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World airlines commit to 'net zero' CO2 emissions by 2050
Oct 04, 2021 (AFP)
"For aviation, net zero is a bold, audacious commitment. But it is also a necessity," Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Associat...
NASA issues contracts to mature electrified aircraft propulsion technologies
Oct 01, 2021 (SPX)
Through the EPFD program, NASA seeks to introduce EAP technologies to U.S. aviation fleets no later than 2035, supporting short-range and regional commercial ai...
NASA transfers air traffic management tool updates to FAA
Sep 29, 2021 (SPX)
Over the past six years, NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) project demonstrated the benefits of a suite of airport operations tools known as In...
Aiming for superior situational awareness with Northrop Grumman's advanced sensors
Sep 29, 2021 (SPX)
Perched on top of the AEW&C system is the Northrop Grumman designed and built Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor. The radar is the eyes of th...
US airports to cut pollution by limiting runway delays
Sep 28, 2021 (AFP)
This air traffic management software, developed by the US space agency NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will be introduced in 27 airports in ...
KLM Flight Academy signs up for 14 Bye Aerospace All-electric eFlyers
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
"We are honored to add the first major airline's flight academy, KLM Flight Academy, to our expanding list of eFlyer customers," said George E. Bye, CEO of Bye ...
X-59 nose makes an appearance
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
As one of the more recognizable features of the X-59, the nose makes up almost a third of the aircraft length and will be essential in shaping shock waves durin...
Airbus launches extra high performance wing demonstrator to fortify decarbonisation ambition
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
"Airbus' extra-performing wing demonstrator is another example of Airbus' novel technology-oriented solutions to decarbonise the aviation sector," says Sabine K...
Bad weather caused military chopper crash in I. Coast: army
Sep 23, 2021 (AFP)
"The initial conclusions of the investigation launched the day after the accident (...) indicate that the crash occurred due to unfavourable weather conditions,...
Winged microchip is the world's smallest human-made flying structure
Sep 22, 2021 (UPI)
The new "microflier" -- detailed Wednesday in the journal Nature -- is the world's smallest flying structure. Previous efforts to shrink robots down to this siz...
U.S. Air Force seeing 'good progress' on new B-21 Raider stealth bombers
Sep 21, 2021 (UPI)
Speaking Monday at the Air Force Association's Air, Cyber and Space Conference outside Washington D.C., Kendall said five test examples of the aircraft are bein...
Air Force Special Operations looking to test amphibious MC-130J in 2022
Sep 20, 2021 (UPI)
Air Force Special Operations Command commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife told reporters at the annual Air Force Association's Air Space and Cyber conference that the g...
Air Force secretary: Branch focused on confronting China, must retire old platforms
Sep 20, 2021 (UPI)
Kendall made the remarks during the Air Force Association Air Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., as a "blueprint" for the Air and Space forces,...
US Navy jet crashes in Texas neighborhood, pilots hospitalized
Sep 19, 2021 (AFP)
Three homes were damaged in the suburb of Lake Worth, where the pilots ejected before their small US Navy jet crashed about one block from a middle school. "No ...
Malfunctioning B-2 bomber damaged during landing at Missouri base
Sep 16, 2021 (UPI)
The emergency landing, which occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, did not cause any injuries or fires, Jennifer Greene, a spokeswoman for Air Force Global Str...
U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers return from deployment to Iceland
Sep 15, 2021 (UPI)
The bombers, from the 509th Bomb Wing, left Iceland on Saturday, the Air Force announced Tuesday. They integrated with British Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typho...
NASA innovations will help US meet sustainable aviation goals
Sep 10, 2021 (SPX)
The event highlighted a plan to reduce aviation carbon emissions through production of more than three billion gallons of sustainable fuel by 2030. Officials fr...
Air Force security forces test new weapons qualification course
Sep 10, 2021 (UPI)
Fifteen military installations are participating in the trial of the new course for more than more than 38,000 active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserv...
U.S. B-2 Spirit bombers, Norwegian F-35s integrate over North Sea
Sep 09, 2021 (UPI)
Part of the Bomber Task Force, the mission concluded on Thursday and included B-2 Spirit bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. that are currently based out ...
Biden administration targets 20% drop in aviation emissions
Sep 09, 2021 (AFP)
Aviation accounts for 11 percent of US transportation-related emissions and addressing this pollution source is "essential if we hope to put the aviation indust...
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