Aviation and space news
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August 26, 2026
Smaller space companies want to see how the “commercial first” mantra of Pentagon acquisition reform translates into programs of record. The Space Force contends that its nine, new program…
At 17, Jeret Howard raised his right hand to serve his country as a United States Army combat medic in Iraq. This past summer, he raised his right hand again at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay…
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A Boeing 737-500 operated by Sepehran Airlines ran off the runway while landing in Mashhad, Iran. The aircraft, registered EP-FSF, was carrying 127 people on board as flight IS4310 from…
The Starship was successfully placed on the Dutch vessel Forte, in an unprecedented spacecraft recovery operation…
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Award under Lethal Unmanned Systems IDIQ reflects growing demand for AV’s next-generation, long-range precision loitering munitions and proven Switchblade 600 performance. ARLINGTON, Va., August 26…
Aug. 26, 2026, © Leeham News: For nearly 20 years, beginning with the Potemkin-airplane 7-8-07 rollout of the 787, Boeing has stumbled from one miscue after another. The depths to which it bottomed…
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 26, 2026, © Leeham News: When Boeing was going through travails with the 787 program from 2007-2015, Airbus boasted it sold more A330s after the…
Award enables operational test and evaluation of LeoLabs’ novel transportable 3D search radar systems for future defense missions
The Fairey Fulmar was the F-14 Tomcat of its day, and I will prove it. Comparing the Fairey Fulmar to the Grumman F-14 Tomcat is sacrilegious, but I don’t care. One was a stolid British 260-mph…
Artemis IV will put people on the moon’s surface for the first time in 50 years. NASA research reveals the microbes that might hitch a ride.
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SpaceX's last planned Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida created a memorable sight for folks hundreds of miles away — a glowing "jellyfish" high in the sky.
A Boeing 737-500 operated by Iranian airline Sepehran Airlines veered off the runway while landing at Mashhad Airport on Tuesday evening, August 25. According to aviation safety website The Aviation…
Boeing has secured a major US defence contract with a ceiling value of $131.23 billion to support the F-15 Eagle Crest programme, strengthening its role in producing, upgrading and sustaining the…
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Recaro unveils the R4, a new Premium Class seat certified for the Boeing 787, featuring a 16-inch monitor, connectivity and accessibility features
Kenya Airways is maintaining an ambitious target of 40% cargo market share, and is nearing an agreement to acquire a Boeing 777 freighter. Chief executive George Kamal, speaking during a half-year…
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A Boeing C-17A Globemaster III of the United States Air Force (USAF) was detected flying from Riga International Airport (RIX), in Latvia, to Moscow-Vnukovo International Airport…
SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff from California's central coast.
The US airline is already preparing to resume operations through a partnership with JetBlue, but is looking to expand its presence at the city's largest airport
The US Department of War has awarded Boeing a contract to build, maintain and modernize F-15 aircraft. The US Department of War has awarded Boeing a…
Slovakia’s automotive and electronics industries are increasing demand for resilient, integrated logistics services. Growing trade with Asia, Europe and the United States is creating more complex…
A closer look at America’s ten oldest continuously operating airports .
United Airlines has announced 10 new destinations, two of them in Spain, in what it has called its biggest expansion in history. The US airline United Airlines will add Ibiza and…
For fans of classic airliners, few hotel rooms can have a better view than the…
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Here's a rundown of all the major parts of NASA's Roman Space Telescope launching Aug. 30.
Avolon Holdings Limited (“Avolon”), the world’s leading aircraft leasing finance company, has agreed a sale and leaseback deal with Akasa Air (“Akasa”), the…
Avolon Holdings Limited (“Avolon”), a global leader in aircraft leasing and financing, has agreed a sale and leaseback with Akasa Air (“Akasa”), the…
The US airline United Airlines presented on 25 August 2026 at Newark Liberty International Airport its plans for deploying the new narrow-body aircraft type Airbus A321XLR…
A NASA-led Nature analysis found that measurement uncertainty probably created the apparent ceiling in Earth's polar geomagnetic response; after calibration, the response remained linear. The post…
Even the smallest of these big hitters has more than 7,000 troops at its disposal.
Lufthansa LH760 Boeing 787 diverts to Baku after a technical malfunction, with ACARS messages revealing operational details. The post Lufthansa New A350 Operating Delhi Flight Makes Emergency…
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