Aviation and space news
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August 21, 2026
by Giuseppe Tarallo * Seemingly unforeseeable crises often arise from a failure to interpret a series of signals that, in hindsight, would seem impossible to ignore. The arrival…
Russian attacks have damaged about 4,000 of Kyiv’s roughly 12,000 buildings, or nearly one in three, since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February… The post Russian attacks damaged…
Morocco is changing pace. And it is doing so with determination, the fruit of growing ambitions, fueled by solid economic fundamentals and a gradual liberalization of the exchange rate…
US carrier Alaska Airlines will expand its international network from its Seattle-Tacoma hub in spring 2027 to include two European capitals. The…
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4…
The deal, which still must clear several procedures before becoming a firm purchase, is estimated at a total cost of $4.5 billion, equivalent to nearly €3.85 billion…
US appeals court overturns government order that would have ended nearly decade-old partnership allowing the airlines to coordinate schedules, fares and capacity
A 3.5-billion-year-old rock found in India may preserve signs of ancient microorganisms that once lived on the planet…
The memorandum responds to that perception with a change of model in which the White House and its departments and agencies, especially NASA, will stop being the main operator…
Motorola Solutions has completed the acquisition of D-Fend Solutions for a purchase price of USD 1.5 billion. D-Fend uses RF cyber-takeover technology is designed to The post Motorola completes…
Japan’s SkyDrive has raised new funding through a third-party share allotment to Resona Asset Management Co, a Japanese asset manager. This capital injection strengthens SkyDrive’s business…
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Passenger volumes on the Kuwait City–Milan Bergamo route of low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways have fallen short of expectations, and the last rotation will operate on 11 September…
According to the Ministry, two of the 24 cases predate the mass entry on July 30, so it does not link the two events. Military associations, for their part…
Finnish meteorological technology company Vaisala says it expects to include a €25m (US$29m) award for airport weather systems in Indonesia in its orders received for the third quarter of 2026, now…
The Port of Seattle Commission has authorized initial funding for the next major modernization project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) – the S Concourse Evolution – with major…
As you gaze toward the famous Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius, you are looking toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The post Teapot of Sagittarius points to the Milky Way’s…
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a lawsuit to force the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to turn over records about the agency’s new privatization…
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 20: Dark, flat Plato Turn your gaze southeast early this morning to find Saturn already some 30° high, shining so…
Drone operations beyond a pilot’s visual line of sight are becoming more common across industries, but safely sharing airspace with crewed aircraft remains one of the biggest challenges. A new…
An analysis gathered 427 records of interactions between primates and other species and identified behaviors such as caregiving and even "adoption"…
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Norwegian long-haul carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is pressing ahead with its operational and financial restructuring. According to the company, as part of a review process…
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz Space talks endlessly about attracting the next generation. But behind the promise of meritocracy lies a quieter barrier: who can actually afford the education…
CNBC reports: Hedge funds struggled to a historic extent as AI momentum unwound in July, according to Goldman Sachs. “Our Hedge Fund VIP list of the most popular long positions suffered its worst…
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In the highly competitive South African market, Airlink faces off against two rivals; an aggressive LCC named Safair and state-owned
A Forsa survey shows growing dissatisfaction among Lufthansa Group pilots. Only 24 percent would recommend the profession.
Flight attendants and pilots in the US have the highest share of deaths from radiation-related cancers among more than 500 occupations studied. This is the result of a…
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Northrop Grumman has completed the critical design review for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II upgrade, allowing the company to begin integration and testing of the modernized system. Block II…
Demain je serai pilote, by Gérard Feldzer. Jean-François Bourgain's choice. A member of the Aerobuzz editorial team, he chose a book from his youth that opened his mind to the plural nature of…
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