Civil aviation news
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August 18, 2026
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would extend an existing medical-certificate exception (already available to certain U.S. military…
By: Hispaviación Editorial Team Photo: Hyde County Emergency Services The operational deployment of the Pivotal BlackFly on 911 service missions in North Carolina represents a demonstration of…
A total of around 100: according to Iranian authorities, US or Israeli strikes destroyed or damaged far more civilian aircraft than previously known. For the…
18-08-2026 A paramedic in rural Hyde County, North Carolina, has operated a single-seat eVTOL aircraft to respond to real 911 emergency service calls. …
The company has clarified that this inappropriate conduct has no impact on the multinational's finances, its client relationships or the group's operations, nor is it related…
The porosity between civil and military aviation is as old as civil aviation itself, dating back to the interwar period. More so for commercial aircraft, those dedicated to scheduled…
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 operating flight VN34 between Munich and Hanoi narrowly avoided disaster after overrunning the runway end during takeoff on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The aircraft…
Akasa Air has signed a sale-and-leaseback agreement with Avolon covering up to seven Boeing 737-8200s. The aircraft are intended to support the Indian carrier's growth. Akasa Air signed […]…
The aircraft is one of three variants in the Boeing 787 series.
US carrier Delta Air Lines plans to resume scheduled flights to Singapore after a multi-year suspension. According to the company's commercial director, Joe…
The consumer cost of plans to tear down IAD and build the 'Trump Terminal.'
In the ongoing litigation over the defects and temporary worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max, the US manufacturer faces a further lawsuit. Four…
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GOL is changing leadership. After CEO Celso Ferrer resigned to join the Boeing group, GOL announced the appointment of André Fehlauer as […]
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Zipline and Uber Technologies, Inc. have announced a strategic partnership, which aims to scale drone delivery across the United States. Uber and Zipline are partnering to bring drone delivery to…
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AEROMEXICO ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO OPERATE THE MEXICO CITY–MILAN ROUTE. The route is scheduled to launch in March 2027 and will be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. As part…
Boeing flight-test teams have taken the 777-9 and 737-10 into naturally occurring icing conditions as the manufacturer continues certification work on its newest passenger aircraft. The post Boeing…
The delivery period runs until December 31, 2030. The agreement marks a new step in modernizing the UH-72 Lakota fleet, one of the leading light helicopters in the…
Trump has expressed displeasure over the South Korean government's stance on the US campaign against Iran and Seoul's refusal to take part in certain initiatives promoted…
Instead of relying solely on a single high-value, easily identifiable sensor, a force can deploy multiple small sensors that make it harder for the adversary to achieve complete neutralization…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. A diplomatic posting in New Delhi is rarely quiet, and U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor recently demonstrated the... The post Diplomatic Momentum…
USS George Washington en route to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, which leaves no carriers in the Pacific. The post Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 17, 2026 appeared first…
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August 17, 2026
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In early June, the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) reportedly issued an internal seven-page document raising the alert level – brought…
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The US Navy plans to replace the E-6B Mercury with the E-130J Phoenix II to maintain the link with nuclear forces even if conventional communications fail
The US planemaker once sent its own Vice President onto the shop floor.
Wednesday, a new documentary about Boeing will drop on Netflix. Their first Netflix documentary about Boeing focused on the 737
The absence of air superiority by Russian or Ukrainian forces since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the lack of U.S. air superiority over Iran point to a future in […]
The US Coast Guard is moving forward with expanding its long-range surveillance aircraft fleet by adding new C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft will…
It has recently been announced that the U.S. is preparing to sell more than 100,000 M14 rifles used by its Armed Forces during the Cold War. The Program of…
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Air France is now operating its new La Première cabin daily between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and San Francisco. It is found on select Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and features suites…
November event will combine an airshow, aerospace technology displays and public access to parts of Kennedy Space Center.
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