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March 18, 2024
Danish chef to launch gourmet dining to stratosphere

Copenhagen (AFP) Mar 14, 2024
Danish chef Rasmus Munk wants to take high-end cuisine to the edge of space, with plans to serve up a stratospheric dining experience in 2025, his restaurant said Thursday. "The expedition will take place aboard Space Perspective Spaceship Neptune, the world's first carbon-neutral spaceship," Alchemist, the Copenhagen restaurant that has earned Munk two Michelin stars, said in a statement. "They will dine as they watch the sunrise over the Earth's curvature" at an altitude of 100,000 feet (30,00 ... read more
UK says jet carrying defence minister had signal jammed near Russia
London (AFP) Mar 14, 2024
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defence minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week, a government spokesman confirmed on Thursday. ... more
Japan's ruling coalition agrees to fighter jet exports
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 15, 2024
Japan's ruling coalition agreed Friday to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets being developed with Britain and Italy, relaxing Tokyo's strict transfer rules for military equipment. ... more
Boeing agrees to $51 mn settlement for export violations
Washington (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Boeing has reached a $51 million settlement with the US State Department to resolve almost 200 export violations, including its unauthorized export of technical data to China, the State Department said Thursday. ... more
NASA awards grants to 5 universities for quiet supersonic overflight education plans
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 28, 2024
NASA is taking another step closer to testing its new supersonic jet, issuing grants to five universities to develop plans to educate communities selected for flyover tests of the experimental aircraft. ... more
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No need for climate 'flight shame', Swedish govt says
Stockholm (AFP) Feb 27, 2024
Six years after the term climate "flight shame" was coined in Sweden, the country's government said Wednesday there was no need for it, unveiling investment to help its airline industry. ... more
NASA's X-59 Aircraft Aims for Supersonic Speed with Minimal Noise Impact
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 26, 2024
NASA's groundbreaking X-59 experimental aircraft, designed to fly faster than the speed of sound while producing a significantly quieter sonic boom, is inching closer to its ambitious goal, thanks t ... more
US resumes Osprey flights in Japan after deadly crash
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 14, 2024
The US military on Thursday resumed Osprey flights in Japan, a local official said, ending a three-month grounding of the tilt-rotor aircraft after the latest in a string of deadly crashes. ... more
Air and Space Force Budget Concerns: Calls for Enhanced Funding Amid Modernization Efforts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2024
Despite a 1.6 percent increase in the 2025 fiscal year budget for the Air Force, the allocation is deemed insufficient for essential modernization, impacting the Air and Space Forces during a pivota ... more
Cathay Pacific 'is back' with first annual profit since 2019
Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 13, 2024
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday reported its first annual net profit in four years, citing a surge in demand as it emerges from the impact of the city's Covid isolation. ... more
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Flying high: UK's modern-day green airship takes shape
Bedford, United Kingdom (AFP) Mar 12, 2024
Britain's innovative Airlander 10 airship could soon take to the skies to offer leisure passengers panoramic views and far less pollution than traditional aircraft, according to its manufacturer. ... more
Three killed in military helicopter crash near US southern border
Houston (AFP) Mar 9, 2024
Two soldiers and a US border agent died in a helicopter crash on Friday near the US-Mexico border, the US military said. ... more
US ends grounding of Ospreys that began after deadly crash
Washington (AFP) Mar 8, 2024
The three-month grounding of American V-22 Ospreys implemented after a deadly crash ended Friday, with changes to maintenance allowing the tilt-rotor aircraft to return safely to flight, the US military said. ... more
Chile excludes Israeli firms from LatAm's top aerospace fair
Santiago (AFP) March 6, 2024
Chile said Tuesday it will exclude Israeli firms from Latin America's biggest aerospace fair, to be held in Santiago in April. ... more
AFRL's XQ-67A makes first successful flight
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 01, 2024
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate successfully flew the XQ-67A, an Off-Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, uncrewed air vehicle Feb. 28, 2024, at the General Atomics Gray ... more
Greek PM hails US approval of F-35 fighter jet sale

Athens (AFP) Jan 27, 2024
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday welcomed a US decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Athens. Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday okayed the $8.6-billion sale, as well as a separate $23-billion deal to sell 40 F-16 warplanes to Turkey. "Today is an important day for our national defence and for Greek diplomacy," Mitsotakis said in a statement. "Greece is officially on track to acquire up to 40 new generation F-35 combat planes." Mi ... read more
Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey
Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2024
Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership, the State Department said. ... more

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First Boeing 737 MAX delivered to China since 2019 lands in Guangzhou
Beijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2024
The first Boeing 737 MAX delivered to China since 2019 landed Saturday at Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport, according to tracking website Flightradar24. ... more
Reports: National Guard helicopter crashes in Mississippi
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 23, 2024
A Mississippi National Guard helicopter crashed Friday afternoon in the northeast part of the state, according to multiple reports. ... more
NORAD fighters intercept high-altitude balloon over US
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2024
A small balloon floating at a high altitude over the US state of Utah was intercepted by fighter aircraft on Friday but deemed to pose no national security or flight risk, a US-Canada military agency said, according to US media. ... more
Hungary strikes fighter jet deal with Sweden ahead of NATO vote
Budapest (AFP) Feb 23, 2024
Hungary deepened military cooperation with Sweden on Friday, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announcing the acquisition of four Swedish-made fighter jets ahead of a vote on Stockholm's NATO bid. ... more
France complains of Russian 'threats' to military
Paris (AFP) Feb 22, 2024
France's air force pilots have been threatened with attack by Russian forces during patrol missions in international air space in a sign of rising tensions, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday. ... more
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