Aviation and space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 15, 2026
The Rafale has racked up export success: Egypt, India, Qatar, Greece, Croatia and the UAE turned a scorned programme into a global best-seller, securing production and funding…
On October 4, 1943, two US officers took off near Cairo on an extraordinary long-range flight bound for Wright Field, Ohio…
August 14, 2026
Nesma Airlines is launching a route between Hurghada and Zurich in summer 2027. From 4 July, the Egyptian carrier will operate the route twice weekly with an Airbus A321. The…
August 11, 2026
Hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have faded as Iran has raised conditions for renewed traffic, while attacks have spread to the Bab el-Mandeb, Saudi ports and Egypt. Some container…
August 6, 2026
Egypt is moving ahead with the construction project for Terminal 4 at Cairo International Airport, an infrastructure that will raise total capacity to around 70 million…
Strange linear structures have been found that could indicate how they were built 4,500 years ago. They were found next to the…
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, together with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has launched a fundamental overhaul of entry formalities…
August 5, 2026
The World Teleport Association has renewed Nilesat’s Cairo Teleport at Tier 4, the highest rating in its Teleport Certification Programme, […] The post Nilesat’s Cairo Teleport Re-Certified at Tier…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Egypt’s growing interest in India’s indigenous Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) system reflects Cairo’s broader strategy of... The post…
August 3, 2026
CAIRO, Egypt – August 3, 2026 – World Teleport Association (WTA) standards remain pivotal across Middle Eastern ground infrastructure, following the full Tier 4 certification awarded to Nilesat for…
August 1, 2026
On the evening of 13 April 2029, a point of light may appear among the stars and move quickly enough for anyone watching carefully to see that it does not belong there. It will not be a satellite…
July 31, 2026
The valley sits about 150 kilometres southwest of Cairo, at the far edge of the Fayum Depression, in one of the driest parts of Egypt’s Western Desert. There is no water for a hundred miles in any…
July 30, 2026
Claims swirl around who struck natural gas tankers far from the conflict zone, but it appears to have been meant to send a message. The post Drone Strike On Egyptian Port On Mediterranean Stokes…
This is getting very messy indeed – a drone of some sort yesterday hit an LNG tanker in the Egyptian port of Damietta, at the northern mouth of the Suez Canal and on the Mediterranean coast…
