28 March 2016
Hijacked EgyptAir flight lands at Cyprus airport
EgyptAir Flight MS181 en route Alexandria to Cairo has been hijacked by an Egyptian national passenger named Seif El Din Mustafa.
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28 February 2016
Boeing delivers 777 freighter aircraft to Etihad Airways
UAE-based Etihad Airways' freight division Etihad Cargo has received a new 777 freighter aircraft from Boeing.
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28 February 2016
SpaceX aborts launch of SES-9 satellite for third time
US-based SpaceX has aborted the launch of a SES-9 commercial communications satellite aboard its Falcon 9 rocket immediately before lift-off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, marking the third...
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28 February 2016
Bombardier’s C series programme could face setback
Bombardier's C Series programme has been dealt a blow after its largest customer, Republic Airways, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US.
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25 January 2016
Researchers find Beetle-inspired technology to prevent frost on aircraft surfaces
Virginia Tech researchers have found new technology to prevent frost on aircraft surfaces, inspired by the Namib Desert Beetle.
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25 January 2016
Blue Origin completes second test flight of reusable rocket
Blue Origin, a private space company by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has completed a second test flight of a fully reusable rocket.
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21 January 2016
Prodways and Nexteam to form joint venture for mass production of additive-based aerospace parts
France-based Prodways Group, a subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé, has partnered with Nexteam Group to form a joint venture to develop mass produced, onboard metal 3D printed parts for the aerospace...
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21 January 2016
FAA grants permission to Cape Productions to fly video drones
Cape Productions, a drone video service for action sports, has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly drones within 500ft of skiers and in an area larger...
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18 June 2015
Ethiopian Airlines finalises $1.3bn order for six Dreamliners
Boeing has confirmed that Ethiopian Airlines will buy six of its 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft for $1.3bn.
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11 March 2015
NASA launches mission to study magnetic reconnection
NASA will launch a mission called Magnetospheric Multiscale to probe the mysteries of magnetic reconnection in Earth's magnetic field.