Archer Aviation held its first quarterly earnings call on Thursday Nov. 11. (Archer Aviation Inc.) Archer Aviation is preparing for the first hover flight of its Maker electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in December, according to comments made by the company’s co-founders during their first quarterly earnings call as a publicly traded company…
The first C-130J of the Luftwaffe takes off for its maiden flight. (Photo: Lockheed Martin via Bundeswehr) The aircraft is the first of six C-130Js that will be operated together with four French ones in a joint binational squadron. The Bundeswehr announced on November 8, 2021, the maiden flight of the first German C-130J-30 Hercules…
Royal Air Maroc Is Set to Launch Direct 787 Tel Aviv Flights Photo: Boeing Reading Time: < 1 minuteMorocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc will start regular direct flights to Israel, taking off a year after it normalized relationships with the Jewish state. The service between Casablanca and Tel Aviv will take off on December…
Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inmarsat for $7.3 billion, in a deal that the company expects to become finalized within the next 9-18 months. Viasat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Inmarsat for $7.3 billion, in a deal that the California-based satellite communications believes will help to serve the…
Photo: dreamstime.com / Airbus Reading Time: < 1 minuteVietnamese budget airline Vietjet said it had signed an agreement with Airbus on Friday involving the timing of deliveries of 119 planes. According to Airbus, the airline has 119 A321neo narrowbody planes on the order that are yet to be delivered. Vietjet will also take on the…
Photo: Alaska Airlines Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlaska Airlines expands its codeshare agreement with British Airways, covering 16 additional markets. Alaska said it is “connecting Alaska’s network beyond Seattle [SEA], San Francisco [SFO] and Los Angeles [LAX] to British Airways’ nonstop service from London Heathrow [LHR].” “Alaska has implemented new partnerships with member airlines Qatar…
Photo: BAA Training Reading Time: < 1 minuteHighlights: BAA Training has acquired an Airbus A320 CEO/NEO full flight simulator (FFS) from L3Harris. The Airbus A320 CEO/NEO FFS is currently being installed at BAA Training’s facility in Barcelona. BAA Training is adding an additional FFS produced by L3Harris – Airbus A320 CEO/NEO – to the mix…
16 A-10Cs taking part in the MD ANG “Elephant Walk” (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers) 16 A-10 Warthogs took part in a Mission Generation Exercise and staged a nice “Elephant Walk”. “Elephant Walk” events are becoming increasingly frequent at air bases in the U.S. and all around the world to…
The first F-35A for the 495th Fighter Squadron. (Image credit: Matt Ellis) The F-35A bound to the recently reactivated 495th FS Valkyries has flown with the new markings and the “LN” tail code for the first time. The first F-35A Lightning II sporting the markings of the 495th Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing…
The F/A-XX placeholder design as shown by the U.S. Navy in its vision for 2030-2035, together with a better image of the original fictional design. (Images via U.S. Navy and Tapatalk) The new F/A-XX will replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the 2030s as the strike fighter component within the Next Generation Air Dominance Family…
File photo of two F-2000A of the 132° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 51° Stormo (Wing). (Image credit: Author) The G20 summit is being held among tight security, involving several assets enforcing an ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone). Many assets of the Aeronautica Militare are currently involved in a large operation required to ensure the security…
An M-346 of the IFTS (All images, courtesy Leonardo) Japan joins Qatar and Germany and elects to train JASDF (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) pilots at the Italian Air Force’s and Leonardo’s International Flight Training School (IFTS). The new International Flight Training School (IFTS), a joint venture between the Italian Air Force and Leonardo, currently located…