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https://leehamnews.com/2024/09/11/hyper-focus-on-reliability-and-durability-out-of-the-gates/ 

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https://leehamnews.com/2024/09/13/bjorns-corner-new-engine-development-part-23-new-versus-old-gtf-versus-v2500/ 

US Approves Possible Sale of Nine KC-46A Pegasus Tankers for Japan

https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/15/us-approves-kc-46a-sale-to-japan/ 

U.S. State Department Approves $7.2B Sale Of F-35 Jets To Romania

https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/15/f-35-sale-to-romania-approved/ 

Italy’s Frecce Tricolori display team to get new M-346 jet trainers

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/italys-frecce-tricolori-display-team-to-get-new-m-346-jet-trainers/159957.article 

Pentagon signs largest-ever order for Raytheon AMRAAM missiles

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/pentagon-signs-largest-ever-order-for-raytheon-amraam-missiles/159966.article 

Canada to deploy maritime patrol aircraft to enforce North Korea sanctions

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/canada-to-deploy-maritime-patrol-aircraft-to-enforce-north-korea-sanctions/159968.article 

Boeing still evaluating thrust-link problem’s affect on 777-9 timeline

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/boeing-still-evaluating-thrust-link-problems-affect-on-777-9-timeline/159971.article 

Airbus annonce la certification de type H160 au Canada

https://www.airbus.com/fr/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-airbus-annonce-la-certification-de-type-h160-au-canada?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Airbus marks 40 years of growth in Canada with helicopter order for Ontario

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-09-airbus-marks-40-years-of-growth-in-canada-with-helicopter-order-for?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Pilots of an Alaska Airlines jet braked to avoid a possible collision with a Southwest plane

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/pilots-of-an-alaska-airlines-jet-braked-to-avoid-a-possible-collision-with-a-southwest-plane/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

China wants to replace Jeff Bezos as Musk’s greatest space threat

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How long Boeing Machinists’ strike could last and how it impacts WA

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USAF Funds Canopy’s Sweat Gland System For Hypersonic Missiles | Turkey Finalized Çelik Kubbe Plans | Malaysia And France Conduct Joint Drills

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US Awarded Elbit AN/PVS-14 Deal | BBMF Spitfire Remain Grounded | Lockheed/Tata To Expand C-130J in India

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-awarded-elbit-an-pvs-14-deal-bbmf-spitfire-remain-grounded-lockheed-tata-to-expand-c-130j-in-india-0241970/ 

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https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/aar-government-was-awarded-1-2b-for-poseidon-work-ukraine-introduces-dot-chain-edge-group-tapped-by-brazilian-navy-for-mansup-0241975/ 

Air China begins commercial C919 operations

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/144742-air-china-begins-commercial-c919-operations 

Israeli shipper pleads guilty to smuggling parts to Russia

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/144739-israeli-shipper-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-parts-to-russia 

Venezuela threatens to halt flights with Spain

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/144749-venezuela-threatens-to-halt-flights-with-spain 

United Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi using SpaceX’s Starlink in 2025

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/united-airlines/united-airlines-to-offer-free-wi-fi-using-spacexs-starlink-in-2025/ 

NASA’s X-59 progresses through tests on path to flight

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2024/09/14/nasas-x-59-progresses-through-tests-on-path-to-flight/ 

Ultra-efficient blended wing airliner: The perfect hydrogen platform?

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SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

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U.S, Europe Are Helping Ukraine Develop Substitute for S-300 Air Defense System and R-27 Missile

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Netherlands Announces More F-35 Fighters, NH90 Helicopters in New $2.7B Defense Plan

https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/08/netherlands-announces-more-f-35-fighters/ 

Ukraine Reveals New Guided Glide Bomb on the Su-24 Fencer

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Egypt Orders 1st-Ever J-10C Fighter Jets From China

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Boeing's New 797 Will Be Built In Washington

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Joby Applies to Become First Certified Electric Air Taxi Operator in UAE

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 clips tail off Delta Connection CRJ-900 at Atlanta Airport, U.S.

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Elon Musk plans to send first Starships to Mars in 2026

https://newatlas.com/space/elon-musk-mars-starships/ 

Quirky ground-effect 'seaglider' approved for full-scale flight tests

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World's first aerospike aircraft to fly this month after crash setback

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Japan to Test F-35B Aircraft with JS Kaga off San Diego - Naval News

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https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/la-replica-del-autogiro-c-4-vuelve-a-estar-en-vuelo/ 

Scandinavian ascendance: the modernisation of the Swedish Air Force - European Security & Defence

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Former Boeing inspector alleges ‘scrap’ parts ended up on assembly lines

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easyJet joins forces with JetZero in its bid to develop blended wing body aircraft for commercial aviation

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