miércoles, 10 de enero de 2024

Inspiring the Next Generation of Helicopter Pilots and Mechanics

Aircraft carriers are not a problem. Inter-service tribalism is

US, British forces shoot down 21 drones and missiles fired from Yemen

Boeing Announces Fourth-Quarter Deliveries

Airbus opens new ZEROe Development Center in Stade for innovative hydrogen technologies

More delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026

B-1B Flights Paused at Ellsworth AFB As Crash Investigation Continues

Boeing CEO Admits Responsibility For Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Incident

GKN boosts 3D-printing business with £50m investment

Japan beefs up air traffic control protocols after fatal Haneda collision

Global airline passenger traffic reached 99% of 2019 levels in November

Australia: No buyers found as Defence sunsets troubled NH90 fleet

UK Company Creates SAF from Sewage

Supernal unveils its second-gen eVTOL air taxi at CES

X-66, comienza la instalación en el MD-90 de las alas de Truss-Braced Transonic - Sandglass Patrol

Ryanair: un pirata de los cielos - Ver el documental completo | ARTE tv, reportaje de RTBF

Ghatak UCAV's 1st Director Raises Concerns Over Program's Path - Livefist

Boeing 737 MAX Incident a By-Product of Its Financial Mindset - The American Prospect

martes, 9 de enero de 2024

X-66, comienza la instalación en el MD-90 de las alas de Truss-Braced Transonic

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/x-66-comienza-la-instalacion-en-el-md-90-de-las-alas-de-truss-braced-transonic/

Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt

Russian MC-21, Superjet airplanes to have common brand

Boeing Announces Fourth-Quarter Deliveries

Jetstar Asia appoints Qantas veteran as new CEO

EVA Air places order for 18 long-range A350-1000s and 15 single-aisle A321neo.

Bizav Market Optimism on the Rise in Asia-Pacific

F117, el primer avión furtivo

"737 Mid-Cabin Emergency Exit Doors - Plug Option" @ YouTube

lunes, 8 de enero de 2024

Germany is ready to allow sales of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia

Airbus Beluga Transport earns its Air Operator Certificate


Just under two years ago, in January 2022, Airbus launched its outsized air-cargo service, Airbus Beluga Transport (AiBT), operated by Airbus Transport International (ATI). However, the vision was always to create a dedicated airline with its own Air Operator Certificate (AOC). With the latter now awarded, we talk to AiBTs managing director Benoît Lemonnier and also to the head of flight operations Olivier Schneider to learn how this was achieved and also what challenges lie ahead

Türkiye's new combat drone completes endurance flight test

EHang's certified EH216-S debut commercial flight demonstrations

Airborne Range Hawks enabling more hypersonic flight tests

737 incidents prompt new scrutiny at Boeing

B-1B Bomber Crashes While Landing At Ellsworth AFB, Crew Ejects Safely

FAA: Updates on Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 Aircraft

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

Boeing Statement on 737-9 Inspections

Video Release: Boeing Begins X-66 Modification, Removing Engines and Adding Scanning Technology

Boeing issues instructions with details about completing 737 Max 9 door-plug inspections

NTSB releases images of recovered door plug that failed on Alaska Airlines’ 737 Max 9

Boeing Begins X-66 Modification, Removing Engines and Adding Scanning Technology

Turkish Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after Alaska Airlines window/fuselage blow-out incident

EASA adopts FAA Emergency Airworthiness Directive on Boeing 737-9 – no EU operators seen affected

Two iPhones survive 5,000-metre fall from beleaguered Alaska Air’s Boeing 737-9 and remain intact – Door plug retrieved as well

Tokyo crash Dash 8 not cleared for take-off, authorities claim

Australia’s 737 MAX fleet cleared despite Alaska mid-air blowout

United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections - The Air Current

Missing door 'plug' may hold clues to how hole blew open on Alaska Airlines jet | AP News

viernes, 5 de enero de 2024

jueves, 4 de enero de 2024

A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?

A burning jet, 3 exits: How 379 flyers were saved in Tokyo

An Ordinary Day In The Life Of A Harrier Pilot: Carrier Ops And Tactical Mission With The TAV-8B

What's The Difference Between The KAI T-50 & The FA-50?

Heavy Lift Turboprop Freighter: 60 Years Of The Short Belfast

Nearly 100 foreign aircraft transferred to Aeroflot Group: chief

Initial King Air 200s with Garmin’s auto-land system enter service

Airbus reports share buyback transactions 21-27 December 2023

Court accepts bankruptcy request for Airbus ex-Russia branch

2023 Lockheed Martin F-35 Deliveries

Japan jet crash investigation: Coast Guard plane entered Haneda Airport runway without clearance

U.S. Army contracts Bombardier for HADES prototyping with Global 6500 aircraft

martes, 2 de enero de 2024

Explosions in Kyiv as Ukraine air force battles drone attack

JAL A350 ground collision is first hull loss by damage and fire of an all-composite airplane



With the ground collision (Jan. 2, 2024, Tokyo time) of a Japan Air Lines Airbus A350 and its destruction by fire, we're reposting this article from March 2009. It was then that Boeing was in early production of the 787 and the Federal Aviation Administration was studying what Special Conditions to require in the event of a fire on a composite passenger airliner.


Russia receives improved KUB-BLA loitering munition - EDR Magazine

Rioters Reportedly Attempt To Shut Down New York-JFK Airport By Launching Balloon

Boom Supersonic's 2023 In Review: How Is The Overture Progressing?

Russia Still Wants To Collaborate With China On Long-Range Aircraft Program

KAI delivers first TA-50 in improved Block 2 standard

‘Russified’ SJ-100 certification advances as airframe secures approval

Airbus statement on Flight JAL516

Russia's Red Wings Airlines reinducts Tu-214 after 6 years

European Bizav Facing Uncertain Political Climate in 2024

Japan Airlines Plane in Flames After Collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport - WSJ

Japan Airlines Plane in Flames After Collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport - WSJ

lunes, 1 de enero de 2024

Happy New Year: Aviation's Biggest Trends To Watch In 2024

Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Embarks on Seventh Mission




Mission will expand the United States Space Force's knowledge of the space environment by experimenting with future space domain awareness technologies


Volato expands HondaJet fleet by 50% to 24 aircraft

Interesting Video Shows Russian Cruise Missile Deploying Flares During Flight

Russia Expects 20 Deliveries Of Sukhoi Superjet SSJ NEW In 2024

Another Mishap: Russia's Utair Suffers Engine Failure Of Boeing 737-500

UAC postponed maiden flight of Russian-powered Superjet to 2024

Turkey seeking US permission to produce F-16 fighter engines domestically

US helicopters sink three Red Sea vessels during attempted hijacking

Taxi drivers at Brussels Airport staged a strike against proposal of mandatory Dutch language exam

CFM RISE on track for ground and flight tests mid-decade: GE Aerospace - Runway GirlRunway Girl