jueves, 3 de agosto de 2023

China imposes export curbs on critical metals, drones


Chinese controls on exports of two metals critical to making semiconductors came into force on Tuesday, a day after Beijing imposed curbs on the foreign sales of some drones. The Biden administration has in recent months stepped up measures to restrict Chinese companies'



Delivery Of First Two F-35A Aircraft For Belgium Further Delayed

Two Belarusian Helicopters Have Violated The Polish Airspace

Evacuation Of French, Italian Nationals From Niger Underway

Japanese F-15J With Special Markings Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of The Italian Air Force

Boeing Wins Top NASA Award for Southern University Partnership

Canary Islands start-up Surcar aims to use hydrogen-electric Twin Otters

Joby flies production prototype of its electric air taxi

Joby loses $286m in second quarter, reports $1.2 billion cash position

Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate a commercial space station

An agreement, between Airbus and Voyager, paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station.


https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-voyager-space-and-airbus-announce-joint-venture-to-build-and?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

BMW Group, Airbus and Quantinuum Collaborate to Fast-Track Sustainable Mobility Research Using Cutting-Edge Quantum Computers

Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum, world leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to speed up future research using quantum computers to simulate quantum systems, focusing on the chemical reactions of catalysts in fuel cells.


https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-bmw-group-airbus-and-quantinuum-collaborate-to-fast-track?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Wizz Air orders a further 75 A321neo Family aircraft

Russian carriers continuing to evade sanctions, source parts

Breaking Ground for F-35 Integrated Assembly Line in Germany

Pyka gets FAA authorisation to operate largest commercial electric drone

Air Canada inaugurates new non-stop seasonal service between Brussels and Toronto

Air New Zealand seeks airports to trial zero-emissions route

The Kiwi national carrier is looking to fly an electric, hydrogen or hybrid aircraft on a cargo-only demonstrator route by 2026, and expects to make an announcement around the type of aircraft it will be using by early next year.


https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/08/air-new-zealand-seeks-airports-for-trial-zero-emissions-route/ 

NASA loses contact with Voyager 2 but detects a "heartbeat"

Bizarre new high-strength glue can stick and unstick on command

Pilots Are Seeing Some Very Strange Things In Arizona's Military Training Ranges