Satellite hunters: a brief history of anti-space fighter jets
Through the last century, fighter aircraft evolved towards multifunctionality – an ability to engage vaster and vaster arrays…
Passenger reportedly attempts to hijack Delta Airlines flight
A passenger on Delta Airlines (DAL) flight DL386 allegedly tried to hijack the plane by trying to break…
Jet2 relaunch on hold following UK government’s move
A British low-cost air carrier Jet2 announced delaying its service relaunch. The company decided to postpone the flight…
Rolls-Royce starts testing new hybrid-electric system
A British aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has started testing bits of a hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in…
A USAF B-52 strategic bomber in the sky of Paris
Between May 24 and 31, 2021, four US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers simultaneously flew over NATO member…
When are we going to have space flight attendants?
There’s an interesting scene in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, where a pen is captured floating in…
MAKS: the space plane An-225 Mriya was supposed to launch
Everybody knows and loves the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s heaviest and arguably largest aircraft. Many know about…
Space junk: have we averted crisis?
Since the 1950s, humans have been sending probes and satellites into space. But we’ve also left behind a…
Contracted Mirage F1 fighter jet crashes near Las Vegas, pilot killed
On May 24, 2021, a Mirage F1C, operated by the private military company Drakken International, crashed near a…
Singapore Airlines Group target zero emissions by 2050
The Singapore Airlines Group has revealed its intent to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Announced in a…
Aeroflot takes delivery of first Airbus A320neo
Aeroflot took delivery of the first of four Airbus A320neo family airplanes leased from CDB Aviation, the Irish…
Norwegian Air Shuttle gets green light to exit bankruptcy proceedings
The High Court of Ireland and Oslo Byfogdembete approved the Norwegian Air Shuttle proposed scheme of arrangement to…
Emirates mulls another swap of Boeing 777X for Dreamliners
Emirates, the largest customer of Boeing 777X, is wondering whether it should trade up some of its orders…
Norwegian Air might be closed in France but staff still fight for liquidation
French employees left without payWhile Norwegian Air is focusing on a massive restructuring process, attempts to raise new…
SAA successor goes all-in on Russian SSJ100
Skylink Airways aims to fill a vacuum left by South African Airways (SAA) and become the first Sukhoi…
Biden administration doubles down on Trump’s F-35 plans
The Biden administration left the F-35 procurement plans for the financial year 2022 unchanged. Under the administration of Donald…
While others halt, El Al plans to operate special flights in & out of Israel
While other airlines have temporarily canceled flights to Israel due to the ongoing upheaval in the region, Israel’s…
Colombia approves Delta Airlines and LATAM joint venture
The Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia (Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia) has unconditionally authorized LATAM and Delta Airlines (DAL)…