Aviation and space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 19, 2026
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Through a press release issued yesterday, it was announced that the US Army finally selected the 8×8 version of the South Korean K9 self-propelled howitzer to move forward…
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.
Latvian airline airBaltic won bondholder approval for a set of measures tied to bonds issued by the company, worth a total of €380 million…
The first Airbus A350F, registration F-WXFR, left the paint hangar in Toulouse fully painted. The moment was captured by spotter eurospot for Airways Magazine. In the same…
The Aeromóvel at Guarulhos airport now performs automatic, synchronized crossing between vehicles. The system has already carried 379,000 passengers
In our fourth installment in the Interstellar Travel series, we'll examine solar sails, magnetosails, and directed-energy propulsion (DEP), which are currently the most plausible methods for…
What to Know Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have settled their lawsuit against Clayton County over a jet bridge stop program at Atlanta’s airport, which disproportionately targeted Black…
US Air Force Antarctica flight returned to Christchurch after a Russia missile warning triggered a safety NOTAM for pilots. The post Largest Air Force in the World Antarctica Flight Turns Back After…
China's new space sector has achieved a milestone it had spent years trying to reach: LandSpace has successfully landed the first stage of the Zhuque 3 launcher […] The…
Hong Kong Airport and Qatar Airways Cargo plan to deepen their cooperation. The Airport Authority Hong Kong and the cargo carrier have signed a memorandum of understanding to that end…
Since it relies on different types of anti-aircraft systems and radars, a multilayer air defence needs a solid command-and-control [C2] architecture to…
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E2TS automatically controls aircraft rotation and could increase payload or effective range from performance-limited airports
Rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander with Zeno Power's Survive-the-Night package mounted on the upper deck. The post Agreement between Zeno Power and Firefly for a lunar “Survive…
It seems the overwhelming majority of the time when we write about satellite megaconstellations, it’s as a warning. That’s not because they aren’t useful, but because they hold the potential to…
Etna: Palermo airport handled 3,672 flights during the emergency, 710 from Catania Battista (Ad Gesap): "I thank the airport community, in one week 112,000 more passengers"…
Models spot patterns on the Sun hours in advance, but a lack of understanding triggers false alarms…
First images show Blue Spear missile launcher aboard RSS Steadfast, offering a glimpse of Singapore’s evolving naval strike capability. The post Singapore’s Formidable Class Frigate Appears Armed…
Career-focused show debuts with a look at how flight instructors can build six-figure businesses.
About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with it. This artist’s concept portrays that collision. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uncovered…
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The KC-390 Millennium once again demonstrated its ability to operate in extreme conditions during a campaign held in northern Sweden. Embraer released footage of the operation, which put the…
This artist’s concept, released on Aug. 17, 2026, depicts a collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a dwarf galaxy known as LKH that happened about 12 billion years ago. A study of data from…
Astronomers discovered GJ 523b, a rocky mega-Earth 23 times more massive than Earth with a thin atmosphere…
Aircraft will add capacity for the two carriers, which are new customers for the wet-lease operator, over the summer season. FlyOne Armenia and Romanian carrier Tarom have each signed an agreement…
German airlines reduced their average kerosene consumption in 2025 to 3.32 litres per passenger per 100 kilometres. According to figures from the German Aerospace Industries Association…
Delta Cargo has partnered with CargoAi to accelerate its digital transformation, giving more than 30,000 freight forwarders real-time access to rates, capacity and eBooking through CargoAi and…
The FAA and Ohio senators have publicly opposed the proposed closure of Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport. Supported by major aviation organizations like AOPA and NATA, officials argue the city…
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Munich Airport has suffered another instance of damage to the lighting system on the southern runway 26L within just a few days. During the landing of Lufthansa flight LH459…
The Danish Ministry of Defence's Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has signed an agreement with Terma to supply a new integrated command and control system…
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