Daily News Digest - Summary for May 19 2025
• By Etienne de la Boetie2US tests world's first hypersonic jet engine that hits Mach 6 straight from runways
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Cavorite X7 makes history with first fan-in-wing transition flight
• https://newatlas.com, By Joe SalasHorizon Aircraft just made aviation history, becoming the first eVTOL to achieve a stable wing-borne flight transition using a fan-in-wing design with its "large-scale" Cavorite X7 demonstrator.
Cavorite X7 makes history with first fan-in-wing transition flight
• New AtlasThe best part is that this particular aircraft is meant to be just that, a conventional aircraft – that just happens to be able to take off and land vertically like a helicopter. It works by having 14 fans embedded within the wings.
Air Traffic Fail Exposes Biden Chaos
• https://gatewayhispanic.com, By Cristian RosalesIn a revelation that has stirred alarm among national security circles and outrage among millions of Americans...
Boeing has a contract to replace Air Force One. What's the delay?
• MSNAs part of the fixed-price contract - the cost of which can't change because of price fluctuations or delays - Boeing promised to build and deliver two new Air Force One planes by 2024, complete with features unique to presidential aircraft such as
Newark airport sees third system outage in less than 2 weeks
• Yahoo NewsThe travel chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport continued Monday after its third major equipment outage in less than two weeks over the weekend. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has the latest.
China Reverses Ban On Boeing Jet Deliveries After Trade Breakthrough With US
• Zero HedgeChinese officials instructed domestic carriers and government agencies at the start of the week that deliveries of US-made jets were allowed to resume.
Klein's flying supercar rolls out in 2026, with an amphibian to follow
• https://newatlas.com, By Loz BlainMore than 30 years in the making, this long-range, high-speed, flight-tested, two-seat flying car is slated to be certified later this year, with customer deliveries beginning in early 2026. The team tells us an amphibious version could follow.
Watch: Jetson's One Aircraft Just Competed in the First eVTOL Race
• https://robbreport.com, By Michael VerdonThe C-Suite of Jetson flew a pylon racecourse in a scene that was half 'Star Wars' speeder and half Quidditch at Hogwarts. Spoiler alert: The CEO won.
Radar screens at Newark airport went black again overnight
• BySam Sweeney, Clara McMichael, and Ayesha AliThe brief outage happened at 3:55 a.m.
British Airways Owner To Order 53 Airbus And Boeing Long-Haul Planes
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenInternational Airlines Group (IAG), owner of British Airways and Aer Lingus, will place an order for 53 new Airbus and Boeing long-haul aircraft after reporting strong first-quarter results on Friday.
Goodwill Gesture Before Trade Talks? China Airlines Places Order For 14 Boeing 777 Jets
• Zero Hedge"With this order, China Airlines joins an exclusive group of global airlines that have ordered the passenger and freighter variants of the 777X family."
Secretary Duffy RIPS Buttigieg, Drops Receipts After Alarming Radar Outage at Newark Airport (VIDEO)
• The Gateway PunditNational Air Traffic Controllers Association told Bloomberg News that Newark "temporarily lost radar and communications with the aircraft under their control, unable to see, hear, or talk to them."
1,600-hp three-seat eVTOL promises jet-setters 500 miles at 220 mph
• https://newatlas.com, By Abhimanyu GhoshalLondon-based startup AltoVolo is aiming high with its entry in the developing eVTOL space.
BREAKING: Evidence Mounts That The Helicopter Air Disaster Over Reagan National Airport...
• https://banned.video, The Alex Jones ShowBREAKING: Evidence Mounts That The Helicopter Air Disaster Over Reagan National Airport In January Was Deliberate
He escaped Iron Curtain on a flying go-kart. Now lives in 1-person Ghost Town
• https://www.youtube.com, Kirsten DirksenIvo Zdarsky lives alone in Lucin, Utah--a ghost town so remote it barely registers on most maps. His home is a metal airplane hangar, surrounded by dirt runways he graded himself.
Frustrated With Boeing, Trump Reportedly Turns To L3Harris For "Interim" Air Force One Jet
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFrustrated by repeated delays in Boeing's new Air Force One production timeline, President Trump has reportedly commissioned defense contractor L3Harris Technologies to retrofit a Boeing 747 previously used by the Qatari government as an interim pres
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