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Archer, Joby to Provide Air Taxi Service in Abu Dhabi
26 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Two titans in the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi industry are building on their previously announced plans to serve…
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Boeing Starliner Crewed Test Flight Passes Critical Review
26 April 2024
Space News reports, “The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is a step closer to launch after completing a major pre-launch review April 25.
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Gulfstream Delivers First Two G700s
25 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered the first two $75 million G700s to customers, the Savannah, Georgia-based aircraft manufacturer said yesterday…
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Blue Ghost Mission 1 to Deliver NASA Electric Moon Dust Shield
25 April 2024
SPACE reports, “NASA is sending a technology demonstrator to the moon on the upcoming private Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 in order to test how to repel and remove lunar dust using electricity…
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NASA and Rocket Lab Launch Solar Sail
24 April 2024
The New Zealand Herald reports, “NASA has launched its new solar sail mission from Mahia Peninsula. Once at a Sun-synchronous orbit, about 1000 km above Earth…
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Beta Performs Piloted eVTOL Aircraft Transition Flight
24 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Beta Technologies has achieved the first piloted transition flights with a prototype of its Alia 250 eVTOL…
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US Navy Receives First Two Textron T-54s
23 April 2024
Janes reports, “US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) accepted delivery of the first two Textron T-54 Multi-Engine Training System (METS) aircraft at Naval Air Station (NAS) Corpus Christi…
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FAA Updates Policy to Require Reentry Licensing
23 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “After Varda Space’s reentry capsule got stuck in orbit for eight months without permission to return to Earth…
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NASA Might Adjust Artemis III to Have Starship and Orion Dock in Low-Earth Orbit
22 April 2024
Ars Technica reports that NASA “is privately considering modifications to its Artemis plan to land astronauts on the surface of the Moon later this decade. Multiple sources have confirmed…
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US Navy Looking at Adding Sierra Nevada to Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS
22 April 2024
Flight Global reports, “The US Navy (USN) has been in discussions with Sierra Nevada about adding the company to the service’s Blue Water Maritime Logistics Unmanned…
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AIAA Announces 2024 Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition Winners
22 April 2024
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) announced the winners of the 28th Annual AIAA DBF Competition: 1st Place ($3,000): Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Army Partners with Electra.aero for Electric Aircraft Testing
19 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The Army on Thursday awarded a $1.9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to Electra.aero…
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FAA to Allow Boom Supersonic to Break Sound Barrier
19 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “For the first time in its history, the FAA has issued a special flight authorization to allow Boom Supersonic to break the sound barrier. The approval will allow the Colorado startup to fly its XB-1 demonstrator…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches on Next Starlink Mission
18 April 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX completed its latest Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A…
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U.S. Coast Guard Re-ups Arriel Support Contract with Safran
18 April 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Safran Helicopter Engines will continue to support its Arriel engines powering U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) MH-65 helicopters…
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CST-100 Starliner Arrives at Pad for Crewed Test Flight
17 April 2024
Space News reports, “Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is now installed on the Atlas 5 rocket that will launch the spacecraft on a crewed test flight…
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Boom Receives FAA Clearance for XB-1 Supersonic Tests
17 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “In what the FAA has termed ‘a major federal action,’ the U.S. aviation regulator has granted Boom permission to conduct supersonic overland tests…
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Space4All Space STEM Awareness Campaign Launches Nationwide
17 April 2024
Women in Aerospace (WIA), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Club for the Future, and Space Foundation, in partnership with the…
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From Vision Through Velocity … Transitioning Technology into Reality
16 April 2024
In the pursuit of a sustainable and high-tech future, researchers, engineers, and pioneers are driving innovation in aviation. 2024 will be a landmark year with the first certification of electric VTOL aircraft…
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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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Space Economy Generates $6.5 Billion in First Quarter
16 April 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Companies in the space sector raised $6.5 billion from January to March, an increase of 33% over the fourth quarter of 2023…
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Weigel Becomes First Female to Serve as ISS Program Manager
15 April 2024
SPACE reports, “Dana Weigel, the first woman to helm the International Space Station [as] program manager, says she’s excited to oversee so much commercial space activity…
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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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China Moving at ‘Breathtaking Speed” In Final Frontier According to Space Force
11 April 2024
SPACE reports that China is ratcheting up its space capabilities at an impressive clip, with an eye toward potentially ending…
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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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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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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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The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse is Happening Today
8 April 2024
SPACE reports, “Today (April 8) a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America from Mexico, through 15 U.S. States…
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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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NASA Set to Launch Multiple Rockets During April 8 Total Solar Eclipse
5 April 2024
SPACE reports, “NASA’s Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission — named for the Egyptian god of darkness and enemy of the sun god, Ra — will launch the three sounding rockets…
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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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Falling Chinese Space Junk Creates Spectacular Fireball Over Southern California
3 April 2024
SPACE reports, “A big piece of Chinese space junk crashed to Earth over Southern California early…
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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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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Eutelsat 36D Telecommunications Satellite
2 April 2024
Via Satellite reports, “SpaceX launched the Airbus-built Eutelsat 36D telecommunications satellite for Eutelsat Group over the weekend. It was launched aboard a Falcon 9…
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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…
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Archer Performs Battery Pack Drop Test for Midnight Air Taxi
1 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Air taxi manufacturer Archer Aviation has reached what it says is a crucial milestone in its test campaign—one that could prove valuable as it pursues type certification for its flagship Midnight aircraft. The company on Friday…
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First Boeing Starliner Astronauts, Wilmore and Williams, Ready to Launch to ISS
1 April 2024
SPACE reports, “Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams told Space.com and a small group of reporters at NASA’s Johnson…
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Gulfstream G700 Achieves FAA Certification
1 April 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has obtained FAA type certification for the G700, the Savannah, Georgia-based company announced Friday. The milestone paves the way…
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Launch of 22 Starlink Satellites from California Delayed
29 March 2024
SPACE reports, “SpaceX has reset the launch of another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to no sooner than Friday evening (March 29).
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After the Concorde, a Long Road Back to Supersonic Travel
29 March 2024
An Ars Technica report discusses the possibility of achieving supersonic flight without loud booms, noting that NASA is working on it.
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ULA Delta IV Heavy Set to Fly Once More
28 March 2024
Ars Technica reports United Launch Alliance’s last Delta IV Heavy rocket is set to lift off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
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FAA Awards uAvionix BVLOS Contract
28 March 2024
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “uAvionix is to advance the commercial utilization of Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) through a Federal Aviation…
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Boeing to Invest In Long-Term MQ-28 Production in Australia
27 March 2024
Aviation Week Network reports, “Boeing will launch construction in Australia later this year of the company’s first final assembly facility outside of North America…
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NASA, Boeing Target May 1 for First Crewed Starliner Flight to Space Station
27 March 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “NASA is five weeks away from putting astronauts aboard a new commercial crew capsule. May 1 is the target launch…