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Industry and Academia team up to accelerate Power-to-Liquid Aviation Fuels in Germany
Oct 20, 2023 (SPX)
PtL fuels are perceived as the next frontier in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), which are pivotal for the aviation industry's energy transition. Unlike tradit...
ATHENA sensor increases aircraft survivability with advanced capabilities
Oct 18, 2023 (SPX)
ATHENA is designed to be an ever-vigilant staring sensor. Unlike conventional sensors, it is constantly active, monitoring the environment for various threats. ...
DLR and NASA Collaborate to Advance Aircraft Aerodynamics Research
Oct 18, 2023 (SPX)
Before an aircraft ever takes to the skies, a multitude of computer simulations and wind-tunnel tests occur to ascertain its aerodynamic viability. According to...
Pentagon: China increasing harassment of U.S., ally aircraft in Indo-Pacific
Oct 18, 2023 (UPI)
Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told reporters during a press conference Tuesday that the department has seen a "s...
Philippines orders three new military transport planes
Oct 17, 2023 (AFP)
The acquisition -- part of a modest military modernisation programme that began more than a decade ago -- comes as its longtime US ally seeks to counter China's...
Billion-dollar Chinese-funded airport begins operations in Cambodia
Oct 16, 2023 (AFP)
Phnom Penh became one of Beijing's strongest regional allies under former strongman leader Hun Sen, receiving huge sums of Chinese investment. Cambodian ministe...
Boeing, NASA, United Airlines and DLR to test SAF benefits with air-to-air flights
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
Boeing's second ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 737-10 destined for United Airlines, will fly with 100% SAF and conventional jet fuel in separate tanks and alternat...
easyJet signs up to Airbus' pioneering carbon removal solution
Oct 16, 2023 (SPX)
DACCS technology filters and removes CO2 emissions directly from the air using high powered extraction fans. Once removed from the air, the CO2 is safely and pe...
Canadian aircraft harassed by Chinese jets, Ottawa says
Oct 16, 2023 (UPI)
The incident happened Monday off the coast of China, according to Global News, which was aboard the Canadian military aircraft on mission as part of Operation N...
NASA targets 2024 for first flight of X-59 Experimental Aircraft
Oct 13, 2023 (JPL)
A one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft, the X-59 has required complex engineering from NASA researchers working with prime contractor Lockheed Martin Skunk Works...
NASA delays X-59's sonic boom test flight until 2024
Oct 12, 2023 (UPI)
Though the aircraft had been scheduled to take its first flight this year, NASA said engineering teams involved with the Quesst mission need more time "to fully...
LSA Alliance using NASA technology to develop personal eVTOL market
Oct 11, 2023 (SPX)
Key to its impressive utility and vast potential commercial appeal is its predicted 300+ mile-range; exciting 160-mph top speed; and exceptionally quiet, neighb...
Airbus Helicopters pioneers user-friendly ways to fly eVTOLs
Oct 11, 2023 (SPX)
The pilot controls have been considerably simplified thanks to the enhanced piloting assistance provided by the electric flight control system. Marking a first ...
Russian defence minister calls to speed up bomber production
Oct 06, 2023 (AFP)
The Kremlin has announced a massive spending hike to accomodate its military needs in Ukraine as its large-scale offensive approaches its second year. "These pl...
RTX develops solid-state circuit breaker for NASA's hybrid-electric aircraft
Oct 05, 2023 (SPX)
Much like a circuit breaker in a residential home, a circuit breaker on an aircraft helps protect the plane by removing power from the system when it senses an ...
AI copilot enhances human precision for safer aviation
Oct 04, 2023 (SPX)
Meet the Air-Guardian, a system developed by researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). As modern pilots grapple wi...
Climate scientist 'could lose job' for refusing to fly
Oct 04, 2023 (AFP)
Gianluca Grimalda, a senior researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), has spent six months investigating the social effects of climate ...
Airbus wins Cathay Pacific order for 32 more A320neo jets
Sep 29, 2023 (AFP)
Financial details of the sale were not disclosed, though at current list prices the deal would be worth $3.2 to $4.1 billion. Cathay had signalled in August tha...
Australia retires Taipan helicopters after crash
Sep 28, 2023 (AFP)
The fleet of more than 40 Taipan helicopters was grounded while investigators probed the night-time crash, which occurred during war-game exercises off the Whit...
Boeing to pay $8.1M to resolve False Claims Act allegations on V-22 Osprey contracts
Sep 28, 2023 (UPI)
In a statement released Thursday, the Department of Justice said the settlement resolves allegations that Boeing failed to comply with contractual manufacturing...
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