Hypersonic Challenger? US Ghost Rider Gets Closer To Fire Laser Weapons; Will Be Equipped With Lockheed's AHEL

https://eurasiantimes.com/hypersonic-challenger-us-ghost-rider-gets-closer-to-fire-laser/?amp 

Breaking: COMAC’s C919 Receives Type Certification In Beijing Ceremony

https://simpleflying.com/comac-c919-type-certification-complete/ 

TsAGI, Kazan Helicopters Develop Next-Generation Blades for Ansat Rotorcraft

http://tsagi.ru/en/pressroom/news/5942/ 

China Airlines Finalizes Landmark Order for Up to 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-09-28-China-Airlines-Finalizes-Landmark-Order-for-Up-to-24-Boeing-787-Dreamliners 

Wings of Change Europe to Focus on Rebuilding a Competitive European Air Transport System

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2022-releases/2022-09-29-01/ 

KF-21 testing continues, but Indonesia still tardy with funding

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/kf-21-testing-continues-but-indonesia-still-tardy-with-funding/150369.article 

Twenty advanced aircraft projects approved for funding under Clean Aviation scheme

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/twenty-advanced-aircraft-projects-approved-for-funding-under-clean-aviation-scheme/150372.article 

ZeroAvia targets Cessna Grand Caravan for fuel cell conversion

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/zeroavia-targets-cessna-grand-caravan-for-fuel-cell-conversion/150374.article 

Lockheed Martin, Verizon demonstrate 5G-powered ISR Capabilities for Department of Defense

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/lockheed-martin-verizon-demonstrate-5g-powered-isr-capabilities-for-department-of-defense/ 

Finnair starts negotiations to cut some 200 redundant jobs

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/finnair/finnair-starts-negotiations-to-cut-some-200-redundant-jobs/

 

US taps Northrop and Raytheon for hypersonic missile

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/us-taps-northrop-and-raytheon-for-hypersonic-missile/ 

Russia Says Goodbye To Airbus And Boeing And Goes It Alone

https://simpleflying.com/russia-goodbye-airbus-boeing-goes-alone/ 

SOFIA, el telescopio montado en un 747 de la NASA, realiza hoy su último vuelo

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/sofia-el-telescopio-montado-en-un-747-de-la-nasa-realiza-hoy-su-ultimo-vuelo/

Finland closes highway for fighter jet drill for first time in decades | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-closes-highway-fighter-jet-drill-first-time-decades-2022-09-28/ 

SOFIA: NASA’s flying infrared observatory prepares for its final take-off | astrobites

https://astrobites.org/2022/09/28/nasa-sofia-final-flight/ 

Lilium aims to build 400 air taxis a year, seek grants | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lilium-aims-build-400-air-taxis-year-seek-grants-2022-09-28/ 

Wingcopter delivery drones for better local supply in rural areas

In a joint project, the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and the delivery drone manufacturer and operator Wingcopter are testing the potential of on-demand transport of consumer goods to improve local supply in rural communities

 https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2601/wingcopter-delivery-drones-for-better-local-supply-in-rural-areas 

Boeing shows off new Additive Manufacturing facility, a key to future aerospace

Boeing last week officially celebrated the opening of its Boeing Additive Manufacturing plant (BAM) in the small suburb of Algona (WA), east of Tacoma. BAM opened just at the... Read More

 https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/28/boeing-shows-off-new-additive-manufacturing-facility-a-key-to-future-aerospace/ 

U.S. Navy Begins Training On New TH-73A Thrasher Helicopter

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/28/new-th-73a-helicopter-training/ 

Singapore Airlines Airbus A350 Gets Fighter Jet Escort After A Bomb Threat

https://simpleflying.com/singapore-airlines-airbus-a350-bomb-threat/ 

Airlink, Air Belgium’s partner in South Africa, buys 40% of FlyNamibia for an undisclosed amount

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airlink/airlink-air-belgiums-partner-in-south-africa-buys-40-of-flynamibia-for-an-undisclosed-amount/

 

Prototype Technical Design Specifications for Vertiports | EASA

https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/general-publications/prototype-technical-design-specifications-vertiports 

Solar power beams: a step towards cleaner energy

Beaming solar power could help Europe access more renewable energies, in an independent way. Airbus has now demonstrated how this new technological concept could work in its X-Works Innovation Factory.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2022-09-solar-power-beams-a-step-towards-cleaner-energy

Denmark Releases Photos Taken By F-16 Of Gas Leaks From Nord Stream Pipelines In The Baltic

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/27/nord-stream-gas-leaks/ 

GE partners on hydrogen flight demonstrator

https://www.flightglobal.com/paid-content/ge-partners-on-hydrogen-flight-demonstrator/150343.article 

Chinese UAVs play growing role in Taiwan aerial incursions

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/chinese-uavs-play-growing-role-in-taiwan-aerial-incursions/150354.article 

BLADE and Eve Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Urban Air Mobility Ecosystem in India

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/blade-and-eve-announce-strategic-partnership-to-expand-urban-air-mobility-ecosystem-in-india/ 

Rolls-Royce Reaches 1,000 Deliveries of BR725

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-27/rolls-royce-reaches-1000-deliveries-br725 

SkyDrive looks to fly into air taxi territory with two-seat SD-05 eVTOL

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/skydrive-sd-05-evtol-air-taxi/ 

[España] El PC-21 alcanza sus primeras 1000 horas de vuelo

https://ejercitodelaire.defensa.gob.es/EA/ejercitodelaire/es/noticias/noticia/El-PC-21-alcanza-sus-primeras-1000-horas-de-vuelo/

[España]La ministra de Defensa acude a la inauguración del nuevo edificio del Centro de Satélites de la Unión Europea

La ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles, ha asistido hoy en representación del presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, a la inauguración del nuevo edificio del Centro de Satélites de la Unión Europea, ubicado en la Base Aérea de Torrejón, en Madrid, un acto que coincide además con el 30º aniversario de la que es agencia de inteligencia geoespacial de la UE.

https://www.defensa.gob.es/gabinete/notasPrensa/2022/09/DGC-220926-visita-centro-satelites.html

Pilatus Acquires American Sales and Service Centre Skytech Inc.

 https://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/news-events/media-release/pilatus-acquires-american-sales-and-service-centre-skytech-inc

 

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Embraer and GMV, from Portugal, sign a MoU for technological development

 https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2022-news-aviation-aerospace/september/8690-embraer-and-gmv-from-portugal-sign-a-mou-for-technological-development.html

El avión eléctrico Eviation Alice hace su primer vuelo - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/el-avion-electrico-eviation-alice-hace-su-primer-vuelo/ 

Watch Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft first flight

https://electrek.co/2022/09/27/eviation-all-electric-alice-aircraft-first-flight/ 

Vuela el prototipo a escala del ekranoplano-hidrofoil eléctrico - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/vuela-el-prototipo-a-escala-del-ekranoplano-hidrofoil-electrico/ 

France says European fighter jet 'will be completed'

France says European fighter jet 'will be completed' https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/France_says_European_fighter_jet_will_be_completed_999.html 

MSB selected by Heart to support development of ES-30

Press Release: MSB selected by Heart to support development of ES-30 https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/msb-sogeclair-heart-aerospace-es-30/ 

Boeing shows FedEx concepts for 787F and NMA-F

Boeing shows FedEx concepts for 787F and NMA-F https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/20/boeing-shows-fedex-concepts-for-787f-and-nma-f/ 

Bjorn’s Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 38. Piloting the VTOL

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 38. Piloting the VTOL https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/23/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-38-piloting-the-vtol/ 

Pontifications: Single-pilot jetliners OK for cargo, not yet for passenger airplanes

Pontifications: Single-pilot jetliners OK for cargo, not yet for passenger airplanes https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/26/pontifications-single-pilot-jetliners-ok-for-cargo-not-year-for-passenger-airplanes/ 

U.S. Marines Display Emerging MQ-9 Reaper RPA Capability at MCAS Miramar.

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/26/usmc-mq-9-reaper-rpa-capability-at-mcas-miramar/ 

From Airbus A320neos To Rolls-Royce Hydrogen Engines: easyJet Outlines Net Zero Roadmap

https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-outlines-net-zero-roadmap/ 

Breaking: Virgin Atlantic To Join The SkyTeam Alliance

https://simpleflying.com/virgin-atlantic-join-skyteam-alliance/ 

Air Cargo Priorities: Sustainability, Modernization, Safety & People

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2022-releases/2022-09-21-01/ 

IATA to Trial CO2 Emission Calculator for Air Cargo with Etihad

https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2022-releases/2022-09-27-01/ 

Why sustainability push must weigh aviation's impact from design to disposal

https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/why-sustainability-push-must-weigh-aviations-impact-from-design-to-disposal/150269.article 

Top US commander calls for adding 12 fighter squadrons to USAF

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/top-us-commander-calls-for-adding-12-fighter-squadrons-to-usaf/150332.article 

easyJet to upgrade its Airbus A320 Family fleet with Descent Profile Optimisation and Continuous Descent Approach to further improve efficiency, fuel savings and noise emissions

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-easyjet-to-upgrade-its-airbus-a320-family-fleet-with-descent

 

MSC to develop air cargo company in response to market demand

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/msc-to-develop-air-cargo-company-in-response-to-market-demand

 

VIDEO: Iran unveils new medium-range missile - New Vision Official

https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/world/video-iran-unveils-new-medium-range-missile-143586 

US Air Force Selects Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Northrop Grumman to Deliver First Hypersonic Air-Breathing Missile

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/us-air-force-selects-raytheon-missiles-defense-northrop-grumman-to-deliver-first-hypersonic-air-breathing-missile/ 

FAA Paves Way for Advanced Air Mobility Use with Vertiport Standards

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-26/faa-paves-way-aam-use-vertiport-standards 

Safran COE Consolidates Electrical Design Expertise

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-26/safran-coe-consolidates-electrical-design-expertise 

Vertical Aerospace begins eVTOL flight tests, with a pilot on board

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/vertical-aerospace-first-flight-manned/ 

https://youtu.be/4IwOlIfYF2A

https://vertical-aerospace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/VerticalAerospace_PressRelease_220926.pdf

Innovative "Mad Bat" tail-sitting biplane eVTOL can also use runways

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/mad-bat-evtol/ 

https://vimeo.com/745573635

http://www.mad-bat.com/

NASA probe smashes into an asteroid in historic test for planetary defense

https://newatlas.com/space/nasa-dart-asteroid-test-planetary-defense/ 

China 'on track' for 6th-gen fighter, US Air Force needs to get there first: ACC chief - Breaking Defense

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/09/china-on-track-for-6th-gen-fighter-us-air-force-needs-to-get-there-first-acc-chief/ 

22-lb Hydrogen Engine to Replace Traditional Engine | IE

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/tiny-22-lb-hydrogen-engine-may-replace-the-traditional-combustion-engine 

Ukraine captured a rare Russian drone "Orlan-30" - it can fly 300 km at speeds up to 170 km/h and uses a laser designator | gagadget.com

https://gagadget-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/gagadget.com/en/170160-ukraine-captured-a-rare-russian-drone-orlan-30-it-can-fly-300-km-at-speeds-up-to-170-kmh-and-uses-a-laser-designator-amp/

Paramount Group sells nine Mwari spy, combat aircraft

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2022/09/23/paramount-group-sells-nine-mwari-spy-combat-aircraft/ 

B-52 con los carenados de sus nuevos motores en túnel de viento - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/b-52-con-los-carenados-de-sus-nuevos-motores-en-tunel-de-viento/ 

B-52 Completes Wind Tunnel Testing Of New Engine Nacelles - The Aviationist

https://theaviationist-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/theaviationist.com/2022/09/25/b-52-new-engine-nacelles/amp/

 

Ukraine Downs 12 Russian Aircraft, Boosting Battlefield Pressure on Moscow - WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-downs-9-russian-aircraft-boosting-battlefield-pressure-on-moscow-11664103886 

Winning: B-52 Replacement

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/20220925.aspx 

How Door To Door Tracking Can Help Ease The Baggage Crisis

https://simpleflying.com/tracking-alleviate-the-baggage-crisis/ 

Update: ‘Hermine’ already affects almost 160 flights in the Canary Islands

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/update-hermine-already-affects-almost-160-flights-in-the-canary-islands/

 

China Unveils Plans to Send Spacecraft to Jupiter and Uranus | Time

https://time.com/6216133/china-aims-for-jupiter-and-uranus/ 

DART : premier test mondial de déviation d’un astéroïde pour la Défense Planétaire – Rêves d'Espace

https://reves-d-espace.com/dart-premier-test-mondial-de-deviation-dun-asteroide-pour-la-defense-planetaire/ 

Warplanes: Italy Tries Again With New Gunship

 Italian aircraft firm Leonardo has developed the AW249 as a replacement for the earlier Italian A129 helicopter gunship. While the A129 was similar to the first helicopter gunship, the American AH-1, the AW249 is more similar to the American AH-64, the successor to the AH-1. The AW249 took its first flight in August and is expected to enter service in 2025 and begin replacing the remaining A129s, which entered service in 1990.   

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20220920.aspx 

Logistics: Russia Seeks Bounty Hunters

 Russia has offered a $16,000 bounty to anyone who can obtain and deliver an intact ThEMIS UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) being used in Ukraine. ThEMIS is manufactured by an Estonian company and was introduced in 2015. It is a tracked 1.6-ton UGV with a remarkably effective sensor system that 

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/articles/20220922.aspx 

Procurement: Iran Obtains Su-35s And Unwanted Problems

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20220922.aspx 

Dissecting The Italian Defense Planning Document For 2022-2024

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/22/italian-dppd-2022-2024/ 

U.S. East Coast NAS Oceana Airshow Returns to Massive Crowds, Impressive Displays

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/24/nas-oceana-airshow-returns/ 

De Havilland Working Towards Restarting Dash 8 Production At New Alberta Site

https://simpleflying.com/de-havilland-dash-8-new-alberta-site/ 

Data Stolen: TAP Air Portugal Suffers Cyberattack

https://simpleflying.com/tap-air-portugal-cyberattack/ 

Destinus & Flapper Sign Letter Committing To Hypersonic Transatlantic Transport

https://simpleflying.com/destinus-flapper-hypersonic-transatlantic-transport/ 

Why Commercial Planes Could, But Rarely Do Fly Over Hurricanes

https://simpleflying.com/flying-over-hurricanes/ 

A220-500 would turn twinjet into ‘powerful’ product range: Airbus chief

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/a220-500-would-turn-twinjet-into-powerful-product-range-airbus-chief/150311.article 

Collins demos risk-assessment and uncrewed-wingman control software

The company's Operational Reasoner algorithmic software is meant to help pilots of sixth-generation fighters assess the likelihood of mission success and more-seamlessly control uncrewed aircraft

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/collins-demos-risk-assessment-and-uncrewed-wingman-control-software/150298.article 

France, Germany pledge to get stalled FCAS effort back on track

The defence ministries of France and Germany have reaffirmed their desire to advance the currently stalled Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme between the nations and additional partner Spain.

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/france-germany-pledge-to-get-stalled-fcas-effort-back-on-track/150314.article 

Raytheon-Northrop Grumman beat Boeing, Lockheed Martin in hypersonic missile contest

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/raytheon-northrop-grumman-beat-boeing-lockheed-martin-in-hypersonic-missile-contest/150315.article 

Second A321XLR flight-test aircraft joins certification programme

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/second-a321xlr-flight-test-aircraft-joins-certification-programme/150320.article 

De Havilland to build large aircraft manufacturing complex east of Calgary, Alberta

They will produce the DHC-515 water scooping air tanker, DHC-6 Twin Otter, and Dash 8-400 (Q400)

https://fireaviation.com/2022/09/23/de-havilland-to-build-large-aircraft-manufacturing-complex-east-of-calgary-alberta/ 

West Atlantic Boeing 737-400 freighter overruns runway at Montpellier

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/west-atlantic/boeing-737-400-freighter-overruns-runway-at-montpellier/

 

Russian aviation industry is afraid of losing staff due to military mobilisation

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/russo-ukrainian-war/russian-aviation-industry-is-afraid-of-losing-staff-due-to-military-mobilisation/ 

23 flights cancelled in the western Canary Islands due to tropical storm ‘Hermine’

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/la-palma-airport-spc/23-flights-cancelled-in-the-western-canary-islands-due-to-tropical-storm-hermine/

 

Swedish tour operator Detur stops operations, leaving passengers stranded at home and abroad

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/swedish-tour-operator-detur-stops-operations-leaving-passengers-stranded-at-home-and-abroad/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swedish-tour-operator-detur-stops-operations-leaving-passengers-stranded-at-home-and-abroad 

Voyageur DH8D at Malakal on Sep 22nd 2022, runway excursion

https://avherald.com/h?article=4feaecb1&opt=0 

Swift B734 at Montpellier on Sep 24th 2022, overran runway on landing

https://avherald.com/h?article=4feb73f0&opt=0 

Bombardier To Highlight Sustainability at Québec Airshow

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-23/bombardier-highlight-sustainability-quebec-airshow 

Boeing to pay $200 mln to settle U.S. charges it misled investors about 737 MAX

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-pay-200-million-settle-civil-charges-it-misled-investors-about-737-max-2022-09-22/ 

Xiamen Airlines switches to Airbus A320neo Family to boost fleet

Xiamen Airlines has placed a firm order for 40 A320neo Family aircraft switching to Airbus for its fleet growth, making the airline the newest Airbus customer. The agreement was announced by the major shareholder China Southern Airlines to the Shanghai Stock exchange.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-xiamen-airlines-switches-to-airbus-a320neo-family-to-boost-fleet

 

USAFs KC-46A cleared for worldwide deployments following first combat refuel

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/usafs-kc-46a-cleared-for-worldwide-deployments-following-first-combat-refuel/ 

Airbus slams sceptical supplier Raytheon over jet output | Airbus says bigger A220 jetliner makes sense at right time

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-says-bigger-a220-jetliner-makes-sense-right-time-2022-09-23/ 

Nasdaq Stockholm imposes a fine on SAS for mishandling information on pilots’ strike – The airline reacts

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/scandinavian-airlines-system-sas/nasdaq-stockholm-imposes-a-fine-on-sas-for-mishandling-information-on-pilots-strike-the-airline-reacts/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nasdaq-stockholm-imposes-a-fine-on-sas-for-mishandling-information-on-pilots-strike-the-airline-reacts 

Sudanese conglomerate DAL Group and Air Arabia announce joint venture to launch new airline in Sudan

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-arabia/sudanese-conclomerate-dal-group-and-air-arabia-announce-joint-venture-to-launch-new-airline-in-sudan/

 

Kittyhawk Plans To Wind Down Business

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-22/kittyhawk-plans-wind-down-business 

Mesa Airlines Buys 29 Pipistrel Trainers for Pilot Development

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-09-22/mesa-airlines-buys-29-pipistrel-trainers-pilot-development 

How the Ukraine drone war is changing the game on the battlefield

The recent turnabout in Ukraine that saw the Ukrainian forces unexpectedly recapturing a claimed 6,000 km² (2,317 miles²) of territory as the Russian lines collapsed shows that this is a war full of surprises. Not the least of these is that the conflict is shaping up as the first true drone war, giving new insights into the battlefield of the future.

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https://newatlas.com/military/ukraine-russia-drone-war/ 

Lithium resource squeeze could put the brakes on decarbonization

As the EV revolution speeds up, and big battery projects ramp up to stabilize power grids running on intermittent renewables, global demand for lithium batteries will rise sixfold in the next 10 years. But can the world actually supply the materials?

https://newatlas.com/energy/battery-lithium-squeeze/ 

[Video] Drone con propulsión iónica vuela 4 minutos

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/video-drone-con-propulsion-ionica-vuela-4-minutos/

OCCAR: Inauguration of new A400M Programme Division premises

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/inauguration-new-a400m-programme-division-premises-occar 

Boeing, Red 6 to Advance Fighter Pilot Training with Augmented Reality

- Pilots will see and interact with augmented reality aircraft, targets and threats
- The F-15EX and T-7 first potential users

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131140

Airbus tests loading system for outsized military cargo on Beluga

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft.

The capability was successfully tested during a verification exercise with the German armed forces, the system's first customer, by loading a CH53 military medium-lift helicopter into the Beluga.

 

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-airbus-tests-loading-system-for-outsized-military-cargo-on-beluga

NASA's Moon Spacecraft Is Tumbling Out of Control

https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-moon-spacecraft-capstone-tumbling 

French Air Traffic Control Strike Disrupts Flights in Europe

https://skift.com/2022/09/17/french-air-traffic-control-strike-disrupts-flights-in-europe/ 

United CEO on FAA air traffic controllers: 'they need more' | CNN Business

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/16/business/united-airlines-faa-controllers/index.html 

Michael O’Leary hedges €99m Ryanair bonus plan with extension talks – The Irish Times

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2022/09/16/michael-oleary-hedges-his-99m-ryanair-bonus-plan-with-extension-talks/ 

See the Russian-Made Irkut MC-21 Single-Aisle Jet Aerflot Says It Ordered

https://www.businessinsider.com/see-russian-irkut-mc-21-single-aisle-jet-aerflot-ordered-2022-9 

Air New Zealand shuts down Virgin merger reports – Australian Aviation

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/air-new-zealand-shuts-down-virgin-merger-reports/ 

Air Canada, Saab buy minority stakes in Heart Aerospace

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/119517-air-canada-saab-buy-minority-stakes-in-heart-aerospace 

American Airlines says hackers obtained some customer and employee data | Engadget

https://www.engadget.com/american-airlines-data-breach-customer-employee-data-180132383.html 

Phantom Space: A new rocket startup says it can launch at half the cost of SpaceX

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/phantom-space-a-new-rocket-startup-says-it-can-launch-rockets-at-half-the-cost-of-spacex 

Boeing Forecasts Middle East Fleet to More Than Double by 2041 to Serve Passenger and Cargo Demand

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131138 

South Africa’s Paramount delivers first Mwari to undisclosed customer

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/south-africas-paramount-delivers-first-mwari-to-undisclosed-customer/150270.article 

Airbus tests loading system for outsized military cargo on Beluga

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-airbus-tests-loading-system-for-outsized-military-cargo-on-beluga?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

"The F-35A - The right fighter aircraft for Switzerland"

https://youtu.be/LtLSKd2Co2Q 

[Australia]Toowoomba Airport to become Virgin' s 747 rocket launch site

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/toowoomba-airport-to-become-747-rocket-launch-site/ 

Rolls-Royce Gets EASA Approval for Pearl 700

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-20/rolls-royce-gets-easa-approval-pearl-700 

Uh, Oh... FAA Admin Nominee Named in LA Corruption Probe

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=82274e9d-138e-4a44-8e84-b731fbd8b43c 

Undefined claims 4.5-min flight for its "silent" ion-propulsion drone

Florida's "silent" flying dish-rack, powered by ionic propulsion, is on track for commercial rollout in 2024, according to Undefined Technologies, which has released new outdoor flight test video. We remain curious, but unconvinced it'll be viable.

https://newatlas.com/drones/undefined-ion-propulsion-drone/ 

South Africa’s Paramount receives orders for Mwari aircraft

https://wsau.com/2022/09/21/south-africas-paramount-receives-orders-for-mwari-aircraft/ 

[Podcast] La Ametralladora y el Avión: cómo nació el avión de caza - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/podcast-la-ametralladora-y-el-avion-como-nacio-el-avion-de-caza/ 

B-21 Raider Will Be Rolled Out In Early December | The Drive

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/b-21-raider-will-be-rolled-out-in-early-december 

Portugal to purchase six firefighting-capable Blackhawk helicopters

 https://fireaviation.com/2022/09/19/portugal-to-purchase-six-firefighting-capable-blackhawk-helicopters/

Twice in a week, a commercial airliner approaches for Landivisiau Naval Air Base while destination is Brest Airport

 https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/air-france/twice-in-a-week-a-commercial-airline-approaches-for-landivisiau-naval-air-base-but-destination-is-brest-airport

 

Bell Selects Sierra Nevada Corporation for its High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing Development Team

https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/218341-bell-selects-sierra-nevada-corporation-for-its-high-speed-vertical-takeoff-and-landing-development-team


Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it has entered into a teaming agreement with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a global aerospace and national security company, for Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft. As part of the collaboration, SNC will specifically support the design and development of mission systems for HSVTOL variants.




Bell’s HSVTOL vehicles blend the hover capability of a helicopter with the speed, range and survivability features of fighter aircraft, with low downwash hover capability and jet-like speeds of more than 400 kts. This family of scalable aircraft concepts is designed to carry out USAF and USSOCOM missions across the full spectrum of conflict and political scenarios, including personnel recovery, contested logistics and ISR/Strike.

Report: Bizjet Market Value To Jump 42% through 2028

 https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-19/report-bizjet-market-value-jump-42-through-2028

Passive-tilting rotors shown to boost drone speed and efficiency

 https://newatlas.com/drones/quartm-drone-tilting-rotors/

New titanium alloy has highest specific strength of any 3D-printed metal

 

Engineers at Monash University have developed a new 3D-printable titanium alloy with a unique microstructure that makes it ultra-strong. Not only is it stronger than most other forms of titanium, but it has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any 3D-printed metal ever made.

Continue Reading

https://newatlas.com/materials/titanium-alloy-highest-strength-3d-printed-metal/ 

Bombardier Celebrates Entry-into-service of Challenger 3500 Launch Customer Aircraft

https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombardier-celebrates-entry-service-challenger-3500-launch-customer-aircraft?page=0

• Built on the best-selling super mid-size platform, the Challenger 3500 aircraft combines a luxury cabin experience with performance, reliability, best-in-class operating costs and a smooth ride in a single market-leading package
• Aircraft’s advanced features ensure Bombardier’s competitive advantage and continued leadership in its segment
• Aircraft will be on static display at NBAA 2022 in Orlando, Florida as it begins demonstration operations

Bombardier Announces the Winners of its 2021 Diamond Supplier Program

https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombardier-announces-winners-its-2021-diamond-supplier-program?page=0&category=All&year=&month=All

• Diamond certification granted to suppliers who demonstrated outstanding operational performance and competitiveness in 2021
• This is the fourth consecutive year Bombardier has awarded suppliers with this program

Bombardier’s New Challenger 3500 Business Jet Wins Another Prestigious Design Award

https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombardiers-new-challenger-3500-business-jet-wins-another-prestigious-design-award?page=0&category=All&year=&month=All

• Bombardier’s Challenger 3500 business jet earned “Grand Winner” honor from the 15th edition of the Grands Prix du Design
• New aircraft offers innovative technology features from cockpit to cabin that further define the Challenger’s leadership status
• The Challenger 3500 aircraft is the industry’s leading super mid-size business jet

Bombardier Defense Delivers High-performance Global Aircraft to the U.S. Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Program

https://bombardier.com/en/media/news/bombardier-defense-delivers-high-performance-global-aircraft-us-air-force-battlefield?page=0&category=All&year=&month=All

• Aircraft delivery is the first as part of an order from the USAF, announced in June 2021, to modify up to six Global 6000 business jets. The 2021 contract, representing a potential total value of close to $465 million U.S., included an immediate firm order for one Global 6000 aircraft with subsequent additional firm orders announced in April 2022
• Bombardier Global business jets have become a go-to platform for special missions around the world, thanks to their speed, payload capacity, built-in power redundancy, reliability and endurance

All Nippon Airways Launches Boeing’s New Insight Accelerator

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131139


- Uses artificial intelligence to identify and address issues before they happen
- Out-of-the-box algorithms mean no coding or programming skills needed
- Reduces service disruptions, save costs and improve operational efficiency

Boeing and Wisk Unveil Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131137


- Automated and uncrewed aircraft are key to realizing Urban Air Mobility vision
- Planes would take off and land at ‘vertiports’ where passengers wait to board

Boeing Forecasts Middle East Fleet to More Than Double by 2041 to Serve Passenger and Cargo Demand

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131138

- Demand for nearly 3,000 commercial jets valued at $765 billion over next 20 years
- Widebodies account for 43% of Middle East demand, highest proportion of any region
- Aftermarket commercial services such as maintenance and repair worth $275 billion

Airbus extends collaboration with Ecocopter for urban air mobility services in Chile, Ecuador and Peru

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-airbus-extends-collaboration-with-ecocopter-for-urban-air-mobility

Airbus and Ecocopter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaborating on the launch of urban air mobility services across various countries in Latin America. This is a major step toward the co-creation of a functioning urban air mobility ecosystem in the region.

[España] El Gobierno actualiza la normativa para el régimen de uso de las aeronaves ultraligeras

Con este Real Decreto, aprobado hoy en Consejo de Ministros, se adapta la normativa nacional a la realidad de los diseños y de las operaciones con las aeronaves ultraligeras actuales.

https://www.mitma.gob.es/el-ministerio/sala-de-prensa/noticias/mar-20092022-1455

 

US's GlobalX signs LOI for 50 Eviation Alice aircraft - ch-aviation

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/119516-uss-globalx-signs-loi-for-50-eviation-alice-aircraft 

Singapore Airlines selects the world’s newest freighter – the A350F | PLANEtalking

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft. The agreement will see the A350F begin replacing the airline's existing B747-400F fleet in the fourth quarter of 2025.

https://planetalking.co.uk/singapore-airlines-selects-the-worlds-newest-freighter-the-a350f-3/#.Yyk_YKhBybk 

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 37. VTOL Flight Control.

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 37. VTOL Flight Control. https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/16/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-37-vtol-flight-control/ 

No engines, billions shy, devastating enviro analysis, Boom’s CEO still exudes optimism

Pontifications:  https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/19/pontifications-no-engines-billions-shy-devastating-enviro-analysis-booms-ceo-still-exudes-optimism/ 

Beyond the Airshow: Zeltweg Was The ‘Field Of Battle’ For Industries And International Powers

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/18/zeltweg-report/ 

EC-130J Psychological Warfare Aircraft Performs Final Broadcast

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/19/ec-130j-final-broadcast/ 

Boeing 787 Competitor: Russian-Chinese CR929 Enters Initial Design Phase

https://simpleflying.com/cr929-enters-initial-design-phase/ 

All Change: Qatar Airways Cuts Most Paris CDG A380 Flights This Winter

https://simpleflying.com/qatar-airways-a380-paris-cuts/ 

Embraer and L3 Harris to develop new agile tanker via KC-390. Embraer and

Embraer and L3Harris Technologies announced a partnership to develop an "Agile Tanker," a tactical aerial refueling option to address the U.S. Air Force's operational imperatives and joint force refueling requirements, especially for contested logistics environments.

https://50skyshades.com/news/manufacturer/embraer-and-l3-harris-to-develop-new-agile-tanker-via-kc-390 

Boeing demonstrates MQ-25′s utility as surveillance drone

Company paired UAV with three Navy aircraft types in virtual manned-unmanned teaming demo

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2022/09/16/boeing-demonstrates-mq-25s-utility-as-surveillance-drone/

L'Airbus A380 fait de la résistance et part à la reconquête des airs

https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/entreprises/transports/l-airbus-a380-fait-de-la-resistance-et-part-a-la-reconquete-des-airs_AV-202209150734.html 

100s Of Flights Canceled In Japan Due To Typhoon Nanmadol

https://simpleflying.com/japan-flights-canceled-typhoon-nanmadol/ 

How Wet and Contaminated Runways Affect Aircraft Braking And Handling

https://simpleflying.com/wet-contaminated-runways-braking-handling-effects/ 

US, allies could lose 900 aircraft in conflict with China over Taiwan: CSIS

A wargame developed by the Washington think tank indicates that US military can preserve the island nation's sovereignty in the face of a full-scale assault, but at great cost.

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/us-allies-could-lose-900-aircraft-in-conflict-with-china-over-taiwan-csis/150214.article 

Ampaire picks Electric Power Systems to provide Eco Caravan’s battery pack

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ampaire-picks-electric-power-systems-to-provide-eco-caravans-battery-pack/150230.article 

China sanctions heads of Raytheon, Boeing defence over Taiwan arms sales

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/china-sanctions-heads-of-raytheon-boeing-defence-over-taiwan-arms-sales/150232.article 

Boeing still pausing 737 production as it works through supply troubles

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/boeing-still-pausing-737-production-as-it-works-through-supply-troubles/150235.article 

The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-the-brazilian-armed-forces-acquire-27-h125-helicopters?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

MQ-9 Reapers land at Iowa Air Guard base for first time - YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gSTuhG-ITyg&feature=youtu.be 

Swiss parliament approves $5.5 bln purchase of F-35 fighters

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/swiss-parliament-approves-5-5-bln-purchase-of-f-35-fighters/ 

Poland buys 48 light combat aircraft from South Korea

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/poland-buys-48-light-combat-aircraft-from-south-korea/ 

SAS signs letter of support with Heart Aerospace with the option to add electric aircraft to the SAS fleet

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/scandinavian-airlines-system-sas/sas-signs-letter-of-support-with-heart-aerospace-with-the-option-to-add-electric-aircraft-to-the-sas-fleet/ 

Cracked windshield forces Sunwing Airlines (operating for TUI Netherlands) to divert to Bucharest

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/sunwing-airlines/cracked-windshield-forces-sunwing-airlines-operating-for-tui-netherlands-to-divert-to-bucharest/

 

The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/airbus/helicopters/the-brazilian-armed-forces-acquire-27-h125-helicopters/

 

Triton fleet size decided by Defence Strategic Review [Australia]

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/triton-fleet-size-decided-by-defence-strategic-review/ 

Air Charter Firm Inks Deal for 50 All-electric Aircraft

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-15/air-charter-firm-inks-deal-50-all-electric-aircraft 

Doroni opens orders on its H1 personal lift & cruise eVTOL

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/doroni-h1-evtol/ 

Lockheed Martin delivers record 300-kW laser weapon to US military

https://newatlas.com/military/lockheed-martin-delivers-record-300-kw-laser-weapon-to-us-military/ 

World’s biggest carbon capture plant set for Wyoming

https://newatlas.com/environment/project-bison-carbon-capture-plant-worlds-largest/ 

Rolls-Royce completes EUR1.7 billion sale of ITP

https://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/news/AN_1663237922133577900/rolls-royce-completes-eur17-billion-sale-of-itp-aero;-shares-up.aspx 

El sistema ‘Crow’ de Indra contrarresta un ataque con drones en una demostración realizada por el ejército del aire y del espacio en UNVEX | indra

https://www.indracompany.com/es/noticia/crow-indra-contrarresta-ataque-drones-demostracion-realizada-ejercito-aire-espacio-unvex 

Crow es uno de los pocos sistemas que ya ha demostrado su eficacia en operaciones reales: protegió a los soldados españoles en Mali y a los presidentes y jefes de estado que aterrizaron en la Base Aérea de Torrejón de Ardoz para acudir a la Cumbre de la OTAN en Madrid el pasado mes de junio

Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market

Confronting Challenges Impacting Drones and the Air Mobility Market https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2583/confronting-challenges-impacting-drones-and-the-air-mobility-market 

USAF CV-22 Osprey Stranded For A Month In Norway After Emergency Landing In Nature Reserve

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/15/usaf-cv-22-osprey-stranded-for-a-month-in-norway-after-emergency-landing-in-nature-reserve/ 

China Expected To Certify The COMAC C919 On September 19th

https://simpleflying.com/china-comac-c919-certification-expected/ 

Top Aces’ private F-16 fleet wins USAF contract for adversary air

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/top-aces-private-f-16-fleet-wins-usaf-contract-for-adversary-air/150198.article 

Bullish AirAsia Aviation targets 100 more jets, big cargo ramp-up

https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/bullish-airasia-aviation-targets-100-more-jets-big-cargo-ramp-up/150205.article 

Sweden’s Heart Aerospace scales up to develop 30-seat hybrid-electric ES-30

Sweden's Heart Aerospace will now build a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft called the ES-30, dropping previous plans for a 19-seater called the ES-19.

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/swedens-heart-aerospace-scales-up-to-develop-30-seat-hybrid-electric-es-30/150213.article 

Germany Snubs Lockheed Martin, Opts for Israeli Arrow 3 Air-Defense System -

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-12/germany-set-to-buy-israeli-manufactured-arrow-air-defense-system

 

THAAD: America's Super Shield against Ballistic Missiles

 

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/thaad-reach-out-and-touch-ballistic-missiles-updated-02924/

https://youtu.be/uqeiELVdkRI

Ryanair calls on EU to protect overflights to prevent French ATC union cancelling thousands of flights

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/ryanair-calls-on-eu-to-protect-overflights-to-prevent-french-atc-union-cancelling-thousands-of-flights/

 

Update: Uncrewed Blue Origin Rocket Suffers Booster Malfunction

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=772dbca2-7c6d-4a3b-a4ae-d528606da433 

Scientists fire up the most powerful laser in the US

https://newatlas.com/science/most-powerful-laser-us-zeus/ 

Swarm Of 40 Drones Over Fort Irwin An Ominous Sign Of What's To Come

The commander of the Army's National Training Center posted a video of a simulated 40-drone swarm attack on a visiting unit at dawn. 

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/swarm-of-40-drones-over-fort-irwin-an-ominous-sign-of-whats-to-come 

First RAAF MQ-4C Triton drone unveiled – Australian Aviation

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/first-raaf-mq-4c-triton-drone-unveiled/ 

An old aerodynamic problem could pose a new challenge for eVTOL aircraft - The Air Current

https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/evtol-vortex-ring-state/ 

Original paper

https://sophrodyne-aerospace.com/resources/

EU moves to release more military funds for Ukraine

EU moves to release more military funds for Ukraine https://www.spacewar.com/reports/EU_moves_to_release_more_military_funds_for_Ukraine_999.html 

SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet

SpaceX says likely won't need 42,000 satellites for Starlink internet https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/SpaceX_says_likely_wont_need_42000_satellites_for_Starlink_internet_999.html 

GE Aviation opens new Asia-Pacific Service Centre

Press Release:  https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/ge-aviation-asia-pacific-service-centre-australia/ 

New Photos Of The New AW249 Attack Helicopter Emerge As Test Campaign Progresses

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/14/new-photos-of-the-new-aw249-emerge/ 

First F-16V Block 72 Fighters Delivered To Greece

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/14/first-f-16v-block-72-delivered-to-greece/ 

Germany Sells Its Remaining Lufthansa Shares

https://simpleflying.com/germany-sells-remaining-lufthansa-shares/ 

Strikes Set To Cause French Flight Cancelations On Friday

https://simpleflying.com/french-strike-flight-cancellations-friday/ 

GE completes testing of F-35 adaptive engine prototype

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/ge-completes-testing-of-f-35-adaptive-engine-prototype/150178.article 

Taiwan signs deal for four MQ-9Bs: legislator

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/taiwan-signs-deal-for-four-mq-9bs-legislator/150184.article 

How Covid crisis has accelerated evolution of airline technology strategies

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/how-covid-crisis-has-accelerated-evolution-of-airline-technology-strategies/150193.article 

China’s C919 narrowbody jet set for Sept. 19 certification

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/chinas-c919-narrowbody-jet-set-for-sept-19-certification/ 

Some 2.2 million passengers at Brussels Airport in August, 82% of pre-Covid number

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/some-2-2-million-passengers-at-brussels-airport-in-august-82-of-pre-covid-number/

 

FAA, EASA OK G500/600 Flight Control Software Fix

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-13/faa-easa-ok-g500-600-flight-control-software-fix 

Bombardier Opens 2022 Safety Standdown Registration

The three-day aviation safety conference's theme this year is "Moving Safety Forward."

September 13, 2022, 9:38 AM

Bombardier has opened registration for

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-13/bombardier-opens-2022-safety-standdown-registration 

World's first direct air electrolyzer makes hydrogen from humidity

https://newatlas.com/energy/direct-air-electrolyzer-hydrogen-humidity/ 

Innovative Chinese missile breathes air or water for multi-mode attacks

https://newatlas.com/military/china-boron-missile-torpedo/ 

[Vídeo] Primer vuelo con despegue desde el agua del anfibio apagafuegos AG600M chino - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/video-primer-vuelo-con-despegue-desde-el-agua-del-anfibio-apagafuegos-ag600m-chino/ 

ELEKTRA TRAINER gets first place at Electrifly-In eTrophy competition in Bern

The establishment of electric flying happens as in the beginners of aviation through flying itself, through competitions and prizes. The young company Elektra Solar GmbH from the Bavarian Landsberg a.L. has won first place at the Electrifly-In eTrophy competition in the electric aircraft category this weekend (September 10-11, 2022) in Bern, Switzerland, with its brand new ELEKTRA TRAINER two-seater ultralight aircraft.

https://www.elektra-solar.com/elektra-trainer-bekommt-den-ersten-platz-bei-electrifly-in-etrophy-wettbewerb-in-bern/ 

As summer turns to fall, ULA still waiting for its BE-4 rocket engines | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/as-summer-turns-to-fall-ula-still-waiting-for-its-be-4-rocket-engines/ 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/blue-origins-powerful-be-4-engine-is-more-than-four-years-late-heres-why/

Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered

Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes, capsule recovered https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Uncrewed_Blue_Origin_rocket_crashes_capsule_recovered_999.html 

Austrian arms lobbyist convicted of money laundering

Austrian arms lobbyist convicted of money laundering https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Austrian_arms_lobbyist_convicted_of_money_laundering_999.html 

Asio Technologies unveils the NavGuard NOCTA Mini

Asio Technologies unveiled the NavGuard NOCTA Mini, a mini-size jam-proof aerial optical positioning system for drones and UASs.

 https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2592/asio-technologies-unveils-the-navguard-nocta-mini 

Radio Comms, Tracks And All The Details About The Interception Of The ‘Ghost Jet’ Last Week

The "Ghost Private Plane" flew across Europe escorted by fighter jets who unsuccessfully tried to establish a radio contact, before tragically crashing in the Baltic Sea. A clip provides all the radio comms and tracks [...]

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/13/ghost-private-jet-crash-in-the-baltic-sea/ 

Possible Russian-Operated Iranian Loitering Munitions Spotted In Ukraine

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/13/iranian-loitering-munitions-spotted-in-ukraine/ 

Boeing Reveals First of New Innovative Defense Factories

The Phantom Works Advanced Composite Fabrication Center opens in Arizona

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131136 

First Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite ready for shipment to launch site

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-first-airbus-eurostar-neo-satellite-ready-for-shipment-to-launch?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

"Hellenic Air Force UAV Pegasus II short test flight from Chios island National Airport." @ YouTube

Hellenic Air Force UAV Pegasus II short test flight from Chios island National Airport.

https://youtu.be/KmNf7oD2JIg 

Egyptian defense minister, US commander discuss military ties | Arabian Post

https://thearabianpost.com/egyptian-defense-minister-us-commander-discuss-military-ties/ 

B-52 crew is reduced from five to four

https://www.307bw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3154431/b-52-party-of-four/ 

Emirates brings forward A380 return to Perth

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/emirates-brings-forward-a380-return-to-perth/ 

New Zealand follows Australia to scrap masks on overseas flights

https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/09/new-zealand-follows-australia-to-scrap-masks-on-overseas-flights/ 

Parachute Deployed in Crash of Cirrus SF50 Jet

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/parachute-deployed-crash-cirrus-jet 

FAA Bringing Solar Energy to Oklahoma City Center

The solar farm, FAA's largest such project yet, will product 2,600 megawatt hours annually at Oklahoma City, enough to power about 260 homes.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/faa-bringing-solar-energy-oklahoma-city-center 

New Ice-Shedding Coating Is 100X Stronger than Others - University of Houston

To combat the dangers of icing, a wide range of materials with ice-shedding characteristics have been developed, but many tend to have very low durability, limiting their effectiveness. Until now. 

https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/sept.-2022/091222-ghasemi-ice-shedding-100x-stronger-coating.php 

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/mh/d2mh00619g/unauth

1-MW floating vertical axis wind turbine to be deployed off Norway

https://newatlas.com/energy/seatwirl-vawt-norway/ 

Primer vuelo con SAF del A400M

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/primer-vuelo-con-saf-del-a400m/

Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF: One step forward to a more sustainable military aviation

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2022-09-airbus-a400m-first-test-flight-with-saf-one-step-forward-to-a-more

Reno’s 2022 Air Races Kick Off This Week - FLYING Magazine

https://www.flyingmag.com/renos-2022-air-races-kick-off-this-week/ 

A350-1000 software update follows analysis of rudder oscillatory-failure risk

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a350-1000-software-update-follows-analysis-of-rudder-oscillatory-failure-risk/150166.article 

Airbus A400M first test flight with SAF: One step forward to a more sustainable military aviation

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/airbus-a400m-first-test-flight-with-saf-one-step-forward-to-a-more-sustainable-military-aviation/ 

Recaro Aircraft Seating sees flexible cabins as the next frontier

Recaro Aircraft Seating sees flexible cabins as the next frontier https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/recaro-flexible-cabins-next-frontier/ 

Air India to expand fleet with 30 Boeing and Airbus jets

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/air-india-to-expand-fleet-with-30-boeing-and-airbus-jets/ 

Flying Cars: PAL-V opens UK base at London Oxford Airport

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-12/pal-v-opens-uk-base-london-oxford-airport 

US Approves UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters Sale To Australia

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/12/us-approve-uh-60m-black-hawk-helicopters-sale-to-australia/ 

China's AG600M firefighting aircraft makes maiden amphibious flight - CGTN

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-08-30/China-s-AG600M-firefighting-aircraft-makes-maiden-amphibious-flight-1cUtQhgrfGg/index.html 

Boeing 757X? Will Boeing Ever Re-engine The Flying Pencil?

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-757x-will-boeing-ever-re-engine-the-flying-pencil/ 

8.5 Hours: The World's Longest Boeing 737 MAX Flights

https://simpleflying.com/worlds-longest-boeing-737-max-flights/ 

War, not pandemic, creates ‘new normal’ for airline industry

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/war-not-pandemic-creates-new-normal-for-airline-industry/150122.article 

Airbus Helicopters pitches H145M to succeed Mi-2s for Polish armed forces

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/airbus-helicopters-pitches-h145m-to-succeed-mi-2s-for-polish-armed-forces/150159.article 

Lufthansa finalises terms with pilots to prevent strike action

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/lufthansa-finalises-terms-with-pilots-to-prevent-strike-action/150160.article 

U.S. targets firms over Iranian drone production, shipment to Russia

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-targets-firms-it-says-produce-iranian-drones-shipment-russia-2022-09-08/ 

Ryanair Boeing 737-800 between Tenerife and Bristol makes precautionary landing in Malaga

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/boeing-737-800-between-tenerife-and-bristol-makes-emergency-landing-in-malaga/

 

Chaos returns to Amsterdam Schiphol as security staffers massively look for jobs elsewhere; airport asks airlines to start canceling flights

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/amsterdam-schiphol-ams/chaos-returns-to-amsterdam-schiphol-as-security-staffers-massively-look-for-jobs-elsewhere/

 

Lockheed and Pentagon Allege F-35 Sustainment Costs Dropping

Neither Lockheed nor the U.S. military's F-35 Joint Program Office disclosed actual dollar-amounts, but they did assure American taxpayers that the average, annual, per-aircraft cost of operating the U.S. Air Force's, Navy's, and Marine Corps' F-35s fell between 2020 and 2021.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=124ec50a-1581-4ba8-ac97-ab4e0c9922db 

Electra Successfully Tests Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid Engine

Hydrogen and Battery Powerplant to Power Blown Lift eSTOL Electra.aero, Inc. has successfully completed a fully-integrated test of its proprietary hybrid-electric propulsion system.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=35a9e0c0-56d7-4f44-b7e1-225eb2c51641 

Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use

https://newatlas.com/drones/faa-type-certification-matternet-m2-delivery-drone/ 

Landmark approval edges Matternet's delivery drone toward everyday use

https://newatlas.com/drones/faa-type-certification-matternet-m2-delivery-drone/ 

Northrop Grumman reduces manufacturing time and cost with high-temperature materials

Northrop Grumman reduces manufacturing time and cost with high-temperature materials https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Northrop_Grumman_reduces_manufacturing_time_and_cost_with_high_temperature_materials_999.html 

Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan

Turkey may turn to Russia if US blocks F-16 sales: Erdogan https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Turkey_may_turn_to_Russia_if_US_blocks_F-16_sales_Erdogan_999.html 

Sustainable Air Transport. Part 36. Battery Management. Leeham News / by Bjorn Fehrm / 1d

Bjorn's Corner: Sustainable Air Transport. Part 36. Battery Management. https://leehamnews.com/2022/09/09/bjorns-corner-sustainable-air-transport-part-36-battery-management/ 

Ukrainian Su-27s Are Now Using AGM-88 HARM Missiles Too

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/09/ukrainian-su-27-agm-88-harm-missiles/ 

Russian Ilyushins Enter EU Airspace With Ban Exemption

https://simpleflying.com/russian-antonov-an-124-enters-eu-airspace/ 

Airbus, Indonesian Aerospace reaffirm cooperation

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-indonesian-aerospace-reaffirm-cooperation/150134.article 

Rolls-Royce had warrants for 50% stake in ACCEL partner Electroflight, documents reveal

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/rolls-royce-had-warrants-for-50-stake-in-accel-partner-electroflight-documents-reveal/150142.article 

Collins to ship 1MW motor to P&WC this month as hybrid project progresses

https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/collins-to-ship-1mw-motor-to-pandwc-this-month-as-hybrid-project-progresses/150144.article 

Analysts warn small aerospace suppliers could topple amid recovery

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/analysts-warn-small-aerospace-suppliers-could-topple-amid-recovery/150149.article 

What is a Boeing P-8 airplane used for? #B737 #BoeingP8 -YouTube

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=08EOJfD3HoQ&feature=youtu.be 

Secretary of State Blinken offers big aid package on unannounced visit to Ukraine | Wyoming Public Media

https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-09-08/secretary-of-state-blinken-offers-big-aid-package-on-unannounced-visit-to-ukraine 

BAE Systems provides enhanced GPS technology for F-15 Eagle fighters

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/bae-systems-provides-enhanced-gps-technology-for-f-15-eagle-fighters/ 

Lockheed Martin, AT&T Demonstrate 5G High Speed Transfer of Black Hawk Data to 5G.MIL(R) Pilot Network

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/lockheed-martin-att-demonstrate-5g-high-speed-transfer-of-black-hawk-data-to-5g-mil-pilot-network/ 

Gulfstream Flies Second Production Test G700

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-09/gulfstream-flies-second-production-test-g700 

Bombardier Preps for Scale-up in Defense Business

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-09/bombardier-preps-scale-defense-business 

Walt Disney's Gulfstream I To Become Museum Piece

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2022-09-09/walt-disneys-gulfstream-i-become-museum-piece 

Bombardier ensaya el segundo demostrador, más grande, de su concepto de BWB

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/bombardier-ensaya-el-segundo-demostrador-mas-grande-concepto-de-bwb/ 

DARPA lanza nuevo avión X: un VTOL embarcado

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/darpa-lanza-nuevo-avion-x-un-vtol-embarcado/ 

More F-15Es to get electronic warfare upgrades in award to BAE

https://www.c4isrnet.com/air/2022/09/09/more-f-15es-to-get-electronic-warfare-upgrades-in-award-to-bae/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_defensenews 

Bombardier ensaya el segundo demostrador, más grande, de su concepto de BWB

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/bombardier-ensaya-el-segundo-demostrador-mas-grande-concepto-de-bwb/ 

DARPA lanza nuevo avión X: un VTOL embarcado

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/darpa-lanza-nuevo-avion-x-un-vtol-embarcado/ 

GMV wins the contract for the EURODRONE flight control Computer

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/GMV_wins_the_contract_for_the_EURODRONE_Program_Ground_Flight_Control_Computer_(GFCC)_999.html 

Fully Functional, Fully Automatic Deck Landing For Maritime Ops

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) have already demonstrated the huge potential this technology has to enhance maritime awareness and to set-up a multi-purpose maritime surveillance operation.

 https://uasmagazine.com/articles/2588/fully-functional-fully-automatic-deck-landing-for-maritime-ops 

Airbus’ A350 NPS variant: lower weight, more MTOW—and bigger cabin

Airbus is planning to transition the A350-900 and -1000 to what it calls a "new production standard" (NPS) between now and 2024, reducing airframe weight, improving performance and making the cabin longer — and wider.

 https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2022/09/airbus-a350-nps-variant-mtow/ 

U.S. Navy Super Hornet Makes First Flight With Litening Targeting Pod

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/07/u-s-navy-super-hornet-makes-first-flight-with-litening-pod/ 

How Flying Today Is Safer Than At Any Time In The Past

https://simpleflying.com/how-safe-is-flying/ 

Pentagon suspends F-35 deliveries over China-sourced materials

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/pentagon-suspends-f-35-deliveries-over-china-sourced-materials/150107.article 

Bombardier testing second, larger flight demonstrator of blended-wing-body concept

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/bombardier-testing-second-larger-flight-demonstrator-of-blended-wing-body-concept/150082.article 

GE Aviation opens new service centre in Brisbane

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/ge-aviation-opens-new-service-centre-in-brisbane/150115.article 

Poland to buy almost 100 Apaches as defence spending accelerates

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/poland-to-buy-almost-100-apaches-as-defence-spending-accelerates/150126.article 

DARPA launches expeditionary vertical take-off X-plane effort

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/darpa-launches-expeditionary-vertical-take-off-x-plane-effort/150123.article 

Airbus partners with Hiratagakuen to test future eVTOL flight routes and concept of operations in the Kansai region

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-airbus-partners-with-hiratagakuen-to-test-future-evtol-flight

 

UK built Prometheus 2 imaging and monitoring cubesats on track for UK launch

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-uk-built-prometheus-2-imaging-and-monitoring-cubesats-on-track-for

 

Airbus and HeliDax sign first HCare Classics support contract to cover fleet of 36 H120s

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-airbus-and-helidax-sign-first-hcare-classics-support-contract-to

 

Airbus to provide satellite communications for Armed Forces of Czech Republic and the Netherlands

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-09-airbus-to-provide-satellite-communications-for-armed-forces-of?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Restoring the Bell P-39 Airacobra from Down Under

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/restoring-the-bell-p-39-airacobra-from-down-under/ 

Airbus partners with Hiratagakuen to test future eVTOL flight routes and concept of operations in the Kansai region

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/airbus-partners-with-hiratagakuen-to-test-future-evtol-flight-routes-and-concept-of-operations-in-the-kansai-region/ 

Airbus confirms cancellation of remaining Qatar A350 orders

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/airbus-confirms-cancellation-of-remaining-qatar-a350-orders/ 

Dutch Government raises flight tax to almost 30 euros per ticket from 2023

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/klm-royal-dutch-airlines/dutch-government-raises-flight-tax-to-2858-euros-per-ticket-from-2023/

 

Ryanair leaving Brussels as a base has limited impact, airport says

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/ryanair-leaving-brussels-has-limited-impact-airport-says/

 

Aeroflot Signs for 339 Russian-made Jets

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-09-07/aeroflot-signs-339-russian-made-jets 

Qatar Takes Delivery of Ready-to-fight Typhoon Fighters

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2022-09-07/qatar-takes-delivery-ready-fight-typhoon-fighters 

MD Helicopters Emerges from Bankruptcy

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2022-09-07/md-helicopters-emerges-bankruptcy 

United Airlines Invests in Eve, Signs for 200 eVTOL Aircraft

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-09-08/united-airlines-invests-eve-signs-200-evtol-aircraft 

ShinMaywa and USSOCOM Comment on the US-2 Seaplane - Naval News

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/shinmaywa-and-ussocom-comment-on-the-us-2-seaplane/ 

Rolls Royce Ends Boom Supersonic Partnership – Airways Magazine

https://airwaysmag.com/rolls-royce-boom-supersonic/ 

[Podcast] Cuando l'Armée de l'Air voló aviones del enemigo. Con Niebla de Guerra. Archivo Sonoro de Sandglass Patrol 16

Si la política hace extraños compañeros de cama, la guerra y la necesidad hace casi milagros, como que todas las armas del que otrora fuera tu enemigo, pasen a tu arsenal y las utilices como buenamente puedas.



Ése fue el caso de l'Armée de l'Air. Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial internalizó todo lo que pudiera ser medianamente válido, como los Ki-43 en Indochina. En otros casos, terminó de producir los aviones que estaban a medias de montar en líneas de montaje francesas, como los Fw-190 renombrados NC-900. ¿Queréis saber más? Acompañadnos en este episodio.

El podcast se puede encontrar en Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Ivoox, Spotify

pd: Si la intro y la despedida os son familiares, que no os sorprenda. En un ejercicio de nostalgia podcasteril he hablado con Javier Lago para pedirle permiso y utlizar la introducción que hizo para el que, si no recuerdo mal, fue el primer podcast español sobre aviación: Remove Before Flight RBF podcast

New Special Colored Tornado Aircraft Breaks Cover

https://theaviationist.com/2022/09/06/40th-anniversary-special-colored-tornado/ 

Lufthansa Reaches Agreement With Pilots Avoiding 48 Hour Strike

https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-avoids-strikes-pilot-union-agreement/ 

Boeing Demonstrates Open Autonomy Architecture for Manned-Unmanned Teaming with MQ-25

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131133 

Jetstar grounds several 787s in latest operational snag

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/jetstar-grounds-several-787s-in-latest-operational-snag/150077.article 

Iran to purchase Sukhoi Su-35 from Russia: report

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz6KLvCgARU&feature=youtu.be 

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/476406/Iran-to-purchase-Sukhoi-Su-35-from-Russia-report

Embraer Concludes Flight Tests for Firefighting Capability for the C-390 Millennium

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2022/09/embraer-concludes-flight-tests-for-firefighting-capability-for-the-c-390-millennium/ 

Bush fire at Johannesburg Airport disrupts air traffic and damages two aircraft from defunct airlines

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/johannesburg-airport-jnb/bush-fire-at-johannesburg-airport-disrupts-air-traffic-and-damages-two-aircraft-from-defunct-airlines/

 

Zeva aims for efficiency and practicality with upgraded Z2 eVTOL UFO

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/zeva-z2-evtol-ufo/ 

[Vídeo] Dos B-52 escoltados por dos Grippen sobrevuelan el parlamento sueco - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/video-dos-b-52-escoltados-por-dos-grippen-sobrevuelan-el-parlamento-sueco/ 

Safran entre en négociations exclusives avec Thales en vue d’acquérir son activité de systèmes électriques aéronautiques

https://www.safran-group.com/fr/espace-presse/safran-negociations-exclusives-thales-vue-acquerir-son-activite-systemes-electriques-aeronautiques-2022-09-05 

China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts carry out spacewalk

China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts carry out spacewalk https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Chinas_Shenzhou-14_astronauts_carry_out_spacewalk_999.html 

Iran considers buying Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia

Iran considers buying Sukhoi Su-35 jets from Russia https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Iran_considers_buying_Sukhoi_Su-35_jets_from_Russia_999.html 

Russia allows to return two Boeing 737MAXs to foreign lessors

http://www.rusaviainsider.com/russia-allows-to-return-two-boeing-737maxs-to-foreign-lessors/ 

AIM-9X missiles cleared for Taiwan as Beijing keeps up airpower pressure

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/aim-9x-missiles-cleared-for-taiwan-as-beijing-keeps-up-airpower-pressure/150070.article 

3 A320 and 2 B738 over Madrid on Sep 3rd 2022, series of conflicts and TCAS RA

https://avherald.com/h?article=4fdcb4de&opt=0 

Cessna 551 private jet between Jerez and Cologne crashes into Baltic Sea

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/cessna-551-private-jet-between-jerez-and-cologne-crashes-into-baltic-sea/