FAA issues AD to address potential Boeing KC-46 critical function loss
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an airworthiness directive (AD) to address a potentially unsafe condition on… Read More »
Jill Biden’s aircraft returned to DEN due to windshield crack
A Boeing C-40B Clipper, an aircraft based on the Boeing 737-700 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), carrying Jill Biden was forced… Read More »
Turkish Aerospace Industries proudly shows off its Mach 2.2 TF-X fighter
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) proudly showed off its TF-X fighter in March 2023, which is now on the move—even though… Read More »
Boeing 747-8 “Air Force One” workers in San Antonio lacked security credentials, Pentagon is investigating why
The Pentagon is examining why Boeing employees did not have proper security credentials when working on Air Force One planes… Read More »
Boeing to take charges to the U.S.A.F. KC-46 tanker program due to a supplier quality issue
Boeing will take additional charges to the KC-46 tanker program due to a supplier quality issue with the center fuel… Read More »
Poland is the first NATO country to send jet fighters to Ukraine
Polish President Andrzej Duda says his country will deliver four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in “the next few days,”… Read More »
The U.S Air Force wants to retire 310 aircraft in 2024
The U.S Air Force wants to retire 310 aircraft, including 42 A-10 Warthogs, as part of its fiscal 2024 budget… Read More »
Spain is likely to cancel remaining Airbus A400M military transport orders
European defense sources believe that after Spain’s air force indicated that it did not need the extra planes, it is… Read More »
U.S. Air Force orders 26 Boeing E-7 AEW&C command and control aircraft
Boeing on Tuesday Feb. 28 was awarded a $1.2B contract to develop two new U.S. variants of the E-7 Airborne… Read More »
How the superfast flight of astronauts and fighter pilots changes their brains
Unlike ‘Top Gun’, real-life fighter pilots are careful thinkers in the air. Learning how their brains change could assist astronauts… Read More »
DARPA Says AI has successfully flown a U.S. F-16 Fighter Jet
The fighter aircraft that was first introduced in 1978 has now seemingly evolved into an autonomous plane. On Monday, the… Read More »
U.S. Air Force orders 15 Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker transport jets
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.3 billion contract for the ninth production lot of 15 KC-46A Pegasus… Read More »
Aerospace Xelerated unveils its fourth cohort companies
Aerospace Xelerated has announced that 11 new start-up companies have joined its fourth cohort. The programme is led by Boeing… Read More »
U.K. military is developing an unmanned Mach 5 hypersonic jet
Reaction Engines is part of a consortium developing an engine for military aircraft that could fly five times the speed… Read More »
Germany announced $8 billion deal to purchase 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets
German government leaders on Wednesday Dec. 14 announced a deal to buy 35 F-35 fighter jets from the United States,… Read More »
Boeing was looking at flexible and bending wing technology with the use of composites
Boeing was looking at flexible wing technology and the use of composites. The story of how Seattle planemaker Boeing used… Read More »
New Bodø Airport given go ahead
The Avinor Board has this afternoon approved the construction of a new Bodø Airport. A partnership between the municipality of… Read More »
The Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider bomber will be unveiled Dec. 2
Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider will be unveiled Dec. 2 at the company’s site in Palmdale, Calif., marking the first time… Read More »
Saudi Arabia in talks to open military airspace
The Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) is in talks with the Royal Saudi Air Force to allow civilian… Read More »
The iconic Vulcan XH558 strategic bomber will roar for the final time this week
The iconic Vulcan XH558 strategic bomber will roar for the final time this week after a decision that the plane… Read More »
China successfully tested Hypersonic Mach 9 engine
Chinese researchers claim to have successfully tested a hypersonic detonation engine that can push aircraft up to Mach 9, a… Read More »
Airbus and U.K. Royal Air Force complete A330 flight fully-powered with sustainable fuel
An Airbus A330 MRTT owned and operated by the U.K.’s Royal Air Force has performed a flight using only sustainable… Read More »