Aviation and space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 19, 2026
The Expeditionary Air Group (AA-EXP) of the Spanish Air and Space Force completed its successful participation in the Multinational Exercise “Pitch Black 26” in Australia, after competing…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Fly2Galicia has made headlines in recent hours announcing the birth of a “new Galician airline” or even a “new Spanish airline”…
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has become the first Frenchwoman to perform a spacewalk, venturing outside the International Space Station yesterday, 18 August, with NASA astronaut Anil Menon to repair…
Space Forge has signed a master research agreement with the Texas A&M University System, a first step toward building its US semiconductor-materials manufacturing capability.
HEO and Planet Labs are partnering to integrate Planet's SkySat constellation into HEO's non-Earth imaging network, expanding on-orbit imaging capacity for select customers.
Already a distributor of the Blackwing, Alti Aero expands its catalog with the Zlin Norden. The company will now distribute this adventure aircraft in France and several European markets…
The flyer claims that he was knocked out cold by a faulty seatbelt.
A Lufthansa A380 touched down before the runway threshold in Munich and damaged the approach lighting. The BFU is investigating.
ZRT on 1, 2, 3, 15 and 17 September 2026. Csar (Cesar?) 2026 edition is a "national exercise deploying a significant number of Defense aircraft, crewed or uncrewed…
Russia's aviation authority Rosaviatsiya has merged the type certifications for the Tupolev Tu-204/214 aircraft family. Four previously separate certificates for different variants were replaced by…
_right_rear_low-angle_view_in_General_Atomics_booth_of_JA2024_at_Tokyo_Big_Sight_October_19%2C_2024.jpg)
India has announced that it will lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones as part of a plan to bolster surveillance over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The drones, leased at $203 million, are meant to…
On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David dissect the ongoing struggles at Sydney Airport and ask what can be done about them.
Passenger decline of -3.2% at Vienna-Schwechat offset by strong growth in Malta (+15.6%) and Košice (+43.5%) – FWAG Group's passenger numbers grow by +1.9% – reduction in…
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot completed her first spacewalk after spending six hours and 23 minutes outside the International Space Station (ISS), in a…
.jpg)
Turkish Airlines (TK) will expand its China network with the launch of scheduled flights between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) from November 11, 2026. The…
The AAM, founded by retired captains Benno Beran and Franz List, invites visitors to a vintage aircraft fly-in on Saturday to mark its 30th anniversary.
The reusable ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) Y2 launch vehicle, developed by LandSpace, successfully completed its test flight after placing the Honghu 03 satellite into orbit and recovering the first…
The U.S. Air Force is planning to buy Chinese-made DJI drones for training purposes at a Wyoming air base that houses Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The 90th Missile Security…
Swimming in the Black Sea just once: a long-held dream of our author. Since Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen Area in 2025, he simply flies there himself in his P2002JF…
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that a missionized United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) Valkyrie Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) successfully demonstrated Electronic Warfare…
While existing Commonwealth Bank credit cards will continue to provide Qantas Frequent Flyer points at a lower earn rate, CBA customers in the bank’s Yello rewards program will have the option to…
LandSpace successfully completed the second flight of the ZhuQue-3 rocket, achieving for the first time one of the program's main goals: bringing the first stage back to Earth and recovering it…
Ukrainian drone pilots have set a new altitude record by destroying a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle with a STING interceptor drone at more than 7 kilometers above ground. The Wild Hornets drone…
Australia's Craig International Ballistics (CIB) has officially become part of Mehler, following approval under Australia's Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act…
Air traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean recorded its first year-on-year contraction since 2021 in June 2026. The region moved 37.3 million passengers, 2.3% fewer than during the same…
The crisis at Flybondi continues to worsen. According to media reports, the Argentine low-cost airline has not operated a commercial flight for almost two weeks. Now, since…
Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight. From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control…
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management further reduced its position in US carrier Southwest Airlines during the second quarter. According to a recent…
.jpg)
On March 10, 2019, at 8:44 a.m. local time, Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed six minutes after it took off from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD). All 157 on board lost their…
New gateway to act as catalyst for growth, trade and development of Gelephu Mindfulness City in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Gelephu International Airport is a stunning new airport being built against the…
_right_rear_low-angle_view_in_General_Atomics_booth_of_JA2024_at_Tokyo_Big_Sight_October_19%2C_2024-1600.webp)
-1600.webp)
