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August 19, 2026

Elroy Air has announced that it has been awarded a USD46 million, multi-year contract with the U.S. Army for the development of an autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)…

By Ignacio Montes de Oca Donald Trump wants US aircraft carriers to go back to launching their planes with steam, as at the end of World War II. The president ordered the…
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Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to…

The Uzbek airline is adding three new routes from Tashkent to Russia in September. From September 3, Centrum Air will fly twice weekly to Ufa. One day later…

Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA…

The Eurofighter Typhoon programme reached a new milestone with IPA6, one of the specially instrumented aircraft for testing and development, surpassing 1,000 flight hours. Although…

According to various local media outlets, India is reportedly about to soon close the delayed purchase of six new Type 214 submarines from the German company TKMS, in what would be a…

A jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar is being gravitationally lensed by an unseen clump of dark matter, and that could tell us about the source of cosmic "ghost"…
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The Qatari carrier closed bookings for September and October, setting November 4 as the new date to launch the triangular service operated with Boeing 777-200LR aircraft.

The Qatari airline closed bookings for September and October, setting November 4 as the new date to launch the triangular service on the Boeing 777-200LR.

Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026.

Thomas Bingham could face up to eight years in prison after grabbing a TSA officer in lost bag incident

Attendees will build complete rudder assembly and learn essential skills. The post Zenith Returns to Michigan for Kitbuilding Workshop appeared first on Plane + Pilot .

Jan Nademlejnsky submitted this photo and note: "This is my flying toy, a motorized hang glider trike, the Apollo DeltaJet2. It’s made in Hungary and powered by a Rotax 912 UL 80-hp engine. I cruise…

Having waited too long to replace its MiG-29s, whose operational condition maintenance [MCO] is now very complicated, especially since the start of the war in Ukraine, the air force…
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An Air Force Thunderbird maneuvers at AirVenture.

Overview The AirSHARP project (Airborne asSessment of Hyperspectral Aerosol optical depth and water-leaving Reflectance Product Performance for PACE) is a field campaign using aircraft-based…

Winners in each of the Airport Honour Awards categories will be announced on November 11 in Rome.

The winners of the various Airport Honour Awards categories will be announced on November 11 in Rome.

Garmin glass upgrades, complete logs, and rock-solid ownership pedigree highlight versatile workhorse.

60 new transport aircraft, more Rafales and a stealth jet of its own: India is pouring billions into modernising its air force. New Delhi is banking on partners from France…

As autumn gives way to winter across the Arctic, the ground doesn’t immediately freeze solid. Instead, soils often linger near the freezing point for days or even weeks in a phase called the zero…

The union led by Pablo Biro holds official union status and is known as one of the traditional unions. Flybondi created ATAF with only simple registration. The company union -yellow-…
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By Camilo Mendoza Colombian skies are about to witness a silent but profound transformation that will mark a before and after in how we conceive security and…

Gabriel Ribas Radios from the Mallet family emerged to meet a specific need of the Brazilian Army's artillery (EB). Today they represent one of the most concrete examples of sovereignty…

Two of the jets were sighted by a planespotter in Fort Worth, Texas, landing at Lockheed’s F-35 production facility. The first new-build Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets bound for Taiwan have been…

Google wins a court auction and buys Spirit Airlines corporate data for US$10 million, including emails, chats and internal documents

The Piccolo from Technoflug is a motor glider for pilots who want to get airborne simply, without complications and at an unbeatably low price, without giving up gliding entirely. Whoever…

The NTSB released new surveillance video and investigative reports from its ongoing investigation into the fatal 2025 Philadelphia Learjet 55 crash.

Keith’s note: It is good to see that Jared Isaacman thinks about reaching and involving citizens in all states and territories – not just a few. It is the only […] The post NASA Rethinks Outreach…