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August 21, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Qatar for the purchase of KC-46A tanker aircraft and related equipment. The total cost…
LOS ANGELES — A Mexico City-bound United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday afternoon following an in-flight technical…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Genoa, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Pisa, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
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In the 2026/27 winter schedule, German Airways will operate Embraer E190s mainly on four routes for Condor. The route network changes seasonally: Venice is dropped for winter, while…
Jet2 and Ryanair slashed ticket prices from the Yorkshire airport after EasyJet said it would end all Leeds Bradford flights in January. Low-cost carriers Jet2 and Ryanair have launched fare sales…
During joint counter-drone training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on August 18, 2026, US Army drone operators flew first-person-view aircraft for Romanian crews to… The post Romanian…
Autonomous Power Corporation (Powerus) has secured a contract valued at approximately USD 22.3 million to provide networked counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) detection, tracking…
Free internet from gate to gate, a single login for the whole group and new operational possibilities: Lufthansa has ushered in its Starlink era. CEO Jens Ritter activated the…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Florence, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
Airline Lufthansa is overhauling its catering concept on short- and medium-haul flights from 1 September 2026. In Economy Class, on flights of two hours or more, for the first time…
The questions, posed by members of the current opposition to the Government, focused on various aspects of the failed purchase of two OPV 87s from the Vigo shipyard, including delays in the…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Bologna, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
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The United States has approved the possible sale of up to four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft to Qatar in a package worth $4.5 billion. The deal was…
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Airbus has completed the paintwork on the first A350F, bringing its new-generation widebody freighter another step closer to entering flight testing. The aircraft is now being prepared for its first…
For the first time, astronomers have discovered 3 supermassive black holes in a single galaxy in the early universe. Two of them are merging! The post A first! 3 supermassive black holes discovered…
By Ignacio Montes de Oca In a single week of 2026, 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta. In 2021, Belarus flew in migrants on charter flights and multiplied crossings by 300…
In the third panel of the Global Air and Space Chiefs of Staff Conference organized by The Air and Space Power Association, air and missile defense was discussed…
Brazil, through its Ministry of Defense, is evaluating the possible acquisition of a batch of the Airbus Helicopters H145 twin-engine multi-mission helicopter, as already reported by Tecnologia &…
We've known for nearly two decades that some form of water exists on the moon. What we still don't know is exactly how much accessible water ice lies inside permanently shadowed craters, how deeply…
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force is moving forward with adding a strike capability to its MQ-9A Reapers, with the goal that these unmanned systems will be able to employ weapons in…
We'll soon get a chance to see a giant curved shadow in space move slowly across the moon during a very deep partial lunar eclipse. There are few more awesome or enlightening sights.
A brief chat with the chief of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command.
Late Mike Melvill recalled as a nice guy who can never be replaced.
President Trump toured the ornate, granite helipad under construction on the White House South Lawn with reporters, adding his signature to a piece of the stonework that could see use as soon as…
The assembly line in Beja will not be needed for the 12 aircraft already purchased by the country, but it could serve future orders from other NATO members
SkyDrive has agreed terms with Australia-based helicopter operator Gold Coast Helitours for the supply of up to five electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for scenic flights on the Gold…
SkyDrive has agreed terms with Australia-based helicopter operator Gold Coast Helitours for the supply of up to five electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for scenic flights on the Gold…
NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract (SPOC). The…
Nasser Al Sharji has joined Oman Air as its Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 September 2026, as the airline enters the next phase of its transformation strategy focused on operational…
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