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NASA, Boeing team up to develop lower-emissions aircraft
Jan 19, 2023 (AFP)
NASA, whose purview also includes aeronautical research, will invest $425 million over seven years in the "Sustainable Flight Demonstrator" (SFD) project while ...
Australia to scrap Taipan helicopters despite pleas from France
Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)
Trust between the two countries plummeted in 2021 when Australia's former conservative government abruptly tore up a Aus$90 billion agreement (US$62 billion) to...
DARPA selects Aurora Flight Sciences for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control X-Plane
Jan 18, 2023 (SPX)
Phase 2 will focus on detailed design and development of flight software and controls, culminating in a critical design review of an X-plane demonstrator that c...
Staff shortages dent Hong Kong air hub reboot hopes
Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)
Hong Kong, which calls itself Asia's World City, once had one of the globe's busiest -- and best-connected -- airports. That evaporated during the coronavirus p...
Boeing's fuel-efficient aircraft design wins $425 million award from NASA
Jan 18, 2023 (UPI)
The space agency will invest $425 million to help Boeing build a more fuel-efficient airline. Boeing and its partners will contribute $725 million in funding, w...
Turkey asks US for F-16 jets amid NATO, Congress rows
Jan 18, 2023 (AFP)
Meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he intended to discuss his country's request for modernized version...
Japan, India start first joint fighter jet drill
Jan 16, 2023 (AFP)
The 11-day joint exercise will involve eight Japanese fighter jets, with India sending four fighters, two transport aircraft and an aerial refuelling tanker, Ja...
Russia, Belarus launch joint air force drills
Jan 16, 2023 (AFP)
Minsk's defence ministry said "joint tactical flight drills of aviation units" from Belarus and Russia had started. The drills will last until February 1, the m...
NASA creating tool to predict supersonic jet noise at takeoff
Jan 15, 2023 (SPX)
The Learjet Acoustic Flight Test took place at Niagara Falls International Airport in New York, where the twin engines of a Learjet 25 owned by Calspan Corporat...
Davos VIPs accused of 'hypocrisy' over private jet use
Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)
Ahead of the 2023 edition of the World Economic Forum (WEF) next week, the NGO said it had commissioned research which showed that people who attended last year...
Could the humble dragonfly help pilots during flight?
Jan 13, 2023 (SPX)
When safety is concerned, continuous improvement is the name of the game. At Airbus, we are constantly looking to different sources of inspiration to find proac...
China operates first domestic Boeing 737 MAX flight since 2019
Jan 13, 2023 (AFP)
The resumption of flights is a boost for the American manufacturer in one of its most important markets. China was among the first countries to ground the plane...
Northrop Grumman developing the next generation radar for the F-35 Lightning II
Jan 12, 2023 (SPX)
The AN/APG-85 is an advanced multifunction sensor that will be compatible with all variants of the F-35 aircraft and will be capable of defeating current and pr...
Ex-US Marine questions 'political nature' of Australian arrest
Jan 10, 2023 (AFP)
Daniel Edmund Duggan was arrested in Australia late last year and now faces extradition to the United States, where he is accused of violating an arms embargo. ...
Canada confirms order of 88 F-35 fighter jets
Jan 09, 2023 (AFP)
The order was announced last March by Ottawa. "As our world grows darker, with Russia's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, and China's increasingly ...
Southwest Airlines expects Q4 loss after storm chaos
Jan 06, 2023 (AFP)
The domestic-focused US carrier will incur one-time costs of between $725 million and $825 million because of the debacle, resulting in a net loss for the final...
Stellantis to build electric aircraft with Archer and provide strategic funding for growth
Jan 05, 2023 (SPX)
Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer's recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the companies plan to begin manuf...
Airlines slam 'ineffective' Covid tests for China travellers
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
A growing number of countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan and France, have insisted that all travellers from China provide negative Covid tests ...
Southwest Airlines faces storm of criticism over holiday chaos
Dec 28, 2022 (AFP)
The Dallas-based, domestic-focused carrier, which has historically enjoyed a strong reputation with consumers, drew withering expletive-filled rebukes on social...
University students test futuristic flight hardware in NASA facility
Dec 27, 2022 (SPX)
This innovative hybrid electric technology isn't fictional. It's reality, and it could someday help single-aisle commercial aircraft reduce fuel consumption and...
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