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Boom Supersonic XB-1 nears supersonic flight after passing stability test

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The test focused on testing the aircraft’s handling qualities without the stability augmentation system (SAS) activated. Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic The post Boom Supersonic XB-1 nears supersonic flight after passing stability test appeared first on AeroTime.

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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

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The trim on the horizontal stabilizer – the rear wing of the aircraft – was not working. Then the tone indicating the movement of the horizontal stabilizer sounded. The aircrafts horizontal stabilizer had pitched to 3.6 As such, Tansky had to rely on elevators alone to climb to 31,000 feet.

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Lufthansa Group sees revenues grow and remains positive for rest of 2025   

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Thanks to moderate growth compared with previous years, the operational stability and punctuality of the passenger airlines improved significantly despite the rising number of flights, stated the Group. Load factors declined slightly to 78.7%. In operational terms, the core brand Lufthansa had its best start to a year in ten years.

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Vertical Aerospace performs piloted thrustborne flight test in full-scale eVTOL

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This enables the Vertical Aerospace team to assess how the VX4 behaves under real-world flight conditions.

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Nigeria suspends Max Air flights for three months after 737 landing incident

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The economic audit will examine the airlines financial stability to guarantee its capability to sustain safe flight operations, the statement continued. During the three-month suspension, the NCAA will conduct a detailed safety and economic audit of the airline.

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China halts Boeing deliveries amid escalating trade war with the US: Bloomberg

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This has seriously infringed upon the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, seriously violated the rules of the World Trade Organization, and severely impacted the stability of the global economic order.

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Boeing, NASA rain-check X-66 evolution to focus on long, thin-wing development

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The X-66 design incorporated extra-long, thin wings stabilized by diagonal struts, known as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept, and there were high hopes that its development could lead to more efficient and sustainable aircraft.

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