The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
Read MoreThe utility helicopters will be stationed in the eastern Mediterranean for emergency response, firefighting, troop transport, medical evacuation, and aerial reconaissance. Two new Airbus Helicopters H145s have been delivered for use at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, with the rotorcraft to enter use with the service’s 84 Sqn. Announcing the new assets’ arrival on 22 June,…
Pilots aboard the light-attack jet took full control of the uncrewed Turkish fighter platform. Leonardo’s M-346 has completed an initial crewed/uncrewed teaming (C-UCT) demonstration with the Baykar Technologies Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle. Conducted from Corlu in Turkey last month as part of a joint activity named K-Swarm, the initial series of live sorties involved…
The airline group also confirms it has cancelled its order for 15 Airbus A330-900s. AirAsia Group expects to remove up to 12 of its oldest Airbus A320s from its fleet this year, as part of wider fleet renewal efforts that will also see more A321LRs being delivered in 2027. Group chief Bo Lingam, speaking on…
Training provider seeks business boost on back of GlobalEye demand. CAE is looking to build on its position as training provider for the Bombardier Global 6500 as Saab’s GlobalEye adaptation of the platform appears poised to attract additional military customers. The Canadian government in late May announced its selection of Saab as preferred supplier for…
Investors would participate in vehicle to ensure acquisition of budget carrier complies with European shareholder requirements. Any firm proposal by US-based investor Castlelake to acquire EasyJet would have to meet European Union ownership requirements, even though the budget carrier is UK-based. EasyJet had to establish an EU-based subsidiary — known as EasyJet Europe, located in…
French technology firm touts capabilities of Schiebel rotary-wing uncrewed platform for multiple naval or land missions. Thales is eyeing a significant global sales opportunity for an armed and autonomous version of the Schiebel Camcopter S-301 rotary-wing uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) and is targeting multiple nations with the capability. In fact, the remainder of 2026 is…
The White House says it has already begun retiring one of the ageing VC-25A “Air Force One” jets. US defence contractor L3Harris has delivered the first VC-25B presidential transport jet after finishing the conversion of a Boeing 747-8I business jet. L3Harris confirmed the milestone on 19 June, noting the work took 10 months to accomplish.…
Scandinavian budget carrier had offered new shares as well as conversion of bonds. Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic has disclosed that 78.8% of the subscription rights for its recent new share issue were validly exercised. The airline had offered just under 2.04 billion new shares at a price of NKr0.50, to raise gross proceeds of…
UK company is testing update to enable jet to deploy 14 counter-drone weapons. BAE Systems is completing tests which will enable the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Eurofighter Typhoons to operate with two seven-round launchers for the company’s APKWS guided rocket, building on the defensive weapon’s recent operational introduction on the platform. “We now have…
The group is bidding for TAP Air Portugal and is looking to increase its stake in SAS. Air France-KLM has secured a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) multi-purpose credit facility that will be used partly to finance mergers and acquisitions activity “which may arise from the second half of 2026”. The Franco-Dutch airline group signed the…
