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March 26, 2024
Aireon and Airbus Enhance Partnership to Distribute Space-Based ADS-B Data to Wider Audience

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2024
Aireon has broadened its partnership with Airbus through an expanded distribution deal, facilitating greater accessibility to its cutting-edge space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data. This strategic move will see Airbus incorporating Aireon's comprehensive ADS-B data into its suite of advanced flight analytics and digital solutions, offering unprecedented benefits to a wide array of aviation stakeholders, including airlines, aircraft lessors, and lessees. The agreement, ... read more
Japan's cabinet approves fighter jet exports
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 26, 2024
Japan's cabinet on Tuesday eased strict transfer rules for military equipment to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets being developed with Britain and Italy. ... more
Startical Partners with NanoAvionics for Pioneering Space-Based Air Traffic Management Tests
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2024
In a significant advancement for global air traffic management, Startical, established through a partnership between ENAIRE, Europe's fourth-largest air navigation service provider, and Indra, a glo ... more
'Overly rosy picture': KLM loses Dutch 'greenwashing' case
The Hague (AFP) Mar 20, 2024
Dutch airline KLM misled consumers with "vague and general" adverts about its efforts to reduce the environmental impact of flying, an Amsterdam court ruled on Wednesday in a greenwashing case brought by a pressure group. ... more
European airlines call on EU to push for more green fuel
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 20, 2024
Several top European airlines on Wednesday urged EU authorities to follow the United States in pushing for increased production of "green" fuels. ... more
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Karman Space and Defense Spearheads Subsystem Development for NASA's X-59 Supersonic Quest
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2024
Karman Space and Defense ("Karman") is at the forefront as a principal supplier of critical subsystems for the X-59 supersonic aircraft, a result of the collaboration between Lockheed Martin Skunk W ... 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
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
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. ... 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
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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
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. "By decision of the Government of Chile, the 2024 version of the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), to be held between 9 and 14 April, will not have the participation of Israeli companies," a defense ministry statement said. It did not give a reason, but the government of leftist President Gabriel Boric has been critical of what he has called Israel's "disproporti ... read 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

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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
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. ... 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
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
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