lunes, 7 de octubre de 2024

Nordic Seaplanes, Elfly share outlook for electric seaplanes - AeroTime

Crise chez Boeing : les sous-traitants français dans l'angoisse | Les Echos

Toyota to invest $500 million in Joby Aviation

Blue Origin constructs new New Shepard rocket-capsule combo to expand human launches

French utility company  Electricite de France has invested an undisclosed sum in hybrid-electric aircraft developer Aura Aero

USN Triton Reached New Milestone | US Strengthens Military Posture In MidEast | NATO Reinforces Romanian Air Space Surveillance

Maldivian to grow seaplane business in new joint venture

Spain’s AlbaStar seeks new strategic partner for growth

De Havilland Canada completes EU contract negotiations, renames firefighting aircraft to “De Havilland Canadair 515”

Lilium Powers On First Lilium Jet in Significant Milestone Towards First Flight - Lilium


  •     Systems power-on paves the way for start of Lilium Jet ground testing campaign
  •     The first Lilium Jet – MSN 1 – will be used to confirm safety for first piloted flight planned for early 2025
  •     MSN 2, the first aircraft that Lilium will fly with a pilot on board, is now in final assembly


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Rhinebeck Board Member Killed In Crash - AVweb

Brian Coughlin died at the scene after the monoplane caught fire and crashed about 3 p.m. The Sunday airshow was canceled as investigators from local authorities, the FAA and NTSB do their work.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/rhinebeck-fatal-crash/


Italian prosecutors accuse 7 people, 2 firms over flawed Boeing plane parts | Reuters

What it’s like onboard the COMAC C919 plane, China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus | CNN

domingo, 6 de octubre de 2024

Insane Videos Show The Moment A Russian S-70 UCAV Is Shot Down by Russian Fighter Jet Over Ukraine

Clips show what is believed to be a Russian Su-57 shooting down wingman S-70 UCAV; claims swirl around loss of control. Videos have started appearing online on Oct. 5, 2024, showing a RuAF (Russian Aerospace Forces) fighter jet shooting down an S-70 Okhotnik loyal wingman UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) over the Konstantinovka area, Ukraine. […]


https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/05/s-70-ucav-shot-down-over-ukraine/ 

Rare Russian-Made, U.S.-Operated Mi-17 Helicopter Spotted in South Carolina

A number of Mi-17 helicopters are believed to be operated by the U.S. Army's secretive Aviation Technology Office, which also provides aviation support to special operations forces during covert missions. When you're going about your day in the United States, the last thing you expect to see is a Russian helicopter landing at your local […]

https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/05/rare-us-operated-mi-17-south-carolina/ 

Subs Or Jets: US DOD Warns Congress Budget For 2 Boats May Delay Navy Next-Gen Fighter

Northrop Grumman X-47B / MQ-47: How the US Navy's New Combat Drone Will Support Carrier Air Wing

Northrop Grumman’s program strategy driving B-21 Raider forward in flight test, production

Toyota Pledges $500MM Investment In Joby Aviation - AVweb

Toyota announced today it was investing a half billion dollars more in Joby Aviation. Since 2019, the carmaker has already invested some $394 million in the electric air-taxi developer. Toyota said the added investment is "to support the certification and commercial production of Joby's electric air taxi, with the aim of realizing the two companies' shared vision of air mobility."


https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/toyotas-support-includes-engineering-input-on-manufacturing-processes/

[UAV carrier] Damen holds joint steel cutting and keel laying ceremony for Portuguese Navy’s Multi-Purpose Ship - Naval News