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The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) honored Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] with the prestigious 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy at an awards dinner held on June 13 in Washington, D.C. for the team’s work on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample return mission. The team includes Lockheed Martin, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center, the University of […]
In a significant stride towards certification, Textron Aviation has successfully flown the second Cessna Citation Ascend test article, designated P1. This milestone flight marks a key advancement in the certification process for the latest model in the Citation business jet lineup. The P1 aircraft, being the first conforming production flight test aircraft, follows the Ascend
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ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, is poised to set a new record this year for airframe heavy maintenance checks. The company’s previous annual record was seven, but this year it will complete at least 11 thanks to additional work on Dassault Falcon aircraft. ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa is
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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced a significant change for the 2025 Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference (SDC). Originally set for March 11-13 in Portland, Oregon, the event will now take place from March 25-27 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The initial scheduling of the SDC clashed with Vertical Aviation International’s annual Verticon (formerly Heli-Expo),
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AI for data analysis and computer vision tech in automated baggage handling are key for smooth operations as baggage volumes grow. SITA, the global leader in technology solutions for the air transport industry, today announced an improvement in the air transport industry’s rate of mishandled baggage. The newly launched SITA Baggage IT Insights 2024 reports the number
NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams successfully docked Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), about 26 hours after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The astronauts monitored Starliner as it autonomously conducted a series of maneuvers to steadily bring the spacecraft closer to the orbiting laboratory
An air traffic controller warned the pilot of a Harbour Air DHC2 Beaver floatplane of a pontential conflict with a boat as the pilot got ready to take off for a sightseeing trip around Vancouver harbor last Saturday afternoon. The aircraft and boat collided a short time later, injuring three on the boat and heavily
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Malawi’s Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima, was tragically killed in a plane crash along with nine others in the Chikangawa mountain range. President Lazarus Chakwera declared a national day of mourning in response to the tragic incident. The Office of the President and Cabinet released a statement confirming that all passengers on board perished in
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Bill Anders, the Apollo 8 astronaut renowned for capturing the iconic ‘Earthrise’ photograph, has tragically died in a plane crash at the age of 90. The small aircraft he was piloting crashed into the sea off the coast of Washington state. The accident occurred around 11:40 PDT, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board
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Safran Helicopter Engines will power the German Federal Police’s (Bundespolizei) new fleet of Airbus H225 helicopters, the selection of which was announced at the ILA Berlin show. The 38 helicopters will be powered by our Makila 2A engines. The German Federal Police, which already operates a fleet of Makila-powered AS332 and H215 helicopters, is thus
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