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August 21, 2026

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…

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

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.

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…

Fabricaciones Militares added the FSL, a semi-automatic version of the historic military-origin FAL, to its commercial lineup. The company said the model is aimed at users who…

KOI-319 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 10 Jupiters, it takes 46.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.2668 AU from its star. Its discovery was…

KOI-319 c is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 27.7 Jupiters, it takes 80.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.39941542329158 AU from its star. Its discovery…

TOI-6158 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 0.425 Jupiters, it takes 3 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.03275 AU from its star. Its discovery was…

Lockheed Martin has released new images and an official update documenting the move of Germany's first F-35 from the final assembly line to the Aircraft Final…

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into…

For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for…