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- TUI 737 weight incident traced to ‘Miss’ interpretation of female passengers https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/tui-737-weight-incident-traced-to-miss-interpretation-of-female-passengers/143223.article 10 comments
- How CSG21 deployment proved UK’s reborn carrier strike credentials https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-csg21-deployment-proved-uks-reborn-carrier-strike-credentials/146568.article 3 comments europe
- The USA should invest in electric regional aircraft – not high-speed rail. In earlier decades there wasn’t a workable alternative to high-speed rail. That is no longer true: rapid battery technology improvements are poised to make viable a superior form of regional transportation: electric aircraft. https://www.flightglobal.com/opinion/the-usa-should-invest-in-electric-regional-aircraft-not-high-speed-rail/144576.article 75 comments energy
- Lawsuit seeks to force release of FAA’s 737 Max ‘ungrounding’ documents | News https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/lawsuit-seeks-to-force-release-of-faas-737-max-ungrounding-documents/140990.article 4 comments law
- Experienced crew struggled with instrument flight after 737 lost autopilots https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/experienced-crew-struggled-with-instrument-flight-after-737-lost-autopilots/140072.article 108 comments worldnews
- Icelandair orders pilots to take over after dismissing all its cabin crew https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/icelandair-orders-pilots-to-take-over-after-dismissing-all-its-cabin-crew/139353.article 3 comments nottheonion
- Pipistrel Velis Electro earns first all-electric aircraft type certification. Powered by a 76hp (58kW) liquid-cooled, electric engine driving Pipistrel’s three-bladed, fixed-pitch composite propeller. “This is the first electric aircraft EASA has certificated, but it certainly won’t be the last." https://www.flightglobal.com/news/pipistrel-velis-electro-earns-first-all-electric-aircraft-type-certification/138779.article 24 comments energy
- US Air Force launches Skyborg competition, artificial intelligence for loyal wingman UAV https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/us-air-force-launches-skyborg-competition-artificial-intelligence-for-loyal-wingman-uav/138426.article 7 comments technology
- A350 engine shutdown incidents linked to cockpit drink spills https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a350-engine-shutdown-incidents-linked-to-cockpit-drink-spills/136434.article 11 comments nottheonion
- PARIS: JF-17 Block III to have first flight by year-end https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-jf-17-block-iii-to-have-first-flight-by-year-459214/ 16 comments pakistan
- The US Department of Defense (DoD) is considering a range of responses – including threatening to cut out European companies from its supply base – should the EU adopt policies that prevent American companies from being able to compete for contracts within joint European military projects. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-pentagon-threatens-to-cut-out-european-suppli-459040/ 112 comments europe
- Serbia receives six MiG-29s donated by Russia https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/serbia-receives-six-mig-29s-donated-by-russia-442496/ 13 comments europe
- Japan partners with UK to study future fighter aircraft https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/japan-partners-with-uk-to-study-future-fighter-435612/ 6 comments worldnews
- Oil price, weak currency challenge Norwegian F-35 buy https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/oil-price-weak-currency-challenge-norwegian-f-35-bu-421084/ 18 comments europe
- Congress offers Christmas cheer to F-35 and F/A-18 programmes: omnibus spending bill includes $572.7 billion for defence, of which $111 billion procures new hardware and $69.8 funds research and development. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/congress-offers-christmas-cheer-to-f-35-and-fa-18-p-420170/ 22 comments technology
- Coalition aircraft are having a high end exercise to test cooperation between the US F-22 and other Coalition aircraft... because the F-22 can only receive information via datalink and will not have the ability to upload to other aircraft for another 5-6 years. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-22-typhoon-and-rafale-tested-in-new-joint-combat-420130/ 6 comments worldnews
- Northrop wins $23.5 billion contract for new $564 million stealth bomber to replace B-52 and B-1 bombers. "Design....remains a heavily-classified mystery" https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/northrop-grumman-wins-lrs-b-contract-418278/ 12 comments politics
- First Italian-assembled F-35 rolls off the line http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/first-italian-assembled-f-35-rolls-off-the-line-410113/ 6 comments worldnews
- Switzerland to buy Israeli Hermes 900 drones for $279 million http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/switzerland-selects-hermes-900-as-ranger-replacement-400129/ 4 comments worldnews
- Russia tests reusable spaceplane design - 4/30/2014 http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-tests-reusable-spaceplane-design-398753/ 9 comments space
- SpaceX will send nine-engine rocket for reusability tests in New Mexico http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spacex-will-send-nine-engine-rocket-for-reusability-tests-in-new-mexico-389031/?cmpid=soc%7Cfgfg%7Ctwitterfeed%7Cfg_space&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 12 comments spacex
- "The Russian air force has selected a subsonic Tupolev flying wing proposal as the basis for its PAK-DA long-range bomber programme, according to command sources quoted by local media." http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-to-replace-current-bombers-with-subsonic-flying-wing-383065/ 6 comments worldnews
- Musk updates Flight Global on Boeing 787 Lithium-ion Battery Issue http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/elon-musk-boeing-787-battery-fundamentally-unsafe-381627/ 10 comments spacex
- Musk goes for methane-burning reusable rockets as step to colonise Mars http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2012/11/musk-goes-for-methane-burning.html 7 comments spacex
- SpaceX completes system requirements review for crewed launches http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spacex-completes-system-requirements-review-for-crewed-launches-378446/ 8 comments space
- SpaceX aims big with massive new rocket - 150-200t to low Earth orbit (Saturn V was 120t) http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spacex-aims-big-with-massive-new-rocket-377687/ 18 comments science
- SpaceX is developing a mysterious and powerful new rocket engine http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spacex-aims-big-with-massive-new-rocket-377687/?cmpid=soc%7Cfgfg%7Ctwitterfeed%7Cflightglobal 82 comments space
- Lockheed Reveals Concept Aircraft For Post-F-22 Replacement http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/01/picture-lockheed-reveals-conce.html 7 comments technology
- A UK defence firm has unveiled the first aircraft capable of manoeuvring without the use of control surfaces http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/28/347894/pictures.html 3 comments technology
- IATA furious at 'theoretical' basis for airspace closures http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/19/340760/iata-furious-at-theoretical-basis-for-airspace-closures.html 5 comments worldnews
- PICTURES: Finnish F-18 engine check reveals effects of volcanic dust http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/16/340727/pictures-finnish-f-18-engine-check-reveals-effects-of-volcanic.html 173 comments worldnews
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in first test flight http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/22/339753/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-in-first-captive-carry.html 8 comments space
- Burt Rutan comments on Obama NASA plan - "I am concerned to see NASA manned spaceflight disappear, since they provided world leadership in the 60s and part of the 70s. The result was America's universities being the leader in Science/Engineering PhDs." http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2010/02/burt-rutan-comments-on-obama-n.html 7 comments space
- Picture of potential Shuttle successor - just received seed money from NASA http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2010/02/picture-dreamchaser-docks-with.html 31 comments space
- Micro Air Vehicle will find you and blow your head off. http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/12/video-future-killer-insects-wi.html 8 comments technology
- One more step towards Star Trek: Magnetic heat shield test could be used on Russian launcher http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/24/335327/magnetic-heat-shield-test-could-use-russian-launcher.html 7 comments science
- VIDEO: How to destroy your downed C-130J transport plane http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international/2008/09/video-how-to-destroy-your-down.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Robotic police drones planned for Miami! http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/20/221686/miami-police-plans-urban-test-of-honeywells-micro-uav.html 2 comments reddit.com
- The next Air Force One: an Airbus A380? http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/17/218681/exclusive-us-considers-airbus-a380-as-air-force-one-and-potentially-a-c-5-replacement.html 7 comments reddit.com
- New JSF helmet mounted display revealed (w-pic) http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/04/11/213198/picture-jsf-helmet-mounted-display-revealed.html 4 comments reddit.com