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August 18, 2026

The One Week Wonder aircraft building project returns to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2027. Attendees are invited to help the Aspiring Aviators Aero Club build a Zenith CH 750 Super Cruzer in just…

Draken has announced a strategic alliance with Cubic Defence to further develop its integrated Red Force training framework.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) in a Linkedin post reports it has adopted the proposals presented by EHANG EHang Intelligent under its Global Fast-Track Programme, aimed at…

Aeroméxico has announced its intention to operate a new direct route between Mexico City International…

Proposed AD follows false stick-shaker events traced to frozen sensor vanes on MD-90s.

Shane Hyhorec, an Adelaide-based disability advocate with C5 incomplete quadriplegia, was removed from a Virgin Australia plane before its departure due to a dispute over the stowage of his…

When we talk about the world’s busiest airports, passenger numbers usually grab the headlines. But…

Legendary six-seater features air conditioning, extensive Garmin glass, and D’Shannon baffle kit.
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The JCB Hydromax vehicle averaged more than 400 mph during two runs in Utah last week, becoming the fastest hydrogen-powered car in history.
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After more than eight decades of tracked amphibious vehicles in its operations, the US Marine Corps has completed the retirement of the AAV (Assault Amphibious Vehicle), putting an…

L3Harris Technologies has appointed Sam Mehta as new president and chief executive officer, following the departure of Christopher Kubasik.

The conflict heading toward bankruptcy proceedings https://aviacionenargentina.com.ar / August 17, 2026 Flybondi has gone more than three months without paying severance, compensation and…

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has today announced that Electra and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in partnership with New Jersey Department of Transportation have…

The year-on-year decline continues in domestic traffic, while international traffic grows By aviacionnews.com / August 14, 2026 This Friday the traffic data compiled monthly by the…

08/18/2026 Clarín – Article – El País – p. 12 Natasha Niebieskikwiat It followed talks between Foreign Minister Quirno and the Venezuelan government. They had been banned in 2024. Last Saturday…

Two US Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters recovered five US Navy personnel from mountainous terrain near… The post USAF Jolly Green IIs rescue five after Navy MH-60S Seahawk hard landing…

The main landing gear of a JASDF F-15 collapsed during landing, causing the aircraft to slide on the runway and turn 180 degrees as it slowed down. An F-15 of the Japan Air Self Defense Force…

A number of impacted operators see end in sight for AOG disruption amid stepped-up maintenance activity. Ever since details first emerged in 2023 of the disruptive recall of Pratt & Whitney’s geared…

In December 2024, as Bashar al-Assad's regime had just collapsed following a lightning offensive launched by the jihadist organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [HTS], allied with…

aviacionaldia.com / August 17, 2026 In what represents a crucial step for the technological transformation and decarbonization of commercial aviation, Heart Aerospace announced the successful first…

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 touched down before the runway threshold while landing in Munich. The superjumbo struck at least one lighting fixture.

The tech giant will pay $10 million for the corporate communications and documents of the defunct airline after winning the bankruptcy auction

Returning favors 2 datagremial.com María Dora González, a judge about to turn 75, who together with Víctor Pesino blocked the suspension of the injunction that…

Gravitational wave astronomy has seen plenty of improvements since the original signal was captured in 2015. Despite that, it remains an engineering challenge to actually create the detectors needed…

An asteroid roughly 320 metres wide may have struck Deimos in the past, reshaping the small Martian moon without destroying it. That is the reconstruction proposed by a new…

The US Army will now use the Robinson R66 for basic training of its helicopter pilots at Fort Rucker, Alabama, as part of the Flight School…
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Shenzhen Airlines and Loong Air have expressed interest in the narrowbody, but limited production remains a major obstacle to expanding its operator base

To understand the presence of water in space, we selected 13 locations beyond Earth where it has already been confirmed or strongly evidenced The post Beyond Earth: 13 surprising places…

TCS and Rolls-Royce successfully operated a modern aero gas turbine on 100 percent hydrogen across a fully simulated flight cycle, including take-off, cruise and landing, marking a major milestone…

18/08/2026 Página 12 – Article – Politics – p. 4 Karina Micheletto: "We've had enough." The phrase recurs in different forms in testimonies gathered by Página 12. Along with another…