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August 24, 2026

easyJet will adjust its route network between 2026 and 2027, dropping six airports from its schedule. The decision comes as the airline keeps seat capacity at…

Between 2015 and 2025, non-weather-related delays attributable to air traffic control (ATC) in the United States increased by 143%, said the International Air Transport Association…
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JFKIAT, operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, has opened four locally rooted, chef-driven restaurants at the terminal: FieldTrip, Bessou, Chopt and Dos Toros Taqueria. The…

By Lukas Fontana. Over the past 4 years, many people have probably read, or still read, one of the daily bulletins published by the Ministry of Defense...

Leonardo has established Leonardo Ukraine LLC, wholly owned through its subsidiary Leonardo International, consolidating it within the group's perimeter. The Italian group, led…

US special forces are working on a possible replacement for the MK 46 light machine gun. The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has, on behalf of U.S. Special Operations Command…

The European Commission announced last Friday the closure of the antitrust investigation into alleged anticompetitive practices by Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp, a leading engine supplier…

China announced on Sunday the postponement of its Chang'e-7 lunar mission after a "comprehensive assessment," the Xinhua agency reported. "The mission does not meet the conditions for its…

In a few days there will be a partial lunar eclipse, also visible from Italy. A guide with times and tips on how to observe it on the 28th…

MRO recruitment has become one of the most urgent issues in aviation. As engine MRO backlogs grow, fleets… The post MRO recruitment amid aviation’s talent crunch: What operators need to know…

The Court of Justice of the European Union has drastically cut the reimbursement claims of airlines British Airways and Air Canada for their legal costs in the long-running…

Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative

Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LRMF freighter to Jetran, marking a significant milestone in the company’s 777 passenger-to-freighter conversion program. The…

The Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (Ufo) has sharply criticized delays in the practical implementation of pay agreement results for cabin crew at the Lufthansa subsidiary…
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According to Aeroroutes' daily update on network developments at numerous airlines, Italian carrier ITA Airways will reduce weekly frequencies on the…

At the Jubilee Air Show in Linköping, Saab unveiled for the first time a full-scale model of a future unmanned combat aircraft.
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On 27 August, an Ariane 62 will carry Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 from Kourou - the vehicle's first mission to geostationary transfer orbit and the farthest it has flown. MTG-I2 completes the…

The China Manned Space Agency has announced that the upcoming Chang'e-7 international lunar mission will no longer launch within its planned 2026 window after failing to meet the required launch…

The U.S. government has issued a new National Space Transportation Policy, which will replace previous versions published in 2004 and 2013.

Synspective has set 31 August for the launch of its 11th StriX SAR satellite, flying on Rocket Lab's Electron from Mahia, New Zealand.

Portal Space Systems has booked a 2028 Falcon 9 for its Motus Via Sol mission - the debut flight of its Supernova spacecraft, demonstrating its FLARE solar-thermal propulsion in space.

Aviación Digital, Sp.- On the night of October 29, 2024, as the DANA storm battered the province of Valencia with extreme severity, Salvamento Marítimo's Helimer 203 became a capability…

Press release No. 42–2026. Journalists are invited to a Q&A session at ESA headquarters in Paris with astronaut Sophie Adenot.
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AMAC Aerospace Turkey has carried out several short-notice maintenance inputs on Dassault Falcon aircraft, including AOG support, troubleshooting, component replacement, and defect rectification at…

Low-cost airline easyJet has decided to change its operating and commercial policy by eliminating several routes from Leeds/Bradford in the United Kingdom. From 4 January there will no longer be…

Saab has unveiled its roadmap for its Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) program, a stealthy, supersonic ‘fighter drone,’ which could enter service in the 2030s with the Swedish Air Force and…

Grupo Abra closed the second quarter of 2026 with US$2.6 billion in operating revenue, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%, while the group's airlines carried 17.6 million…

US carrier United Airlines has postponed the planned resumption of scheduled flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Maiquetía Simón…

Aviación Digital, Sp.- SpaceX is working to launch, no earlier than August 28, 2026, the fourteenth orbital test flight of its Starship rocket from the Starbase site in Texas. The flight…

The twin-engine Jabiru J432 is aimed primarily at flight schools. Two 85 hp Jabiru engines are meant to enable low operating costs.