Aviation and space news
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August 11, 2026
The Portuguese Air Force will receive the first systems as early as September, when initial capability is expected...
• The autonomous platforms, scheduled for delivery as early as September, will be operated directly
TAP Air Portugal announced that its cargo division, TAP Air Cargo, was awarded, for the third consecutive year, the Logistics Efficiency Award (PEL) from the…
Tekever will provide its AR5 UAS to the Portuguese Air Force, with delivery and initial operational capability scheduled for this September.
The long-endurance platform can remain airborne for up to 20h with a 50kg sensor payload. The Portuguese air force will begin operations with Tekever AR5 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE)…
Vueling passengers will be able to watch the solar eclipse from the air on eleven flights on 12 August. The Barcelona-Lisbon and Palma de Mallorca-Lisbon routes…
Neuraspace has secured €15.6 million - private investment plus Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan - to scale its AI-driven space-traffic management and defence-grade space domain awareness.
August 10, 2026
The heliport of Santa Luzia Hospital, in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, is certified by the National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) to respond to medical emergencies and…
August 8, 2026
A light aircraft crashed on the morning of Saturday, August 8, at Portimão aerodrome, in the district of Faro, in the Algarve, southern Portugal, killing the pilot, its sole occupant, according to…
A light aircraft crashed this Saturday, August 8, at Portimão Municipal Aerodrome, in the Algarve, killing the 28-year-old Portuguese pilot. According to…
August 7, 2026
Both the Portuguese and Dutch armed forces are reportedly preparing to procure Boxer wheeled armored vehicles, expected to take place in the second half of 2026. This follows a…
SATA, the oldest Portuguese airline, celebrates its 85th anniversary this August. With more than two hundred domestic and international flights per week to and from the archipelago, to which…
Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems today announced that the Portuguese Army, through the…
August 6, 2026
Portugália Airlines, which operates under the TAP Express brand, submitted to the National Civil Aviation Authority the first certification request for a Baseline Evidence-Based Training program…
Avincis, Europe’s largest aerial emergency services operator, has completed more than 9,200 flight hours and nearly 3,900 firefighting missions across Spain, Portugal and Italy during the 2026…
Customs officers arrested a 68-year-old Hungarian citizen at Düsseldorf Airport with about nine kilograms of cocaine in his luggage. The man had arrived on 29 July from Brazil via Lisbon…
August 5, 2026
The Piaget group of higher education institutions and Ryanair, a leading brand in Europe's low-cost commercial aviation sector, signed a partnership that brings training…
The Intercontinental Aviation Academy (FlyIAA) ends its second round of presentations for its new pilot school in Portugal this Thursday, August 6, with the 'Open Day' in the city of…
Brazilian airline Azul announced it carried more than 230,400 passengers on routes to and from Portugal in the first half of the year, an increase of 34% compared to the period…
Transavia will launch a new air link between Brussels and Porto, strengthening its presence at Brussels Airport and the range of flights between Belgium and Portugal. The new route will start…
Neuraspace, the Portuguese space traffic management startup, announced around $18 million in fresh funding Aug. 5 to expand European space domain awareness and defense capabilities. The post…
August 4, 2026
Portuguese company Tekever was selected by the UK Ministry of Defence to supply a new surveillance and reconnaissance capability to the British Army, through the…
LISBON — A transatlantic Delta Air Lines flight suffered a prolonged mid-air detour on Monday evening after a mechanical issue forced the aircraft to abandon its flight path over the North Atlantic…
The working group set up to assess the runway expansion at the airport on Pico Island, in Portugal's Azores archipelago, estimated the work will cost around €24 million, according to…
MADRID – August 4, 2026 – Expanding enterprise access to low Earth orbit broadband across the Iberian Peninsula, satellite telecommunications provider IBSAT signed an agreement on August 4, 2026, to…
04-08-2026 Portugal's flag carrier, TAP Air Portugal, has successfully completed the operational testing phase for the integration of a new base-coat paint system…
August 3, 2026
The SATA Group and the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) announced they have set up a working group to assess solutions to reduce the impact of weather conditions on…
August 2, 2026
Humberto Delgado Airport, in Lisbon, received an impressive operation of large aircraft from Saudi Arabia, consisting of a Boeing 777, two Boeing 787 Dreamliners and a…
TAP flight TP217, between Lisbon and Boston, operated by the Airbus A321LR registered CS-TXE, requested an emergency landing at Lajes, Terceira Island, in the Azores. TAP stated that flight TP217…
LISBON — A transatlantic flight operated by TAP Air Portugal declared an emergency over the Atlantic Ocean today, forcing the aircraft to abort its journey to the United States and divert to the…
