, FlyBIS will also purchase up to 40 of Eve's eVTOL vehicles.

El CSIC reúne a expertos en aeronáutica para debatir sobre el hidrógeno como combustible

La jornada, que se celebra el 16 de diciembre en el campus central del CSIC en Madrid, abordará los retos del sector

https://www.csic.es/es/actualidad-del-csic/el-csic-reune-expertos-en-aeronautica-para-debatir-sobre-el-empleo-del-hidrogeno