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Stratolaunch | January 17, 2023

Aerospace company, Stratolaunch, recently completed the second captive carry flight using the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-O. This marks the 9th flight for Roc, the company's launch platform. This flight achieved a new record of six hours of total flight time reaching a maximum altitude of 22,500 feet, this marks another important step towards the company's near-term objective of completing separation testing with the TA-0. The primary test objectives included flying for th...

Bamboo | September 29, 2020

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has begun flight operations with its Embraer E195 aircraft. The aircraft are being wet-leased from Denmark’s Great Dane Airlines. However, they do wear Bamboo Airways’ livery. Since its launch last year, Bamboo Airways has been making waves within the Vietnamese aviation industry. Before the current situation, the airline has been building up its domestic network. Earlier this year, the planned launch of European flights was forced to be delayed ...

Air Transport

Businesswire | April 28, 2023

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, announces a commitment to order 40 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2030; and are valued at over $4 billion at current list price. Avolon delivered the first 737 MAX in 2017, along with the one thousandth 737 MAX earlier this year. This commitment builds on our strong relationship with Boeing and demonstrates our confidence in the long-term demand for this aircraft type. It will ...

Defense and Space

Raytheon Missiles | September 23, 2022

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman , has been selected to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). HACM is a first-of-its-kind weapon developed in conjunction with the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE), a U.S. and Australia project arrangement.Under this contract, the Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Northrop Grumman team will deliver operationally ready missile...