AirFest 2024 at Cape May Airport to Feature Historic Aircraft and Military Flyovers
LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum is set to host AirFest 2024, a four-day event from August 29 through September 1, featuring a showcase of historic aircraft…
Alaska Airlines flights resume after being grounded over aircraft system issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An issue with the system that calculates weight and balance of Alaska Airlines planes, causing all of its flights to be halted on Wednesday morning, has been resolved and…
US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon said on…
US shoots down Iranian drone aircraft bound for Israel-US officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has shot down Iranian drone aircraft headed toward Israel on Saturday, three U.S. officials said, without disclosing how many drones were shot down or the precise…
Pentagon To End Months-Long Stand-Down Of Osprey Aircraft Grounded After Series Of Deadly Accidents
Pentagon To End Months-Long Stand-Down Of Osprey Aircraft Grounded After Series Of Deadly Accidents Micaela Burrow on March 1, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin endorsed plans to lift months-long ban on…
US Army ends Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) -The U.S. Army said on Thursday it was abandoning development of a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), a next-generation scout helicopter, after spending about $2 billion on the…
Exclusive-Ukraine needs more attack aircraft for war effort – ground forces commander
By Dan Peleschuk KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ground forces commander said on Friday that Kyiv needed more military aircraft for its war effort, such as U.S. A-10 attack jets to…
Ryanair expects to be 5-10 new aircraft short this summer -FT
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair expects to be five to ten aircraft short for its peak 2024 summer season due to Boeing delivery delays, likely forcing it to revise down its traffic growth,…
AMO Flight Engineer Surpasses 23,000 Hours of Flight Time on the P-3 Aircraft and 50 Years of Federal Service
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight engineer has surpassed multiple career milestones, having spent more than 23,000 hours on a P-3 aircraft, 48 years…
China unveils new images of its next-generation aircraft carrier
(Corrects to remove extraneous word “in” in second to last paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state media unveiled new images of China’s most advanced aircraft carrier yet, including next generation launch tracks that…
US Navy ending aircraft carrier’s Middle East deployment
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which…
Russia, Ukraine exchange claims over downed military aircraft
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian and Ukrainian military officials both reported downing enemy aircraft on Sunday in different areas of the 1,000-km-long (621-mile) front of their 22-month-old war. The commander of Ukraine’s air force,…
US durable goods orders surge in November on aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods surged in November, boosted by aircraft bookings, but business spending on equipment appeared lackluster amid higher borrowing costs. The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau…
SMBC CEO sees shortage of new aircraft possibly lasting beyond 2026
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The head of the world’s second largest aircraft leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital expects a shortage of new aircraft to continue until at least 2026 and possibly beyond. Aircraft…
Virgin Australia adds Boeing MAX-8 aircraft as demand stays buoyant
(Reuters) – Airline operator Virgin Australia on Friday said it has added six Boeing MAX-8 aircraft to further expand its fleet and meet travel demand, taking its total order for the planes…
US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrives in South Korea port
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson arrived at a port in the South Korean city of Busan on Tuesday, in a show of extended deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear…
Embraer celebrates as Brazil joins WTO civil aircraft agreement
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil joined the World Trade Organization’s agreement on trade in civil aircraft on Friday, a move that was celebrated by planemaker Embraer as the pact would ensure tariff-free…
Five US troops killed in helicopter crash in Mediterranean
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Five U.S. Army special operations troops were killed on Friday when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a training mission, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The troops were…
US Aircraft Goes Down Over Mediterranean In Training ‘Mishap’
US Aircraft Goes Down Over Mediterranean In Training ‘Mishap’ Lillian Tweten on November 11, 2023 A U.S. military aircraft went down on Friday evening in what officials describe as an accident during…
Spirit Airlines cancels flights to perform ‘necessary’ inspection of aircraft
CHICAGO (Reuters) -Spirit Airlines on Friday said it has canceled a portion of its scheduled flights to perform a “necessary” inspection of a small section” of 25 planes. The company said the…
Pentagon Dumps Declassified Footage Of Chinese Planes Making Risky Moves Near US Aircraft
Pentagon Dumps Declassified Footage Of Chinese Planes Making Risky Moves Near US Aircraft Micaela Burrow on October 17, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD), in a rare move, released several videos showing…
U.S. details risky Chinese military aircraft maneuvers over past two years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese military aircraft have carried out risky or reckless maneuvers close to U.S. aircraft nearly 200 times since 2021, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, putting a figure on…
US aircraft carrier docks in South Korea after exercises
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on Thursday for a five-day visit aimed at sending a message of deterrence to North…
Pentagon Sends Largest Aircraft Carrier To The Middle East, Says Military Aid Will Soon Reach Israel
Pentagon Sends Largest Aircraft Carrier To The Middle East, Says Military Aid Will Soon Reach Israel Micaela Burrow on October 8, 2023 The Pentagon will send aircraft and its largest aircraft carrier…
Cathay Pacific buys 32 Airbus A321-200neo aircraft for $4.66 billion
(Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said on Friday it had purchased 32 Airbus A321-200neo aircraft from Airbus for a basic price of $4.66 billion. The deal follows an agreement between an…
Brazil to negotiate sale of Embraer C-390 aircraft to Sweden
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Defense Minister Jose Mucio said on Tuesday he will travel to Sweden next month to negotiate a potential sale of Embraer’s C-390 Millennium military cargo aircraft…
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