Aviation and space news
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August 21, 2026
The Petermann Glacier in Greenland lost a 76.4 km² iceberg on 4 August 2026 due to human-driven climate change…
The L3Harris Viper Shield will equip 12 Block 70 fighters acquired after a long tender to replace the South American country's old Soviet-era aircraft
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LATAM Cargo has successfully operated a dedicated charter flight transporting eight tigers and seven lions from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Denver, Colorado in the US, with a technical stop in…
Autonomous Power Corporation, doing business as Powerus (“Powerus”), today announced that it has executed a
On 15 August, a Vietnam Airlines 787-9 departing Munich for Hanoi suffered a runway overrun and tail strike on departure. The aircraft, registration VN-A867, was able to gain altitude and vectored…
Latin American airline group carried 17.6 million passengers as GOL and Avianca expanded capacity, while adjusted EBITDAR fell 62%
Ukraine’s defence ministry has announced that the country’s Alexa Spatium, the first Ukrainian jet-powered drone interceptor, has been added to the arsenal of the Defence The post “Ukraine adds…
Aspiring pilots and aviation mechanics have a new way to fund their education. Epic Flight Academy now accepts 529 education savings plans for eligible FAA Part 141 flight and Part 147 mechanic…
Pilatus has opened a state-of-the-art center dedicated to composite materials production in the canton of Nidwalden. From now on, the development and production of composite components…
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, significant traffic disruptions are expected in Vienna's city centre and on the main access roads to Ernst Happel Stadium. The cause is, among other things…
Université de Sherbrooke researchers demonstrate a new approach to landing multirotors on steep, irregular ice surfaces Cats may seem an unlikely source of inspiration for drone landing gear. But…
Edelweiss is sticking to its flights between Zurich and Windhoek. According to the leisure airline, connections are running on schedule and nonstop. Even in the face of possible…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Australia's transport safety regulator, confirmed the opening…
Mateo Arjona will take over the leadership of the Colombian state airline, replacing Major General Óscar Zuluaga Castaño, in a handover that marks a significant change from the traditional…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you. DJI gets a big win. We have a new drone tariff. And then lastly, we have a Chinese drone maker that is somehow getting FCC…
Airbus has taken a new important step in developing the A350F, its new large freighter designed to compete with Boeing's models in the air cargo transport market…
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21 August 2026: Flughafen Zürich AG first went international in 2001. Since then, the portfolio of its subsidiary Zurich Airport International AG has grown to ten stakes in…
Tight capacity and soaring rates in the truckload sector have prompted US shippers to turn increasingly to intermodal transport. But although enthusiasm for the alternative appears to be waning, it…
There's about to be a big fight to secure access to space.
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Following a new intelligence report, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Russia already has approximately 50 ballistic missiles…
After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98.
Stars scattered across the cosmos sparkle in the appropriately named Chandelier Cluster.
On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia.
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the FAA will repeal the law banning civil supersonic aircraft from flying over the US and replace it with a new regulation…
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The US State Department has approved the possible sale of up to four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft to Qatar. The package, notified to Congress on 20 August, has a maximum value of 4.5…
The Jacksonville-to-San Diego flight took approximately four hours and seven minutes and is awaiting certification.
India envisions a future heavy-class AWACS Mk3 and is again considering the Airbus A330 as the platform for its development.
India is planning a future heavy-class AWACS Mk3 and is once again considering the Airbus A330 as the platform for its development.
Planned final assembly facility in Beja is not needed for the 12 aircraft already ordered by Portugal but could support future sales to other NATO countries
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