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August 25, 2026
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LATAM Airlines closes a $505 million financing deal, including its largest sustainability-linked operation, to boost the growth and renewal of its fleet…
Every beach is a geological map written in sand, its color a direct reflection of the bedrock and ancient life forms that created it. The post The reason sand is yellow, white, black, pink, green…
Easyjet has increased the number of cabin crew over 50 by 127 percent since 2022. Around one in eight of the airline's flight attendants now belongs to…
The United States government approved the sale of laser-guided APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System) rockets, in their air-to-air version, to Italy…
A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.
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The company says it will start construction in 2027 and that a Starship rocket could take flight as soon as 2029.
A SWISS Boeing 777-300ER flying from Chicago to Zurich diverted to the Azores on August 25, 2026, after… The post ‘Pungent odor’ forces SWISS Boeing 777 to divert to Azores appeared first on…
A B-2 bomber used a precision-guided, stealth air-launched anti-ship cruise missile against a decommissioned vessel, and the US Navy also rolled out unmanned boats to survey and strike targets at a…
Europe's most expensive airlines in 2026: the ranking. Most major carriers recorded a lower RASK last year. British Airways…
An airport employee was struck by an Airbus A350 during pushback at Montreal Trudeau Airport after tripping on the tarmac.
The Globemaster III jet departed the Washington area for Russia via Latvia, carrying CIA Director John Ratcliffe
Pilot advocacy group is seeking changes to monitoring, medical reviews and the path to unrestricted certification.
Commuting is popular in the aviation world, but even this is extreme.
Dark matter is known to make up roughly 85% of all mass in the universe, as evidenced by the way galaxies spin and how galaxy clusters are held together under gravity. Yet despite decades of…
easyJet and i6 Group together to reduce fuel consumption and emissions through a new digital platform. easyJet today announces a new partnership with i6 Group, provider of…
Chinese J-16 fighters train against Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29s as Beijing sends a significantly larger air package to North Africa than in 2025
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Air Baltic has cancelled the planned route between Groningen and Tenerife before its maiden flight. The route was to operate weekly from October, according to the portal Up In The Sky…
A simple mental reversal—imagining your current life as something you once desperately wanted—can dissolve the sting of everyday disappointment. The post Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher…
The 11 route additions are more than any other airport in its network.
Air Europa launches new German destination from Madrid. New route to Düsseldorf starting November 30
The airline will offer two connections per direction, consolidating its presence in Germany, where it already flies to Munich and Frankfurt. The new operation will offer a total of 1,456 annual…
Indonesia is deepening its military cooperation with China and wants to turn future defense equipment acquisitions into an opportunity to develop its own industry…
As part of a recent series of maneuvers in the Pacific, cruisers and submarines of the Russian Navy have completed a round of anti-ship and cruise missile firing exercises…
The last eclipse of 2026 will be lunar and, although partial, it will look almost like a total eclipse of the Moon; here's why…
Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers aren't capable of capturing this doomed star in a completely new light.
New owner logs 144 hours across 16,800 nm in record 30-day backcountry trek. The post Carbon Cub UL Completes Historic Flight to Australia appeared first on Plane + Pilot .
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The carrier is using a Boeing 777-300ER with upgraded luxury suites.
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TAL Aviation Group has been appointed general sales agent for Sun PhuQuoc Airways in Italy and other European countries. TAL Aviation Group has signed an exclusive general sales agent agreement…
Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and…
A rare CIA mission to Moscow may explain why John Ratcliffe switched from a C-40B to a C-17.
Warsaw says it doesn't have F-15EX procurement plans for now, but an AH-64 Apache precedent makes the development intriguing. The post Poland’s Name Appears in U.S. F-15EX Deal, Warsaw Denies…
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