Dronamics Cargo Drone Takes First Flight, Paving the Way for the Future of Deliveries| 2023-05-25T06:07:00.409Z

https://www.dronamics.com/post/dronamics-cargo-drone-takes-first-flight-paving-the-way-for-the-future-of-deliveries 

Here's Where the Chemtrail Conspiracy Theory Actually Came From

https://gizmodo.com/is-that-reflective-cloud-about-to-poison-you-and-change-1638680856 

Russia sending nuclear arms to Belarus in Ukraine fight

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory, which borders the European Union, ratcheting up tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict. On the diplomatic front, Russia's foreign ministry announced a visit to Moscow by China's special envoy for Ukraine, Li Hui - Beijing's latest effort to broker an end to the fight…

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_sending_nuclear_arms_to_Belarus_in_Ukraine_fight_999.html 

Multi-launch deal signed for OTV missions from Spaceport Nova Scotia

Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) reports that its launch manifest on its medium class launch vehicles has been committed through the end of 2027. With a recent multi-mission Agreement signed for launching client OTVs from a manufacturer in the EU, Maritime Launch has secured medium-class launch vehicle capacity on multiple missions on a rideshare and dedicated payloa…

 https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Multi_launch_deal_signed_for_OTV_missions_from_Spaceport_Nova_Scotia_999.html 

ITA Airways takes delivery of its first A330neo

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-05-ita-airways-takes-delivery-of-its-first-a330neo?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 14. Airframe for lower friction drag

This is a summary of the article Part 14P. Airframe for lower friction drag. The article discusses in detail a Blended Wing Body (BWB) type airframe and how it reduces the wetted... Read More

 https://leehamnews.com/2023/05/26/bjorns-corner-new-aircraft-technologies-part-14-airframe-for-lower-friction-drag/ 

Don Bateman saved more lives than anyone in aviation history

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/don-bateman-saved-more-lives-than-anyone-in-aviation-history/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

First Photo Showing Ukrainian Su-24 Armed With Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles Emerges

https://theaviationist.com/2023/05/25/ukrainian-su-24-armed-with-storm-shadow/ 

Indonesian Aerospace foresees local market for 120 N219s

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/indonesian-aerospace-foresees-local-market-for-120-n219s/153466.article 

An-12 suffered wing damage a month before fatal in-flight engine fire

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/an-12-suffered-wing-damage-a-month-before-fatal-in-flight-engine-fire/153467.article 

Boeing Begins Construction on New Phantom Works Facility

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131264

Eve Completes Development of its Urban Air Traffic Management Prototype

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/05/eve-completes-development-of-its-urban-air-traffic-management-prototype/ 

Air taxi start-up Vertical Aerospace delays service launch by a year | Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/6c2fbf8d-8fa5-441f-8c88-fc8009707210?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

Bjorn’s Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 14. Airframe for lower friction drag - Leeham News and Analysis

https://leehamnews.com/2023/05/26/bjorns-corner-new-aircraft-technologies-part-14-airframe-for-lower-friction-drag/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

First Image Of MQ-28 Ghost Bat In The United States | The Drive

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/first-image-of-mq-28-ghost-bat-in-the-united-states 

Boeing refused to give cost data for 11K replacement parts, Pentagon says | The Seattle Times

Boeing refused to give the Pentagon cost data for almost 11,000 replacement parts over a year, according to a congressionally mandated report intended to shine a light on some military contractors' opaque pricing data.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-refused-to-give-cost-data-for-11k-replacement-parts-pentagon-says/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=owned_echobox_tw_m&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1685045075 

South Korea postpones third launch of homegrown rocket

 https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/South_Korea_postpones_third_launch_of_homegrown_rocket_999.html 

Iran unveils new ballistic missile

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iran_unveils_new_ballistic_missile_999.html 

NATO chief admits splits on Ukraine membership push

NATO chief admits splits on Ukraine membership push https://www.spacewar.com/reports/NATO_chief_admits_splits_on_Ukraine_membership_push_999.html 

Boeing works to absorb lessons from the MAX crashes and improve safety

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-works-to-absorb-lessons-from-the-max-crashes-and-improve-safety/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Penelope Cruz Revealed As The New Emirates Brand Ambassador

https://simpleflying.com/penelope-cruz-new-emirates-brand-ambassador/ 

FAA Seeks Public Input on Drone Operations

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-seeks-public-input-drone-operations 

VoltAero powers ahead with development of hybrid-electric Cassio 330

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/voltaero-powers-ahead-with-development-of-hybrid-electric-cassio-330/153426.article 

First Global 8000 prototype flies 7.1h mission on maiden sortie

https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/first-global-8000-prototype-flies-71h-mission-on-maiden-sortie/153434.article 

Artificial intelligence engaged in effort to relieve pilots’ NOTAM burden

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/artificial-intelligence-engaged-in-effort-to-relieve-pilots-notam-burden/153445.article 

Lufthansa deal includes option to acquire full control of ITA Airways

https://www.flightglobal.com/strategy/lufthansa-deal-includes-option-to-acquire-full-control-of-ita-airways/153456.article 

Air Corporate of Italy orders 43 Airbus helicopters at EBACE 2023

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-05-air-corporate-of-italy-orders-43-airbus-helicopters-at-ebace-2023?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Rolls-Royce To Produce Osprey Engines | Poland Gets Warning Aircraft From Sweden | Japan Donates Vehicles To Ukraine

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/rolls-royce-to-produce-osprey-engines-poland-gets-warning-aircraft-from-sweden-japan-donates-vehicles-to-ukraine-048047/ 

The Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X engine development programme for Dassault’s new flagship aircraft Falcon 10X is running full steam ahead

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/05/the-rolls-royce-pearl-10x-engine-development-programme-for-dassaults-new-flagship-aircraft-falcon-10x-is-running-full-steam-ahead/ 

The ban on short domestic flights in France, a measure devoid of substance

An article in the French newspaper "Le Monde" discusses the ban on short domestic flights in France and highlights that the measure lacks substance and will have limited effects on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The ban, which aims to replace easily replaceable flights with alternative modes of transport, only applies to three routes: Paris-Orly to […]

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/air-france/the-ban-on-short-domestic-flights-in-france-a-measure-devoid-of-substance/ 

Lufthansa Group takes 41% stake in ITA Airways, which becomes fifth network carrier in the group

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/takes-41-stake-in-ita-airways-which-becomes-fifth-network-carrier-in-the-group/ 

Border Force joins Defence in grounding ‘China-linked’ drones

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/05/border-force-joins-defence-in-grounding-china-linked-drones/ 

eVTOL Air Taxi Operator Joby Earns IS-BAO Safety Standard

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-22/evtol-air-taxi-operator-joby-earns-bao-safety-standard-0 

The company is the first of the advanced air mobility start-ups to achieve the International Standard for Business Aircraft

HondaJet Elite II Receives EASA Nod

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-23/hondajet-elite-ii-receives-easa-nod 

Honeywell Tech Is Driving the UAM Revolution

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-24/honeywell-tech-driving-uam-revolution 

Virgin Orbit crashes out of the space race as assets are sold off

Sir Richard Branson's space launch company Virgin Orbit has closed its doors and ceased to exist after the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware broke it up and sold off its assets to bidders. This comes after a failed attempt to conduct the first launch from Britain in January.

Continue Reading

https://newatlas.com/space/virgin-orbit-crashes-space-race-assets-sold-off/ 

[Podcast] Volar con Trastorno del Espectro Autista, con Martin Garcia y con ASPERGA - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-volar-con-trastorno-del-espectro-autista-con-martin-garcia-y-con-asperga/ 

A top bureaucrat admits neither drones nor aircraft can currently operate on flagship Anadolu, contradicting Erdogan's election campaign rhetoric - Nordic Monitor

https://nordicmonitor.com/2023/05/top-bureaucrat-admits-turkey-does-not-have-a-drone-or-aircraft-capable-of-landing-and-taking-off-from-flagship-anadolu/ 

Pair of USAF B-1B Bombers touch down at RAF Fairford ahead of schedule - Gloucestershire Live

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/pair-usaf-b-1b-bombers-8464724 

France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65687665 

Russia's war on Ukraine pushes overhaul of NATO defences

Russia's war on Ukraine pushes overhaul of NATO defences https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russias_war_on_Ukraine_pushes_overhaul_of_NATO_defences_999.html 

Latest generation A220 begins demo tour of Southeast Asia

Airbus has begun a demonstration tour of Southeast Asia with its latest generation A220. The aircraft arrived today at the Langkawi International Airshow (LIMA 2023) taking place in Malaysia, where it will be on static display for the first day of the show and will also undertake a demonstration flight for industry guests and members of the media.

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-05-latest-generation-a220-begins-demo-tour-of-southeast-asia?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

Pontifications: Looking ahead to a major Defense procurement: Boeing vs Lockheed-Airbus

Decisions by the US Air Force in Washington (DC) on whether to require competition for its next round of aerial refueling tanker aircraft are still months away. But so far, the USAF... Read More

 https://leehamnews.com/2023/05/23/pontifications-looking-ahead-to-a-major-defense-procurement-boeing-vs-lockheed-airbus/ 

Airbus' autonomous drone helicopter aces flight in conditions where pilots don't fly

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/airbus-autonomous-drone-helicopter-vsr700 

Airlines and FAA try to head off summer travel meltdowns

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/airlines-and-faa-try-to-head-off-summer-travel-meltdowns/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

F-117 Stealth Jets (Fitted With Radar Reflectors) In New Photos From Alaska Exercise

https://theaviationist.com/2023/05/22/f-117-nighthawk-stealth-jets-jber/ 

The Pros & Cons Of The CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL Prototype

https://simpleflying.com/cityairbus-nextgen-evtol-prototype-guide/ 

B-2s returned to flight status five months after grounding

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/b-2s-returned-to-flight-status-five-months-after-grounding/153397.article 

China promotes armed WJ-700, airborne EW kits at Langkawi show

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/china-promotes-armed-wj-700-airborne-ew-kits-at-langkawi-show/153409.article 

Russia’s SSJ-New edges towards serial production

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/russias-ssj-new-edges-towards-serial-production/153410.article 

NASA’s Rejuvenated F/A-18D Aircraft Nears Flight Certification | Boeing And Ives Introduced ACV | Taiwan Acquired 18 HIMARS

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/nasas-rejuvenated-f-a-18d-aircraft-nears-flight-certification-boeing-and-ives-introduced-acv-taiwan-acquired-18-himars-048041/ 

TEXTRON AVIATION UNVEILS NEWEST ADDITION TO BESTSELLING BUSINESS JET FAMILY: CESSNA CITATION ASCEND

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/05/textron-aviation-unveils-newest-addition-to-bestselling-business-jet-family-cessna-citation-ascend/ 

EASA Proposes Noise Standards for eVTOLs

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-22/easa-proposes-noise-standards-evtols 

EBACE Organizers Brace for Turbulence

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-23/ebace-organizers-brace-turbulence 

Dassault Falcon 10X Takes Shape as 6X Nears Service

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-22/dassault-falcon-10x-takes-shape-6x-nears-service 

Stratolaunch successfully completes Talon-A separation test

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/05/22/stratolaunch-successfully-completes-talon-a-separation-test/ 

NASA selects Blue Origin for astronaut mission to Moon

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/05/22/nasa-selects-blue-origin-for-astronaut-mission-to-moon/ 

Full-Service Carrier vs. Low-Cost Carrier: Comparing the Airline Experience, Decoding Air Travel

https://aerospace-aviation-news.blogspot.com/2023/05/full-service-carrier-vs-low-cost.html?m=1 

Revista Espacio, de TEDAE, nº 53

https://pdfonline.tedae.org/proespacio_53_es/ 

Blade Jersey City Stop Offers 5 Minute Helicopter Flight to JFK Airport - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-22/blade-expands-to-jersey-city-offering-five-minute-commute-to-jfk 

Food delivery by drone is just part of daily life in Shenzhen | MIT Technology Review

The Chinese delivery giant Meituan flies drones between skyscrapers to kiosks around the city. I went to see how it works.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/23/1073500/drone-food-delivery-shenzhen-meituan/

Two Weeks at the Front in Ukraine | The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/29/two-weeks-at-the-front-in-ukraine 

Sabena was founded on 23 May 1923, exactly 100 years ago - Aviation24.be

https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/sabena/founded-on-23-may-1923-exactly-100-years-ago/ 

F-117 Nighthawks Soar Over Alaska | The Drive

F-117s have been expanding the geographical footprint of their post-retirement operations and have now ventured outside the lower 48 states. 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/f-117-nighthawks-soar-over-alaska 

Construction work is launched for the industrial facility where VoltAero will build its Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family at France’s Rochefort – Charente-Maritime Airport

https://www.voltaero.aero/en/press-releases/voltaero-production-facility-construction-rochefort-airport/

Kawasaki becomes a strategic investor in the framework of Series B funding for the Cassio electric-hybrid aircraft family

https://www.voltaero.aero/en/press-releases/kawasaki-strategic-investor-voltaero-cassio-series-b-funding/

F-16s key step for Ukraine, but won’t be ‘game-changer,’ SECAF says

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/05/22/f-16s-key-step-for-ukraine-but-wont-be-game-changer-secaf-says/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn 

Boeing boss cools hopes for sustainable aviation fuels | Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/42099d27-3095-4e10-ba94-a3d33f9ff35a?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

Nuevo avión X de Darpa: X-65 Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/nuevo-avion-x-de-darpa-x-65-control-of-revolutionary-aircraft-with-novel-effectors-crane/ 

New aircraft technologies. Part 13. Friction drag

Bjorn's Corner: New aircraft technologies. Part 13. Friction drag https://leehamnews.com/2023/05/19/bjorns-corner-new-aircraft-technologies-part-13-friction-drag/ 

What We Know So Far About The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Platform

https://theaviationist.com/2023/05/22/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-u-s-air-forces-next-generation-air-dominance-platform/ 

Air Europa Cancels Over 100 Flights Amid Planned Pilot Strikes

https://simpleflying.com/air-europa-cancels-100-flights-pilot-strikes/ 

VIP customers order up to four Boeing Business Jets

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2023-05-22-VIP-customers-order-up-to-four-Boeing-Business-Jets 

Rolls-Royce readies for first flight of Pearl 10X

https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/rolls-royce-readies-for-first-flight-of-pearl-10x/153381.article 

Honda Aircraft Elite II makes EBACE show debut

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/honda-aircraft-elite-ii-makes-ebace-show-debut/153384.article 

Bombardier achieves important milestones on EcoJet research project

The initial phase of flight testing using a small-scale model of a blended-wing-body aircraft has been successfully completed. The next phase, involving a larger scaled […]

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/bombardier/bombardier-achieves-important-milestones-on-ecojet-research-project/ 

Hypersonic rival bids for Virgin Orbit’s 747

According to reports, Stratolaunch is set to pay the bankrupt business in cash immediately for 'Cosmic Girl' should the deal be accepted.

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/05/hypersonic-rival-bids-for-virgin-orbits-747/ 

Mobility Innovators Chase Business Aviation Connections

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-22/mobility-innovators-chase-business-aviation-connections 

Textron Aviation Unveils Ascend as Latest in XL Family

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-22/textron-aviation-unveils-ascend-latest-xl-family 

SR-71 pilot, photographer and storyteller Brian Shul dies at 75

https://newatlas.com/remarkable-people/brian-shul-death/ 

Bezos’ Blue Origin to build moon lander in $3B win for Seattle space industry

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bezos-blue-origin-to-build-moon-lander-in-3b-win-for-seattle-space-industry/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Fokker To Make A Comeback With Hydrogen Aircraft Program

https://simpleflying.com/fokker-hydrogen-aircraft-program/ 

The A380 Lives On: The Singapore Airlines Fleet In 2023

https://simpleflying.com/singapore-airlines-fleet-in-2023/ 

England To Australia: The Incredible Story Of The MacRobertson Air Race

https://simpleflying.com/macrobertson-air-race-england-australia-history/ 

Il-114-300 set for high-speed flight tests following engine certification

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/il-114-300-set-for-high-speed-flight-tests-following-engine-certification/153334.article 

Aero Volga’s Swiss successor aims to make waves with 19-seat all-electric amphibian

https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/aero-volgas-swiss-successor-aims-to-make-waves-with-19-seat-all-electric-amphibian/152953.article 

Early work underway for Tokyo’s F-15 upgrade programme

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/early-work-underway-for-tokyos-f-15-upgrade-programme/153367.article 

Russian airlines find help in circumventing sanctions

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/127806-russian-airlines-find-help-in-circumventing-sanctions 

Spanish Supreme Court raises compensation to 14 families affected by Germanwings suicide crash

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/germanwings/spanish-supreme-court-raises-compensation-to-14-families-affected-by-germanwings-suicide-crash/ 

Deutsche Aircraft announces Private Wings as first launch customer for its new D328eco™ turboprop aircraft

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/deutsche-aircraft/deutsche-aircraft-announces-private-wings-as-first-launch-customer-for-its-new-d328eco-turboprop-aircraft/ 

US Department of Justice wins lawsuit to end JetBlue and American Airlines alliance

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/american-airlines/us-department-of-justice-wins-lawsuit-to-end-jetblue-and-american-airlines-alliance/ 

Rain of ash from Etna in eruption: flights stopped at Catania airport

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/catania-airport-cta/rain-of-ash-from-etna-in-eruption-flights-stopped-at-catania-airport/ 

An F-18 from the Spanish Air and Space Force crashes in Zaragoza during an exhibition flight

https://www.aviation24.be/military-aircraft/spanish-air-force/an-f-18-from-the-spanish-air-and-space-force-crashes-in-zaragoza-during-an-exhibition-flight/ 

A400M stand-off jammer concept breaks cover

https://www-janes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.janes.com/amp/a400m-stand-off-jammer-concept-breaks-cover/ZnlJK3dHVU9mZ28xajRJVkc5dVI5VFp1cVMwPQ2 

737 freighter failed to pressurise after ‘unauthorised use’ of safety switch

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/05/737-freighter-failed-to-pressurise-after-unauthorised-use-of-safety-switch/ 

GE's Hybrid-electric Investments Promise Big Payoff

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2023-05-17/ges-hybrid-electric-investments-promise-big-payoff 

Rolls-Royce Completes First Tests on UltraFan Demonstrator

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2023-05-18/rolls-royce-completes-first-tests-ultrafan-demonstrator 

Environmental Groups Increase Pressure on Bizav in Europe

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-19/environmental-groups-increase-pressure-bizav-europe 

Raytheon upgrading Korea Aerospace Industries’ FA-50 aircraft with PhantomStrike™ radar

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/05/18/raytheon-upgrading-korea-aerospace-industries-fa-50-aircraft-with-phantomstrike-radar/ 

How digital twins can impact naval aviation?

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/05/18/how-digital-twins-can-impact-naval-aviation/