CDB Aviation Begins Deliveries of 4 A320neo Family Aircraft to Russia's Aeroflot
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited (“CDB Leasing”), announced that the company delivered the first of four Airbus A320neo family...
View ArticleULA to Launch SBIRS GEO Flight 5 Mission in Support of National Security
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) Flight 5 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space...
View ArticleGlenn Researchers Study New, Futuristic Concept to Explore Titan
Science and technology advancements start with big ideas and creativity. Researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have imagined a new, early-stage concept for a lander to Saturn’s moon...
View ArticleCollins Aerospace Delivers Avionics for X-59 Research Aircraft
When Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, was selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft, the avionics...
View ArticleRheinmetall Starts Maintenance on 1st 2 German AF CH-53G Transport...
Rheinmetall has taken over maintenance operations for the Bundeswehr’s fleet of CH-53G helicopters, as planned. Embedded in the organization of the 64th Helicopter Squadron at Diepholz Air Base,...
View ArticleHENSOLDT to deliver radar electronics for 'Quadriga' Eurofighters
Having been commissioned back in March to produce and deliver ECRS Mk1 radars, sensor solutions supplier HENSOLDT has now been awarded a further order worth some 50 million euros under the German Air...
View Article1st T-7A Red Hawk Joined in Record Time, Thanks to Digital Design
In one historic moment, the front fuselage of the first Boeing [NYSE: BA]-Saab T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer was joined perfectly with its aft section in less than 30 minutes — a testament to the...
View ArticleNew ESA Contracts to Advance Prometheus and Phoebus Projects
ESA is forging ahead with advanced developments in two flagship space transportation demonstration projects, Prometheus and Phoebus. This will benefit Europe’s new Ariane 6 launcher in the near-term,...
View ArticleSolar Orbiter Images 1st Coronal Mass Ejections
Cruise phase checkouts Solar Orbiter launched on 10 February 2020 and is currently in cruise phase ahead of the main science mission, which begins November this year. While the four in situ instruments...
View ArticleSuccessful Start of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Follows...
A five-year quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of “dark energy” is beginning officially today, May 17, at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. To complete its quest,...
View ArticleP&W GTF Engines Now Power More than 1,000 Aircraft
Pratt & Whitney recently celebrated the 1,000th aircraft powered by GTF engines, with this milestone aircraft delivered to Sichuan Airlines Co., Ltd. (“Sichuan”). GTF engines power three aircraft...
View ArticleLM Names New Leader for Fighter Program
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Lockheed Martin announced OJ Sanchez as the new vice president and general manager for Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group (IFG), succeeding...
View ArticleRheinmetall and Thales to Deliver Training Services to the Joint...
Thales and Rheinmetall have been tasked with certifying the future training centre organization for the Franco-German C-130J transport aircraft fleet. The two companies are participating in the project...
View ArticleGray Eagle ER Enables Joint Terminal Attack Controller Operations
On April 23, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated enhanced situational awareness and targeting capability for ground forces during a company-funded technology...
View ArticleAirbus Resumes Work on Modernised A320 Family FAL in Toulouse
Airbus has resumed work on the modernisation of its A320 Family industrial capabilities in Toulouse. This will provide Airbus with increased flexibility throughout its global industrial production...
View ArticleSkyWest Airlines Orders 8 New E175 Aircraft for Operation with Alaska Airlines
Embraer has agreed to the sale of eight new E175 jets to SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) for operation with Alaska Airlines, adding to the 32 SkyWest E175 jets SkyWest already flies for Alaska. The E175...
View ArticleAlaska Air Group Orders 9 New E175 Aircraft for Operation with Horizon Air
Embraer has agreed the sale of nine new E175 jets to Alaska Air Group and its subsidiary Horizon Air. The E175 aircraft will fly exclusively with Alaska Airlines under a Capacity Purchase Agreement...
View ArticleSustainability by a Crossover Technology
The aviation industry is undergoing an unprecedented challenge to transition to a more sustainable way of flying. NLR is involved with national and international partners in developing technologies to...
View ArticleAustal Australia Delivers 2 Cape-class Patrol Boats to Trinidad and Tobago...
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has delivered two Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). The two 58 metre patrol boats, TTS Port...
View ArticleVirgin Orbit to Launch Quantum Encryption Satellites for Arqit
Virgin Orbit, the California-based responsive launch company, today announced it has been selected by UK-based Arqit Limited, a leader in quantum encryption technology, to conduct two launches to Low...
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