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August 5, 2026
With three days of ground vibration testing in Toulouse, Airbus examined the new A350 freighter's vibration tolerance. The structure must withstand artificially induced vibrations…
Airbus is maintaining its delivery forecast for the year and expects to reach 870 aircraft in 2026. The company reaffirmed its year-end targets after reporting solid…
On July 30, Airbus Helicopters delivered the first new NH90 FS / Standard 2 transport helicopter to the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement)…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Yesterday, August 4, marked exactly 118 years since one of the key moments in European and world aviation history. On August 4, 1908, Wilbur Wright performed…
MORE WINTER FLIGHTS FOR SARDINIAN RESIDENTS Many connections available during the winter season, three of them international: alongside Barcelona and Paris Orly, Madrid is added for the first time…
The Lufthansa Group also plans to sell off all remaining CRJ-900 regional jets after shutting down CityLine
For 47 years the Puma shaped flight operations over the rainforest, transporting Legionnaires and securing the Kourou Space Centre. Now the cult helicopter has completed its final flight.
The Airbus 330-300 of leisure airline Wamos Air, leased to Neos, departed last night shortly before midnight from Verona to Zanzibar, Tanzania. Aircraft arrived yesterday from Madrid. The…
Lufthansa Group also plans to sell all remaining CRJ-900 regional jets after closing CityLine
While the MAX 10 awaits certification, airlines are already seeing success with the A321XLR
Starting August 2, 2026, Neos's wet lease for Arkia has begun. The Boeing 787-9 EI-NEU transferred from Milan Malpensa to Paris CDG as IZ1740, then under the same flight number to Tel Aviv…
BOC Aviation has signed an operating lease agreement with Pakistan’s AirSial Limited for two new Airbus A320neo aircraft, further supporting the airline’s fleet expansion plans. The agreement was…
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has warned flight crews about a potentially catastrophic mechanical defect involving Airbus aircraft after two separate in-flight engine shutdown…
This is a program "equipped with innovative, cutting-edge technology and designed to become one of the pillars of any future combat air system." 60 units…
Despite posting net losses of €37.5 million in its latest fiscal year due to an intense research and development (R&D) phase, the French aerospace firm has a…
Luciano Veneu. Geocorrente Bulletin 230. The strategic partnership between Brazil and France, under the Submarine Development Programme (PROSUB), has allowed Brazil to develop its Base…
Airbus is testing a radical A321neo wing idea that could reshape the next narrowbody jet and solve aviation's longest-running trade-off.
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Condor launched its daily service between Frankfurt (FRA) and Tel Aviv (TLV) on August 1, 2026, operated with an Airbus A320, expanding connectivity between Germany and Israel and offering a…
Condor inaugurated its daily service between Frankfurt (FRA) and Tel Aviv (TLV) on August 1, 2026, operated with Airbus A320 aircraft, expanding connectivity between Germany and Israel and offering…
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August 4, 2026
BALPA warns a hidden cockpit defect could trigger unexpected engine shutdowns across multiple Airbus aircraft families.
An Airbus A320neo operated by Air India, flying route AI2379 between Phuket (Thailand) and…
Wizz Air has officially opened its newest Italian base at Palermo Falcone Borsellino Airport, launching operations with two based Airbus A321neo aircraft and announcing the arrival of a third…
Freighter exposed to oscillations as part of preparations for flight. Airbus has carried out ground vibration testing on the A350 freighter, modelling the twinjet’s dynamic response ahead of its…
In Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, or Nice, are the places where people gather for a World Cup final on a big screen, or a major public concert, well suited to observing…
PARIS — An Air France Boeing 777-200 bound for Ottawa was forced to return to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) shortly after departure today following a pressurization system malfunction that…
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The Rolls-Royce UltraFan could be the powerplant of choice for next-generation aircraft.
The ground campaign validates the structural models needed to expand the freighter's flight test envelope
A leading pilots’ union has warned of a potentially catastrophic cockpit fault that could cause an unexpected engine shutdown on... Read More »
Iberia will operate a special flight with an Airbus A321XLR to follow the total solar eclipse on 12 August
The A340's four engines were not a mistake, but a necessary design choice based on the limitations of engine technology and regulatory standards.
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