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August 4, 2026
Subscription required By Howard Hardee August 4, 2026, © Leeham News: With the long-awaited FAA type certificate for the 737 Max 7 finally in Boeing's hands, attention turns to the small airliner's…
This summer, US airlines are offering one million fewer seats to and from Mexico than in summer 2025. Why are United, Delta and others losing interest in…
It's done: Boeing has received the coveted type certification for the 737 MAX 7 (737-7) from the US aviation authority. Three of the four versions of the 737 MAX family are now certified. The…
Boeing and Somon Air announced the delivery of the airline's first 737 MAX, as Tajikistan's national carrier continues modernizing its fleet and expanding its network. The 737-8 is the first of…
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Boeing an amended Type Certificate for the new 737-7 aircraft, thereby authorizing its entry into commercial service. "This…
With exercise BB26-1, the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth fighters deployed in Japan continue honing their combat capabilities in an area of responsibility as…
38 years after the still-unresolved bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the trial of another Libyan suspect will continue in the US in August. He denies any…
The leak points in the docking compartment of the ISS module Zvezda have been sealed. According to NASA manager Dana Weigel, no more air leaks can be detected. The post 4 August…
Aviación Digital, SP.- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has granted an amended type certificate to the Boeing 737-7, the smallest and longest-range variant of the…
In a Reuters item datelined Farnborough, England (July 21, 2026), Airbus said it was “pushing for more engines from Pratt & Whitney for 2027” after what it described as a tug of war with airlines…
NASA has selected Lunar Outpost's proposal to advance Starweave under the agency's Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO). Starweave is Lunar Outpost’s distributed software layer that…
After nearly a decade of exhaustive review, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an amended type certificate and an updated production limitations record…
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With certification now complete, Boeing and Southwest Airlines, the launch customer for the 737-7, have shifted their focus from regulatory approval to entry into commercial service. Boeing has…
National carrier expands global retrofit network as it targets completion of legacy Dreamliner cabin upgrades by end-2027 Air India is accelerating the modernisation of its legacy Boeing 787-8…
The certification of the Boeing 737-7 was not merely a technical exercise; it became one of the most closely monitored aircraft approval programmes in modern commercial aviation. For Boeing’s…
After years of regulatory scrutiny, exhaustive testing and engineering refinements, the FAA’s certification of Boeing’s smallest 737 MAX variant signals more than the arrival of a new aircraft. It…
The serrated edges on the back of Boeing jet engines are more than just a styling choice: they represent years of research.
The U.S. Department of War recently signed new framework agreements with local firms Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to increase the production capacity of…
Department of War request could lead to shake-up of long running engine duopoly for two key USAF types. The US Department of War wants to assess alternative propulsion solutions for the Boeing…
The post APOD: August 4, 2026 – Curious Cometary Knots in the Helix Nebula appeared first on NASA Science .
Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, destroyed hundreds of structures, and triggered mandatory evacuations in Spokane. The post Smoke Streams Across Eastern…
Under the signed agreement, both organizations will share data and specialized expertise to assess capabilities and define a development path enabling implementation in the…
The Boeing 737 MAX 7 has received official FAA certification for commercial flights. Learn about the capacity, performance and range of this new 737 MAX family aircraft. Continue…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. After nearly two decades of unsuccessful attempts to acquire new aerial refuelling aircraft, the Indian Air Force... The post Exclusive: India Nears…
With a Falcon 9 upper stage set to hit the moon this week, SpaceX says it is working with NASA on ways to prevent similar collisions in the future. The post NASA, SpaceX studying how to prevent…
The new vertical wind tunnel replaces two ageing facilities, the 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel and the 12-Foot Low-Speed Tunnel, while significantly expanding NASA’s ability to conduct aerodynamic…
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NASA and SpaceX are getting ready to launch Crew-13 to the International Space Station in September. For the first time, if an emergency occurs on the launch pad and the […]
Luxaviation ONE announced its team has grown to 15 specialists across Europe and the United States less than one year after its launch in October 2025. The company is the […]
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United Airlines is introducing its new Polaris Elevated cabin on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners operating from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (IAH) to South America, Asia and…
United Airlines is introducing its new Polaris Elevated cabin on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft operating from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to South America, Asia and…
