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Amazon Selected as 1 of 6 Participants in U.K. Drone Trials
16 August 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is launching a series of trials to integrate drones into the country’s everyday life. The CAA... -
Russia On Pace for Lowest Number of Launches in 6 Decades
16 August 2024
Ars Technica reports, “A Progress cargo supply spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Thursday, local time. The mission was successful... -
Gulfstream Aerospace Begins G400 Flight-test Program
16 August 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Gulfstream has officially begun the flight test program for its G400, successfully completing its first flight on August 15. The large-cabin twinjet... -
Future Flight Global May Purchase Up to 116 Air Taxis from Archer Aviation
15 August 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation this week secured another purchase order agreement for its flagship Midnight air taxi... -
SpaceX Launches Two Earth-imaging Satellites to Orbit
15 August 2024
SPACE reports, “SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation... -
Alaska Airlines Becomes First Commercial Operator to Invest in JetZero’s Blended Wing Body
14 August 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Alaska Airlines has become the first commercial operator to declare serious interest in the blended wing body (BWB) aircraft under development by JetZero, signing options for an undisclosed number... -
Intuitive Machines to Lead Coalition in Pursuit of Taking Over NASA’s VIPER Lunar Rover
14 August 2024
Space News reports, “Intuitive Machines says it is organizing a coalition of organizations that will offer to take over a NASA lunar rover... -
Piper M700 Cleared for Unpaved Field Operations by FAA
13 August 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Piper Aircraft's M700 Fury has received FAA approval for unpaved field operations, the company announced Monday. According to Piper, the M700 Fury... -
Airbus and Astroscale Expand Collaboration On In-Orbit Servicing
13 August 2024
Space News reports, “Airbus is expanding its partnership with in-orbit servicing venture Astroscale to explore ways... -
Helicopter MRO Market Projected to See Steady Growth
12 August 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Global helicopter MRO demand is projected to surpass $81 billion through 2033. The 2024 edition of... -
NASA Issues RFI on Potential VIPER Partnerships
12 August 2024
Space News reports, “NASA is requesting concepts from companies and organizations willing to take over a robotic lunar rover that the agency announced last month it would cancel... -
Archer Aviation to Operate Electric Air Taxis in Los Angeles by 2026
9 August 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer Archer Aviation is adding a third major U.S. city to its planned air taxi network... -
NASA Shuts Down NEOWISE Spacecraft, Closing More than a Decade of Asteroid Observations
9 August 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “A spacecraft that helped bolster planetary defense is now at the end of its operational mission. On Thursday, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent the Near-Earth Object... -
Beta Granted FAA Approval to Begin eVTOL Pilot Training
8 August 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Beta will train additional company and FAA personnel using dual controls on its flagship electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Alia 250. -
Starliner Crew May Return Home with SpaceX in 2025
8 August 2024
The New York Times reports that for weeks, NASA has downplayed problems experienced by Starliner, but on Wednesday, NASA officials admitted... -
First MH-139A Grey Wolf Delivered to US Air Force
7 August 2024
Defense News reports, “Boeing announced on Monday it has delivered the first production MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force.” Boeing's MH-139A Grey Wolf is slated... -
NASA Chief to Make Final Call On When Starliner Crew Returns Home
7 August 2024
Ars Technica reports, “NASA on Tuesday confirmed that it is delaying the launch of its next astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Crew 9, until at least September 24. This is a significant slip... -
Joby Aviation Applies for FAA Type Certification in Australia
6 August 2024
Reuters reports, “Electric air taxi maker Joby Aviation said on Tuesday [that] it has formally applied for its aircraft to be certified... -
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Cargo Freighter Arrives at ISS
6 August 2024
SPACE reports, “Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Tuesday morning (Aug. 6), carrying about 4 tons... -
U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Tiltrotor Shifts to Next Development Phase
5 August 2024
Defense News reports, “The U.S. Army’s future long-range aircraft is moving out of technology development and into the critical engineering and manufacturing development phase, the service announced Friday.
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