Aviation and space news
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August 22, 2026
The U.S. Air Force secured 10 years of support for the T-56 engines of its C-130 Hercules aircraft, through a contract with StandardAero worth up to US$342.2 million. The agreement includes…
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Korean Air will connect Seoul-Incheon to Melbourne on the Boeing 787-9 from 18 December to 14 March 2027. 3 direct flights a week for the winter season.
The document updates US space transportation guidelines for the first time since 2013, and SpaceX already promises to go further: 10,000 Starship flights a year…
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mission of the year for the company's Falcon rocket family.
On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 rocket plane higher than any pilot had ever flown before.
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By: Hispaviación Newsroom Photo: LATAM Cargo This special flight by LATAM Cargo underscores the high specialization and operational maturity required by the segment …
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22-06-2026 LATAM Cargo transported 15 rescued felines in a complex special logistics operation connecting Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires (Argentina) with…
The system is optional equipment on the latest variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Developed in partnership with Lockheed Martin, maker of the F-16 fighters, and the Air Force of…
The US State Department approved a possible military sale to Qatar worth $4.5 billion for the purchase of up to four KC-46A aerial refueling tankers and equipment…
A NASA-led model found shaded lunar south-pole niches where Earth microbes could remain viable for days. Aspergillus niger led on ultraviolet tolerance, but survival did not mean growth. The post A…
In attendance were Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti; the Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Oscar Santiago Zarich; the US Ambassador to…
A closer look at what made this aircraft special, and why it failed.
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By: Hispaviación Newsroom U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aidan Thompson From an industrial and strategic perspective, the potential acquisition of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus by…
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Boeing increases pressure on engineers after strike vote Boeing is intensifying pressure in the labor dispute with the SPEEA union. Its roughly 17,000 represented engineers, researchers and…
NASA has released a series of important updates regarding the construction of Moon Base, the first lunar base. NASA is making progress on... The article NASA releases an…
Boeing is facing another significant labour challenge after approximately 17,000 engineers and technical employees overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest four-year contract proposal and…
F-15 Vs “VIFFing Harriers” The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the US Air Force (USAF) to gain and maintain air supremacy over the…
Air New Zealand has unveiled its business Premier and Economy cabin designs for the Boeing 777-300ER. The designs include an upgraded interior and a more comfortable look for passengers. The new…
22-08-2026 The US State Department has authorized a foreign military sale (FMS) of four Boeing KC-46A tankers to Qatar, in a deal valued at an estimated maximum…
Bad weather in Munich caused two diversions to Nuremberg on August 21. A special Airbus A350 from Lufthansa and a Boeing 737 from Royal Air Maroc made a stopover there…
Roman's 288-megapixel camera will repeatedly watch 100 million bulge stars, with simulations forecasting around 100,000 transiting planets plus a distinct microlensing census. The post NASA is set…
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…
Fighter aircraft are usually at the cutting edge of technical progress and correspondingly expensive. Even so, some models from the Soviet Union, China and the US reached astonishing…
The Boeing 787 quickly became one of the most popular widebody aircraft ever produced.
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As part of the schedule for Exercise “Atlantic Thunder 26” (AT26), the United States Navy and the Royal Navy will carry out the sinking of the old…
What is behind this design feature, and is it really all that unusual at all?
The post APOD: 2026 August 22 – Mostly Perseids appeared first on NASA Science .
Associated Press and other US media have reported issues related to supply, maintenance and crew welfare, while Navy officials…
The company has not made public all the LCI's technical parameters, so it is not yet possible to establish its range, speed or guidance architecture with the same level of detail as…
An aging 737-900ER bowed out after a right engine glitch, testing Delta’s busy Atlanta operations and leaving delayed passengers waiting.
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