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In partnership with seven other nations, the United States signed an agreement on Tuesday designed to establish the principles that will guide cooperation among international participants in NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program. Rooted in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, the principles laid out in the Artemis Accords include a commitment to peaceful exploration, transparency and […]

Australian airline Qantas conducted a seven-hour sightseeing flight in a 787 Dreamliner last weekend, operating out of Sydney Airport (SYD). According to the airline, the Great Southern Land scenic flight was aimed at frequent fliers who “wanted an opportunity to enjoy some of the airline’s Spirit of Australia hospitality even if they couldn’t travel as […]

Lockheed’s seminal Constellation first flew in 1943 and became, as the L-1049 Super Constellation that first flew in 1950, arguably the most iconic piston airliner of the period. According to the National Air and Space Museum, “The Super Constellation and its derivatives represent, along with the Douglas DC-7, the ultimate step in the development of […]

Boeing delivered just 28 commercial aircraft in the third quarter, for a total of just 98 year to date, roughly one-third of its 2019 volume, and down dramatically from its 2018 peak of 806 aircraft for the year. Over the third quarter, Airbus delivered 57 aircraft, which is also a substantially lower number than it […]

Garmin has announced that it will be transitioning its pilot training classes to a virtual learning format through June 2021. According to the company, its instructor-led virtual training courses will be available in scheduled and on-demand sessions covering equipment including Garmin’s GTN, G1000/G1000 NXi and Aviation Weather Radar. Garmin has said it will also be […]

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is set to get two more King Air-based “ground interdictions and air-to-air intercept” aircraft this year. Based on the King Air 350CER, the CBP’s new additions carry a slew of specialized sensors, including marine-search radar and a collection of “electro-optical and infrared sensors.” “These two Multi-role Enforcement […]

Honeywell Aerospace has signed a contract with the U.S. Army for the repair and overhaul of T55-GA-714A engines installed on its CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, which aims to “ensure that the U.S. Army’s Chinook fleet has spare engines to sustain its future missions and overall readiness,” covers the next […]

A rescue dog now enjoying its new life in Canada likely owes that life to COVID-19 after it got loose at Canada’s busiest airport last week. According to the National Post, Crystal, a white Spanish podenco, a particularly speedy breed related to the greyhound, led airport personnel on a 12-hour high-speed chase that shut down […]

Airbus continues to test wing extensions that “flap” in response to rough air and mimic the way an albatross essentially lets its wings go with the flow to remain airborne almost effortlessly. The bird can unlock its shoulders to do that but Airbus’ adaptation is necessarily more complex. In the airplane an extended section of […]

Aircraft manufacturers have agreed that 7-Eleven style Plexiglas barriers won’t work to reduce the spread of germs on airliners and may actually make it worse. The International Air Transport Association hosted an online panel with representatives from Airbus, Boeing and Embraer last week and dividing up the cabin with rigid barriers is a non-starter. “We […]