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By Heidi Gibson Focus Africa, a dedicated International Air Transport Association (IATA) initiative aimed at finding solutions to the complex challenges faced by the
Airbus and BMW Group have taken a groundbreaking leap into the future of transportation by announcing the global Quantum Mobility Quest. This pioneering initiative aims
C-390 is the winner of LTA-II program public tender to provide the Republic of Korea Air Force with new military transport aircraft. The country will be Asia’s first C-390 Millennium operator. Seoul, South Korea, December 04, 2023 – South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has
In a significant development for African aviation, Allan Kilavuka, CEO of Kenya Airways (KQ), has been re-elected to the Executive Committee of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). This marks Kilavuka’s second term in this pivotal role, extending his influence and contributions to the aviation landscape across
The agreement aims to establish regulatory frameworks for safe and efficient air transport between the two countries Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Riyadh: Minister of Transport and Logistics Services and Chairman of the
Saudia Technic, a premier maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service provider in the Middle East, proudly unveils its latest addition, the MRO 145 capability for helicopters, at this year’s Dubai Airshow. Located at Saudia Technic’s state-of-the-art facilities in Jeddah, this cutting-edge capability is set to revolutionize
2006 – First flight of the Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing.
2005 – Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, a Boeing 737-700, slides off the runway during landing at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago in heavy snow.
1983 – Landed: Space shuttle Columbia STS-9 at 18:47:24 EDT (23:47:24 UTC) Edwards AFB, Runway 17. Mission highlights: First Spacelab mission.
1965 – Introduction: McDonnell Douglas DC-9
1964 – A United Lines Caravelle makes the first landing in the USA completely controlled by computer (automatic touchdown).
1962 – First flight of the Bell 206 (206)
1949 – Muroc Army Airfield is renamed Edwards Air Force Base in honor of test pilot Glen Edwards.
1945 – First flight of the Bell 47 prototype NC1 H
1938 – The Arado Ar 196 V4, D-OVMB, the second Ar 196B, with a single main float and two outrigger floats, suffers failure of engine mounts during taxi testing at Travemünde for seaworthiness trials. Engine drops down towards centreline float, fire breaks out, crew of two
seaworthiness trials. Engine drops down towards centreline float, fire breaks out, crew of two with Helmut Schuster at the controls goes over the starboard side to avoid flames. This test sealed the fate of the center float Ar 196.
1938 – Deutsche Werke launches Germany’s first aircraft carrier, Graf Zeppelin, at Kiel. She will never be completed.
1934 – Imperial Airways extends its airmail service to Australia.
1927 – Prototype Curtiss XB-2 Condor, 26-211, assigned to Wright Field, Ohio in October 1927, crashes at Buffalo, New York after having logged only 58 hours, 55 minutes flying time.
1903 – Second attempt by Charles Manly to fly Langley’s repaired full-sized aerodrome. As with the October 7 attempt the machine failed to fly tripping on its launch gear and somersaulting into the Potomac River nearly killing Manly. A surviving photograph captures the machine upended on its side as it falls off the houseboat. Langley himself was absent at this attempt but the machine’s failure to fly ended his government (i. e. U. S. Army) funded attempts at building a successful full sized man-carrying flying machine.
The revolution is here. Witness the latest chapter in #Bombardier‘s EcoJet research project, unveiling the successful flight of an 18-foot-wide blended-wing body (BWB) prototype.
In a bid to empower artificial intelligence (AI) systems with adaptability to unforeseen circumstances, U.S. military researchers have turned to Peraton Labs Inc., based in Basking Ridge, N.J., for a groundbreaking solution. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently announced a substantial $9.3 million contract awarded to Peraton Labs for the Learning Introspective Control (LINC) project. This initiative
