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American Airlines | July 02, 2020

American Airlines on Thursday forecast a 25 percent drop in its long-haul international summer capacity in 2021 over 2019, as the carrier curtails operations to cope with a slump in travel demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will also discontinue several international routes that were once popular leisure destinations but are now expected to see decreased demand. “In an effort to match low demand resulting from the coronavirus outbreak, the airline will realign its ...

Defense and Space

Elbit Systems Ltd. | May 31, 2022

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was awarded a $69 million contract to supply Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities to a country in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be delivered over a period of three years. Oren Sabag, General Manager of Elbit Systems ISTAR & EW, said: "We witness a growing demand for our EW capabilities as militaries around the world increasingly recognize the importance of dominating the electromagnetic spectrum." About El...

Defense and Space

Businesswire | May 16, 2023

Merlin, the leading developer of safe, autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, today announced that the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand have concluded their review of Merlin's first stage of involvement (SOI 1) and have approved the Plan for Software Aspects of Certification (PSAC). This milestone significantly reduces risk and puts the Merlin Pilot on a viable path to validation and certification. In the CAA system this is the first civil certification of softwar...

Simple Flying | February 05, 2020

French national flag carrier Air France has taken delivery of the 350th, A350 from European planemaker Airbus yesterday, Tuesday, February 4th, 2020. In recognition of the history of French aviation, the 350th Airbus A350 to roll off the production line in Toulouse will proudly be sporting the red, white and blue colors of Air France. Having decided to return to the tradition of naming aircraft, Air France has called the latest member of its fleet “Nice” in tribute to the city on the...