FAA team recommends Boeing MAX design change and pilot notification

An internal memo recommends a design change to fix an engine risk on the 737 MAX, in addition to informing pilots of the risk and changing takeoff procedures.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/faa-team-recommends-boeing-max-design-change-and-notify-pilots/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

UK Announces Retirement of Watchkeeper UAV, 14 Chinooks, 17 Pumas and 3 Royal Navy Ships

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/20/uk-announces-cuts/ 

U.S. Approves Foreign Military Sale for South Korean F-15K Upgrade

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/22/south-korean-f-15k-upgrade-fms/ 

USMC KC-130J Completes Circumnavigation of the Globe During Two-Week Mission

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/23/usmc-kc-130j-circumnavigation-of-the-globe/ 

Boeing Awarded 15 Additional U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tankers

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131508 

IATA Wings of Change Europe Conference Calls for EU to Prioritize Competitiveness and Sustainability

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2024-releases/2024-11-21-01/ 

IATA Condemns Spanish Cabin Baggage Decision

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2024-releases/2024-11-22-01/ 

Developer Natilus unveils 200-seat aircraft concept to challenge tube-and-wing supremacy

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/developer-natilus-unveils-200-seat-aircraft-concept-to-challenge-tube-and-wing-supremacy/160828.article 

Why the time is right for hydrogen propulsion shift

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/why-the-time-is-right-for-hydrogen-propulsion-shift/160841.article 

Dark skies as new Cold War era advances

https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international-opinion/dark-skies-as-new-cold-war-era-advances/160842.article 

How the global military fleet shapes up in our 2025 World Air Forces review

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/how-the-global-military-fleet-shapes-up-in-our-2025-world-air-forces-review/160844.article 

Boeing Tapped For F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program | Elbit’s Profits Surge | DoS Approved FMS To South Korea

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/boeing-tapped-for-f-15-japan-super-interceptor-program-elbits-profits-surge-dos-approved-fms-to-south-korea-0242259/ 

GA-ASI Finalized Qualification Trials Of Gray Eagle | Romania To Buy 32 F-35s | Uk To Decommission Navy Ships

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ga-asi-finalized-qualification-trials-of-gray-eagle-romania-to-buy-32-f-35s-uk-to-decommission-navy-ships-0242264/ 

Brussels Airport ownership in focus amid Canadian fund’s £10 billion asset sale

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/brussels-airport-ownership-in-focus-amid-canadian-funds-10-billion-asset-sale/ 

GE Aerospace tests hybrid-electric turboshaft engine for US Army

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/ge-aerospace-tests-hybrid-electric-turboshaft-engine-for-us-army/160853.article 

Lockheed uses L-39 and two L-29s to test air-to-air combat with autonomous fighters

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/lockheed-uses-l-39-and-two-l-29s-to-test-air-to-air-combat-with-autonomous-fighters/160859.article 

NTSB investigating 737 Max smoke incident amid Leap-1B ‘load reduction device’ scrutiny

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/ntsb-investigating-737-max-smoke-incident-amid-leap-1b-load-reduction-device-scrutiny/160866.article 

Self-driving helicopter may soon head to a wildfire near you

https://fireaviation.com/2024/11/21/self-driving-aircraft-may-soon-head-to-a-wildfire-near-you/ 

Skunk Works® Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management of AI-Controlled Aircraft

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/skunk-works-demonstrates-airborne-battle-management-of-ai-controlled-aircraft/ 

Boeing Awarded 15 Additional U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tankers

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/boeing-awarded-15-additional-u-s-air-force-kc-46a-tankers/ 

RAAF tankers to refuel Indian aircraft under new defence deal

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/11/raaf-tankers-to-refuel-indian-aircraft-under-new-defence-deal/ 

Qantas engine that sparked Sydney fire was weeks from retirement

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/11/qantas-engine-that-sparked-sydney-fire-was-weeks-from-retirement/ 

Self-driving aircraft may soon head to a wildfire near you

https://fireaviation.com/2024/11/21/self-driving-aircraft-may-soon-head-to-a-wildfire-near-you/ 

NG Delivered SiAW Test Missile To USAF | Germany To Join Eurofighter Helmet Effort | Taiwan Minister Leads Mission to Lithuania to Discuss Drone Tech

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ng-delivered-siaw-test-missile-to-usaf-germany-to-join-eurofighter-helmet-effort-taiwan-minister-leads-mission-to-lithuania-to-discuss-drone-tech-0242254/ 

Spain fines five LCCs €179mn for consumer law violations

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/147368-spain-fines-five-lccs-179mn-for-consumer-law-violations 

BAE Systems to provide active control sidesticks for JetZero’s next-generation sustainable jet

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/bae-systems-to-provide-active-control-sidesticks-for-jetzeros-next-generation-sustainable-jet/ 

Embraer strengthens industrial and research cooperation in the Netherlands

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/embraer-strengthens-industrial-and-research-cooperation-in-the-netherlands/ 

Romania Becomes the 20th Member of the F-35 Global Alliance

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/romania-becomes-the-20th-member-of-the-f-35-global-alliance/ 

Boeing awarded 15 additional U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tankers

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/boeing/boeing-defense/awarded-15-additional-u-s-air-force-kc-46a-tankers/ 

Ursula von der Leyen assists in in-flight medical emergency

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen assisted during an unexpected incident aboard a Swiss flight from Zürich to Brussels. Last Wednesday, a passenger experienced a medical emergency, prompting the captain to call for assistance from anyone with medical training. Dr. von der Leyen stepped in, drawing on her prior career in medicine to provide […]

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/swiss/ursula-von-der-leyen-assists-in-in-flight-medical-emergency/ 

Unruly passenger restrained with duct tape after attempting to open aircraft door mid-flight

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/american-airlines/unruly-passenger-restrained-with-duct-tape-after-attempting-to-open-aircraft-door-mid-flight/ 

SpaceX essentially gets a green light from the FAA to scale up Starship activities in Texas.

SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/spacex-just-got-exactly-what-it-wanted-from-the-faa-for-texas-starship-launches/

Watch A Ukrainian Uncrewed Aerial Mothership Launch Kamikaze Drones

https://www.twz.com/air/watch-a-ukrainian-uncrewed-aerial-mothership-launch-kamikaze-drones 

Militaries can’t ignore climate change – it could cripple their tech

https://www.thereengineer.pro/p/militaries-cant-ignore-climate-change 

Hezbollah says fired 'guided missiles' at Israeli troops near border

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Hezbollah_says_fired_guided_missiles_at_Israeli_troops_near_border_999.html 

PZL Mielec delivered final two contracted Black Hawk helicopters to the Polish Armed Forces

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/pzl-mielec-delivered-final-two-contracted-black-hawk-helicopters-to-the-polish-armed-forces/ 

GE to begin modelling open-fan engine integration in 2025

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/ge-to-begin-modelling-open-fan-engine-integration-in-2025/160812.article 

SpaceX Starship’s sonic boom creates risk of structural damage, test finds

An independent researcher found that noise recorded miles away from the site of a recent test flight was equal to standing 200 feet from a Boeing 747 during takeoff.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/spacex-starships-sonic-boom-creates-risk-of-structural-damage-test-finds/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Airbus CEO says year-end delivery goal is ‘a tough journey’

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/airbus-ceo-says-year-end-delivery-goal-is-a-tough-journey/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical arms

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/spacex-launches-giant-starship-rocket-but-passes-up-catching-it-with-mechanical-arms/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Royal Air Force Typhoon Test-fires latest SPEAR 3 Cruise Missile in Sweden

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/20/royal-air-force-typhoon-test-fires-latest-spear-3-cruise-missile-in-sweden/ 

​USA clears possible South Korea F-15K upgrade package

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/usa-clears-possible-south-korea-f-15k-upgrade-package/160814.article 

Baykar TB3 demonstrates carrier take-off and landing

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/baykar-tb3-demonstrates-carrier-take-off-and-landing/160816.article 

SpaceX Launches Starship For 6th Time With Banana For Scale & Trump For Company But No Chopsticks

https://simpleflying.com/spacex-6th-starship-launch-banana-for-scale-trump-no-chopsticks/ 

Why UK, Italy & Japan May Expand GCAP 6th Gen Jet Fighter Project To Other Countries

https://simpleflying.com/uk-italy-japan-gcap-6th-gen-jet-fighter-project-other-countries/ 

Airbus CEO: CFM Engine Supply Improving But 770 Aircraft Delivery Target Is Still Tight

https://simpleflying.com/airbus-ceo-cmf-engine-supply-improving-770-aircraft-delivery-target-tight/ 

Where The US Air Force Has Deployed 25% Of Its Combat-Ready B-52s

https://simpleflying.com/where-us-air-force-deployed-25-percent-combat-ready-b-52s/ 

F-15D Eagle Spotted with Unusual Infrared Measurement Pod

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/20/f-15d-eagle-pod/ 

NATO vouches continual support for Ukraine after 1,000 days of conflict

The war in Ukraine entered a new phase in mid-November, as Kyiv's forces began to engage military targets inside Russian territory using long-range weapons donated by the USA and its other western allies

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/nato-vouches-continual-support-for-ukraine-after-1000-days-of-conflict/160823.article 

Italy, Japan, Britain discuss broadening GCAP jet fighter project to other countries

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/italy-japan-britain-discuss-broadening-gcap-jet-fighter-project-to-other-countries/ 

Brussels Airport’s Newton Room brings aviation and STEM careers to life for 175 Belgian students

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/brussels-airports-newton-room-brings-aviation-and-stem-careers-to-life-for-175-belgian-students/ 

AUKUS partners to speed up hypersonic flight testing

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/11/aukus-partners-to-speed-up-hypersonic-flight-testing/ 

SpaceX Starship Flight 6: No catch but there was a banana

https://newatlas.com/space/starship-flight-6-no-catch-banana/ 

Impresionante «Elephant Walk» de los Phantom II turcos por sus 50 años de servicio

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/impresionante-elephant-walk-de-los-phantom-ii-turcos-por-sus-50-anos-de-servicio/

El GA Mojave despega de una cubierta de menos de 200m

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-ga-mojave-despega-de-una-cubierta-de-menos-de-200m/

GA-ASI Completes Final Qualification Test for HFE 2.0 Engine

 https://www.ga.com/ga-asi-completes-final-qualification-test-for-hfe-20-engine

Iran says hopes for nuclear talks without 'political pressure'

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iran_says_hopes_for_nuclear_talks_without_political_pressure_999.html 

Silent Arrow secures Air Force contract for new 200-mile logistics drone

Silent Arrow secures Air Force contract for new 200-mile logistics drone https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Silent_Arrow_secures_Air_Force_contract_for_new_200_mile_logistics_drone_999.html 

Iran faces fresh censure over lack of cooperation at UN nuclear meeting

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iran_faces_fresh_censure_over_lack_of_cooperation_at_UN_nuclear_meeting_999.html 

Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Putin_broadens_rules_on_Russias_use_of_nuclear_arms_999.html 

Russia says Ukraine fired US long-range missiles; Borrell urges EU states to follow US on missile use

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_says_Ukraine_fired_US_long-range_missiles_at_border_region_999.html 

Boeing lays off more than 2,000 Washington workers

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-lays-off-more-than-2000-washington-workers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

The Osprey’s safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/the-ospreys-safety-issues-spiked-over-five-years-and-caused-deaths-pilots-still-want-to-fly-it/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Airbus Plans Eurofighter Manned-Unmanned Teaming Testbed

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/15/airbus-plans-eurofighter-manned-unmanned-teaming-testbed/ 

U.S. Navy to Develop F/A-XX Next-Generation Fighter Independently of Air Force NGAD

The Navy's decision could shield the F/A-XX program from the impacts of the Air Force's NGAD review, especially as the source selection process is ongoing, with a winner expected next year. Similarly to the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy is developing a 6th generation fighter jet, called F/A-XX. While the Air Force previously said […]

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https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/16/u-s-navy-f-a-xx-update/ 

As General Atomics, Anduril Wingmen Drones Clear USAF Critical Design Review, Let’s Look at how Modern Wars are Informing the CCA Program

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/17/usaf-cca-critical-design-review/ 

All the Highlights of the 2024 China Airshow

https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/18/highlights-2024-china-airshow/ 

First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production

The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production. Fresh on the heels of the announcement that the U.S. Navy's E-6B Mercury replacement in the take charge and move out (TACAMO) role will be designated E-130J, it has been revealed that the first C-130J-30 airframe […]

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https://theaviationist.com/2024/11/17/first-e-130j-tacamo-airframe-in-production/ 

Embraer shifts possible development of fuel-cell aircraft back five years

Developing novel propulsion technologies has proven more challenging than expected, leaving Embraer's chief engineer now predicting his team would need until 2040 to bring a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered aircraft to market.

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-shifts-possible-development-of-fuel-cell-aircraft-back-five-years/160810.article 

Tourist Video Captures Images Of North Korea's Suspected AEW Ilyushin IL-76

https://simpleflying.com/tourist-video-images-north-korea-aew-ilyushin-il-76/ 

Boom Supersonic XB-1 Records Its Highest Speed & Altitude In 8th Test Flight

https://simpleflying.com/video/boom-supersonic-xb-1-8th-flight/ 

GE and NASA hope CODEX tests will write new chapter on contrail formation

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/ge-and-nasa-hope-codex-tests-will-write-new-chapter-on-contrail-formation/160775.article 

Robinson readies for the future as helicopter manufacturer eyes new product launch

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/robinson-readies-for-the-future-as-helicopter-manufacturer-eyes-new-product-launch/160781.article 

Volocopter names ex-Lilium finance chief Vogelgesang as new CFO

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/volocopter-names-ex-lilium-finance-chief-vogelgesang-as-new-cfo/160797.article 

Boeing names new head of Phantom Works advanced development unit

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/boeing-names-new-head-of-phantom-works-advanced-development-unit/160798.article 

AUKUS partners to collaborate closely on hypersonic weapons

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/aukus-partners-to-collaborate-closely-on-hypersonic-weapons/160800.article 

Airbus delivers first of up to 82 H145M helicopters to the German Armed Forces

Less than a year after the contract was signed, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145Ms ordered by Germany at its Donauwörth site.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-11-airbus-delivers-first-of-up-to-82-h145m-helicopters-to-the-german?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Puma UAS Gets Enhancement | UAE Got More MRTTs From Airbus | Germany Started Eurofighter Sale To Turkey

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/puma-uas-gets-enhancement-uae-got-more-mrtts-from-airbus-germany-started-eurofighter-sale-to-turkey-0242230/ 

Lockheed To Expand Production Capacity For PAC-3 | Elbit Gets $335M To Supply Defense Systems to Europe | Germany To Deliver 6th RIS-T To Ukraine This Year

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheed-to-expand-production-capacity-for-pac-3-elbit-gets-335m-to-supply-defense-systems-to-europe-germany-to-deliver-6th-ris-t-to-ukraine-this-year-0242236/ 

BAE To Modernize Guided-Missile Destroyers | DoS OKs F-16 Sale To Greece | Spectra Group Australia Announced

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/bae-to-modernize-guided-missile-destroyers-dos-oks-f-16-sale-to-greece-spectra-group-australia-announced-0242243/ 

Germany took step toward clearing Turkey’s Eurofighter jet buy

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/11/germany-took-step-toward-clearing-turkeys-eurofighter-jet-buy/ 

Belgian aircraft manufacturer Sonaca Aircraft ceases operations and enters voluntary liquidation

Sonaca Aircraft, a Belgian subsidiary of the aerospace group Sonaca, has announced its voluntary liquidation, marking the end of its operations. The decision, reported by L'Echo on November 15, follows the company's inability to sustain financial viability. Founded in 2015, Sonaca Aircraft aimed to design, certify, and produce a training aircraft, culminating in the development […]

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/sonaca/belgian-aircraft-manufacturer-sonaca-aircraft-ceases-operations-and-enters-voluntary-liquidation/ 

Spirit Airlines announces restructuring plan to strengthen financial position and ensure long-term growth

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/spirit-airlines/spirit-airlines-announces-restructuring-plan-to-strengthen-financial-position-and-ensure-long-term-growth/ 

Boeing to lay off 2,200 workers amid production struggles and strike fallout

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/boeing/boeing-to-lay-off-2200-workers-amid-production-struggles-and-strike-fallout/ 

Bali fights resume after volcanic eruption

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/11/bali-fights-resume-after-volcanic-eruption/ 

Qantas A380 flew 34 times with tool left in engine

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/11/qantas-a380-flew-34-times-with-tool-left-in-engine/ 

Ingenious student-designed device flies disposable weather instruments home

Meteorology may not seem like an eco-unfriendly field, but it does need to clean up its act in at least one way. A new high-tech glider could help it do so, by allowing single-use weather-balloon-carried devices to be reclaimed and reused.

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https://newatlas.com/environment/glidersonde-resuable-radiosonde-glider/ 

Hydrogen-powered, box-winged eVTOL makes first untethered flight

We've been following the development of Australia's AMSL Aero's longe-range, hydrogen-powered Vertiia eVTOL for some time and now the box-winged tilt-rotor aircraft has completed its first free flight after over a year of 50 tethered tests.

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https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/11/amsl-zero-emission-aircraft-flies-without-tether/

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/hydrogen-powered-box-winged-evtol-makes-first-untethered-flight/ 

Rocket plane makes first civil supersonic flight since Concorde

The rebirth of commercial supersonic flight has kind of, sort of come to pass as Dawn Aerospace announces that its 16-ft (4.8-m) autonomous Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft broke the sound barrier with a speed of Mach 1.1 on November 12, 2024.

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https://newatlas.com/aircraft/rocket-plane-supersonic-flight-dawn-aerospace/ 

NASA SVS | NASA Climate Spiral 1880-Present

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5190 

"New submarine-launched SM40 Exocet missile" @ YouTube

https://youtu.be/jD9346N0m0Y?si=jGmH4wtT2uTvPie_ 

"Blackbird submarine-launched UAV at Euronaval 2024" @ YouTube

https://youtu.be/MMZorEDFcag?si=3BeqS8BfdlFRq-5j 

"Manta Ray’s Big Day" @ YouTube

https://youtu.be/Qj-uu-Nbyhs?si=-ObNYNR4MMQ1ZWvr 

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-atacms-missiles.html 

How this Kent space company is building rockets to fly, and fly again

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/how-this-kent-space-company-is-building-rockets-to-fly-and-fly-again/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

COMAC At The Zhuhai Airshow: Examining The Chinese Planemaker's Exploits

https://simpleflying.com/comac-zhuhai-airshow-guide/ 

U.S. moves to enhance military tech partnerships with Japan, Australia | DefenseScoop

https://defensescoop.com/2024/11/17/us-moves-enhance-military-tech-partnerships-with-japan-australia/ 

Ukrainian F-16 pilots shoot down nearly 10 air targets during Russian attack on 17 November – video | Ukrainska Pravda

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/17/7484933/ 

Navy Tests Submarine-Launched Drones to Enable Undersea-to-Air Targeting

https://warriormaven.com/sea/navy-tests-submarine-launched-drones-to-enable-undersea-to-air-targeting 

Zhuhai Air Show 2024: lo más destacado. Aviones civiles, militares y drones - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/zhuhai-air-show-2024-lo-mas-destacado-aviones-civiles-militares-y-drones/