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July 28, 2026
According to NASA, two of the three reaction wheels that control the spacecraft's alignment have failed, and there are problems with one of the spacecraft's thruster systems.
The MD-90 was built to replace the MD-80. Instead, the older jet outlasted it. Here's why fleet size mattered more than technology.
Keith’s note: this went out to the NASA Workforce today: “NASA Team: Building a permanent American presence on the Moon is a near-impossible task that only NASA is capable of […] The post Jared…
Analysts were expecting better results from Boeing today when it announced its Q2/HY1 2026 results. But behind the $435 million
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The durability issue involved a crack found in a GE9X mid-seal. Boeing confirms GE Aerospace has paused deliveries of the 777-9’s GE9X turbofans due to a previously disclosed durability problem…
Boeing says it is once again paying out of pocket to ensure the first fully-equipped VC-25B jet is finally delivered in 2028, many years late. The post Boeing Has Now Eaten $3B In Air Force One Cost…
Boeing [BA] on Tuesday said it recorded $280 million of losses on the Air Force VC-25B program—Air Force One—to account for more investment in “production and certification resources,” but the […]
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 demonstrated that the Ship can complete its mission and return intact,… The post Ship 40’s flawless flight promotes next mission catch potential appeared first on…
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A closer look at Emirates' fleet strategy and how it differs from other airlines.
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Free for nonsubscribers By Karl Sinclair July 28, 2026, © Leeham News: Boeing released its second-quarter financial results showing that, while its commercial segment is still generating red ink…
The U.S. may have paused its strike campaign against Iran, for now, but the revived naval blockade remains in full effect. The post Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 28, 2026 appeared first on…
That impending smash hit on the Moon next month of a SpaceX rocket stage has been reviewed by an international research team. The researchers put to question whether observers on Earth will see…
L2 Aviation has been chosen as an awardee on KC-46 Commercial Aircraft Strategic Parts Exchange and Repair (CASPER) Multiple Award Contract.
Bell has landed an estimated $300 million US Navy contract to upgrade as many as 49 US Marine… The post Bell wins $300M contract to upgrade 49 US Marine Corps helicopters appeared first on AeroTime .
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
By analyzing data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and conducting new radial velocity measurements, U.K. and French astronomers have found evidence that the mysterious…
Airbus and Boeing are each considering their next new aircraft programs, and the competition for who will make those engines is heating up.
DAYTON, Ohio–The Pentagon directorate of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E) is completing a report on the test performance of the Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone as the lead aviation platform […]
There are around 570 C-130Js in the network—encompassing 27 countries—with 16 based in MENA and Europe and likely to use Leonardo’s MRO facility in Italy.
Boeing generated positive free cash flow in the second quarter of 2026 as rising commercial aircraft deliveries lifted revenue and… The post Boeing returns to positive cash flow as Q2 revenue rises…
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The US planemaker's deliveries are also up year-on-year.
More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars, a researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered new evidence that suggests water may once have covered large parts of the…
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Last week, the SpaceX Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas on its thirteenth flight test. This was the second flight of the Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles and the first Starship flight to…
Boeing has completed all test flights required for certification of the 737-10. The longest 737 ever built is now only waiting for the FAA's green light for the long-awaited granting of…
NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon. The post NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE…
Commercial deliveries, cash flow and production all improved during the period
Each time the moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse—darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the sun's ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona—it presents new opportunities to better…
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a proposed Airworthiness Directive (AD) requiring the inspection of 453 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft…
Unveiling propels UK to top table of CCA market. With global interest in a new class of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) having taken off this decade, including with the US Air Force earlier this…
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