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Spanish airline Iberia has officially presented the first Airbus A321XLR aircraft to have entered commercial service.   The aircraft, registered as EC-OIL, has been conducting revenue familiarization flights within Europe since November 6, 2024, but made its public debut during a media event at Iberia’s La Muñoza facilities near Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) on November 13, 2024.  […]

This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. He ordered his military to hold drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons with ally Belarus. He announced Russia will start producing ground-based

The Space Force announced two new missions to demonstrate how highly maneuverable space vehicles can enable the service to quickly respond to real-time threats. The service awarded Impulse Space a $34.5 million contract for two maneuverable spacecraft on Oct. 4. The company’s Mira space vehicle, which flew for the first time last year, can host

PARIS — France is tapping retired defense-industry workers to create what it calls a “defense industrial reserve,” a pool of experienced labor that can help ramp up production of weapons and armament in times of need. French armament agency DGA signed contracts with armored-vehicle makers KNDS and Arquus on Tuesday to join the program, which

Teledyne Controls, a leading provider of innovative avionics and aircraft data management solutions, is pleased to announce that its new onboard enhanced Airborne Data Loader (eADL XS) has received certification for use on the Boeing 737NG aircraft series. Certification for other aircraft platforms is in progress. Teledyne’s eADL XS represents a new generation of dataloading technology and

A rapidly feeding black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy in the early universe, shown in this artist’s concept, may hold important clues to the evolution of supermassive black holes in general. Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered this low-mass supermassive black hole

TAMPA, Fla. — Space robotics specialist GITAI has raised an extra $15.5 million in venture capital to help expand into the nascent in-orbit servicing market. The Torrance, California-based venture said Nov. 13 it has now raised around $83 million in total venture funding, including $45 million via two separate Series B funding rounds last year.

  In association with AFRAA, Boeing will be hosting the following workshop: Safety Management System and Aircraft Maintenance Workshop, 16 October This is a two-tiered workshop for African airlines on the Safety Management System, which helps to identify and mitigate safety risks that they are exposed to during their day-to-day operation, while the second facet

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has unveiled a new section of Lounge 1, adding 5,000 square metres to improve comfort and capacity for travellers within Europe. This expansion is a key milestone in Schiphol’s broader modernisation efforts, setting a new standard for space and quality at the airport. The redevelopment includes new amenities such as increased seating