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Lockheed Martin Australia has announced that it has delivered the AIR5428 Pilot Training System to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

For over 5,000 years cultures around the world have favored the properties and powers of the green malachite stone and its popularity continues today in many forms.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has raised S$750m ($541m) in funding as part of its efforts to boost liquidity amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Today in Aviation, UK charter and sub-lease carrier Astraeus Airlines (5W) ceased operations in 2011 for more than one reason.

While automated flight systems generally are reliable, we need to be vigilant and prepared to disable them.

This list answers 16 questions about what’s happening in the sky.

Swiss Air Force F-5E Tiger Aircraft Crashes In Central Switzerland. Pilot Successfully Ejects. Swiss Air Force F-5E Tiger Aircraft Crashes In Central Switzerland. Pilot Successfully Ejects. File photo of J-3089 arriving at the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, UK. (Image credit: Adrian Pingstone) Impressive photographs showing the pilot ejecting from the Swiss Air Force F-5 before the crash have been published on social media. A Northrop F-5E Tiger II jet of the Swiss Air Force...

The Fokker 100: An Important Niche Regional Jet 3 minute read It is now over 33 years since the first deliveries of the Fokker 100 were made. Despite the age of the aircraft, it remains an important regional jet – just in an increasingly niche way. In normal scheduled operations, it has just 1% of commercial RJ flights this year. KLM cityhopper was a hugely important operator of the Fokker 100. Photo: Adrian Pingstone via Wikimedia. The continuing use of the Fokker 100, which normally has rou...

Greek-Derived Concept of Apophenia Explains Human Weakness for Conspiracy Theories February 20, 2021 a The Qanon conspiracy theory contributed to the storming of the US Capitol Building by demonstrators on January 6, 2021. Credit: Tyler Merbler (CC BY 2.0)  Conspiracy theories, such as the huge underground phenomenon known as “QAnon,” which posits that an anonymous US intelligence official has enormous quantities of data which will expose many figures worldwide as belonging to a secret ca...

Why American Airlines & US Airways Merged Advertisement: American Airlines and US Airways merged in 2013, leading to the retirement of the US Airways brand. The merger brought together two of the oldest airlines in the US. And it created the world’s largest airline at the time. This article looks back at the two airlines before they merged, the details of the merger, and its challenges. American Airlines and US Airways merged in 2013. Photo: Getty Images American Airlines American Airlines is...