News for July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026
The discovery of Lucy overturned a century of assumptions about what made us human—and revealed that walking upright was our first, not final, evolutionary gamble. The post In 1974 in Ethiopia a…
There's a nice kind of irony buried in this story: One of the most sensitive instruments ever built, capable of measuring distortions smaller than the width of a proton, has been quietly held back…
Dovetail Electric Aviation lands its first paying customer and unveils a confident, refined roadmap to zero-emission flight at Farnborough 2026.
<p>A year after the Galileo <abbr tabindex="0" title="Open Service Navigation Message Authentication service" class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">OSNMA</abbr> authentication service was declared…
<p>Oscilloquartz has integrated Galileo’s <abbr tabindex="0" title="Open Service Navigation Message Authentication service" class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">OSNMA</abbr> authentication into…
<p>As July brings renewed heatwaves and temperatures above 40 °C in southern Europe, Copernicus Sentinel-3 data show how space-based observations support decisions on extreme heat and climate…
<p><abbr tabindex="0" title="European Union Agency for the Space Programme" class="glossify-tooltip-tip" lang="en">EUSPA</abbr> participated at Airspace World 2026 in Lisbon together with fellow…
United Airlines allows eligible non-rev flight attendants to use hidden crew bunks on Boeing 777 and 787 long haul flights. The post United Airlines Lets 777 and 787 Attendants Use Hidden Crew Bunks…
Mars's largest volcano reveals a brutal secret: its slopes are so gradual you'd never know you were climbing it—unless you hit the cliff. The post Olympus Mons stands nearly three times the height…
A damaged Japan Airlines A350-1000 has flown again after seven months grounded at JFK.
Britain faces a major helicopter capability gap from 2027 as Wildcat retirements outpace AW149 deliveries and drones race to fill the void.
Due to ongoing geopolitical unrest in the Middle East, AirAsia X (D7) has postponed the debut of its fifth-freedom route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) via Bahrain International…
Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began as small "shreds" of material that coalesced over time to form larger ones. That's why astronomers…
30 July 2026: On 29 July, the Lufthansa Group submitted an official offer to the Portuguese state holding company for a stake in TAP Air Portugal, the national…
France receives its first NH90 Standard 2 after years of technical and availability problems affecting the multinational helicopter fleet
Air Force bases inside the U.S. are heavily guarded, but they could fall victim to the same type of spectacular drone attack that struck bomber bases deep inside Russia last year, retired Air Force…
The final flight of Qantas' Airbus A380 from Melbourne to Los Angeles on October 24 marks the end of an era, as the airline opts for Boeing 787-9.
<p>Anyone convinced that aircraft ownership is only for the affluent, or that working for FBO line wages is no longer a viable plan to support flight training, ought to chat with Mike McCoy, a…
<p>Anyone convinced that aircraft ownership is only for the affluent, or that working for FBO line wages is no longer a viable plan to support flight training, ought to chat with Mike McCoy, a…
A surprise plan to transfer Strike Eagles to the Reserves could be a preview of how a much larger F-15EX fleet will be assigned. The post F-15Es Replacing A-10s At Whiteman AFB Signals Bigger…
Cabin crew could walk off the job on Aug. 2 unless Canada’s second-largest airline reaches a new labor agreement
A Collection of Hubble Nebula Images The post Hubble’s Nebulae appeared first on NASA Science .
After twenty years of drilling through Soviet rock, scientists had barely scratched the surface—the planet's interior remained as unreachable as the stars. The post The deepest hole ever drilled…
Japan Airlines was recently given the award for the best economy class seat in the world.
