Aviation and space news
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August 10, 2026
Airbus to deploy specialists to support investigation into sudden altitude loss of an Air India A320
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus confirmed on Monday it is sending specialist technicians to assist with the investigation…
Luis Manuel Costa Mendez (*) In 1839, English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton staged the play Richelieu; or the Conspiracy and put in the mouth of the French cardinal the line that the world would never…
A French Air and Space Force A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport successfully refuelled US and UK RC-135 aircraft in a coordinated exercise.
Sun PhuQuoc Airways has set out the timeline for the arrival of eight former American Airlines Airbus A330-200… The post Sun PhuQuoc Airways sets out arrival timeline of ex-American Airlines A330s…
Starlink will launch first on an Airbus A320neo, with the goal of equipping 850 aircraft by 2029
Lufthansa is fitting its fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi. From 19 August, the first Airbus A320neo will fly with satellite internet. All the details at a glance.
An Emirates Airbus A380 touched down in Jakarta for the first time on August 8, 2026, marking a… The post Emirates’ A380 makes historic first landing in Jakarta, flies AC Milan home appeared first…
Airbus’s July O&D numbers are in, and the gap over 2025 keeps widening. Orders: 204 gross, but 66 cancellations brought
According to the Indian press, France has submitted an official offer to India to sell 114 Rafale F4 fighter-bombers produced by Dassault Aviation, in response to an official request…
France's push to involve its automotive industry in the production of military drones is moving toward industrial implementation, thanks to alliances between manufacturers of…
The two organisations unveiled a 2.4-metre-high illuminated Arsenal crest made entirely from upcycled components from Emirates Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft, following the extension of their…
SpaceX satellite internet service will first appear on an Airbus A320neo as the airline group begins a fleetwide rollout
Two new technological challenges are already under way within DEMOCLES, the program led by a quartet of French manufacturers seeking to address the challenges faced by…
Setna iO has acquired a 2019-vintage Airbus A320neo airframe and two sets of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G quick engine change (QEC) components for teardown. The aircraft, which features latest-generation…
India’s Ministry of Defence has told a parliamentary committee that it has started work on joining the French-led… The post India moves to join France’s FCAS after split with Germany appeared first…
New twist in FCAS. Two months after Germany and France, the program's main figures, chose to end the program seeking to develop a sixth-generation European fighter…
10 August 2026: From 10 to 14 August 2026, Swiss Air Force personnel are, as in previous years, completing together with French units at Luxeuil air base the…
Press Release N° 38–2026 Media representatives are invited to join online media briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather…
Press Release No. 38–2026. Media representatives are invited to online press conferences in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the MTG-I2 weather satellite (…
Press release no. 38-2026. Journalists are invited to join online press briefings in English, French and German ahead of the launch of the MTG-I2 weather satellite…
The French Space Agency has secured access to Altair, the ten-satellite, AI-enabled Earth observation constellation being developed and manufactured by Orbitworks, a UAE commercial satellite…
The French Air and Space Force achieved an unprecedented milestone for NATO by carrying out, for the first time, in-flight refuelling of RC-135 intelligence aircraft from the United…
August 9, 2026
New Delhi aims to take part in developing a sixth-generation air system based on...
The end of the SCAF program late last spring keeps reshuffling the global aerospace industry's chessboard. It's becoming increasingly clear that France will ally…
In July, more than a month after work ended on the New Generation Fighter [NGF], meant to underpin the Future Combat Air System [SCAF], a French-led project…
August 8, 2026
AW | 2026 08 08 20:45 | AIRLINES ROUTES Flies 11-hour route between Mumbai and Amsterdam IndiGo will use the Airbus A321XLR to sustain its Mumbai/BOM—Amsterdam/AMS link with a flight of about…
In France, the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 will be partial and visible very low on the horizon. Terrain and weather will matter more than a spot's reputation…
France's Constitutional Council validated on Thursday (6th) the new Military Programming Law, which provides for raising Defense spending to 436 billion euros by 2030…
Air France will fly the Pope, his delegation of Cardinals and a delegation of accredited journalists aboard 3 special flights between Paris-Orly, Lourdes, Metz and Rome
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The 747 and A380 both land in crosswinds. Their captains use different techniques to do it, and the reasons are structural.
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