Aviation and space news
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August 24, 2026
Near Skiathos airport, a 52-year-old Italian woman was seriously injured in the head by the jet blast of a departing aircraft, AirLive reports. The incident occurred on 10…
A 52-year-old Italian tourist suffered severe head injuries after being hit by powerful engine exhaust while plane spotting near the runway at Skiathos Alexandros Papadiamantis Airport in Greece…
On August 22, 2026, Italian singer Andrea Bocelli performed a concert at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium. Before around 30,000 spectators, the tenor presented a program that…
The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II). The…
Leonardo has established Leonardo Ukraine LLC, wholly owned through its subsidiary Leonardo International, consolidating it within the group's perimeter. The Italian group, led…
In a few days there will be a partial lunar eclipse, also visible from Italy. A guide with times and tips on how to observe it on the 28th…
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According to Aeroroutes' daily update on network developments at numerous airlines, Italian carrier ITA Airways will reduce weekly frequencies on the…
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The United States government authorized the possible sale of thousands of guidance sections for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) for rockets intended for the Forces…
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August 23, 2026
Romanian low-cost airline DANAIR has suspended two routes from Bacau to two important markets ahead of schedule: Italy and Spain. The routes are Bacau-Bologna and Bacau-Valencia. Bologna…
August 22, 2026
Today Italy's Serie A football championship kicks off, and these are the charters for the Italian teams playing away. Udinese – Como: KlasJet, flying under AirExplore's flight code, took Como to…
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Having chosen not to join the UK, Italy and Japan in developing GCAP [Global Combat Air Programme], Sweden also stayed out of the future Combat Air System of the…
During this period, Chilean, Spanish and Italian sailors had the opportunity to visit other units, share experiences with sailors of other nationalities and exchange knowledge in the field…
Switzerland’s first F-35A Lightning II is taking shape at Leonardo’s Cameri facility in Italy, where the first forward fuselage section and wing have entered assembly. The post Switzerland’s 1st…
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Italian Government for the acquisition of the single-variant air-to-air precision weapon system…
ITA Airways is cutting capacity between Rome and Germany for the 2026/27 winter schedule. From October 25, the Italian carrier will reduce both Frankfurt and Munich from two to…
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August 21, 2026
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the APKWS-II, which would include over 5,000 guided rockets. The U.S. Defense Security…
Italian and Scottish researchers say there is a "huge underground city" extending nearly two kilometres beneath the pyramids of Giza…
2027 will bring a bigger Alaska Airlines presence in Italy, not only through the reconfirmed Seattle–Rome Fiumicino flight but also its resumption five weeks earlier than planned. The…
In waters near Hawaii, the Pacific Dragon 2026 exercise was held, a biennial US Navy exercise dedicated to ballistic missile defense and the exchange of…
Mexican airline Aeroméxico plans to launch direct scheduled flights from March 2027 between Mexico City's main airport (MEX) and Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP) in Italy…
Marco Meniero, taken from Pisa, Italy A total solar eclipse crossed Greenland, Iceland, and Spain on Aug. 12, 2026; from Pisa, Italy, only a partial eclipse was visible, reaching about 94 percent…
August 20, 2026
Production of the first Swiss F-35As is entering a new phase: at Leonardo's Cameri plant in Italy, the first fuselage section and the first wing are already…
The latest news from Wizz Air, the Eastern European ultra low-cost airline, is the increase of an Italian domestic route, Milan Malpensa–Palermo. Up to three flights a day from mid…
Images show much of the service’s small Avanti fleet together as Italy continues to renew the unusual twin-pusher aircraft
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Today, August 20, 2026 at 20:57, there will be a bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites (a very close-together train). Often, looking up...
Switzerland's stealth fighter fleet keeps taking shape. In the US the first Lockheed Martin F-35A is in final assembly, and production is also under way in Europe.
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August 19, 2026
Aeroméxico will expand its offering to Italy and, starting in March 2027, launch a new route between Mexico City and Milan-Malpensa. The planned route still needs approval…
In July, having ruled out the Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention [FDI] from France's Naval Group, Portugal signed an agreement with Italy to acquire three Multi-Mission Frigates…
The images reaching us from space show our Italy in all its splendour. Enjoy this stunning video of Italy filmed by the astronauts on board... The article Italy…
Portugal is preparing to make its mark at the Mediterranean Games, with a delegation of 168 athletes traveling this Wednesday to Taranto, Italy, where the competition will take place…
