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2023-03-23T16:55:26.470018+00:00

Pentagon Probes Why Boeing Staff Worked on Air Force One Planes Without Security Credentials

About 250 Boeing workers in San Antonio had expired security credentials that are needed to work on highly classified presidential jets..

Also: Reuters, aerotelegraph.com, MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha, Business Insider and 3 more

@R_Wall: The security-credential lapse involves about 250 Boeing employees, reports @AndrewTangel

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2023-03-23T22:58:41.718688+00:00 S

Joey Roulette / Reuters

NASA delays Boeing Starliner's debut crewed voyage

Boeing's first mission carrying astronauts to space aboard its Starliner capsule has been delayed until at least the summer, a NASA official said on Thursday, as people familiar with the matter said last-minute tests and technical debates nixed a plan for an April launch..

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@AeroAmMag: When Boeing wheeled a Starliner crew capsule and its service module into the Hazardous Processing room at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in February, the move set up what NASA must surely hope will become one of the space industry’s greatest comeback stories.

@joroulette: Boeing’s first crewed Starliner flight is delayed till at least the summer, NASA said today. Debate over spacecraft batteries, other items and last-minutes tests of Starliner’s backup flight software made its late April launch window a no-go

@lavie154: Last I checked summer starts June 21. Possible? With ISS traffic, nothing is off the table. “NASA said”? Not quite.

@lavie154: Knowing what we do about Ax-2 there is a solid month after that mission undocks that could be used as a slot for CFT. I understand there’s a good chance that won’t pan out, but attributing what is pretty clearly analysis to NASA feels misleading.

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2023-03-23T13:14:32.566825+00:00 A

John Pletz / chicagobusiness.com

United to start air-taxi service to Chicago’s O'Hare Airport in 2025

The service using Archer Aviation eVTOLs should begin just as construction on the Kennedy makes the drive to the airport really painful..

Also: wsiltv.com, archer.com, Vertical Mag, Breitflyte, Air101, DroneDJ, Axios, Global Air, Aviation Week, FlightGlobal, Flying Magazine, Aviation Today, Aviaci Online, Airline Economics, Seeking Alpha, AINonline, Engadget and 16 more

@johnpletz: [email protected] plans eVTOL air-taxi service from downtown to O'Hare in 2025, just about the time the outbound Kennedy will become unbearable.

@HelisDatabase: first electric air taxi announced by United Airlines and Archer for urban air mobility between O’Hare International Airport and Vertiport 🚁

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2023-03-23T22:42:41.100858+00:00 A

Elan Head / The Air Current

Why eVTOL sims could be a bridge to the future of flight training

Market-driven advancements in VR tech and certification could help address the pilot shortage, too.

@elanhead: New from me in @theaircurrent: Why the industry could provide an especially strong market pull for simulation technology that makes flight training better for everyone. 1/3

@elanhead: Unlike most commercial aircraft, many eVTOLs will have unique flight control schemes and only a single pilot station (= no dual flight instruction). Yes, they’ll be easy to fly, but not *that* easy. High-quality affordable sims will be critical. 2/3

@elanhead: I actually have some experience flying a funky VTOL aircraft with a single pilot station! In my case, I got about 6 hours of dual instruction in the HH-43 Huskie, which has a similar rotor system, before going solo in the K-Max. 3/3

2023-03-24T05:40:53.138116+00:00 A

Tim Hepher / ibtimes.com

India Says 'Time Has Come' For Airbus, Boeing To Set Up Jet Assembly Plants

Plane giants Airbus and Boeing face mounting pressure to set up jetliner plants in India, after the country's civil aviation minister told Reuters the "time has come" to serve its soaring demand with jets assembled on domestic soil..

Also: ThePrint India and Reuters

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2023-03-23T17:32:26.589686+00:00 D

David Cenciotti / The Aviationist

First Four Slovak MiG-29 Jets Have Been Transferred To Ukraine

The four MiG-29 Fulcrum jets have been handed over to the Ukrainian Air Force. First four of 13 MiG-29 fighters retired from active service by the Slovak.

The Drive

Four Slovakian MiG-29s Flown Directly To Ukraine To Join Its Air Force

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@haltman: The jets were flown directly to Ukraine, instead of being shipped by truck or rail, a move sure to spark ire in Moscow.

@nytimesworld: The first four of the 13 Soviet-designed fighter jets Slovakia pledged to send to Ukraine have been delivered, and the remaining will arrive in the coming weeks, the Slovak defense ministry said on Thursday.

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2023-03-23T13:42:51.371346+00:00 D

David Cenciotti / The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force RC-135 Intelligence Gathering Jet Flying Unprecedented Mission Inside Finland’s Airspace

Operating from the Finnish airspace, the U.S. ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft can spy on the Russian forces near the border with.

Also: puolustusvoimat.fi, The Drive, defencetoday.com, Janes and Aviation Week

@TheAviationist: U.S. RC-135 Intelligence Gathering Jet Flying Unprecedented Mission Inside Finland's Airspace:

@ryankakiuchan: Finnish Defence Forces carries out surveillance flights in Finnish airspace together with key international partners. The first flight conducted in cooperation with US Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint on Mar. 23.

@nukestrat: Both US and British Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft are now operating along Russian border with Finland and Baltic States.

@nukestrat: This apparently is the first flight after Finland announced opening its airspace to NATO reconnaissance flights: “Similar flights in Finnish airspace will be carried out in the future as well with different types of aircraft, both unmanned and manned.”

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2023-03-23T20:13:13.610798+00:00 D

Steve Trimble / Aviation Week

U.S. Navy Delays MQ-25 Program By Another 10 Months

The latest setback means the IOC milestone is now expected nearly two years after the original schedule set at contract award to Boeing in August 2018..

2023-03-23T14:20:52.223253+00:00 A

Image of Skies Magazine article: Alaska Airlines partners with Shell Aviation to expand sustainable aviation fuel market in Pacific Northwest

Press Release / Skies Magazine

Alaska Airlines partners with Shell Aviation to expand sustainable aviation fuel market in Pacific Northwest

The companies intend to explore the technology, infrastructure, carbon accounting systems, and public policy support needed to bring SAF to more markets, in greater quantities, and at a more sustainable long-term cost..

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines announces agreement with Shell Aviation to help expand sustainable aviation fuel market in Pacific Northwest

Also: Airport Technology, The Business Journals, Seeking Alpha, Aviation Week, airlinenewsdaily.com and airlinergs.com

@SkiesMag: [email protected] partners with Shell Aviation to expand sustainable aviation fuel market in Pacific Northwest Read more here:

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2023-03-23T21:41:17.932204+00:00 D

Yonhap / Yonhap News Agency

North Korea says it conducted new underwater nuke weapon test, strategic cruise missile drill

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has conducted a new underwater nuclear strategic w...

Also: Yonhap News Agency, Associated Press, Economic Times and Korea Herald

@YonhapNews: N. Korea says it conducted new underwater nuke weapon test, strategic cruise missile drill: KCNA

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2023-03-23T13:32:31.333986+00:00 A

Riley Pickett / Simple Flying

Emirates orders three new Diamond Aircraft DA42-VI for flight training

Emirates Flight Training Academy has ordered three DA42s that will help create future pilots.

diamondaircraft.com

Emirates selects Diamond Aircraft DA42-VI for flight training

emirates.com

Emirates expands flight training academy’s aircraft fleet

Also: Breitflyte, Farnborough International News, Airline Economics, austrianwings.info and 5 more

@DiamondAircraft: NEWS! 📢 @EmiratesFTA is bolstering its current fleet with an order for three state-of-the-art, twin-engine Diamond training aircraft, as well as its corresponding flight simulator! @emirates 💎✈️Read more here! 👇

@emirates: We’re thrilled to announce Emirates Flight Training Academy's order for three twin-engine DA42-VI aircraft and its corresponding flight simulator from @DiamondAircraft, in a deal worth EUR 4 million in list prices.

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