The latest aviation news from around the world. With expert journalists based in key market regions, we cover major events, incidents, aircraft orders, and partnerships from the aerospace industry. RTX executives kindly shared with Simple Flying an update at AFA Warfare Symposium on several of their ...

Jul 8, 2024 · Bernoulli's principle Air as a physical substance has been studied since as early as the 15th century. According to NASA, Galileo’s student Evangelista Torricelli discovered that air had weight in 1640.. In the 1700s, Swiss mathematician and physicist Daniel Bernoulli began studying fluid dynamics, which can be applied to gases (like air).

Sep 10, 2024 · The so-called Boeing 797 Midsize Aircraft has stirred a lot of debate about what it may look like and whether it will ever be built. A recent Boeing announcement suggests that "thunderbirds are go," or at least maybe - eventually. A recent Boeing news release celebrating a historic deal with its employees states that "Boeing’s next new airplane" will be built in Washington - a reference ...

This is user-generated content. The views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of Simple Flying. During the 2025 Airbus Summit, Airbus revealed that it is collaborating with CFM to develop a new type of engine design known as the open-fan design.

Oct 11, 2024 · Actions at Boeing must align to reset the workforce and ensure financial viability. Over the next month, priorities will include reducing the overall workforce by 10%, which will be at all company levels, including executives, managers, and general staff.

Mar 16, 2024 · Regarded as being one of the big three United States carriers, United Airlines can trace its roots all the way back to 1926. It was founded by American aviation pioneer Walter Varney, who was awarded one of the first contracts to deliver mail between Pasco, Washington, and Elko, Nevada, with a stopover in Boise, Idaho.

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Mar 21, 2025 · Booking data shows that Amman-Dulles had 39,000 roundtrip point-to-point passengers in the 12 months to July 2024 (107 daily), a reduction compared to 2023 following United's exit.. Given the degree to which Royal Jordanian revolves around connectivity across Egypt, the Levant area of the Middle East, and the broader region, it is unsurprising that flights will leave/arrive during its main ...

Nov 16, 2022 · The potentially earliest real experiments began in the 9th Century with the Andalusian inventor Abbas ibn Firnas designing a simple glider. Writings at the time refer to how he "flew faster than the phoenix in his flight when he dressed his body in the feathers of a vulture.". Some more in-depth experimentation took place in the 16th Century when Leonardo da Vinci researched the flight of ...

Aug 8, 2024 · The case study: JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways avoids clear labeling to position itself differently in the market. JetBlue's official communication doesn't distinctly position the airline as either a low-cost carrier or a full-service carrier.