https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:47:16 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2023/02/dutch-f-35s-intercept-russian-aircraft-formation-near-poland/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:00:59 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=95096 The Dutch F-35s were scrambled by a quick reaction alert after the then-unknown formation approached Polish NATO area of ​​responsibility from Kaliningrad. ]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/12/b-21-raider-finally-unveiled-to-the-world-in-california/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 06:52:08 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=95056 The dramatic ceremony at Palmdale, California, which you can watch here, represented the first time the “sixth-generation” aircraft had been seen outside artists’ impressions and the first unveiling of a new US bomber in more than 30 years.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/10/ex-air-force-pilots-may-have-trained-chinese-military/ Thu, 20 Oct 2022 03:58:10 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94887 The Times of London on Tuesday reported that former RAF personnel were being paid over US$300,000, a year to help China “develop its tactics and technological expertise”.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/08/us-b-2s-leave-northern-australia/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/08/us-b-2s-leave-northern-australia/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2022 03:40:30 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94612 It comes as the US marked the occasion by releasing incredible new images showing aircraft from the two countries flying together in formation.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/08/us-b-2s-leave-northern-australia/feed/ 1 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/08/singapore-airlines-restarts-routes-to-china/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:36:46 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94588 The airline has also released figures showing another successful month in their steady climb back to pre-pandemic levels.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/northrop-grumman-unveils-supersonic-aircraft-project/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/northrop-grumman-unveils-supersonic-aircraft-project/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:39:33 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94552 The aircraft will be designed to carry up to 80 passengers at twice the speed of currently deployed platforms, with the potential to support government and military missions requiring rapid response.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/northrop-grumman-unveils-supersonic-aircraft-project/feed/ 7 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/branson-visits-antonov-an-225-airport-in-ukraine/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:04:00 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94501 The six-engine behemoth — dubbed 'Mriya', or 'Dream' in Ukrainian — was the world’s largest cargo plane and a favourite of enthusiasts worldwide.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/nasa-seeks-partner-to-make-low-emission-narrowbody/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 02:00:34 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94505 The agency said it would fund one or more projects to design, build and test a “large-scale demonstrator,” which is scheduled to include an airframe configuration and related technologies.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/spirit-again-rejects-jetblue-bid/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 01:52:05 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94496 The airline has instead asked shareholders to back a bid from low-cost rival Frontier Group Holdings at a meeting on Thursday.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/06/top-gun-sequel-passes-1-billion-at-box-office/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:45:46 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94489 Maverick is already nestled in the top 50  biggest money-making movies of all time and is likely to land in the top 30 should it continue to hold its huge audience.]]>