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Defense and Space

Alaska Airlines | July 15, 2022

Carbon transformation company Twelve, Alaska Air Group Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on advancing the market for sustainable aviation fuels to include fuels derived from recaptured CO2 and renewable energy, and working toward the first commercial demonstration flight in the United States powered by Twelve's E-Jet®. Through the first-of-its-kind agreement, Twelve, Alaska, and Microsoft will work to advance production and u...

Defense and Space

Bridger Aerospace | February 17, 2023

On February 16, 2023, one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies, Bridger Aerospace Holding’s Inc., announced that it had received its sixth Super Scooper CL-451EAF from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited. The Super Scooper is a water- and air-capable aircraft that skims the surface of a body of water to collect water for dropping on a fire. The Super Scooper is designed purposely to allow an aggressive low-altitude flight profile, enabling pilots...

Boeing | June 29, 2020

The Federal Aviation Administration began recertification flights of the Boeing 737 Max on Monday, a key step toward permitting the planes to return to service after two fatal crashes more than a year ago. The 737 Max, Boeing’s bestseller, has been grounded worldwide since March 2019 after the crashes — one in Indonesia and another in Ethiopia — within five months of one another. All 346 people on the flights were killed in the crashes. Boeing has since changed a flight-...

Air Transport

Business Wire | August 28, 2023

Astronics Corporation , a leading provider of advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other mission critical industries, announced today that it is now under contract with Bell to support development of the V-280 Valor for the U.S. Army Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. A member of Team Valor, Astronics has been working with Bell for several years by supplying the electrical power and distribution system for the demonstrator aircraft. The current agreemen...