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August 21, 2026

Air Algérie is planning two new long-haul routes to Asia. From the end of October, the airline is set to fly from Algiers to Shanghai and New Delhi. Both routes will operate with three…

Ray from DC Rainmaker spent six weeks testing the Insta360 X6 underwater, on the water, and on the ground — new 1/1.1-inch sensors, 8K50, 10-bit, InstaFrame 2.0, and the features that don't quite…

EU competition authorities had examined whether Pratt & Whitney Canada restricted independent spare-parts suppliers’ access to components and services

Orbital data center startup Starcloud added $250 million to its Series A round just five months after the raise, more than doubling its valuation to $2.3 billion. Manhattan West led […] The post…

An unruly passenger who repeatedly threatened to sexually assault female flight attendants on a nine-hour transatlantic flight from Dublin to Seattle has pleaded guilty to an offense that carries a…

Something in the young universe is shining like a star that should not be possible. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected a compact red object so luminous that ordinary nuclear fusion…

Space Norway CEO Morten Tengs is stepping down from the role at the end of August, and the company will begin the search for a new permanent CEO. Rune Jensen […] The post Space Norway Appoints Rune…

First airframe for -200LRMF modification programme handed to leasing customer Jetran. Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LR to customer Jetran, which will place the…

The Expedition 75 crew wrapped up the work week getting ready for a spacewalk to finish installing a high-speed antenna on the International Space Station. The orbital residents also explored new…

From 21 to 26 August, in the Pavilion of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, an interactive space dedicated to the sustainable Development Plan of "Leonardo da Vinci". Strengthening the…

Full-scale model presented in Sweden shows a delta-wing, low-signature aircraft... The post Saab unveils mockup of new unmanned fighter to operate alongside the Gripen appeared…

Cessna 441 goes down in foggy conditions in remote area.

ENAC at Rimini Meeting 2026: today, opening day of the international event, director general Alexander D'Orsogna and deputy director general Fabio Nicolai welcomed…

Yesterday Ukraine's military intelligence service (DIU) reported that Russia had received ballistic missiles of the KN-30 type from North Korea for the first time. This involves … more...

British Airways trainee Chloe Williams, 19, died in a preventable M6 crash after a truck failed to stop in Cheshire. The post British Airways Crew, 19, Killed in ‘Entirely Preventable’ M6 Crash…

This afternoon, at Forlì airport, a strong storm caused serious damage to two small aircraft used for pilot training by two flight schools. Both…

ticker-bermudair-n aeroTELEGRAPH Bermudair expands its Caribbean network with a new nonstop route from New York-Newark to South Caicos this winter. The seasonal route starts on…

The first two F-16V Block 70 aircraft bound for Taiwan have left the United States and are on their way to the island. The aircraft, identified by tail numbers 6727 and 6728, mark the start…
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The British defence industry has created 26,000 jobs since 2024 and is nearing half a million workers. The UK Ministry of Defence announced that in fiscal year 2024/2025…

<p><strong> </strong></p> <p>The 11<sup>th</sup> Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling this week in Delta and Aeromexico’ s case against the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the…

According to reports from US media, a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft belonging to the US Air Force (USAF) had to abort its flight to Antarctica in the face of a…

Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth.

George Futas submitted this photo and note: "Flying north in a Cardinal enjoying a beautiful sunset with the Olympic Mountains in the distance."

The mayor of Beja, in the Alentejo, southern Portugal, expressed satisfaction this Friday, August 21, at public recognition of interest in setting up a…

DJI's All For Passion Challenge pays up to $10,000 for Avata 360 sports videos through September 30. The drone's US story makes it complicated.

The Space Force's first on-orbit refueling demonstration slipped to early 2027, and the client satellites belong to the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Robert Antypas, who leads the AFRL mission…

The phenomenon is expected to peak at a 3.9 °C anomaly in November and could raise 2027's global temperature to 1.76 °C above pre-industrial levels…

DJI names 15 winners in its Enterprise Drone Onboard AI Challenge 2026, from a Colombian banana farm crop counter to closed-loop traffic inspection in China.

The carrier is now offering 11 flights per week to Las Vegas.

KOI-884 e is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 2.42 Jupiters, it takes 59.9 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.28769382022711 AU from its star. Its discovery…