Airbus is not specifically linking its new A350F to single-pilot operations, but it acknowledges that the entry-into-service schedule coincides with the timeline for testing initial concepts - and that it could serve as a platform. US lessor Air Lease has become the launch custom … | Continue reading
The aviation sector's increasingly outdated use of magnetic navigation could be heading for the exit, with Canada championing a Mag2True adjustment, targeted for 2030 | Continue reading
Norwegian has announced that travellers on its domestic operations and on services between Norway, Sweden and Denmark will no longer be required to wear face masks, with reports suggesting other airlines in the region are set to follow suit. | Continue reading
The US Air Force (USAF) has detonated an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) warhead for the first time. | Continue reading
The US Air Force has named "Rocket Cargo" as its fourth "Vanguard" programme, meaning the concept is a top science and technology development priority for the service. | Continue reading
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have conducted the maiden flight of the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) loyal wingman aircraft. | Continue reading
Airbus's A321XLR will be subject to special conditions proposed for the aircraft's integrated rear centre tank, intended to ensure adequate protection from fire. The large 12,900-litre centre tank, located in the aft hold of the twinjet, will contain the fuel necessary for the ai … | Continue reading
US Army researchers believe they have found a novel way to articulate the position of turbine blades in the hot section of jet engines. They say the innovation could significantly improve efficiency and power of jet engines - and also enable a new, wider range of performance need … | Continue reading
For the first time, Lockheed Martin F-35s were loaded with Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) hardware, an initial step in replacing the stealth fighter's troubled support system. A squadron of F-35Bs based at US Marine Corps (USMC) Air Station Yuma in Arizona received th … | Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has integrated and flown the MQ-9 Reaper with the Agile Condor Pod, an on-board artificially intelligent computer that promises to autonomously find, track and propose targets to human commanders. | Continue reading
A scaled model of the 'Flying-V' blended wing aircraft concept - first unveiled by Dutch researchers last year - has completed its first test flight in Germany. Airbus also emerged as the latest partner in the project, after Dutch flag carrier KLM threw its weight behind the proj … | Continue reading
Analysis of flight operations data during the downturn in air transport activity has revealed a sharp increase in the proportion of unstable approaches. The number of unstable approaches per 1,000 operations increased to around 28 in April and 37 in May, two months in which air t … | Continue reading
Japanese start-up SkyDrive is preparing to fly its electric vertical take-off-and landing (eVTOL) test aircraft in public for the first time in August, as it sets its sights on building a thriving air taxi and urban air mobility market in the country on the back the developmental … | Continue reading
An electric-powered Cessna 208B Grand Caravan lifted off a Moses Lake runway on 28 May, marking another milestone in a project that aims to bring all-electric flight to consumer air travel. | Continue reading
Investigators have determined that an Emirates Airbus A380 descended far below the glideslope at Moscow Domodedovo after its crew entered a rapid descent, erroneously believing the jet was too high for the correct approach path. It descended to 504ft above ground - with a rate of … | Continue reading
As part of the demonstration, Rocket Lab dropped the test stage from a light helicopter over the ocean. The stage's fall was slowed by a parachute. A second helicopter swooped in and snagged the parachute's drogue line with a specially designed grappling hook at about 5,000ft. | Continue reading
Japan Airlines has signed a cooperation agreement with the Japanese city of Yabu to launch unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test flights to transport medical supplies. JAL is hoping to conduct the maiden sortie this spring. The expected route will span about 25km, from a hospital to … | Continue reading
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber’s first flight will be a short hop, about 22mi (35km) north across the Mojave Desert, from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California where it is being built to its testing site at Edwards Air Force Base. | Continue reading
By Justin Wastnage in LondonFollowers of the much-speculated US Aurora hypersonic military jet received a boost today thanks to closer reading of a recently declassified UK defence ministry report into unidentified flying objects (UFOs). UK broadcaster BBC picked through the Unid … | Continue reading
Collins Aerospace is coordinating with safety regulators and its equipment clients after a GPS connection outage on its parts resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights, especially flights on aircraft operated by US regional carriers. | Continue reading
Beijing continues to make strides in developing modern airpower capabilities across the full spectrum of platforms, from strategic bombers to armed UAVs. | Continue reading
Federal Aviation Administration approval of beyond visual line of sight unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations could spur drone makers and operators to adopt hydrogen fuel cell powerplants. | Continue reading
Boeing launched a new organisation dedicated to developing innovative computing and communications technology for use by commercial companies and military customers. | Continue reading
The US Federal Aviation Administration is pushing back on a request by Boeing for a temporary exemption from a safety regulation to allow the GE Aviation-powered version version of the 787-10 to enter service on schedule in August. | Continue reading
The US Air Force has started preparing to rapidly stage a demonstration of a highly mature laser weapon system (LWS) for an unspecified “airborne vehicle”, with the potential for a follow-on production programme. | Continue reading