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August 19, 2026
Tennessee-based startup Whisper Aero last week performed the first crewed flights with its ultra-quiet electric ducted fans, demonstrating that an Aeriane Swift 3 glider powered by its eQ250…
Here are our top picks on what to look for when using binoculars to explore the night sky.
What a view.
On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines launched its own satellite for the first time.
Near‑net shape casting reduces machining time and improves surface integrity for automotive styling models and aerospace composite tooling.
In what amounts to an important step to expand its drone fleets' capabilities, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has recently approved the new Dovbush T40, which according to…
On August 19, 2026, ThinKom Solutions Inc. announced that the U.S. Army’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires (PAE Fires), operating through Program Manager for Advanced Counter-Unmanned Aircraft…
The armed conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States left dozens of commercial aircraft destroyed, including aircraft from Iran Air, Mahan Air, Emirates and Saudia.
The armed conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States left dozens of commercial aircraft destroyed, including aircraft from Iran Air, Mahan Air, Emirates and Saudia.
The new Copenhagen office and planned production in the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland build local
The U.S. Army selected M1 Services to modernize helicopter pilot training at Fort Rucker through its new Flight School Next program.
Targeting the vendor lock-in and closed ecosystem limitations of proprietary mega-constellations like SpaceX’s Starlink, Lithuanian optical communications developer Astrolight is scaling an…
DJI made pocket gimbals popular. HoverAir wants to make them fly. With the official debut of HoverAir Versa, the company has combined a professional handheld camera with the autonomous flying…
The temporary link complements the 26 domestic and international destinations the carrier will maintain from its base in the Basque Country.
The temporary route adds to the airline's 26 domestic and international destinations from its Biscay base.
Cargo handler Air India SATS (AISATS) has signed two agreements aiming to attract new freighter services to its facility at the recently opened Noida International Airport in northern India. The…
What does a mechanic do? Machines and engines are all around us. They power everything from cars and boats to airplanes and even rockets. Mechanics are experts who know how machinery works…
What to Know Eurowings will introduce proper First Class recliner seats on short-haul flights to London, Mallorca, and Málaga starting December 1, following a successful market test on its Berlin to…
I understood the science and had seen thousands of eclipse photographs, but nothing prepared me for the emotion of watching totality unfold above the icebergs and fjords of East Greenland.
F-15 Eagle DACT Vs other ‘teen’ series of US fighters In 1969, it was announced that McDonnell Douglas had been selected as the prime airframe contractor of a new fighter for the USAF, the F-15. The…
StandardAero has been awarded a place on the US Air Force's (USAF) new maintenance contract for T56 engines, which power the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft.
The three companies intend to combine Hornet interceptor technology, naval platform engineering, and standardised ship
It's the closest and fastest star ever discovered around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy! S301, a star revealed by a European team using the Very Large…
20 August mobilisation The CGT marches on 20 August against rising household debt, arrears and the weight of loan repayments on wages. MundoGremial Published on…
Tuifly Netherlands is expanding its offering for summer 2027. The Dutch airline wants to offer both more flights and more seats and concentrate its capacity more on particularly…
China launched the reusable Zhuque-3 Y2 rocket on Wednesday morning, achieving its first recovery of a rocket’s first stage on land. The rocket blasted off from the Dongfeng commercial space…
The jet has been stuck in Canada for 4.5 years now.
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A Falcon 9 rocket carried 24 Starlink satellites into orbit this Wednesday (19th), and the booster that landed had already completed the company's 600th landing in April The post SpaceX completes…
www.aviacionline.com/Tuesday 18 August 2026 09:02 Flybondi's website shows a 504 error and became inoperative. The situation worsens the airline's outlook, which already has twelve days…
A team of researchers has determined that exoplanet GJ 523b is a rocky planet... but has a very high mass. It is a very interesting case study because it will help to better understand how…
