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August 14, 2026
The NTSB points to a fan blade fracture after takeoff, caused by a bird strike, with debris that hit the fuselage and broke a passenger window
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Blue Origin's first three Quartz ground stations have been successfully installed and tested in Bermuda, New Zealand and Australia, part of a phased global rollout that will cover…
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On 10 July 2026, a window of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 broke. A passenger was partially sucked out of the cabin and suffered serious injuries. Ryanair had…
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Former CIA agent John Kiriakou claims to know firsthand how the gift of Donald Trump’s new presidential aircraft really came about. According to him, the US president had the Qatari…
Boeing has named Celso Ferrer president of Boeing Latin America and the Caribbean, effective September 4, 2026. In this role, he will be responsible for strengthening operations, the…
Blue Origin announced on August 12 that it has begun development of Launch Complex 36B (LC-36B) at Cape Canaveral, a second launch pad dedicated to the new 9×4 version […] The article…
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Long-haul jets are rare visitors at Madeira Airport. Now there has been a first: a Boeing 787 belonging to the Saudi government landed in Funchal. Members of the royal family are said to be on board…
A passenger was partially sucked out of a shattered window on a Ryanair Boeing 737. The initial investigation report now shows what happened beforehand, what damage occurred, and why…
CNBC writes: One specialist arbitrage trade on a metal commodity is evolving into a real-time gauge of U.S. tariff risk. Copper — seen as a broader economic barometer, with the industrial metal a…
StandardAero has secured an exclusive, multi-year contract from Tanzania’s Precision Air to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines…
The US Government announced that Colombia authorised joint military operations between the armed forces of both countries on Colombian territory, a decision that…
Why Pratt & Whitney disappeared from new widebody aircraft, leaving GE Aerospace and Rolls-Royce to dominate the A350, 787, 777X and A330neo.
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Aviación Digital, Sp.- On July 31, 2026, the FAA published a proposed airworthiness directive tightening oversight of an engine that equips thousands of Boeing 737s worldwide…
The broken window on a Ryanair flight in July, which sucked out a passenger's head, was caused by loose parts from the Boeing 737-800's engine, according to a…
President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on August 13, 2026, directing the Pentagon to strip… The post Trump orders EMALS removed from fourth Ford-class carrier USS…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- A fracture with signs of fatigue at the root of a fan blade is at the center of the investigation into the accident of the Boeing 737-800 operated for Ryanair on the 10th…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- On August 12, 2026, NASA confirmed the retirement of Mike Fincke, one of its most experienced astronauts. His departure comes just seven months after becoming…
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An engine failure with debris release on a Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft led to a serious incident over Greece on 10 July 2026. According to the preliminary…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has now accepted all 47 claims filed as patents by deltaBurn. Forty seven
Otherwise, if EU members’ drones use components from third countries, they will face the general levy, which can be of two types. Tariffs of 100% and 25% for countries…
India has launched the procurement of 60 new medium transport aircraft for its air force. The Ministry of Defence published the tender for the Medium…
The engine of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 that suffered a serious in-flight failure over Greece in July had been involved in five suspected bird-strike incidents before the fracture…
In the United States, President Trump has ordered the Navy to replace EMALS systems with steam catapults on the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller. This change…
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The space competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China is one of the main drivers of transformation in the contemporary international system, posing serious…
Celso Ferrer was named president of Boeing for Latin America and the Caribbean, a role he will take on starting September 4, the US company reported. From this position, he will be…
Capacity between Mexico and the United States again showed a year-on-year decline in August this year, according to OAG data. For this month, that international market totaled 3.59…
Published by… the White House… Executive Summary The United States faces a growing challenge from the illegal transshipment of goods through third countries to evade applicable tariffs and other…
A test rig for a 30-seat electric-hybrid regional airliner… Swedish company Heart Aerospace, now headquartered in the United States, flew for the first time this…
Otherwise, if drones from EU countries use components from third countries, they will face the general tariff, which can be of two types. Tariffs will be 100% for…
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EVA Air has approved the purchase of five LEAP-1A30S spare engines from CFM International for a total value of up to US$131 million. The airline’s board approved the transaction on August 13, 2026…
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