Crashed Azerbaijan E190 flight recorders to be read by Brazilian investigators

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/crashed-azerbaijan-e190-flight-recorders-to-be-read-by-brazilian-investigators/161240.article 

AZAL, others suspend Russia routes after crash

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/148710-azal-others-suspend-russia-routes-after-crash 

KLM emergency landing at Sandefjord Torp Airport still halts flights, affecting 5,000 passengers

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/oslo-sandefjord-trf/klm-emergency-landing-at-sandefjord-torp-airport-still-halts-flights-affecting-5000-passengers/ 

Air Canada DH8 Plane Crash Land without one leg of main landing gear

https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/12/29/air-canada-plane-crash-land-and-catches-fire/ 

KLM B738 at Oslo on Dec 28th 2024, hydraulic problems, runway excursion

https://avherald.com/h?article=52221abc&opt=0 

At least 124 dead after South Korean airliner crashes, explodes in fireball | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/plane-drives-off-runway-crashes-airport-south-korea-yonhap-reports-2024-12-29/ 

https://avherald.com/h?article=52225189&opt=0

Primeras imágenes en vuelo de un UAV «gigante» de alerta temprana chino de fuselaje doble

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/primeras-imagenes-en-vuelo-de-un-uav-gigante-de-alerta-temprana-chino-de-fuselaje-doble/

Twelve M346FA Masters for Austria

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/twelve-m346fa-masters-for-austria 

Airlines are going premium. Will cheap tickets disappear in 2025?

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/airlines-are-going-premium-will-cheap-tickets-disappear-in-2025/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Baykar Bid Wins Competition to Acquire Italian Manufacturer Piaggio

Turkish manufacturer Baykar, which has risen to fame for its military UAVs, is set to purchase Piaggio Aerospace, which has been under administration since 2018, for an undisclosed sum. Piaggio Aerospace, based in Genoa, Italy, has faced several years of financial struggle. After declining sales following the late 2000s recession forced the company into administration […]

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/27/baykar-acquires-piaggio-aerospace/ 

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Survives Closest-Ever Approach To The Sun

https://simpleflying.com/nasa-parker-solar-probe-survives-closest-ever-approach-sun/ 

FAA Proposes Fluorescent Penetrant Inspections Of 2,988 GE Engines Installed On US Aircraft

https://simpleflying.com/faa-fluorescent-penetrant-inspections-2988-ge-engines-installed-us-aircraft/ 

Search teams recover flight recorder as 38 fatalities confirmed in E190 crash

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/search-teams-recover-flight-recorder-as-38-fatalities-confirmed-in-e190-crash/161223.article 

KAI delivers first pair of Light Armed Helicopters

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/kai-delivers-first-pair-of-light-armed-helicopters/161226.article 

DARPA Demonstrated NOMARS Sea-Refueling | Iraq Buys KUH-1 Surion | Slovakia Acquires Barak MX From Israel

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/darpa-demonstrated-nomars-sea-refueling-iraq-buys-kuh-1-surion-slovakia-acquires-barak-mx-from-israel-0242394/ 

Embraer secures global expansion with two C-390 Millennium aircraft for undisclosed customer

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/embraer/embraer-secures-global-expansion-with-two-c-390-millennium-aircraft-for-undisclosed-customer/ 

Several airlines suspend flights to Russia following suspected downing of Azerbaijan Airlines plane

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines/several-airlines-suspend-flights-to-russia-following-suspected-downing-of-azerbaijan-airlines-plane/ 

[Podcast] Carlos nos presenta La Red Roja, su libro sobre la aviación ASW China

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-carlos-nos-presenta-la-red-roja-su-libro-sobre-la-aviacion-asw-china/

La Fuerza Aérea China «se acerca rápidamente a los estándares de EE. UU.» en áreas clave, dice el Pentágono

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/la-fuerza-aerea-china-se-acerca-rapidamente-a-los-estandares-de-ee-uu-en-areas-clave-dice-el-pentagono/

Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2024. Pentagon's annual report to the Congress

https://media.defense.gov/2024/Dec/18/2003615520/-1/-1/0/MILITARY-AND-SECURITY-DEVELOPMENTS-INVOLVING-THE-PEOPLES-REPUBLIC-OF-CHINA-2024.PDF 

Patrulla Águila 2024, otra temporada llena de éxitos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKkh9xy_m8I 

El 2º prototipo de avión de combate chino que vuela en menos de 24h - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-2o-prototipo-de-avion-de-combate-chino-que-vuela-en-menos-de-24h/ 

China deja ver un prototipo de un nuevo avión militar de ¿Sexta? Generación - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/china-deja-ver-un-prototipo-de-un-nuevo-avion-militar-de-sexta-generacion/ 

La start-up française Opus Aerospace lancera sa fusée de Kourou dès 2025 - Challenges

https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/aeronautique/la-start-up-francaise-opus-aerospace-lancera-sa-fusee-de-kourou-des-2025_912448 

Elon Musk is creating his own Texas town. Hundreds already live there.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/elon-musk-is-creating-his-own-texas-town-hundreds-already-live-there/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Airport with runway straddling the border of the U.S. and Canada will close

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/airport-with-runway-straddling-the-border-of-the-u-s-and-canada-will-close/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

V-22 Osprey Returns to Flight with New Restrictions After Latest Grounding

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/24/osprey-returns-to-flight-new-restrictions/ 

Additional Su-34 Fullbacks, Su-57 Felons Delivered to Russian Air Force as Year Draws to a Close

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/25/additional-su-34-su-57-delivered-russian-air-force/ 

Iberia Suspends Airbus A321XLR Winter Flights To Washington Dulles International Airport

IAG-owned Iberia has suspended its Airbus A321XLR winter schedule between Madrid and Washington, DC, the United States. The news comes more than a month after the Spanish carrier operated the world's first A321XLR flight

https://simpleflying.com/iberia-suspends-winter-flights-iad/ 

Lockheed Wins $3B For F-35 Support | Poland’s 1st F-35A Lighting IIs Arrived | South Korea Launched Another Spy Satellite

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/242384-0242384/ 

Azerbaijan's AZAL suspends Russian routes after crash

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/148689-azerbaijans-azal-suspends-russian-routes-after-crash 

Ryanair flight lands in Mallorca amid gale, passengers recall “absolute nightmare”

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-flight-lands-in-mallorca-amid-gale-passengers-recall-absolute-nightmare/ 

Aircraft in mid-air collision turned back to avoid turbulence

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/12/aircraft-in-mid-air-collision-turned-back-to-avoid-turbulence/ 

RAAF joins Defence support of Australian Antarctic research

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/12/raaf-joins-defence-support-of-australian-antarctic-research/ 

BREAKING: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Crashes near Aktau with 67 Aboard - The Astana Times

https://astanatimes.com/2024/12/breaking-azerbaijan-airlines-flight-crashes-near-aktau-with-67-aboard/ 

Senior Defense Official Briefs on 2024 China Military Power Report > U.S. Department of Defense > Transcript

https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4009708/senior-defense-official-briefs-on-2024-china-military-power-report/ 

F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier

https://www.twz.com/air/f-a-18f-was-downed-by-friendly-fire-as-jets-were-about-to-land-on-the-carrier 

BAE Systems Tests Unique ‘Tilt Body’ STRIX VTOL UAS in Australia

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/23/bae-systems-tilt-body-strix-vtol-uas/ 

35 Years Later, Retired AC-130H Spectre Crews Recount the Action from 1989’s ‘Operation Just Cause’ in Panama

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/23/operation-just-cause-ac-130-memories/ 

RNLAF F-35As Escort WW2 Veteran Douglas DC-3 Before New Life at Aviodrome Museum

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/24/rnlaf-f-35a-escort-dc-3-ph-pba-aviodrome/ 

Japan Selects T-6 Texan II as New Basic Trainer for the JASDF

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/24/japan-selects-t-6-texan-ii/ 

Which Fighters Will The US Navy Retire As The F/A-XX Is Introduced?

https://simpleflying.com/which-fighters-will-us-navy-retire-f-a-xx-introduced/ 

5 Ways The USAF EA-37B Compass Call Is A Game Changer In Electronic Attack & Defense

https://simpleflying.com/5-ways-usaf-ea-37b-compass-call-game-changer-electronic-attack-defense/ 

Textron delivers prototype reconnaissance platform to US Army

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/textron-delivers-prototype-reconnaissance-platform-to-us-army/161214.article 

United Airlines Brussels-Washington flight diverts to Boston after crew member suffers stroke

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/united-airlines/united-airlines-brussels-washington-flight-diverts-to-boston-after-crew-member-suffers-stroke/ 

Italy becomes latest partner nation to sign for more Eurofighters

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/italy-becomes-latest-partner-nation-to-sign-for-more-eurofighters/161219.article 

Lilium lifted by Christmas miracle as last-minute sale agreed

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/lilium-lifted-by-christmas-miracle-as-last-minute-sale-agreed/161218.article 

Elbit Systems to Protect Germany’s A350 Official Government Aircraft with its DIRCM Self-Protection System

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/12/elbit-systems-to-protect-germanys-a350-official-government-aircraft-with-its-dircm-self-protection-system/ 

Italy places order for up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/12/italy-places-order-for-up-to-24-eurofighter-typhoon-jets/ 

SWISS Airbus A220 makes emergency landing at Graz Airport after cabin fills with smoke, several injuries

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/swiss/airbus-a220-makes-emergency-landing-at-graz-airport-after-cabin-fills-with-smoke-several-injuries/ 

American Airlines flights resume after nationwide groundstop amid technical glitch

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/american-airlines/american-airlines-flights-resume-after-nationwide-groundstop-amid-technical-glitch/ 

American Airlines says flights are resuming after all services were grounded - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy7knk1e212t 

Lilium achieves breakthrough in investor search - Lilium

Lilium achieves breakthrough in investor search: Financial restructuring with Mobile Uplift Corporation GmbH agreed. Lilium creditors committee approved asset deal. Deal closing expected early in January. Deal closing prerequisite for business re-start:

https://lilium.com/newsroom-detail/lilium-achieves-breakthrough-in-investor-search 

Under Trump, decision on Air Force’s NGAD will shape fleet for decades

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/12/23/under-trump-decision-on-air-forces-ngad-will-shape-fleet-for-decades/ 

A Review Of UAVs In The USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft Programs

https://simpleflying.com/review-uav-usaf-collaborative-combat-aircraft-programs/ 

USA clears big missile sales to Egypt, Morocco

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/usa-clears-big-missile-sales-to-egypt-morocco/161208.article 

Cavorite eVTOL developer Horizon obtains funding injection

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/cavorite-evtol-developer-horizon-obtains-funding-injection/161211.article 

GCAP analysed - not a traditional fighter?

Stealth expert and veteran aerospace journalist BILL SWEETMAN turns his eye on the latest configuration of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) fighter revealed at the Farnborough Air Show. What does the big delta tell us about its likely mission and performance?

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/gcap-analysed-not-a-traditional-fighter/ 

China reveals lightweight lunar spacesuit ahead of 2030 moon landing

https://interestingengineering.com/space/china-lunar-spacesuit-2030-moon-landing 

Flagship UK science and technology education programme

The 'We Build It Better' project has encouraged more secondary-school pupils in the Hertfordshire school to take Triple Science and Language GCSEs and plans are now in place to expand the scheme

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2024-12-flagship-uk-science-and-technology-education-programme 

Korean Air acquires 63.88% stake in Asiana

Press Release:  https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2024/12/korean-air-asiana-airlines/ 

Lilium on the clock to survival or dissolution

Lilium, one of the earliest battery-powered eVTOLs, has two weeks to raise €1m to give it more time to fully reorganize—or on Jan. 1, the company moves into dissolution.... Read More

 https://leehamnews.com/2024/12/19/lilium-on-the-clock-to-survival-or-dissolution/ 

China Airlines orders Boeing, Airbus jets in $11.9 billion deal

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/china-airlines-orders-boeing-airbus-jets-in-11-9-billion-deal/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

PLAN’s Naval Aviation University Performs J-15 Flight Training on Simulated Carrier Deck

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/19/plan-naval-aviation-university-j-15-simulated-carrier-deck/ 

Airbus Unveils A320 Flying Testbed with New Nose for ECRS Mk.1 Radar Testing

The nose section was specifically designed and manufactured by a team of Airbus Defence and Space engineers to install the ECRS Mk.1 AESA radar on the A320 D-ATRA flying testbed. In a significant step in the development of the ECRS (European Common Radar System) Mk.1 that will equip future Eurofighter Typhoons of Germany and Spain, […]

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/22/airbus-unveils-a320-flying-test-bed-ecrs-mk1/ 

U.S. and Japanese Air Forces Hold Bilateral Exercise Over Sea of Japan with B-52, F-15Js, F-35As and F-22s

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/22/us-japanese-bilateral-exercise-35-aircraft/ 

U.S. A-10s Integrate with Philippine A-29B Super Tucanos in Dynamic Force Employment, CAS Exercise

https://theaviationist.com/2024/12/22/a-10-warthogs-integrated-with-philippine-a-29b-super-tucanos/ 

From KC-97 To KC-46: A Brief History Of US Air Force Tankers

https://simpleflying.com/kc-97-kc-46-brief-history-us-air-force-tankers/ 

MQ-Next: 5 Key Facts On The USAF MQ-9 Reaper Replacement

https://simpleflying.com/5-key-facts-mq-9-reaper-replacement/ 

How The P-8 Poseidon Stands Apart From Other MPAs

https://simpleflying.com/how-p-8-poseidon-stands-apart-from-other-mpas/ 

Chinese air force ‘quickly approaching US standards’ in key areas, Pentagon says

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/chinese-air-force-quickly-approaching-us-standards-in-key-areas-pentagon-says/161173.article 

Northrop wins $3.5 billion to lead E-6B replacement effort

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/northrop-wins-35-billion-to-lead-e-6b-replacement-effort/161177.article 

Eurofighter partners advance long-term evolution activity

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/eurofighter-partners-advance-long-term-evolution-activity/161187.article 

Boom nears first supersonic flight with XB-1 test jet

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/boom-nears-first-supersonic-flight-with-xb-1-test-jet/161191.article 

Pentagon orders fleetwide inspection of Osprey proprotor gearboxes after latest safety incident

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/pentagon-orders-fleetwide-inspection-of-osprey-proprotor-gearboxes-after-latest-safety-incident/161203.article 

Aero has shared new images of the first full-scale prototype of its autonomous Gen6

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/glimpse-wisks-under-assembly-autonomous-air-taxi-prototype/161206.article 

Lockheed Tapped For MH-60R Support | DoS Approved FMS To Morocco | France Started Withdrawing Troops From Chad

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheed-tapped-for-mh-60r-support-dos-approved-fms-to-morocco-france-started-withdrawing-troops-from-chad-0242379/ 

Pegasus Airlines Orders Up to 200 Boeing 737-10 Airplanes

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2024-12-19-Pegasus-Airlines-Orders-Up-to-200-Boeing-737-10-Airplanes

Airbus delivers first Standard 3 configured NH90 to Spain

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-12-airbus-delivers-first-standard-3-configured-nh90-to-spain?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss

Brazilian Air Force Acquires Second Firefighting Equipment Unit to Equip KC-390 Fleet

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/12/brazilian-air-force-acquires-second-firefighting-equipment-unit-to-equip-kc-390-fleet/ 

Spain orders twenty-five additional Eurofighter aircraft

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-12-spain-orders-25-additional-eurofighter-aircraft?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss

Taiwan’s China Airlines splits $12-billion jet deal between Boeing and Airbus

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2024/12/taiwans-china-airlines-splits-12-billion-jet-deal-between-boeing-and-airbus/ 

US Navy F/A-18 fighter jet shot down over Red Sea in apparent friendly fire incident

https://www.aviation24.be/military-aircraft/u-s-navy/us-navy-f-a-18-fighter-jet-shot-down-over-red-sea-in-apparent-friendly-fire-incident/ 

Emerald UK AT72 at Belfast on Dec 22nd 2024, hard landing, nose gear collapse

https://avherald.com/h?article=521e2ef1&opt=0 

737 ‘bearcraft’ flies pandas first class to Adelaide

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/12/737-bearcraft-flies-pandas-first-class-to-adelaide/ 

RAAF receives its last 9 F-35A Lightning II fighters

https://australianaviation.com.au/2024/12/raaf-receives-its-last-9-f-35a-lightning-ii-fighters/ 

Spain Purchases 25 New Eurofighter Aircraft

https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=07FA9FB7-107F-49F9-A501-F70831AF3E22 

Boom Secures Full Funding For Symphony Engine Prototype

https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=C69F75F7-325E-47D2-84FB-04D995E028B1 

FAA Publishes 22 Temporary Flight Restrictions Following Mysterious Drone Sightings

https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=6EA715DB-8A65-4943-98BC-E4728A7B98C4 

Watch: Groundbreaking Australian VTOL makes its first-ever flight

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/strix-vtol-first-flight/ 

EXCLUSIVE: New Air Force review supports manned 6th-gen NGAD fighter concept - Breaking Defense

https://breakingdefense.com/2024/12/exclusive-new-air-force-review-supports-manned-6th-gen-ngad-fighter-concept/ 

Collins confirms Allegris seat delays | PaxEx.Aero

https://paxex.aero/lufthansa-allegris-787-delay-collins/ 

Lufthansa's 787 Allegris Business Class Disaster Keeps Getting Worse - One Mile at a Time

https://onemileatatime.com/news/lufthansa-787-allegris-business-class/ 

Air Force secretary: Elon Musk ‘not a warfighter,’ needs to learn more

"I have a lot of respect for Elon Musk as an engineer," Kendall said during a webcast with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. "He's not a warfighter, and he needs to learn a little bit more about the business, I think, before he makes such grand announcements as he did."

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/12/19/air-force-secretary-elon-musk-not-a-warfighter-needs-to-learn-more/ 

Cada vez más cerca un entrenador hispano-turco basado en el Hürjet

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/cada-vez-mas-cerca-un-entrenador-hispano-turco-basado-en-el-hurjet/ 

Iranian F-14 Tomcat Encounter At An Airshow Unlike Any Other

https://www.twz.com/air/iranian-f-14-tomcat-encounter-at-an-airshow-unlike-any-other 

Explosions occur near base of Russia's Northern Fleet in Murmansk – video | Ukrainska Pravda

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/12/19/7489907/ 

Aviation Sans Frontières To Use Windracers ULTRA cargo drones For Delivery of Humanitarian Aid in Africa

https://windracers.com/aviation-sans-frontieres-to-use-windracers-ultra-for-delivery-of-humanitarian-aid-in-africa/ 

World First: Ukraine's Newest Naval Drone In Unique Attack On Russian Positions - Naval News

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/12/world-first-ukraines-newest-naval-drone-in-unique-attack-on-russian-positions/ 

Elon Musk and SpaceX face federal reviews after violations of security reporting rules

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/elon-musk-and-spacex-face-federal-reviews-after-violations-of-security-reporting-rules/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace