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The project is studying how commercial unmanned aerial systems interact with GA traffic and in complex operating environments.

The Air Force grounded some of the Hercules fleet last month, citing cracks in prop assemblies.

The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer said it expects rebuilding the aircraft destroyed by Russian fighters to cost at least 500 million euros.

Xwing will share flight and ground operations data, algorithms, and pertinent autonomous subject matter expertise with NASA. In turn, NASA researchers will use the information to develop a safety management system (SMS) where regular pilot-less flights can be integrated into the national airspace system.

The FAA Airport Improvement Program grants will pay for new taxiways, enhancements and repairs at nine cargo airports.

The penultimate 747, a freighter variant, will go to Atlas Air.

The cracks in the propeller assembly were discovered after a technician noticed a persistent leak on a C-130H propeller, the Air Force said.

The tests were joint coordination between the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian Military Certification Authority (IFI). After certification, other operators can add this firefighting capability to their orders.

Embraer’s first international Millennium customer plans to take delivery of the twin-engine, multi-mission airlifter next year.

Airplane manufacturer Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) announced that it signed its first contract with an undisclosed customer for 10 of its Embraer E-Jets Passenger to Freight (P2F) conversion aircraft, a model announced by CEO Francisco Gomes Neto during the company’s first quarter earnings call in April.  The deal follows a lease agreement in May with Nordic […]