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August 19, 2026
Japan scrambled fighters to monitor Chinese surveillance aircraft near the prefectures of Nagasaki and Okinawa.
India's Ministry of Defence launched its long-awaited tender for the acquisition of 60 multirole transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) on August 12…
Subscription Required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 19, 2026, © Leeham News: Airbus’ backlog for the A320neo family shows why the company is adamant about increasing production to 75 aircraft per month. It…
Is it true that the Big 3 US carriers each offer the same pay for widebody captains? In a way, but not quite.
America’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security architectures are becoming more distributed and…
Following recently leaked information, the Spanish Navy is reportedly preparing to carry out, in the coming months, one of the most unusual exercises on its 2026 naval calendar…
Amazon plans Prime Air drone delivery in nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, adding Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Syracuse, and Boise.
Eurowings will again fly from Cologne/Bonn to Dubai and Jeddah in the upcoming winter schedule. The Lufthansa subsidiary starts on 3 November with three weekly flights to Dubai…
Scientists may have solved the mystery linking 31 pyramids to their construction in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. A research team... The article Egypt's pyramids: the mystery…
On Aug. 19, 1646, John Flamsteed was born in Derbyshire, England. Though he left school early due to illness and family obligations, he studied astronomy independently and eventually attended…
Eurowings is adding Dubai and Jeddah back to its winter schedule from Cologne/Bonn. The Lufthansa subsidiary will start on 3 November with three weekly flights to Dubai. From the 12…
Under the partnership, Topcast can now offer AmSafe’s aircraft restraint solutions, spare parts and support to customers in the APAC region.
Pilots must navigate rules for using GPS info as a substitute means of navigation to stay legal.
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In 1986, a Canadian aeronautical engineer named Chris Heintz pulled the first STOL CH 701 out of a shop with a 50-hp Rotax 503 hanging on the firewall, a steel-tube engine mount that wouldn’t…
Amid its struggle to get regulatory buy-in for its $4.5bn sale to Hapag-Lloyd, while Zim’s Q2 numbers were healthy, they were insufficient to wipe out a difficult first quarter that leaves its…
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A stage from a SpaceX rocket crashed into the Moon on 5 August, leaving behind a new crater. A few days later, the LRO probe trained its cameras on the lunar scar…
Inmet warns of storms and cold below 10 °C in the South, while the rest of the country faces dry air and highs above 40 °C…
The Meaning and Stories Behind Aviation Challenge Coins Air Facts Journal I make custom challenge coins for a living. Many of my clients are aviators—military squadrons, flight schools, and…
TUPPER LAKE, NY — It’s too early to say whether Intuitive Machines’ $853.3-million purchase of large-satellite… The post Intuitive Machines purchase of Maxar looks a lot better with 3-satellite…
Geodis has appointed Tobias Deil as its new director of freight forwarding for the Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) sub-region. Mr Diel has more than 25 years’ experience in international…
India plans to introduce a refined certification framework enabling beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations by the end of 2026, Civil Aviation Minister The post India plans BVLOS drone…
The B-36 Peacemaker lived up to its name, never dropping a bomb in malice, but how many remain today?
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Strategic Agreement Lays the Foundation for Kuwait’s First Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Ecosystem KNETCO and
We want to know whether life is a rare or universal phenomenon in the observable Universe and, more generally, a planet like Earth. To do so, we must study the wide world of […]
The Hubble Space Telescope has been orbiting Earth for more than 35 years, but it keeps making fascinating discoveries about the Universe. The latest concerns galactic archaeology […]
Yesterday, 400 kilometers above Earth, Sophie Adenot had a date with history. And the French astronaut showed up. Although her spacewalk did not go entirely […]
<p>When disaster strikes, every minute counts. This World Humanitarian Day, discover how the EU Space Programme helps emergency responders locate people in distress, monitor evolving disasters and…
The Office of Science and Technology Policy released its National Security Science & Technology Strategy. The post White House Publishes S&T Strategy for National Security appeared first on Payload .
Getting an online order delivered in under an hour already feels convenient. Having it arrive by drone in around 30 minutes might soon become routine for millions more Americans. Amazon has unveiled…
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