Valius Venckunas

Works on analysis, history and an occasional long read.

About

An aviation journalist with a focus on history, analysis and data. Displays a worrying tendency to be mostly interested in obscure, forgotten and misunderstood side of the industry.

War in Ukraine

on 5^th July 2022

Ukraine set to receive first crowdfunded Bayraktar drone

The Bayraktar TB2 drone, crowdfunded by Lithuanians, is about to be transferred to Ukraine. ...

Defense

on 5^th July 2022

Czech, Polish jets to protect Slovakia amid possible transfer of MiGs to Ukraine

Czechia and Poland will protect Slovakia’s airspace until the country’s F-16s arrive, giving the green light...

Defense

on 5^th July 2022

India conducts maiden flight of stealth drone technology demonstrator

India has conducted a test flight of a DRDO Ghatak technology demonstrator, a stealth combat drone currently under devel...

Defense

on 5^th July 2022

US Army buys Penguin drone, Bayraktar TB2’s Latvian lookalike

The Pentagon and Edge Autonomy have signed a deal for an undisclosed number of Penguins, Latvian-made long-endurance dro...

Space

on 4^th July 2022

Rocket Lab successfully deploys Moon satellite for NASA

CAPSTONE, NASA's new satellite, is on its way to orbit the Moon after a successful launch on Rocket Lab's Electr...

Airport

on 4^th July 2022

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport avoids protesting farmers’ fury

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport avoids flight disruptions after becoming a potential target during Dutch farmer protest. ...

Airlines

on 3^rd July 2022

American Airlines restores schedule after glitch endangers thousands of flights

American Airlines said most of the 12,000 flights that appeared cancelled due to a glitch were restored. ...

Airlines

on 3^rd July 2022

SAS pilot strike postponed for the second time

SAS and its pilots’ unions agreed to postpone a strike to allow more time for negotiations...

Aviation Safety

on 3^rd July 2022

Emirates A380 flies from Dubai to Brisbane with 1-meter hole in wing root

Emirates Airbus A380 completed a 13.5-hour flight after a loose bolt punctured a 1-meter hole in its wing root fairing...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

on 3^rd July 2022

HAV CTO Mike Durham on Airlanders and the future of airships

The Airlander 10 airship has just received its first order. AeroTime talks about the aircraft with Mike Durham, CTO...

Defense

on 1^st July 2022

New F-35 customer: Greece sends request for 20 stealth jets

Greece sent a request for 20 fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, the country’s Prime Minister announces....

Aircraft

on 1^st July 2022

Russia considers withdrawing from CR929 project: Russian Deputy Prime Minister

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov has said that the country could withdraw from its joint project with China to...

Defense

on 29^th June 2022

South Korea to order 20 additional F-35 fighter jets

The South Korean government has approved the purchase of an additional batch of F-35 stealth fighter jets. ...

Space

on 29^th June 2022

Cygnus finishes mission after providing the ISS with an orbital boost

The Cygnus spacecraft heads back to Earth after successfully boosting the ISS for the first time. ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

on 28^th June 2022

China successfully tests hypersonic airliner technology: Reports

A model of China’s hypersonic airliner has completed its first phase of testing, according to Chinese media....

Defense

on 28^th June 2022

UK cancels Mosquito Loyal Wingman project

Project Mosquito, the UK’s own stealth combat drone program, has been cancelled in favor of cheaper and smaller al...