Aviation and space news
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August 21, 2026
Air connectivity in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula will gain a new player before…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Airbus's attempt to strengthen the physical presence of engineers and other office staff has run into an unexpected obstacle: opposition from part of the…
If confirmed, it would be a major win for the US manufacturer over its European rival. This Thursday, August 20, 2026, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced it had approved the…
A US appeals court has overturned a Department of Transportation order that would have forced Delta Air Lines… The post US appeals court allows Delta-Aeroméxico joint venture to continue appeared…
L3Harris's AN/ALQ-254(V)1 system will act as "digital armor" for Peru's 12 new F-16s... The post Peru selects Viper Shield electronic warfare system for new…
A new survey reveals that parts and supply chain pressures are the biggest challenges for general aviation maintenance shops today. The survey found that time is now more critical than price and…
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport is responding to persistent passenger-processing overloads by reforming its entry procedures. With a daily volume of around…
Avianca and Gol parent’s losses widened in the April-June period as its fuel bill rose 80%. Abra Group will focus on preserving liquidity and pushing fares up as it continues to navigate a…
The US State Department has approved a $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft… The post US approves $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing KC-46A tankers to Qatar…
Pakistan extends the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until 24 September. The rule applies to aircraft registered in India as well as to aircraft operated by Indian…
Pilot was attempting to avoid bad weather, agency says.
Grupo Abra says the chance to secure early delivery slots was a factor in its order for up to 45 aircraft from Embraer
A Cessna pilot died after his plane collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter. Two troopers on board survived.
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The Israeli Air Force has received the second Boeing KC-46A Pegasus from an order of six aircraft, advancing the modernisation of its aerial refuelling capability. The new aircraft arrived…
At the center of most galaxies lies a supermassive black hole, with a mass millions to billions of times that of our sun and some of the most extreme gravity in the universe.
China's Air Force is conducting joint exercises in August in Belarus, Egypt and Thailand, located in distant geographic regions. The activity offers a view of how the People's Liberation Army…
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The MS-21, created to compete with Airbus and Boeing, advances in a nationalized version after Western sanctions altered the project
Looking around my home airport one morning, it dawned on me that there were a lot of yellow airplanes there. With apologies to the Beatles, this reminded me of their song from the 60’s, We all Live…
The carrier’s blue-and-gold design has remained remarkably consistent through more than five decades of fleet changes.
SpaceX completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship spacecraft to prepare for its coming test flight, which will be the first to reach orbit.
Air Congo has operated its first flight between Kinshasa and Paris, opening its second European destination after Brussels. The Congolese airline plans five weekly…
Abra Group, parent holding company of airlines Avianca, Gol Linhas Aéreas and Wamos Air, reported its financial…
Commission is awaiting federal guidance as pilots and some local officials oppose the proposed nonaviation use.
The US Air Force has started market research to find contractors capable of designing and delivering a suite of training devices for its future E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, according to a government…
The unmanned underwater vehicle was approaching the Neptune Deep offshore gas platform. A pair of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters intercepted and destroyed a suspected Russian naval drone in the Black…
The US Department of State has approved a possible $4.5bn foreign military sale (FMS) to Qatar for KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft and related equipment.
A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of long-dead "dark stars" that served as the seeds of the first supermassive black holes.
Welcome to Issue 22 of the In Defence of Canada Briefing. Building sovereign defence capabilities requires more than acquiring platforms, it demands human talent and cutting-edge research. This…
For an event that welcomed 734,000 attendees, 10,000 aircraft, 6,000 volunteers, and more than a thousand exhibitors, Enstrom Helicopter still managed to stand out with its terrific rotorcraft…
Lufthansa and Munich Airport are expanding their joint stopover programme to five more Asian markets. From now on, Lufthansa passengers from China, India, Japan, South Korea and…
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