On July 12, the association representing the European space manufacturing industry presented the 27th edition of its annual report.
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Exclusive report from the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, at the invitation of the US Navy. On the program: landing and catapulting from the flight deck, visits of various departments, exchanges with shipboard personnel, refueling operations at sea and an exceptional return to San Diego.
On September 19, on the premises of the Aéroclub de France in Paris, PAF received the prestigious Icare prize, which has been awarded for 66 years.
At Le Bourget 2023, Turkish Aerospace Industries presented its new T925 heavy multi-role helicopter. This new project will accompany the 10-ton class multi-role attack helicopter known as the ATAK II.
The international sphere is currently shaken by the rapid evolution of the nuclear arsenal of the People's Republic of China. Over the past four years, China has drastically increased the size of its arsenal, reaching a staggering 40% growth. This raises pressing questions about how other nations around the world will react to this silent yet deeply concerning ascent.
Satellite images confirm that a large-scale Russian radar has been destroyed in Crimea. This radar is strategically important as it covers the low and medium-altitude airspace north of Sevastopol, as well as a portion of Ukrainian high-altitude airspace. This attack follows Ukraine's desire to reduce Russian detection and intelligence capabilities, including radars and electromagnetic intelligence ships.
The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace) is planning a new Pegasus mission, comprising 10 Rafales, 5 Airbus Phénix and 4 Atlas, for a month from the end of June to the end of July.
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From October 30, the French airline will open a new route between Paris CDG and Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina), and increase frequencies to Canada.
The German equipment supplier will equip each of the 12 Airbus A350-1000s with the CL3810 seat, which will be used for the 140-seat economy class of the Australian airline's ultra-long-haul aircraft.
The U.S. airline has launched a summer program with over 650 weekly flights between the two sides of the Atlantic, with a 30% increase in seat capacity compared with the summer 2022 season.
This platform now enables Canadian travellers to combine certain Air Transat and ASL Airlines flights to fly to Algeria (Algiers, Annaba, Bejaïa), via a connection via Paris CDG or Lyon.
According to OAG statistics, low-cost airlines accounted for 32% of global seat capacity in March 2023, with large countries like India (74% of seats) where they are in the majority.
At its 79th General Assembly in Istanbul, IATA (the International Air Transport Association) announced that the global airline industry would be back in the black by the end of 2023, with an expected profit of $9.8 billion.
Using foam instead of water to clean turbojet engines is the idea behind GE's 360 Foam Wash cleaning system, the first of which will be used by SkyWest.
Tarmac Aerosave, an expert in aircraft and engine life cycle management, and Donecle, a manufacturer of drones specifically for aviation maintenance, have signed an agreement to develop automated aircraft inspections.
CFM International and StandardAero have signed a CFM Branded Services Agreement (CBSA) for both LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. Under the terms of the agreement, StandardAero will provide the full scope of LEAP Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) services for operators worldwide.
Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East (LTME) announced the recent signing of an agreement regarding a close cooperation in the field of aircraft component services on Boeing 777 and 787.
Under the agreement, Joramco will perform nose to tail C checks and modifications on Boeing 777 aircraft from the Emirates fleet.
HAECO Global Engine Support has added a new 8-bay gantry system at its Dallas facility to improve CFM Leap capabilities.
Ground tests on Lockheed Martin's QueSST X-59 demonstrator have revealed problems with the flight controls. Despite this, NASA still intends to fly its supersonic for the first time before the end of this year.
Airbus delivered 316 aircraft in the first half of 2023. There are still 404 deliveries to be made to meet the 720 target announced for the year as a whole.
Airbus Helicopters has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for the H160 helicopter, marking an important milestone in the aircraft's development and positioning it for entry into the US market.
Pratt & Whitney announced that Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), has inducted its first Pratt & Whitney GTF engine. AFI KLM E&M joined the Pratt & Whitney GTF MRO network in 2022, with disassembly, assembly and test capabilities for PW1500G model engines for the Airbus A220 family.
Pratt & Whitney has announced that LATAM has selected GTF engines to power additional A320neo Family aircraft, adding to their initial order selecting GTF turbojet engines to power more than 40 aircraft in 2013. Including the remaining options, the agreement will cover a total of 146 aircraft.
Committed to the certification of four aircraft (737MAX 7, 737MAX 10, 777-9, 777-8F), Boeing has also launched the ramp-up of production rates on the 737 MAX and 787, while pushing ahead with the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator and Wisk Gen6 innovation programs.
As part of its participation in the 2023 Paris Air Show, Turkish manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is presenting a new transport drone.
Boeing announced the successful completion of the first flight of the Loyal Wingman UAV.
The Warmate UAV is deployed in the Polish forces.
General Atomics delivered 2 UAV MQ-9A Block 5 to Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Forces)
According to Vadym Ihorovych, Managing Director of Ukrspetsexport, Ukraine and Turkey are currently developing a joint venture for the production of Turkish UAVs.
Flyability announced having conducted an inspection inside Chernobyl’s Reactor five, using its UAV Elios 2.
For the first time, an interplanetary probe has set off to explore a world made not of rock or ice, but of metal.
Every weekend, we present an image that has made the news or caught our attention. On October 9, the European light launcher completed its 23rd mission from the Guiana Space Center.
A symbolic contract was signed on October 9 in Paris between Texas-based Axiom Space and Franco-German start-up The Exploration Company.
On October 5, the launch operator celebrated its seventieth orbital launch of the year (and as many successes), following a record month of September.
Last week, the General Meeting of the French operator confirmed the merger with its Indo-American counterpart. A new satellite communications giant is born, operating in both geostationary and low-Earth orbits.
The bad news was made official on October 2 by the Task Force led by the European Space Agency and Avio, the manufacturer of Vega C, which has been grounded since December 2022: Europe's new light launcher won't fly again for another year.
Since February 27, a heavy transport plane Antonov 124-100 of the Russian company Volga-Dnepr is grounded at the Toronto airport. Following new sanctions put in place by Canada, responsibility for the aircraft will be transferred to the Ukrainian authorities. The Volga-Dnepr group is going through a very difficult period, with grounded planes, the obligation to separate 200 pilots,...
Numerous photos and videos confirm that the Russian Armed Forces are moving T-54 medium tanks on their rail network. Their final destination seems to be Ukraine, but their usefulness there will be limited and they will be very vulnerable to Ukrainian battle tanks, delivered battle tanks or modern anti-tank systems. The longer the conflict in Ukraine drags on, the more the Russian Land Forces seem to pull out older and older vehicles from their stocks.
A video confirms the first confirmed destruction carried out by a Ukrainian Crotale NG anti-aircraft system. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have received two launchers and missiles from France to increase their anti-aircraft and anti-missile capabilities by the end of 2022.
Northern Macedonia has officially confirmed that this summer it transferred its 4 Su-25 attack aircraft to Ukraine. The latter had not been used since 2004 and will probably be cannibalized to maintain the Ukrainian Su-25 fleet. A delivery of Mi-24 Hind helicopter gunships is reportedly under discussion, but these are most likely Mi-24s that have also been retired and are not operational.
Following the recent Polish announcement, Slovakia confirms that it will deliver 13 MiG-29 fighters, 10 of which are fully operational. A still unknown number of Kub-M2 short-range anti-aircraft systems will also be transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Poland is about to deliver four of its MiG-29 fighter aircraft to Ukraine in the next few days. These aircraft will be joined by others that require maintenance before delivery. In total, the Ukrainian Air Force is about to receive more than a dozen Polish fighter jets... and perhaps more, if other countries decide to follow Poland.
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