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Boeing has grounded its fleet of 777X test aircraft following last week's discovery of a faulty engine part in one of the aircrafts. The component in question is a thrust link, which connects the airframe and the engine, helping to transfer the thrust of the engine to the airframe. The issue was found during a scheduled maintenance. According to The Air Current, two other 777X test aircrafts also had issues with the same part. Following this, Boeing announced it was also checking the remaining planes of the same model. The company has already said it is replacing the part and will be starting ...
Euronews (English)
Ukraine lost a MiG-29 fighter jet on Aug. 16, according to former Air Force Spokesperson Yurii Ihnat. "Unfortunately, today we lost a MiG-29. Luckily, everyone is alive. War," Ihnat said, without elaborating where and how the aircraft was destroyed. Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Moscow had attacked an airbase in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, destroying a Ukrainian Su-34 bomber that was being equipped with Storm Shadow missiles. The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims. Several explosions were reported in the city...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Ukraine lost a MiG-29 fighter jet on Aug. 16, according to former Air Force Spokesperson Yurii Ihnat. "Unfortunately, today we lost a MiG-29. Luckily, everyone is alive. War," Ihnat said, without elaborating where and how the aircraft was destroyed. Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Moscow had attacked an airbase in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, destroying a Ukrainian Su-34 bomber that was being equipped with Storm Shadow missiles. The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims. Several explosions were reported in the city...
Kyiv Independent
Ukraine lost a MiG-29 fighter jet on Aug. 16, according to former Air Force Spokesperson Yurii Ihnat. "Unfortunately, today we lost a MiG-29. Luckily, everyone is alive. War," Ihnat said, without elaborating where and how the aircraft was destroyed. Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Moscow had attacked an airbase in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, destroying a Ukrainian Su-34 bomber that was being equipped with Storm Shadow missiles. The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims. Several explosions were reported in the city...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast of Siberia due to a malfunction, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Aug. 15. The crew managed to eject. No damages or casualties were reported, as the plane fell in a deserted area, according to the ministry. Irkutsk Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev claimed that the plane went down during a routine flight near the village of Mikhaylovka, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of the city of Irkutsk. All four crew members have been found and are being provided with medical care, the governor said. The Ukrainian authorities have not commented o...
Kyiv Independent
A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast of Siberia due to a malfunction, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Aug. 15. The crew managed to eject. No damages or casualties were reported, as the plane fell in a deserted area, according to the ministry. Irkutsk Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev claimed that the plane went down during a routine flight near the village of Mikhaylovka, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of the city of Irkutsk. All four crew members have been found and are being provided with medical care, the governor said. The Ukrainian authorities have not commented o...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Irkutsk Oblast of Siberia due to a malfunction, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Aug. 15. The crew managed to eject. No damages or casualties were reported, as the plane fell in a deserted area, according to the ministry. Irkutsk Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev claimed that the plane went down during a routine flight near the village of Mikhaylovka, around 120 kilometers (75 miles) northeast of the city of Irkutsk. All four crew members have been found and are being provided with medical care, the governor said. The Ukrainian authorities have not commented o...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
A long-term industry executive is to take over as chief executive of the troubled aircraft manufacturer next week, Boeing has announced as it revealed a loss of more than $1.4 billion (€1.3 billion) in the second quarter of 2024. Robert "Kelly" Ortberg, a 64-year-old former CEO at aerospace supplier Rockwell Collins, will succeed David Calhoun as CEO, the company said. Ortberg, who only emerged recently as a leading candidate, will become CEO and president on 8 August, Boeing said. Others who were reportedly considered for the job included Patrick Shanahan, a former Boeing executive and now CE...
Euronews (English)
Seven Romanian pilots who started their training in November at the Fetești Training Centre have completed their courses and received their "mission ready" designation. They are the first F-16 pilots trained in the nation since the centre was operationalised. The graduation ceremony took place at the Borcea Air Base, during which F-16 demonstration flights were organised. ‘Hollywood' is one of the first seven pilots who trained at the European Training Center in Fetești. He amassed nearly 500 flight hours in the seven years he had been operating MiG-21 LanceR MiG-21 aeroplanes and needed train...
Euronews (English)
Russian fighter bombers must be destroyed before they launch bombs and missiles at Ukraine, Viktoria Kuvshynnikova, acting permanent representative to OSCE, said on July 18 at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, Ukrinform reported. Russia used more than 700 guided aerial bombs, about 170 drones, and 80 missiles against Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Guided aerial bombs are precision-guided munitions that have a shorter range than missiles, but are far cheaper to produce. The weapons are launched from aircraft within Russian territory, outside the ...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
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