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Virgin Australia ATR 72 in 2019 runway incursion at Canberra

Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have urged flight crew to familiarise themselves with the varying layouts of airports, especially those with unique designs, and ensure “effective flight crew coordination is employed”.  Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety...

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Boeing flies MQ-25 with aerial refuelling pod for first time

Boeing has flown its MQ-25A test asset (T1) with an aerial refuelling store under its wing for the first time. Boeing has flown its MQ-25A test asset (T1) with an aerial refuelling store under its wing for the first time....

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Excess movement prevents C-130 from retrieving Gremlins in mid-air test

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) came within inches of snatching several X-61A Gremlins unmanned air vehicles out of the sky using an arm extended from the cargo bay of a Lockheed Martin C-130. However, the aerial captures were...

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USAF demos external drop of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile from B-1B bomber

The US Air Force successfully demonstrated the Rockwell B-1B bomber carrying and dropping an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) from an external pylon under the aircraft’s fuselage. The US Air Force (USAF) successfully demonstrated the Rockwell B-1B bomber carrying...

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Falklands receive new Britten-Norman Islander

The Falkland Islands government has taken delivery of a new Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, supplementing a fleet of decades-old BN2Bs. The Falkland Islands government has taken delivery of a new Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander, supplementing a fleet of decades-old BN2Bs. Britten-Norman recently...

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Commission will not offer further contingency on EU airline ownership

No contingency measures will be put forward regarding ownership and control of European Union airlines as part of the preparations for potential absence of a future UK-EU relationship agreement. While the European Commission is taking emergency measures to maintain basic...

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United to invest in ‘direct air capture’ as it makes 2050 carbon-neutral pledge

United Airlines has unveiled an effort to become carbon neutral by 2050 through investments in a process that strips CO2 from air and deposits it underground. United Airlines has unveiled an effort to become carbon neutral by 2050 through investments...

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Airbus in conversation with potential A400M buyers, as low-level tests advance

Airbus says it is in talks with potential further buyers for its A400M, as the airlifter’s tactical capabilities continue to advance. Airbus Defence & Space test pilots have conducted a first trial of an A400M tactical transport flying autonomously at...

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EcoPulse hybrid demonstrator passes PDR milestone

Daher has been cleared to next year begin assembling the hybrid-electric EcoPulse demonstrator it is developing in partnership with Airbus and Safran after the aircraft passed its preliminary design review. Daher has been cleared to next year begin assembling the...

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Manchester among five new Air Baltic routes next summer

Latvian carrier Air Baltic will launch five new routes from its Riga base in the summer season, beginning 28 March. Latvian carrier Air Baltic will launch five new routes from its Riga base in the summer season, beginning 28 March. The carrier will begin...

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