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Thai Airways conducts biofuel flight
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) is set to be the first airline in Asia to fly a commercial passenger flight using biofuels, to
Soyuz back in service after failed launch
Five days after a failed launch, the Russian Soyuz rocket system has been pressed back into service. The vehicle successfully put six spacecraft in orbit for
Japan picked Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as its next-generation mainstay JSF
Japan has picked Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as its next-generation mainstay fighter, choosing the radar-evading plane ahead of Boeing’s F/A-18 and the
Homegrown designs sprout for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program
The expression goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” And right now there is a need for NASA and the United States to have reliable
Hubble Serves Up a Holiday Snow Angel
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope presents a festive holiday greeting that’s out of this world. The bipolar star-forming region, called Sharpless 2-106, looks like a soaring,
The Russian Avtobaza — Iran’s Possible Drone Killer
Russian Avtobaza — Iran’s Possible Drone Killer Speculation is running rampant after Iran claimed to have shot down a US RQ-170 surveillance drone Sunday, and
You Won’t Believe How Much Firepower Syria Just Bought From Russia
Syria is undergoing serious shifts within its borders. With civilian deaths numbering more than 4,000, and stories of human rights horrors pouring from the country
Japan Airlines 787 Delivery Slips To February
Japan Airlines (JAL) has revealed the first four international routes to be flown with its Boeing 787s, although the carrier now expects first delivery of
Lufthansa Technik Evaluating 747-8 Spares
Lufthansa Technik, which this week is using a Boeing 747-8 test aircraft, N6067U, for entry-into-service preparations, is evaluating which of the 45,000 spare parts it
Volga-Dnepr delivers supplies for Mars mission
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines hauled key parts of the launch vehicle utilized for NASA’s historic, multibillion-dollar mission to Mars. The carrier, which has worked with NASA
Strange But True Aviation News
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin takes the lead in this week’s Strange hall of shame. The actor threw a hissy fit after being told to turn
U.S. threatens sanctions in Airbus battle with EU
The United States on Friday rejected a European Union plan to eliminate subsidies provided to Airbus (EAD.PA) and said it would request authorization from the