Date of sighting: Oct 2023Location of sighting: USA (no other info given)Source: Dept of WarLink: https://www.war.gov/UFO/?releaseDate=Release+06&release=06#LLE-UAP-PR002-Unresolved-UAP-Report-Colorado-October-2023I was looking at the Dept of War website at…
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Background Movements for civil rights were a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law that peaked in the 1960s. In many situations…
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Background The following document was obtained by The Black Vault through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and was part of the “Stargate Collection” release.…
Read MoreActivist investor took a major stake in JetBlue in 2024. Two members of JetBlue Airways’ board of directors linked to Carl Icahn have resigned after the activist investor significantly reduced his stake. Jesse Lynn, general counsel of Icahn Enterprises, and Steven Miller, a portfolio manager at Icahn Capital, joined the board in 2024 when Icahn…
Launch customer Brazil has ordered eight of the two-seat fighters. Saab has flown the two-seat variant of the company’s newest Gripen fighter for the first time. The inaugural Gripen F sortie took place on 28 August from Saab’s primary fighter development and production centre in Linkoping, Sweden. Saab chief test pilot Jakob Hogberg was at…
Union members could strike starting 7 October if no deal emerges. Boeing and the union representing its Pacific Northwest engineers and other professional staff intend to resume contract talks on 31 August, as the union presses to secure greater wage gains. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) on 28 August disclosed the…
The C$230 million ($165 million) project will lengthen the Northwest Territories airstrip by over 900 metres (3,000ft). The Canadian federal government is moving ahead with plans to extend the length of a dual-use airfield above the Arctic Circle as part of the country’s Arctic defence strategy. Ottawa says work is progressing on a C$230 million…
Concern over radio transmission reliability discussed days before regional jet’s encounter with US presidential helicopter. Investigators have revealed that two transmissions from the US presidential helicopter, advising preparation for take-off, were not received by air traffic control before a loss-of-separation incident involving an Embraer 170 departing Washington National airport. The incident occurred on 4 August,…
The Gripen F, the twin-seater variant of the Gripen E, conducted its first flight from Saab’s airfield in Linköping. Saab has announced the successful first flight of the Gripen F, the twin-seater variant of the Gripen E fighter jet, on Aug. 28, 2026. The aircraft took off at 09:40 local time from Saab’s airfield in…
RAF chief says 737-based airborne early warning jet will soon enter UK service. Boeing has rolled out the UK Royal Air Force’s second E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft in its final paint scheme. The 737-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) jet (registration WT002) has been undergoing conversion and testing at Birmingham with Boeing and UK…
Announcement of routes for next summer follows news of United’s planned international expansion. American Airlines intends to launch seven new routes from the US to Europe in 2027. The Ft Worth, Texas-based carrier also plans to increase service to London Heathrow from New York’s John F Kennedy International airport to four flights daily, up from…
California helicopter manufacturer plans first deliveries to M1 Support Services next spring. Robinson Helicopter will deliver at least 150 R66 light-singles to M1 Support Services as part of its forthcoming training contract with the US Army, although that figure could rise to as many as 200 units, the airframer says. M1 was selected by the…
Currently executive chair of the hydrogen propulsion developer, she succeeds founder Val Miftakhov, who left in May. ZeroAvia has appointed board chair Christine Ourmieres-Widener as chief executive, following the departure in late May of founder Val Miftakhov. Ourmieres-Widener had since been leading the company on an interim basis while the hydrogen propulsion developer sought a…
