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CFM International CEO Anticipates Leap Engine Hitting CFM56 Benchmark Soon
16 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “With some 75% of the new single-aisle engine market and the worst post-pandemic supply chain issues in the rearview mirror...
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Wilbur Air to Partner with Electra for 100 Aircraft
15 April 2024
FlightGlobal reports, “Newly launched Australian start-up Wilbur Air has ambitious plans for electric aviation operations on the continent using an envisioned system...
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Japan Gets Seats on Artemis Moon-landing Missions in Exchange for Lunar Rover
12 April 2024
Ars Technica reports, “US and Japanese officials have signed an agreement to cement a partnership that will pave the way for a Japanese astronaut to walk...
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U.S. Navy Selects K1000ULE Solar-Electric VTOL UAS
12 April 2024
Unmanned Systems Technology reports that the U.S. Navy PMA 263 has chosen Kraus Hamdani Aerospace to equip the U.S. Marine Corps with its K1000ULE solar-electric VTOL...
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Army Orders Additional Safety Training as Helicopter Crashes Rise
11 April 2024
Defense News reports, “The Army has ordered an aviation “safety stand up,” with additional aviation training across the force following a dozen mishaps...
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Delta Rocket Makes Final Flight
10 April 2024
Ars Technica reports, “The final flight of United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket took off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a classified spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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Delta Air Lines Reports Narrow Q1 Profit and Says Travel Demand Remains Strong
10 April 2024
The Associated Press reports that Delta Air Lines is reporting a small first-quarter profit and says travel demand is strong heading into summer.
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Russian Space Officials Abort Planned Test Launch of New Heavy-lift Rocket
9 April 2024
The Associated Press reports that a Russian Angara-A5 rocket was set to launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 5:00 am ET Tuesday, but the launch was scrubbed...
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Navy Eyes First Test Flight of MQ-25 In Spring 2025
9 April 2024
Defense Daily reports, “After Boeing delivered the first MQ-25 Stingray to the Navy in February for testing, a lead official said Monday the service is on schedule...
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EHang Receives Production Certificate for Its eVTOL Aircraft
8 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, “The Civil Administration of China (CAAC) has issued a production certificate to EHang, clearing the way for the company to start large-scale series production of its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL aircraft.
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Flying Magazine Takes a First Look at Joby’s eVOTL Future
5 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Today, Joby is a roughly $4 billion-cap enterprise on the cusp of its type certification for-credit testing with the FAA on an evolution...
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ULA Vulcan Unlikely to Launch Again Until Fall
4 April 2024
Ars Technica reports, “After the impressive debut of the Vulcan rocket in January, it is unclear when the heavy lift vehicle will fly again. The uncertainty is due to a couple of factors...
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China’s Three Major Airlines End 2023 with Losses
4 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Despite the reopening and relaxing of China’s borders in January 2023, the country’s three state-owned airlines—Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines—all ended 2023...
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Unmanned Valkyrie X-58A Joins F-35s in Electronic Attack Demonstration
3 April 2024
Defense Daily reports, “An XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous unmanned combat aircraft equipped with an electronic attack payload successfully demonstrated suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD)...
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Manufacturing Strategies Highlight Key Difference Between Joby and Archer
2 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “In many ways, Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation are highly similar startups. The two front-runners in the nascent U.S. air taxi market are both developing piloted...