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Boom Supersonic XB-1 nears supersonic flight after passing stability test

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The test focused on testing the aircraft’s handling qualities without the stability augmentation system (SAS) activated. Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic The post Boom Supersonic XB-1 nears supersonic flight after passing stability test appeared first on AeroTime.

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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

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The trim on the horizontal stabilizer – the rear wing of the aircraft – was not working. Then the tone indicating the movement of the horizontal stabilizer sounded. The aircrafts horizontal stabilizer had pitched to 3.6 As such, Tansky had to rely on elevators alone to climb to 31,000 feet.

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Vertical Aerospace performs piloted thrustborne flight test in full-scale eVTOL

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This enables the Vertical Aerospace team to assess how the VX4 behaves under real-world flight conditions.

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Air France-KLM Group makes €300 million offer to take control of Air Europa

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Other factors will likely involve assurances over the airlines ongoing financial stability and partnership possibilities with potential new investors, such as interline and codeshare opportunities. of Scandinavian airline SAS.

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Nigeria suspends Max Air flights for three months after 737 landing incident

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The economic audit will examine the airlines financial stability to guarantee its capability to sustain safe flight operations, the statement continued. During the three-month suspension, the NCAA will conduct a detailed safety and economic audit of the airline.

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ATR reports strong 2024 results with 40% order growth and stable deliveries

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ATR expects 2025 to be another year of stabilization, as tensions in the supply chain will remain at least during the first half of the year. The company also recorded nearly 100 transactions on the second-hand market, reaffirming the appeal for ATR aircraft.

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Boeing expects $4B loss in Q4 2024 due to strike and defense charges

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“Although we face near-term challenges, we took important steps to stabilize our business during the quarter including reaching an agreement with our IAM-represented teammates and conducting a successful capital raise to improve our balance sheet,” said Kelly Ortberg, Boeings CEO. billion and an operating margin of negative 43.9%.

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