Set to be retired from Royal Air Force use in 2023, the service’s Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports will represent an attractive proposition for secondhand buyers, according to support provider Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. Set to be retired from Royal Air Force (RAF) use in 2023, the service’s Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports will represent an attractive proposition for secondhand buyers, according to support provider Marshall Aerospace and Defence...Continue Reading
IAG has signed a $1.76 billion revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, using take-off and landing slots at both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports as collateral. IAG has signed a $1.76 billion revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, using take-off and landing slots at both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports as collateral. The three-year facility, which contains two one-year extension periods at the lenders’ discretion, is available to IAG’s Aer Lingus, British Airways and Iberia subsidiaries. Each airline has separate borrower limit....Continue Reading
DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution programme tested team dogfighting between artificial intelligence-controlled fighters in a software simulation in February. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) programme tested team dogfighting between artificial intelligence-controlled fighters in a software simulation in February. “Scrimmage 1”, run by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, tested artificial intelligence algorithms in simulated two-versus-one engagements: two friendly “blue” F-16s fighting as a team against an...Continue Reading
Numerous lobby groups and trade organisations representing the aviation and travel industries have called upon the US government to develop a roadmap that would relax international restrictions and once again allow foreign tourists to enter the country. Numerous lobby groups and trade organisations representing the aviation and travel industries have called on the US government to develop a roadmap to relax international restrictions and allow foreign tourists to enter the...Continue Reading
French aerospace firm Aura Aero is intending to develop a 19-seat electric-powered regional aircraft, as it looks to certify its two-seat Integral R light single. Aura Aero says the 19-seat project, to address the embryonic low-carbon transport sector, is supported by the Occitanie region. It unveiled the plan as it inaugurated an assembly line at Toulouse Francazal for serial production of the Integral R, which first flew in June last...Continue Reading
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