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Flying MagazineJack Daleo

NASA’s X-59 low-boom demonstrator nears flight over U.S. communities as Quesst ramps up

NASA’s X-59 low-boom supersonic demonstrator is moving toward flight activity over U.S. communities—signaling the Quesst program’s transition from earlier validation steps to public-facing, overland test operations. The pace-up underscores how quickly NASA is trying to build the data needed for a quieter sonic-boom future.

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EasyJet Plane Was Just 20 Meters Above the Ground at the Very End of the Runway and the Pilots Didn't Even Realize

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FlightGlobalKerry Reals

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By FlightGlobal: Air Baltic is the latest carrier to announce plans to return to Tel Aviv Air Baltic The Latvian carrier will restore Riga-Tel Aviv flights on 1 July.

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