🛩️ General Aviation
Why The US Is Worried About China’s Growing Widebody Fleet
There are some concerns, but within limits.
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✈️ Commercial Aviation
Fleet Reset: Etihad Repositions Stranded Aircraft Ahead Of Monday Relaunch
The carrier's network has been seriously disrupted.
🚀 Space & Aerospace
Blast-off! Aussie hypersonic aircraft achieves first flight
Brisbane-based aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems confirmed that its DART AE hypersonic test aircraft completed the mission following launch from Wallops Flight Facility in the US over the weekend.
🚀 Space & Aerospace
NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter
NASA has provided new details about its plans to procure a Mars communications orbiter funded under last year’s budget reconciliation bill as companies continue positioning themselves to bid on it. The post NASA outlines objectives for Mars communications orbiter appeared first on SpaceNews.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Aviation upended as Gulf airspace closures continue amid Iran war
Airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha – all major hubs for travel between Australia and Europe – remain closed, with both Dubai International and Abu Dhabi airports having sustained damage. Flights from Australia to Europe through the Gulf have been turned back, diverted, or cancelled.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Air Greenland New Denmark Route in Late 2026
Air Greenland will launch its second year-round service to Copenhagen Kastrup airport out of the new Ilulissat airport on Oct. 26, 2026. Weekly Wednesday flights will initially operate with a Boeing B737-800 wet-leased from Jettime, before transitioning to an in-house Airbus A320-200N once it is delivered in spring 2027. Air Greenland Air Greenland is the […] The post Air Greenland New Denmark Route in Late 2026 appeared first on Travel Radar - Aviation News.
🚁 Military & Defense
The Striking Differences Pilots Notice Between The F-35 Lightning II & F-22 Raptor
Explore how F-22 vs F-35 cockpit design, helmet tech & VTOL shape radically different pilot experiences in modern stealth fighters.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Miles High Club: Instagram Runner Faces Backlash After 5K Run In Airplane Lavatory
An Instagram runner’s 5K inside an airplane lavatory sparks backlash, raising questions about etiquette, safety, and inflight social media stunts.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
The Aircraft Replacing The Airbus A380 On High-Capacity Routes
The Boeing 777X will be a game-changer when it eventually enters commercial service.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
What Is The Busiest Airport In North America
The busiest airport can be determined by various metrics, such as the number of aircraft movements or the capacity available.
🚀 Space & Aerospace
Flight Test Files: Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer – Mastering the High-Speed Sink Rate
The Douglas F5D-1 Skylancer evolved from the F4D Skyray into a Mach 1.5 interceptor before becoming a NASA research aircraft flown by Neil Armstrong to simulate X-20 Dyna-Soar abort procedures.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
10% Flight Cuts: Why The FAA Is Stopping American & United ‘Overstretching’ Chicago O’Hare
FAA moves to scale back peak operations at Chicago O’Hare, prompting schedule adjustments as airlines respond to capacity concerns.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
The FAA Orders Boeing 757s to Be Checked
On Feb. 26, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an immediately effective airworthiness directive (AD) requiring airlines to inspect 156 U.S.-registered Boeing 757s fitted with scimitar blended winglets. Boeing 757 Issues Boeing 757 aircraft issues centre on the ageing fleet’s maintenance needs, engine reliability concerns and structural fatigue. With many 757s in service for […] The post The FAA Orders Boeing 757s to Be Checked appeared first on Travel Radar - Aviation News.
🚁 Military & Defense
Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms
Officials says commercial data and software can sharpen space threat detection The post Space Force opens secretive space tracking to commercial firms appeared first on SpaceNews.
🛩️ General Aviation
Aces of the Great War: Erich Loewenhardt – The Yellow Peril of the German Air Service
Erich Loewenhardt was Germany’s third-highest scoring World War I ace with 54 victories. Flying the Albatros and Fokker D.VII, he was never shot down by the enemy and died in a tragic mid-air collision in 1918.
🚁 Military & Defense
How The Royal Air Force’s Typhoon Avoids Electronic Jamming
The Typhoon avoids jamming by hopping frequencies and more while fighting back, using it as a firing solution.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Customer Uproar Forces Southwest To Rethink Assigned Seating Policy — Here’s What’s Changing
Southwest tweaks its assigned seating plan after customer backlash, adding bin space and refining boarding as it adjusts to a post-open seating.
⚠️ Safety & Incidents
Press Release: EASA warns operators to avoid Middle East airspace
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) for the airspace of the Middle East and Persian Gulf, warning operators not to operate within the affected airspace at all altitudes and flight levels and to closely monitor airspace developments in the region, following U.S. and Israeli strikes. Initially... The post Press Release: EASA warns operators to avoid Middle East airspace appeared first on Runway Girl.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Why Airlines Don’t Want First Class Anymore
Airlines are making a surprising move that's leaving some luxury travellers in the lurch. What's behind this shift?
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Hundreds of thousands stranded as Middle East airspace shutdown halts global air travel
The abrupt escalation of conflict involving Iran, United States and Israel has triggered one of the most severe aviation disruptions in recent memory, leaving hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded or rerouted around the world. The crisis began when coordinated strikes in and around Iran prompted a cascade of airspace closures across the Middle East […]