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August 24, 2026

Proposed site would become the first announced downtown node in Archer’s planned Los Angeles air taxi network ahead of the LA28 Games Archer Aviation and sports and entertainment company AEG have…

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has received more than £800,000 from the HELP Appeal, the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads, to support…
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Innovation extends beyond aircraft performance—it also enhances the pilot experience. Enstrom Helicopter Corporation (Enstrom) is further enhancing the versatility of its 280FX with FAA approval of…

EHang Holdings Limited announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, before the U.S. market opens. EHang’s…

The Regional Municipality of York and Ornge are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement to keep the helipad at York Region Paramedic Services Headquarters in East Gwillimbury operational…

A devastating crash near Krems airfield claimed the lives of two pilots today. Their comrades are mourning. USFC-Krems published an obituary on its website.
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Davenport Aviation is pleased to announce that the Phoenix Police Department has placed an order for a new Airbus H145 helicopter, further strengthening one of the nation’s premier airborne law…

Chinese drone manufacturer High Great Innovation has introduced a new drone designed to make large-scale aerial light shows easier to deploy. Called the EMO Mini, the company says the new aircraft…

A Hungarian Defence Forces Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet crashed this Monday, 24 August, at the Szolnok military base in central Hungary. The accident occurred a few minutes…

HeliOperations (HeliOps) and Reiser Simulation and Training GmbH (REISER) signed an agreement at the Farnborough International Airshow for the delivery of an AW139 Flight Training Device (FTD) and a…
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Abra Group has not yet decided which of its airlines will operate the Embraer E195-E2 it has ordered. According to the parent company of Gol and Avianca, however, preparations are already…
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Brian Rohloff will succeed Ron Draper, who announced his retirement, as company’s chief executive.

The collision of two microlights at Krems Gneixendorf airfield claimed two lives early this morning, as reported. The airfield will remain closed at least until tomorrow.
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The A3, which Saab says may become the sales product, could enter service within ten years if the government decides to proceed with the aircraft.
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Boeing 757 pilot A demanding test After flying the hot F-8 Crusader in the US Navy for a few years, I joined United Airlines. Now and then people ask if I had a scary or even memorable flight. In 33…

“Over the past five months, the teams have really been able to hone their skills based on the work they’re doing inside of a live environment and I think we’re getting better and better every day…

The family of a much-loved Southwest Airlines flight attendant who fell to her death from the balcony of her room at a layover hotel in Hawaii suspects that either foul play was behind the tragedy…
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A daring mission will attempt to reach and save a key astrophysics observatory in low Earth orbit. The post Mission Launches to Rescue Swift Observatory (Updated) appeared first on Sky & Telescope .

NBC 15 reports: Backlash over data centers has become a central issue in the upcoming midterms as Americans on both sides of the aisle are becoming more resistant to having them built in their…
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U.S. Space Command ran 225 people from 91 companies through a tabletop exercise on maneuver warfare in June, the second of four in a series Gen. Stephen Whiting modeled on the 1941 Louisiana…
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The Airbus A321XLR is progressively gaining ground in airline networks, especially on transatlantic routes, according to a new EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence analysis…
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TAP Air Portugal has set its flight schedule to Valencia, with a technical stop in Guadeloupe due to Maiquetía's inactivity.
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TAP Air Portugal set its flight schedule to Valencia, with a stopover in Guadeloupe due to the shutdown at Maiquetía.

The weapons will go towards Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway under an EU program known as EDIRPA.

Ascento Guard Dori USA v1 joins a growing list of UAS exempted from the FCC Covered List through the federal Conditional Approval process. The Federal Communications Commission has updated its…

Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) is advancing the certification process for the E2TS, a technology developed by Embraer for the E190-E2 and E195-E2 models that allows automating…

China demonstrated its growing ability to project air power over long distances by sending J-16 fighters to Egypt to take part in the joint military exercise Eagles of Civilization 2026. The…

Earlier this morning, the Russian Navy announced that the frigate Admiral Kasatonov has returned to its home port in the city of Severomorsk (located in the oblast of…

From the 40th SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Alex Drossler, VP of Dedicated Launch Operations at SEOPS, joins Daniela Jovic to unveil the company's new Waymaker and Darkstar SpaceX rideshare…

SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?