Aviation and space news
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August 25, 2026
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NASA technicians have completed launch preparations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Last Friday they encapsulated the observatory inside the rocket's payload fairing…
Twinjet prototype features at high-profile event as Grozny undergoes modernisation. One of the prototype Yakovlev MC-21-310s has featured at an event marking the opening of a new runway at Grozny…
New research reveals that Earth's magnetosphere may not protect us from superstorms. For decades the scientific community has believed that, during solar storms…
The Sikorsky aircraft (now owned by Lockheed Martin), together with related equipment, carry an estimated cost of 2.3 billion dollars (1.973 billion euros), according to…
The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I2) satellite will lift off on Thursday, August 27, on flight VA270 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in French…
Yesterday evening easyJet flight U23776, which had taken off from Fuerteventura for Milan Malpensa, instead landed in Barcelona. This morning the same aircraft, an A320 registered OE-INA, departed…
Airbus Spain workers affiliated with the UGT, CGT and ÚTIL unions decided this Monday, in votes held during the morning and afternoon shifts, to reject the company management's proposal…
The weapon will boost the anti-drone capabilities of Italy’s air force. The US government has cleared the potential sale of 5,031 APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System) air-to-air weapons to…
Industry veteran Brian P. Reid has joined flyExclusive as Chief Commercial Officer, with Reid taking responsibility for the company’s commercial operations across Jet Club, Fractional and Retail…
Last night, intense electrical activity caused two flights bound for Milan Malpensa to be diverted. The diverted flights: FX21 Paris CDG ret. Paris CDG; U23660 Corfu dir. Milan…
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Egyptian airline Nesma Airlines is expanding its offering on routes between the resort town of Hurghada and several German-speaking airports for the 2027 summer season. According to…
Condor is expanding its codeshare partnership with Etihad Airways to routes to Thailand. Already in the second half of August 2026, flights operated by Etihad from Abu Dhabi to…
Yesterday, during an emergency landing at Szolnok Air Base, a Saab Gripen lost control and caught fire. The pilot ejected and was seriously injured.
Shield AI, Sedaro and NOVI Space have completed an in-orbit demonstration of trusted satellite autonomy, testing the ability of AI to make and execute spacecraft operational decisions with onboard…
MaiaSpace has entered into a commercial partnership with RIDE! to enable compatible secondary payloads to fly alongside MaiaSpace's primary mission payloads when mission requirements allow. The…
Two entomologists described the genus from four pinned specimens collected in Yunnan and Laos, and wrote the reason for the name into the paper. It is about proportions, not powers. The post Why did…
Leaf Space has extended its global ground station network to Canada with the completion of a ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia, in partnership with Maritime Launch Services. The installation…
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AA opens its doors to more flyers as it rolls out lounge upgrades across the US.
Wingo increased its operation between Bucaramanga and Santa Marta, a direct connection that allows travel between Santander and the Caribbean coast without going through Bogotá. The route went…
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Marcos Aerospace, a Greek aerospace startup based in Athens, has recently launched Quencher, an autonomous amphibious aircraft currently in what the company is describing as “the preliminary design…
Korean Air (KE) will strengthen its presence in Japan with the launch of a daily service between Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) from December 23, creating a…
Weeks of low water on the Austrian Danube disrupted shipping intermittently in late summer 2026. In particular, in the river sections around the Wachau as well as in…
AEVEX Corp. announced that it has received a $41 million award to support U.S. government customers with delivery of one-way attack systems. This latest award reflects sustained demand for AEVEX’s…
After 1,643 days of war, Kyiv is striking ever deeper into Russian territory. But according to Gianandrea Gaiani, the real risk is a military escalation by Moscow...
Aviación Digital.- Spanish airline Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas was involved on the evening of Sunday 23 August 2026 in one of the most complicated operational episodes in its history…
Textron Aviation is set for a leadership transition on August 31, 2026, with longtime executive Brian Rohloff appointed president and CEO, succeeding Ron Draper, who is retiring after more than 27…
Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems developer and manufacturer Airlogix and Finnish contract development and manufacturing organization Innokas have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to cooperate on…
Agenzia Nova – Russia is using a network of military and private aircraft, similar to its maritime "shadow fleet", to support its forces in the Sahel...
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has codified the domestically produced Dovbush T40 unmanned aerial system (UAS), a strategic-level aircraft with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers. The Dovbush T40…
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