Aviation and space news
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August 3, 2026
The Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate leads NASA’s human spaceflight and space-enabling activities across low Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond. The directorate provides unified leadership for…
EchoStar’s Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. The post Hughes…
Tajikistan's national carrier, Somon Air, took a major step in its expansion strategy by…
Army Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $53,859,843,289 firm-fixed-price modification (P00002) to contract W31P4Q-26-C-0013 for the PATRIOT... The post Contract Briefs…
On 27 July, Bell Textron announced it secured a U.S. Navy contract valued at approximately $300 million to upgrade up to 49 Marine Corps H-1 helicopters. As part of the… Continue reading "Bell…
L3Harris Technologies has played a critical role in NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, designing and building the optical telescope assembly that serves as Roman's optical eye.
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Network Airline Management has expanded its fleet with the addition of a fifth Boeing 747-400BCF freighter, strengthening its global cargo operations. Based at the company’s Liège hub, the aircraft…
The first production-standard MC-21 relies more heavily on Russian components.
NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for integration into Altus-1, the company’s first lunar relay satellite, marking an important milestone in the development…
Somon Air has received its first Boeing 737 MAX, marking the first appearance of the aircraft type in… The post Somon Air receives its first Boeing 737 MAX jet, a first for Tajikistan appeared first…
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet.
The United States is pushing to secure a significant role for American industry in Ethiopia’s $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport, a four‑runway development intended to anchor the country’s…
From serving in the U.S. Army to helping prepare astronauts to explore the lunar surface, Ike Theriot built a path to NASA through discipline and determination. Theriot serves as the Flight…
ambito.com/ By Jorge Velázquez The renewed escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iran is once again forcing airlines to change their operations. What carriers are doing with…
From June 11 through July 19, NASA’s free interactive exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ brought space exploration to soccer fans in East Downtown Houston. More than 500,000 visitors explored the exhibit…
Air India has begun operating its Boeing 787-9 aircraft on flights between Delhi and Toronto. This…
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Network Airline Management (NAM) has expanded its freighter fleet with the addition of a fifth aircraft as it looks to keep pace with strong customer demand. The additional Boeing 747-400 converted…
“L2 Aviation Selected for U.S. Air Force KC-46 CASPER Multiple Award Contract L2 Aviation, a global leader in avionics integration, manufacturing, certification, aircraft modification, repair, and…
Archer Aviation completed a piloted round-trip journey in the United States with its all-electric Midnight aircraft on 30 July, departing from Salinas Municipal Airport and landing at Monterey…
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BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) has arranged a US$410 million sustainability-linked syndicated financing facility for Virgin Australia to support the acquisition of nine Boeing…
As Boeing develops the F-47, the Air Force is keeping the heat on the GE and Pratt competition to complete development of the next-gen engine.
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Boeing has completed the 737 MAX 10 flight test program. The final safety demonstrations and FAA certification are now due before first deliveries in 2027.
Blue Origin landed a $11.7M increase to its AFRL contract to study how its launcher can be used to complete point-to-point delivery missions. The post AFRL Adds $11.7M to Blue Origin’s…
Our Adam Clermont writes on LinkedIn: I spent years as a trial attorney in the United States. I tried, mediated, and arbitrated hundreds of personal injury cases. And I can tell you with near…
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On Monday, July 27th, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets, registered in the U.S., may require inspections on suspicion that they were…
The Tajik carrier begins fleet renewal with the country's first 737 MAX after years of operating 737 Next-Generation jets
NASA has announced plans for a lunar base starting with its current Artemis architecture. Ernesto Gabriel Arias discusses an alternative approach better suited for lunar permanence.
Very small launch vehicles are at an economic disadvantage to larger vehicles. However, Evangelos Dimitriou describes how they could provide a strategic capability for some spacefaring nations.
SolitAir expands its European air cargo corridor by launching direct flights from Dubai World Central to Bucharest using Boeing 737-800 freighters.
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