Aviation and space news
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August 18, 2026
NASA is streaming live coverage as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to last about six and a half hours.
https://www.infobae.com/ The FAA opened a probe after an arrival and departure from the same airline shared radio frequency and operational reference in a sensitive phase…
On Saturday, Aug. 15, a water main beneath a key road leading to London Heathrow Airport’s (LHR) primary terminal burst, flooding the central terminal area and causing hours of delay and disruption…
Being a pilot means massive earning potential, but what is the difference between the airline world and the corporate aviation world?
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Azul Linhas Aéreas will launch flights between Confins and Parnaíba, on the Piauí coast, in November, with two weekly frequencies
A French Air and Space Force Rafale pilot identified a fuel leak on a Bombardier Global 6000 business… The post Rafale spots fuel leak on Miami-bound Global 6000 business jet over France appeared…
The US Army awarded M1 Support Services the Flight School Next contract, worth US$10 billion, beating Bell and Lockheed. It runs for 26 years. It is a…
DB Cargo UK is looking for a new owner, its German parent DB Cargo AG being increasingly focused on its core Central European operations. The UK business, which employs around 2,200 people and…
Activity is also structured around several specialised hubs, among which the report highlights Madrid, Albacete, Asturias and Seville as centres of technological capability and…
In a nutshell: Bentonville’s new ‘Prepaid Consolidation’ program, announced earlier this year, promised lower costs and simpler shipping. The trade-off now is that once you’re inside Walmart’s…
A brand-new report has found that Manchester Airport’s Runway 2 has ‘profoundly changed’ the Northern economy over 25 years, and has stated that it could provide an ‘even greater boost’ in the…
Wizz Air is expanding its offering at Sarajevo Airport for the coming winter. The low-cost carrier is adding three new connections in response to Ryanair's withdrawal…
OLATHE, Kan./Aug. 18, 2026 – Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced Tacx® NEO 2T with Zwift Cog and Click, a powerful smart trainer that is ready to ride in Zwift and ROUVY1 right out of the box…
After being adopted by Parliament, despite disagreements between deputies and senators, on 1 July, and then validated by the Constitutional Council on 6 August, the law updating the…
Five ways experienced crews still get caught out by weather that isn’t showing up the...
Latvian airline Air Baltic has taken a first step to avert an immediate liquidity crisis. The company announced on 17 August 2026 that bondholders…
Israel is advancing Ramat David and Ziklag as supplementary airports, but security, financing, operation and passenger demand continue to delay a final solution to Ben Gurion’s capacity limits. The…
Inmet warns of low humidity and high temperatures across most of the country, while the South faces heavy rain. Originally published on Olhar Digital.
Hypersonix is an Australian startup looking to change aviation as we know it.
The initiatives, named Depcon and Hydra, focus on developing advanced technologies to protect the electromagnetic spectrum and the security of strategic space assets…
Based on a proven helicopter engine and with an output of 1,450 hp, the new powerplant will in future power smaller passenger aircraft as well as the successor to the An-2.
Currently at around $47, GXO Logistics’ stock price has done almost nothing since October 8, 2024 — the day before the market first heard the pure-play contract logistics (CL) operator might sell…
A cable fire forced the Vienna Airport Express to pause earlier than planned. Replacement buses will run from 24 August. The CAT returns in autumn 2027 after the rail line is renovated…
What to Know Engineers accidentally left a floodlight inside the wing of a Qantas A380 during maintenance in Sydney, and it wasn’t discovered until after the aircraft had flown nearly 1,000…
The Habitable Worlds Observatory is being built for one purpose: to directly image another living Earth. Inside the coronagraph that must block ten billion times the planet's light, the…
India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered counter-drone patrol vehicles from the Indrajaal-Sigma consortium. The ministry placed a Rs 145 crore contract for the Ranger The post India orders C-UAS…
Finnair is making two changes to its management. Arti Zeighami becomes the new Chief Digital Officer on 19 August, succeeding Antti Kleemola, who is leaving the company. Zeighami was previously Chief…
Global freight pricing, booking and procurement platform, Freightos has appointed Yaron Eldad as chief financial officer. Eldad, whose appointment is effective 1 September, brings more than 25 years…
MSC has joined its peers in resuming Suez Canal transits, sending seven ships through the waterway this month. Container shipping consultancy Linerlytica’s report today shows transits were as…
