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16 July 2024
Emirates SkyCargo Orders Five More Boeing 777 Freighters to Modernize Fleet
– Carrier doubles 777 Freighter order book to 10 as it renews fleet with the industry’s most efficient and capable twin-engine freighter Boeing and Emirates…
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16 July 2024
New structure assembly line for A321XLR inaugurated in Hamburg
Airbus has taken another important industrial step towards serial production of the A321XLR long-haul aircraft. Together with hangars 260 (pilot line) and…
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15 July 2024
Statement on Dutch Supreme Court Decision Concerning Schiphol Airport
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) responded to a judgement from the Supreme Court in the Netherlands, which has upheld the original…
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15 July 2024
Aviation Capital Group Grows Boeing 737 MAX Portfolio with Order for 35 Jets
– Lessor increases its 737 MAX order book with latest order for 737-8 and 737-10 jets to meet growing industry demand for fuel-efficient, single-aisle jets…
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15 July 2024
Croatia Triples Black Hawk Fleet With Purchase Of Eight Additional Helicopters
Croatia has officially purchased eight additional UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), via U.S.…
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12 July 2024
Polish Air Force Alenia Aermacchi M-346 crashed in Poland
A Polish M-346 Bielik advanced training aircraft crashed during a training exercise ahead of an air show in Gdynia , planned to celebrate the 30th…
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12 July 2024
Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in Russia
A Sukhoi Superjet of Gazpromavia crashed in a wooded area, broke up and burst into flames about seven minutes after taheoff from Lukhovitsy-Tretyakovo…
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12 July 2024
US F-35 jet deliveries to resume soon with truncated software upgrade
July 11 (Reuters) – Deliveries of F-35 jets to the U.S. military are set to resume shortly without the complete TR-3 software upgrade, the head…
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11 July 2024
BAe Systems delivering advanced radar warning receivers to protect U.S. Air Force aircraft
AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver safeguards F-16 Fighting Falcons and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft BAE Systems is delivering AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar…
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10 July 2024
Saudi Arabia orders four additional Airbus A330 MRTTs
Getafe, Spain – 10 July 2024 – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal…
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10 July 2024
Embraer shows a strong presence at the Farnborough Airshow
· The brand-new E-Freighter, the E190F, will make its debut at the event · The company will showcase aircraft for commercial aviation and defense São…
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09 July 2024
Airbus, Aena, Air Nostrum, Iberia, Exolum and Repsol join forces to study the creation of the first aviation hydrogen hub in Spain
Airbus, Aena, Air Nostrum, Iberia, Exolum and Repsol are partnering to study the creation of the first hydrogen airport hub located in Spain. The six…
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09 July 2024
Boeing Announces Second-Quarter Deliveries
The Boeing Company announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2024. The company will…
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08 July 2024
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract To Develop Artificial Intelligence Tools For DARPA
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $4.6 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
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04 July 2024
Airbus awarded German Armed Forces prime contract for military communications satellite system
Munich, 04 July 2024 – Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, has awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military…
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03 July 2024
The First Slovakian F-16 Block 70 Aircraft Has Arrived at Morris Air National Guard Base for Training
MORRIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz,– The Morris ANGB is home to the Air National Guard’s premier F-16 fighter pilot training unit, the 162nd Wing,…
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03 July 2024
Airbus H160 enters into service in the U.S. with PHI Aviation
Marignane – Airbus has delivered the first H160 in the U.S. to PHI, marking the beginning of H160 operations in the country. This is the…
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02 July 2024
Air Canada to get eight Boeing 737 MAX jets from lessor BOC Aviation
July 2 (Reuters) – Air Canada said on Tuesday that it has agreed to receive eight Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets from lessor BOC Aviation….
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02 July 2024
Turkish Airlines Orders Four Boeing 777 Freighters
New order will triple carrier’s 777 Freighter fleet and add 408 metric tons to cargo lift ISTANBUL, July 2, 2024 Boeing and Turkish Airlines today…
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01 July 2024
Boeing Delivers First CH-47F Block II Chinook Aircraft to U.S. Army
– Block II Chinook offers increased capability and survivability for global missions – New configuration positions aircraft for long-term modernization,…
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27 June 2024
US FAA adopts airworthiness directive for 13 Boeing 757-200 US planes
une 26 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is adopting a new airworthiness directive for 13 Boeing 757-200 airplanes of U.S.…
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27 June 2024
Boeing Completes F/A-18 Super Hornet Upgrade Ahead of Schedule
– Boeing delivers first two Service Life Modification (SLM) Block III fighters from two locations – St. Louis and San Antonio – Public-Private Partnership…
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26 June 2024
AW609 tiltrotor successfully completes first ship trial campaign
The AW609 tiltrotor programme set another major industry capability milestone after its first successful ship trial, which was recently conducted with the…
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26 June 2024
Embraer delivers the second KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force
Aircraft is the second delivered in NATO configuration Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, June 26, 2024 – Embraer today delivered the second KC-390 multi-mission…
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25 June 2024
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe back on earth with samples from the moon’s far side
BEIJING, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first…
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25 June 2024
PZL Mielec Contracted to Deliver Additional S-70 Black Hawk Helicopter to Romania
BUCHAREST June 25, 2024 — Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Emergency Situations, has awarded PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, a…
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24 June 2024
Airbus provides 2024 guidance update
Charges of around € 0.9bn reported on certain telecommunications, navigation and observation space programmes A320 ramp-up trajectory adjusted to reflect…
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20 June 2024
GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
EVENDALE, Ohio, June 20 (Reuters) – GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the…
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19 June 2024
Leonardo showcases AW249 helicopter’s next gen design and capabilities
The Italian Army’s New Exploration and Escort rotorcraft makes its international premiere First and only all-new Western combat helicopter design with…
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18 June 2024
French Army’s NH90 for Special Forces has started flight testing
Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2. This standard is one of the latest NH90 configurations…
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18 June 2024
Lockheed Martin Delivers 2,700th C-130 Hercules Tactical Airlifter
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 2,700th Hercules multi-mission tactical airlifter, increasing the size, reach and strength of the worldwide C-130…
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18 June 2024
Flexrotor: the 25kg force multiplier
The Flexrotor unmanned aerial system is Airbus’ newest addition to its UAS portfolio. Its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and long endurance are just…
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17 June 2024
1000th F-35 Pilot ready to go
On May 22, the Pilot Fit Facility (PFF) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, outfitted its 1,000th F-35 pilot – Japanese Air Self-Defense Force pilot, Capt.…
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17 June 2024
Belgium chooses Airbus H145M for Armed Forces and Federal Police
The Kingdom of Belgium will procure 15 multi-role H145M helicopters for the army and two helicopters plus three options for the Federal Police. The contract…
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16 June 2024
Summer Special 4: NATO Tigermeet 2024
This summer we will do some short articles about airshows, fly-ins, events, museums, military exercises under the title Summer Special. Flightline of the…
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14 June 2024
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fleet recently reached 500,000 flight hours
The World’s Premier Air Dominance Fighter Since its introduction over 25 years ago, the F-22 Raptor has been at the forefront of air superiority,…
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13 June 2024
NH90 comprehensive upgrade programme launched
Marignane – NH Industries (NHI) and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) have signed a contract to launch the development and qualification of the…
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13 June 2024
Boeing investigates quality problem on undelivered 787s
PARIS/WASHINGTON/MONTREAL, June 13 (Reuters) – Boeing is investigating a new quality problem with its 787 Dreamliner after discovering that hundreds of…
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12 June 2024
Airbus seeks mandatory weekend overtime to catch up on delayed A220 production
MONTREAL, June 12 (Reuters) – Airbus has told workers at its Montreal-area A220 factory that it wants to impose mandatory overtime on weekends to catch…
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12 June 2024
Finland sees first NATO deployment as its jets join mission in Romania
CONSTANTA, Romania, June 12 (Reuters) – Finland on Tuesday made its first deployment for NATO since joining the alliance in April 2023, sending seven F-18…
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