lunes, 8 de julio de 2024

These Photos Provide a Size Comparison Between the New AIM-174B and AIM-120 Missiles

WOW: Airbus Signs $24 Billion MoU With Cebu Pacific For 152 Aircraft

Not Fireworks, But Fruit? IATA Reminds Travelers Of Coconut Meats Surprising Spontaneous Combustion Risk

Eve Air Mobility Announces Nearly $100 Million In New Funding

Ryanair Looks Back At 39 Years From 1st Flight

Portugal In Discussions With Embraer On A-29N Super Tucano Acquisition

Italy starts acquisition of 24 more Eurofighters

US Marine Reaper Quipped With “Invisibility” Pod | Denmark Tested PULS | US Offers Thai Air Force Funds To Buy A F-16s

Families urge Court to reject DOJ’s lenient plea deal with Boeing

Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Develop Artificial Intelligence Tools For DARPA

Drunken passengers force Lanzarote-bound Ryanair flight to return to Edinburgh

FAA orders inspection of 2,600 Boeing 737s over oxygen mask issue | Reuters

The Key to Restoring American Air Superiority: Collaborative Combat Aircraft - UAV.com

Russia’s aviation authorities anticipate seven per cent traffic decline in 2024

United Engine shows off prototype hybrid powertrain as it looks toward 1.5MW model

Airbus Helicopters partners with Heligo to introduce H145 into India’s energy sector

Airbus to set up Centre of Excellence, Chair Professor and scholarships for aerospace studies at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

Milan Malpensa will be renamed in Silvio Berlusconi airport

Iberia and Widerøe partner to enhance travel options between Spain and Norway

How to watch the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket

Russian Space Chiefs Finally Admit US Landed on Moon

RIFF on Guard Against Drone Threats | Defense Express

Airbus A350 Freighter has Largest Cargo Door in the World - Aviation A2Z

Boeing to plead guilty to fraud in US probe of fatal 737 MAX crashes | Reuters

[Vídeo] Ultraligero Aeroprakt A-22 cazando drones rusos

jueves, 4 de julio de 2024

Proyecto Magallanes: la vuelta al mundo sin escalas en KC-46

Turkish Airlines Orders Four More Boeing 777 Freighters

Pacific Skies 2024: Airbus military aircraft lead record joint airlift deployment in the Asia-Pacific region

Pacific Skies 2024: Airbus military aircraft lead record joint airlift deployment in the Asia-Pacific region https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2024-06-pacific-skies-2024-airbus-military-aircraft-lead-record-joint-airlift 

Airbus built, Copernicus Sentinel-2C climate satellite heading for launch site

New engine development. Part 13. The compressor.

Bjorn's Corner: New engine development. Part 13. The compressor. https://leehamnews.com/2024/06/28/bjorns-corner-new-engine-development-part-13-the-compressor/ 

Boeing Spirit AeroSystems Deal Leaves Some Space & Defense Suppliers In Limbo

USAF to deploy F-15EXs, more F-35As to Japan

​Eyeing FA-50 order, KAI signs parts MOU with Peru’s Seman

Airbus awarded German Armed Forces prime contract for military communications satellite system

8th FS Unveiled New Addition | GA Tapped For SkyGuardian | Philippines, China To “De-escalate” Tensions Over South China Sea

Autonomous EHang eVTOL jumpstarts nascent pilotless air tourism industry

Photo Suggests Possible Nuclear Mission For Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder With Ra’ad ALCM

Eve Air Mobility Announces $94M New Equity to Support eVTOL Development

After 60 Years and 400 Crashes India to Retire MiG-21

miércoles, 3 de julio de 2024

[España] Autorizada la adquisición de compromisos de gasto para la renovación de aviones contra incendios del Ministerio de Defensa

 https://www.hacienda.gob.es/GabineteMinistro/notas%20prensa/2024/consejo-ministros/04-06-24-np-cm-vehiculos-contra-incendios-defensa.pdf

[España] Pedro Sánchez subraya el papel de Airbus en el modelo productivo de sostenibilidad social, medioambiental y fiscal que impulsa el Gobierno

 https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/presidente/actividades/Paginas/2024/020724-sanchez-inauguracion-hub-airbus.aspx

General Atomics lands funding to continues XQ-67 development

Why U.S. government may still do business with Boeing, even as a felon

ARTILLERY: Killer Drones Versus Howitzers

ARJ21 operates first high-altitude commercial flight

What Are The Multi-Functional Capabilities Of The B-52 Stratofortress?

RAAF aviators team up with US Navy pilots in F-35 deployment

Boeing to Release Second-Quarter Results on July 31

Boeing restarts widebody deliveries to China

The First Slovakian F-16 Block 70 Aircraft Has Arrived at Morris Air National Guard Base for Training

Turbulence: Emirates' New No-Nonsense Safety Video Tells Passengers To Keep Seatbelts Fastened

[Podcast] Análisis: KF-21 Boramae y la industria aeronáutica Coreana

What It’s Like to Fly a KC-46 Around the World in 45 Hours

The Air Force's Secret NGAD Fighter Jet Might Be Canceled

Budget cuts and shifting priorities put the future of NGAD—the long-teased, sixth-generation aircraft—in jeopardy.


https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a61147227/air-force-ngad-secret-new-fighter-jet-uncertain-future/ 

Why the US Air Force should keep Next Generation Air Dominance alive

'Trillion dollar trainwreck': US super stealth fighter is eating the next generation

As Air Force deliberates sixth-gen fighter plans, much is at stake for Boeing - Breaking Defense

Perhaps no company has bet so much on the Air Force's NGAD sixth-gen fighter effort as Boeing — and now the service could be dramatically reinventing the program. 

https://breakingdefense.com/2024/07/as-air-force-deliberates-sixth-gen-fighter-plans-much-is-at-stake-for-boeing/ 

martes, 2 de julio de 2024

Astronauts not stuck on space station, NASA and Boeing officials say

Justice department to offer Boeing a plea deal related to MAX crashes

Japan successfully launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket

Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test, then crashes

After steering major deal, Spirit CEO Shanahan could be next Boeing boss

Turkey’s TB3 UCAV Reaches New Highest Altitude At 36,000 Feet

North Korean ‘Poop Balloons’ Close Seoul Airport in Another Harassment Raid

New F-22 Pods Spotted Up Close On Sabreliner Test Bed

EASA Issues Airworthiness Directive Over Boeing 787 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Engine Parts

What To Know Of The US Militarys 5 Drone Categories

FAA Flags Over 120 Boeing 757-200s For Fuselage Cracking Concerns

Universal Hydrogen Shuts Down After Running Out Of Funds

Boeing Will Not Bring 737 MAX Or 777X Test Aircraft To Farnborough Airshow 2024

US Air Force Looking To Reduce Costs Of Next Generation Fighter Program

Boeing Delivers First CH-47F Block II Chinook Aircraft to U.S. Army

Turkish Airlines Orders Four More Boeing 777 Freighters

Strong Air Cargo Demand Continues in May

China Southern, EHang partner to explore eVTOL tourism operations

Istanbul airport chief urges industry collaboration as work on triple-runway operations progresses

IAG announces Air Europa-related share purchase scheme

Eve Air Mobility Announces $94M New Equity to Support eVTOL Development

Eurocontrol report: 2023 marks one of the worst years for airspace-related delays in two decades

Boeing wins comms deal for Australian ‘missile shield’

Australian aviation industry bullish on AI adoption

Technical failures leave Starliner crew 'not stranded' on ISS indefinitely

NASA says that the astronauts sent to the International Space Station aboard Boeing's malfunctioning Starliner spacecraft are "not stranded in space." However, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams may be staying in orbit for a very long time.

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https://newatlas.com/space/starliner-astronauts-stranded-iss/ 

"2nd July 1900: LZ 1, the first Zeppelin, makes its maiden flight in Germany" @ YouTube

outsorced profits — The cornerston of succesful subcontracting by Dr L.J. Hart Smith

Inside the strained union of Boeing and Spirit aerosystems

MBDA unveils the Land Cruise Missile (LCM) system

MBDA unveils the Land Cruise Missile (LCM) system, a new ground-launched Deep Precision Strike capability, to meet the needs of the new strategic environment on the battlefield.

LCM builds on all of MBDA's expertise in the field of Deep Precision Strike, and is based on the combat proven Naval Cruise Missile (NCM) in-service on French Navy frigates and attack submarines.

The LCM system constitutes a unique European sovereign solution for a deep strike ground-launched cruise missile system, designed, produced and assembled in Europe. Customers operating NCM missiles and LCM system will belong to an exclusive club of countries possessing very long-range Deep Precision Strike capability from below and from the surface of the sea as well as from the ground.

Tornado F2 Set To Become Most Advanced Flying Fighter In A Private Individual's Hands

Meet the A-12 Oxcart: CIA Spy Plane Faster Than the SR-71 Blackbird | The National Interest

KC-390 con MAFFS II brasileño se estrena en su labor antiincendios - Sandglass Patrol

lunes, 1 de julio de 2024

FAB estreia o KC-390 em missões de combate a incêndio no Pantanal - Airway

Indra’s General Shareholders’ Meeting ratifies Marc Murtra as its Executive Chairman and approves the arrival of Javier Escribano as a director and the segregation of Indra Espacio

  • Indra will pay a gross €0.25 dividend per share against last year's profits, the accounts and management and sustainability reports for which have been ratified by the shareholders, who have also approved the changes to the Board's regulations and remuneration policy
  • The Board has approved the creation of the Indra Espacio subsidiary, which will bring together all of Indra's capacities in the space sector as a first step towards creating a NewCo with end-to-end capabilities which is open to other shareholders, in order to ensure sovereignty in its communications
  • The Chairman, Marc Murtra, and the CEO, José Vicente de los Mozos, have presented the shareholders with the rebranding project, which involves the creation of Indra Group so as to evolve towards a more flexible holding model encompassing the Indra and Minsait businesses

Boeing CEO Message to Employees on Spirit AeroSystems Acquisition


I'm pleased to announce that we've reached a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems. We believe this deal is in the best interest of the flying public, our airline customers, the employees of Spirit and Boeing, and the country more broadly.

By once again combining our companies, we can fully align our commercial production systems, including our Safety and Quality Management Systems, and our workforce to the same priorities, incentives and outcomes – centered on safety and quality. This is an opportunity to bring back critical airplane manufacturing work on Boeing airplanes into our factories – where Boeing and Spirit world-class engineers and mechanics can work seamlessly together, focused on a common mission to build safe and quality airplanes for our customers.

Among the many actions we're taking as a company, this is one of the most significant in demonstrating our unwavering commitment to strengthen quality and make certain that Boeing is the company the world needs it to be.

Our acquisition of Spirit will include substantially all Boeing-related commercial operations, as well as additional commercial, defense and aftermarket operations. As part of the transaction, Boeing will work with Spirit to ensure the continuity of operations supporting Spirit's customers and programs we acquire, including working with the U.S. Department of Defense and Spirit defense customers regarding defense and security missions.

As we work to secure the necessary regulatory approvals, Boeing and Spirit will remain independent companies, but we will continue to work collaboratively with Spirit and its leadership to strengthen the quality and safety of Boeing's commercial airplanes.

The transaction is expected to close mid-2025 and is subject to the sale of the Spirit operations related to certain Airbus commercial work packages and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory and Spirit shareholder approvals.

As I've said before, we will be measured one airplane at a time. This agreement marks an important step in demonstrating Boeing's commitment to aviation safety.

Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Dave

Boeing to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems


ARLINGTON, Va., July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems [NYSE: SPR]. The merger is an all-stock transaction at an equity value of approximately $4.7 billion, or $37.25 per share. The total transaction value is approximately $8.3 billion, including Spirit's last reported net debt.

Each share of Spirit common stock will be exchanged for a number of shares of Boeing common stock equal to an exchange ratio between 0.18 and 0.25, calculated as $37.25 divided by the volume weighted average share price of Boeing shares over the 15-trading-day period ending on the second trading day prior to the closing (subject to a floor of $149.00 per share and a ceiling of $206.94 per share). Spirit shareholders will receive 0.25 Boeing shares for each of their Spirit shares if the volume-weighted average price is at or below $149.00, and 0.18 Boeing shares for each of their Spirit shares if the volume-weighted average price is at or above $206.94.

"We believe this deal is in the best interest of the flying public, our airline customers, the employees of Spirit and Boeing, our shareholders and the country more broadly," said Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun. "By reintegrating Spirit, we can fully align our commercial production systems, including our Safety and Quality Management Systems, and our workforce to the same priorities, incentives and outcomes – centered on safety and quality."

Boeing's acquisition of Spirit will include substantially all Boeing-related commercial operations, as well as additional commercial, defense and aftermarket operations. As part of the transaction, Boeing will work with Spirit to ensure the continuity of operations supporting Spirit's customers and programs it acquires, including working with the U.S. Department of Defense and Spirit defense customers regarding defense and security missions.

"We are proud of the role Boeing plays in supporting our men and women in uniform and are committed to ensuring continuity for Spirit's defense programs," said Calhoun.

Airbus SE and Spirit have also entered into a binding term sheet under which Airbus will acquire, assuming the parties entered into definitive agreements and receipt of any required regulatory approvals, certain commercial work packages that Spirit performs for Airbus concurrently with the closing of the Boeing-Spirit merger. In addition, Spirit is proposing to sell certain of its operations, including those in Belfast, Northern Ireland (non-Airbus operations), Prestwick, Scotland, and Subang, Malaysia. The transaction is expected to close mid-2025 and is subject to the sale of the Spirit operations related to certain Airbus commercial work packages and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory and Spirit shareholder approvals.

PJT Partners is acting as lead financial advisor to Boeing, with Goldman Sachs & Co, LLC and Consello acting as additional advisors. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is acting as outside counsel to Boeing.

Airbus enters agreement with Spirit AeroSystems


Amsterdam, 1 July 2024– Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has entered into a binding term sheet agreement with Spirit AeroSystems in relation to a potential acquisition of major activities related to Airbus, notably the production of A350 fuselage sections in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S., and St. Nazaire, France; of the A220's wings and mid-fuselage in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Casablanca, Morocco; as well as of the A220 pylons in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

With this agreement, Airbus aims to ensure stability of supply for its commercial aircraft programmes through a more sustainable way forward, both operationally and financially, for the various Airbus work packages that Spirit AeroSystems is responsible for today.

The transaction would cover the acquisition of these activities. Airbus will be compensated by payment of $559 million from Spirit AeroSystems, for a nominal consideration of $1.00, subject to adjustments including based on the final transaction perimeter.

Entering into definitive agreements remains subject to an ensuing due diligence process. Whilst there is no guarantee that a transaction will be concluded, all parties are willing and interested to work in good faith to progress and complete this process as timely as possible.

Airbus launches mini docuseries “A330neo: The Heir Apparent”

Meteosat satellite to be launched with SpaceX (instead of with Arianne 6)


"This decision was driven by exceptional circumstances" explains EUMETSAT Director-General Phil Evans. "It does not compromise our standard policy of supporting European partners, and we look forward to a successful SpaceX launch for this masterpiece of European technology."

Beyond Aero presentó en EBACE su diseño de avión de negocios de pila de hidrógeno