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‘Very positive response’ reported for SAS Business Class relaunch
Scandinavian airline SAS has reported a ‘very positive response’ to the re-introduction of Business Class at the start of October. The launch is closely linked to SAS’ broader premium initiative, which also includes the expansion of lounge access across Europe and Scandinavia. Around 35 additional lounges have been added to the network, ensuring that customers…
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Applications open for EAA scholarships
Scholarships can help students cover the cost of flight training or post-secondary education, including college and trade schools, according to EAA officials.
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Kizilelma UCAV Flies with TEBER-82 and TOLUN Munitions in Carriage Trials
The Kizilelma is slated to fly alongside the KAAN as its primary Collaborative Combat Aircraft, along with the ANKA-III. Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV, developed by drone and aerospace major Baykar, attained major milestones from late September to the early days of October with captive carry trials of homegrown air-to-ground munitions. On Sep. 27, 2025, Baykar announced…
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General Electric Demonstrates Ramjet Engines for Hypersonic Missiles
The Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) and the Hypersonic Dual-Mode Ramjet (DMRJ) are seeing rapid success as the U.S. hikes spending and development of hypersonic weapons. GE Aerospace has shed more light on its hypersonic propulsion programs, announcing on Sep. 22, 2025 the testing of a Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) propulsion system and a dual-mode rotation-detonation…
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Royal Navy Re-Armed: Sea Venom Anti-Ship Missile Achieves IOC and Naval Strike Missile is Test Fired
The Royal Navy is becoming more lethal as September brings new developments in the deployment of two of its vital anti-ship missiles. The Sea Venom light anti-ship missile, carried by the Wildcat HMA2, and the ship-borne heavy anti-ship Naval Strike Missile (NSM) are hitting major milestones as the Royal Navy seeks to become more lethal…
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STC approved for new propellers on Diamonds
MT-Propeller has received STCs from EASA and the FAA for the installation of its two-blade propeller on the Diamond DV20 and DA20-A1 powered by Rotax 912 A3 or Rotax 912 F3 engines.
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Variable wind conditions contribute to crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to turn out early during the initial climb and failure to maintain adequate airspeed/angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with airport hangars. Contributing to the accident was the variable wind conditions above the hangars and the pilot’s lack of awareness of those conditions.
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Mysterious Object Spotted At Lockheed Martin’s Helendale Radar Cross Section Test Range
A YouTube video posted by the account Uncanny Expeditions appears to show a previously unseen object undergoing testing at Lockheed Martin’s Helendale Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Range in California’s Mojave Desert. The footage, filmed from a distance, shows what appears to be a dark, diamond- or manta-shaped structure being mounted on a pole and…
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Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready for the Pacific
In an exclusive interview at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Col. Luke Spathes and Lt. Col. Reinier Villanueva discuss rapid mobility, integration with F-22s, and the challenges of operating in the vast Indo-Pacific. It’s July 30, 2025, and the remote Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia has just been rattled by a massive magnitude 8.8 megathrust earthquake,…
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USMC F-35Bs Shown Armed with Live Weapons in Puerto Rico
Weeks after they arrived in Puerto Rico, the F-35s were shown flying with live AIM-120Ds, AIM-9Xs and GBU-54s. The U.S. is now showing in official images the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs operating in the Caribbean, weeks after they were initially deployed to Puerto Rico. The first images were released on the DVIDS network on Oct.…
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