Government sells its equity in Norwegian Group

Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries announced on June 4 the sale of its entire 6.26% stake in Norwegian Group, the parent of Norwegian Air Shuttle AOC and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/154471-government-sells-its-equity-in-norwegian-group

Enhanced Protection for A400M Crews: Airbus to Equip German Air Force Aircraft with Infrared Defense Systems

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/enhanced-protection-for-a400m-crews-airbus-to-equip-german-air-force-aircraft-with-infrared-defense-systems/

Poland Halts Acquisition of 32 Locally Built Black Hawk Helicopters

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/poland-halts-acquisition-of-32-locally-built-black-hawk-helicopters/

Nordic Countries to Join NATO’s Multinational Aerial Refueling Fleet

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/nordic-countries-to-join-natos-multinational-aerial-refueling-fleet/

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Strengthen U.S. Drone Security and Advance Electric Aviation Technologies

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/trump-signs-executive-orders-to-strengthen-u-s-drone-security-and-advance-electric-aviation-technologies/ 

Belgian aviation sector urges unions to avoid further disruption from national strikes

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/belgian-aviation-sector-urges-unions-to-avoid-further-disruption-from-national-strikes/

Opinion: Australia should use surplus aircraft, not bury them

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/06/opinion-australia-should-use-surplus-aircraft-not-bury-them/

Our habit of burying retired military equipment wastes potential assets amid rising global security uncertainty, says Robert Dougherty.

First passenger flight for electric CTOL aircraft lands in JFK

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/beta-alia-ctol-electric-passenger-flight-new-york/

New Images of Chinese Stealth Fighter 'J-36' Confirm Two-Seat Layout - Air Data News

https://www.airdatanews.com/new-images-of-chinese-stealth-fighter-j-36-confirm-two-seat-layout/

​Thai Saab 340 Erieyes to get upgrade under Gripen E/F offsets

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/thai-saab-340-erieyes-to-get-upgrade-under-gripen-e/f-offsets/163241.article

Breaking barriers: engine start-up Ursa Major powers US return to hypersonic flight

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/breaking-barriers-engine-start-up-ursa-major-powers-us-return-to-hypersonic-flight/163238.article

Boeing continues MQ-25 work, gears up for MQ-28A missile shot

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/boeing-continues-mq-25-work-gears-up-for-mq-28a-missile-shot/163243.article

Garuda Indonesia chasing $500mn from sovereign wealth fund

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/154488-garuda-indonesia-chasing-500mn-from-sovereign-wealth-fund

Qatari Luxury Jet to Become Air Force One for $400M—Far Less Than Expected

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/qatari-luxury-jet-to-become-air-force-one-for-400m-far-less-than-expected/

Cathay Pacific launches non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Rome, nears 100 global destinations

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/cathay-pacific/cathay-pacific-launches-non-stop-flights-between-hong-kong-and-rome-nears-100-global-destinations/

Qantas freight pilots on the verge of strikes after ‘insult’ pay offer

https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/06/qantas-freight-pilots-on-the-verge-of-strikes-after-insult-pay-offer/

NASA X-59’s latest testing milestone: Simulating flight from the ground

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2025/06/05/nasa-x-59s-latest-testing-milestone-simulating-flight-from-the-ground/

World War II bomber Hell'n Pelican II sets sail for Port Moresby after 10-year restoration - ABC News

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/restored-bomber-plane-hell-n-pelican-returns-port-moresby/105375796

Take A Look At The Rare Full-Scale Replicas of Russian SAM Systems In The PISQ Range In Italy

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/05/pisq-target-replicas/

MV-75 FLRAA Conducts Special User Evaluation at Redstone Arsenal

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/05/mv-75-flraa-special-user-evaluation/

GKN scales back hydrogen projects in reaction to Airbus ZEROe delay

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/gkn-scales-back-hydrogen-projects-in-reaction-to-airbus-zeroe-delay/163237.article

Lockheed Launched AI Proving Ground | Maxar & Saab To Develop Multi-Domain Battlespace Solutions | Thailand Chooses Gripen

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheed-launched-ai-proving-ground-maxar-saab-to-develop-multi-domain-battlespace-solutions-thailand-chooses-gripen-0242999/

U.S. Space Force Program to Strengthen Satellite Defense Capabilities

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/u-s-space-force-program-to-strengthen-satellite-defense-capabilities/

Thailand Selects Saab Gripen E/F as Next-Generation Fighter Jet

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/thailand-selects-saab-gripen-e-f-as-next-generation-fighter-jet/

Ukraine ‘well prepared’ for Russian response to drone stunt: Pistorius

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/06/04/ukraine-well-prepared-for-russian-response-to-drone-stunt-pistorius/

EU countries are pushing to a rollback of key air passenger rights, consumer groups warn

https://www.beuc.eu/press-release/eu-countries-are-pushing-rollback-key-air-passenger-rights-consumer-groups-warn

Britain wants to launch large drones from Transit vans

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-wants-to-launch-large-drones-from-transit-vans/

Confirmed — Ukraine’s Drones Blew Up At Least 1/7th of Russia’s Flyable Bombers and Radar Planes

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/confirmed-ukraines-drones-blew-up-at-least-1-7th-of-russia-s-flyable-bombers-and-radar-planes-abab40c4cd94?source=rss----2ce4bbcf83bb---4

Turkey Set to Choose Between KC-46A and A330 MRTT for Future Tanker Fleet

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/05/turkey-choose-between-kc-46a-and-a330-mrtt/

Transatlantic Growth: These 15 New US & Canada Routes Take Off In June

https://simpleflying.com/transatlantic-growth-these-15-new-us-canada-routes-take-off-in-june/

Video indicates two Russian A-50s targeted in Ukrainian drone strike

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/video-indicates-two-russian-a-50s-targeted-in-ukrainian-drone-strike/163224.article

Boeing defence chief: F-15EX payload is key enabler

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-defence-chief-f-15ex-payload-is-key-enabler/163227.article 

EU bans all carriers from Tanzania and Suriname

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/154460-eu-bans-all-carriers-from-tanzania-and-suriname

South Korea’s KAI Secures $700 Million Deal to Supply Fighter Jets to the Philippines

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/south-koreas-kai-secures-700-million-deal-to-supply-fighter-jets-to-the-philippines/

Several wounded as Ryanair aircraft encounters severe turbulence

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/several-wounded-as-ryanair-aircraft-encounters-severe-turbulence/

Northrop Grumman Navigation Technology completes hypersonic test flights

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2025/06/04/northrop-grumman-navigation-technology-completes-hypersonic-test-flights/

Novel 3D printing tech gets two solid materials out of a single resin

https://newatlas.com/3d-printing/3d-printing-two-materials-one-resin/

El Bayraktar TB3 ya ha realizado más de 100 operaciones embarcadas

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-bayraktar-tb3-ya-ha-realizado-mas-de-100-operaciones-embarcadas/

US FAA not currently considering lifting Boeing 737 MAX production cap | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-faa-not-currently-considering-lifting-boeing-737-max-production-cap-official-2025-06-04/

El Bayraktar TB3 ya ha realizado más de 100 operaciones embarcadas

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-bayraktar-tb3-ya-ha-realizado-mas-de-100-operaciones-embarcadas/

DARPA’s Aerial Laser Network Could Power Autonomous Warfare | Aviation Week Network

https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/darpas-aerial-laser-network-could-power-autonomous-warfare 

US Navy Awards $536M Contract for First-Ever Commercial Dismantling of Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/03/uss-enterprise-dismantling/ 

Ukrainian Agents Just Blew Up a Pillar of the Strategic Kerch Bridge with a 2,400-Pound Sea Bomb

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/ukrainian-agents-just-blew-up-a-pillar-of-the-strategic-kerch-bridge-with-a-2-400-pound-sea-bomb-bb45d4e58683?source=rss----2ce4bbcf83bb---4 

Honeywell: software change could offer 25% boost to F-35 power, cooling

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/honeywell-software-change-could-offer-25-boost-to-f-35-power-cooling/163214.article 

KAI secures additional FA-50 order from the Philippines

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/kai-secures-additional-fa-50-order-from-the-philippines/163215.article 

America's Low Cost Airlines Have Just Started Their Own Airline Association

https://simpleflying.com/us-low-cost-carriers-launch-new-airline-association/

Does Alaska Airlines' 1st European Route Make Sense?

https://simpleflying.com/does-alaska-airlines-1st-european-route-make-sense/

Ukrainian FPV Drone Strike Hits Russia’s Rare and Vital A-50U, New Footage Shows

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/04/russian-a-50u-struck-by-ukrainian-fpv-drones/

Boeing upbeat on VC-25B, unfazed by Qatari 747-8I news

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-upbeat-on-vc-25b-unfazed-by-qatari-747-8i-news/163216.article

Swiss company unveils first regulator-approved mixed-reality simulator

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/swiss-company-unveils-first-regulator-approved-mixed-reality-simulator/163221.article

Grob Aircraft – the producer of the G120TP military trainer – is to be purchased by German company Helsing

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/helsing-to-acquire-g120tp-maker-grob-aircraft/163223.article

Maltese gov't sells golden share of Malta Air to Ryanair

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/154246-maltese-govt-sells-golden-share-of-malta-air-to-ryanair

Inside the Making of a Modern FPV Drone: Technology, Challenges, and the Path to Mass Production

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/inside-the-making-of-a-modern-fpv-drone-technology-challenges-and-the-path-to-mass-production/

Chinese Airlines Eye Major Airbus Deal Ahead of European Leaders’ Visit to Beijing

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/chinese-airlines-eye-major-airbus-deal-ahead-of-european-leaders-visit-to-beijing/

Dutch court revokes Amsterdam Schiphol Airport’s nature permit

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/amsterdam-schiphol-ams/dutch-court-revokes-amsterdam-schiphol-airports-nature-permit/

Vendors line up to fill Japan’s F-35 pilot training gap

https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2025/06/03/vendors-line-up-to-fill-japans-f-35-pilot-training-gap/

[Podcast] Armas de energía (láser, microondas…) contra drones - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-armas-de-energia-laser-microondas-contra-drones/

Publicada la Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica del mes de junio.

 -Dosier: El CLOTRA.
-Ramstein Flag 25.
-Cazas de sexta generación.
-Volando alto. Nuevos horizontes para el Eurofighter.
https://publicaciones.defensa.gob.es/media/downloadable/files/links/r/a/raa-943.pdf

Saab ready to offer GlobalEye for Canada’s Airborne Early Warning and Control program

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/06/saab-ready-to-offer-globaleye-for-canadas-airborne-early-warning-and-control-program/

Ukraine’s Smuggled Drone Raid May Have Blown Up One of Russia’s Last Few A-50 Radar Planes

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/ukraines-smuggled-drone-raid-may-have-blown-up-one-of-russia-s-last-few-a-50-radar-planes-8ee0bfcf1294?source=rss----2ce4bbcf83bb---4 

Alaska Airlines launches nonstop flight from Seattle to Rome

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/alaska-airlines-launches-nonstop-flight-from-seattle-to-rome/

UK Strategic Defence Review: Key Points from an Initial Reading

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/03/uk-strategic-defence-review-2025/

Boeing Is Making 38 737 MAXs Per Month For The First Time Since 2020

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-making-38-737-maxes-per-month/

Spirit Airlines could cancel or postpone Airbus orders due to tariffs on EU products

https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/spirit-airlines-could-cancel-or-postpone-airbus-orders-due-to-tariffs-on-eu-products/163201.article

GA-ASI’s MQ-9B UAS is emerging as preferred ISR solution in Europe

https://www.flightglobal.com/paid-content/ga-asis-mq-9b-uas-is-emerging-as-preferred-isr-solution-in-europe/163174.article

Trilateral E-7A agreement marks new milestone with KC-46 certification

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2025/06/02/trilateral-e-7a-agreement-marks-new-milestone-with-kc-46-certification/ 

Archer's Midnight eVTOL makes first piloted flight – minus the VTOL

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/archer-midnight-piloted-ctol-test-flight/

FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say | Reuters

Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

NTSB to hold June 24 hearing to determine cause of 2024 Boeing 737 MAX 9 mid-air emergency | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/ntsb-hold-june-24-hearing-determine-cause-2024-boeing-737-max-9-mid-air-2025-06-02/

Safran-HAL "Landmark" Jet-Engine Pact To Revolutionize India's Combat Aviation; Here's Why 2021 Deal Will Be A Game Changer: OPED

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/safran-hal-landmark-jet-engine-pact/?amp

Rampaging raccoons add to Airbus factory headaches | Reuters

A family of raccoons recently broke into an Airbus, opens new tab factory in Canada, adding an unusual headache to the planemaker's more familiar troubles with parts shortages and supply chain snags.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/rampaging-raccoons-add-airbus-factory-headaches-2025-05-30/

ITP Aero revels in new-found independence and builds for the future with ADMIRE R&T centre

Spanish engine specialist details growth plans as new ownership and investment in infrastructure and next-generation technologies position firm for the coming decades.

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/itp-aero-revels-in-new-found-independence-and-builds-for-the-future-with-admire-randt-centre/163180.article

Drone countermeasures: Russia Just Invented the ‘Porcupine Tank’

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/russia-just-invented-the-porcupine-tank-b6960bd19569

Russian Jet Target Drone-Turned-Cruise Missile Shot Down Over Black Sea

The drone's use is likely to provoke Ukrainian air defenses and present a dilemma between protecting targets in Odessa and preserving their surface-to-air missile stocks. The escalating war in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine saw another innovation on the morning of May 29, 2025, when Ukraine's General Intelligence Directorate (GUR) said it shot […]

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/01/russian-target-drone-shot-down-black-sea/

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/russias-dan-m-training-drone-mimics-u-s-tomahawk-missiles-now-it-s-attacking-ukraine-849a43d47273?source=rss----2ce4bbcf83bb---4

Boeing to keep checking its own work, despite worries after 737 blowout

Safety regulators will continue allowing Boeing to self-inspect some tasks in its factories, extending a controversial oversight program for another three years.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-to-keep-checking-its-own-work-despite-worries-after-737-blowout/

Nuclear Strike Mission Could Return to the RAF After 27-Year Gap

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/01/nuclear-strike-mission-could-return-to-raf/ 

Policy Shortcomings Puts SAF Production at Risk

IATA announced that it expects Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production to reach 2 million tonnes (Mt) (2.5 billion liters) or 0.7% of airlines' total fuel consumption in 2025.

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-01-02/ 

Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds

IATA announced updates to its 2025 airline industry financial outlook, showing improved profitability over 2024 and resilience in the face of global economic and political shifts.

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/ 

Powdered-metal component issue affects 757 and C-17 PW2000 turbofans: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration will require inspections of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW2000s powering Boeing 757s and C-17s, saying disks in the engines are subject to defects similar to those affecting PW1000G geared turbofans (GTFs)

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/powdered-metal-component-issue-affects-757-and-c-17-pw2000-turbofans-faa/163175.article

Beta prepares for Paris flying display debut as tour of Ireland and UK wraps up

Beta Technologies has wrapped up a tour of Ireland and the UK with its Alia CX300 ahead of the all-electric aircraft's flying display debut at the Paris air show later in June.

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/beta-prepares-for-paris-flying-display-debut-as-tour-of-ireland-and-uk-wraps-up/163179.article

Embraer sharpens Indian-oriented E195-E2, C-390 sales pitches with new subsidiary

Embraer's establishment of an Indian subsidiary with a corporate office in Aerocity, New Delhi, signals the airframer's belief in the fast-growing country's importance in the commercial and defence sectors.

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-sharpens-indian-oriented-e195-e2-c-390-sales-pitches-with-new-subsidiary/163185.article

New design service to manage most extensive overhaul of UK airspace

Proposals for the largest shake-up of UK airspace in its history are set to be laid before the country's parliament.

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/new-design-service-to-manage-most-extensive-overhaul-of-uk-airspace/163191.article

Made in Germany: after 30-plus years commercial aviation is coming home, but can D328eco win customers’ hearts?

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/made-in-germany-after-30-plus-years-commercial-aviation-is-coming-home-but-can-d328eco-win-customers-hearts/163197.article

GA Tapped For Reaper Support | Iran Stepped Up Uranium Production | Taiwan Ramps Up Drone Development

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ga-tapped-for-reaper-support-iran-stepped-up-uranium-production-taiwan-ramps-up-drone-development-0242975/

Hungarian Air Force Receives First L-39NG Skyfox Training Aircraft

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2025/05/hungarian-air-force-receives-first-l-39ng-skyfox-training-aircraft/

Dragon drone uses thrust vectoring to carry objects

https://newatlas.com/drones/dragon-drone-spidar-university-of-tokyo/

The world's worst solar storm struck 14,000 years ago

A study published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters has uncovered evidence of an extreme ancient solar storm that struck Earth over 14,000 years ago, during the waning days of the last Ice Age. This event is now confirmed as the most powerful solar particle storm on record, exceeding the infamous 775 CE storm that was long considered the strongest.

Continue Reading

https://newatlas.com/science/the-worlds-worst-solar-storm-struck-14-000-years-ago/

Boeing to resume plane deliveries to China, ramp up 737 MAX production

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/boeing/boeing-to-resume-plane-deliveries-to-china-ramp-up-737-max-production/

Two dead after light aircraft crashes into residential building in Germany

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/accidents/two-dead-after-light-aircraft-crashes-into-residential-building/

Nearly 50 venomous snakes and 5 turtles found in passenger’s luggage on flight from Thailand to India

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/mumbai-bom/nearly-50-venomous-snakes-and-5-turtles-found-in-passengers-luggage-on-flight-from-thailand-to-india/

Burning of a piano marks aviators’ final sendoff

The burning of a piano, more than just an act, it's the perfect send off and a spiritual way to say goodbye to a fallen airman.

Peace my friends and until next time, Rob Holland out

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2025/05/31/burning-of-a-piano-marks-aviators-final-sendoff/

Safran Proposes Dual Engine Development for India’s Tejas MkII and AMCA Programs – Indian Defence Research Wing

https://idrw.org/safran-proposes-dual-engine-development-for-indias-tejas-mkii-and-amca-programs/

La candidata a astronauta española, Sara García Alonso, vuela con la Patrulla Águila

La primera mujer española en la promoción de astronautas de 2022 de la Agencia Espacial Europea se convierte por unos minutos en Águila 7.

https://ejercitodelaireydelespacio.defensa.gob.es/EA/ejercitodelaire/es/Actualidad/Noticias/Noticia/d43944f9-3f72-11f0-b236-005056a2cb59/?resourceId=d43944f9-3f72-11f0-b236-005056a2cb59&path=/sites/internet.es/.content/noticiaEA/noticiaEA_01344.xml# 

Ataque sorpresa Ucraniano a bases aéreas rusas con drones escondidos en falsos techos - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/ataque-sorpresa-ucraniano-a-bases-aereas-rusas-con-drones-escondidos-en-falsos-techos/

Over one-third of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers were hit in airfield drone strikes, Ukraine's Security Service reports | Ukrainska Pravda

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/06/1/7515088/

Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers, security official says | Ukraine | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/01/ukraine-launches-major-drone-attack-on-russian-bombers-security-official-says

Why Canadian military's Cyclone helicopters were grounded for 27 days in May

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-militarys-cyclone-helicopters-grounded-for-27-days-in-may 

Ukraine destroys Russian bombers in historic drone raid

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/ukraine-destroys-russian-bombers-in-historic-drone-raid/

A source in the SBU revealed the details of the operation to destroy Russian aircraft

https://www-radiosvoboda-org.translate.goog/a/news-dzherelo-sbu-detali-operatsii-urazhennia-rosiiska-aviatsia/33430983.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=es&_x_tr_pto=wapp

BREAKING NEWS: For first time GBU-53/B glide bomb launched by U.S. F-15E fighter jet controlled by Norwegian P8A aircraft

https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2025/breaking-news-for-first-time-gbu-53-b-glide-bomb-launched-by-u-s-f15e-fighter-jet-controlled-by-norwegian-p8a-aircraft