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MILITARY AVIATION

NATO E-3A Sentry performs first AWACS mission in Finnish airspace

11 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

As reported by Allied Air Command (AIRCOM), during the first week of March a NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft conducted its first mission in Finnish airspace. The mission of the Boeing […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Iconic Jumbo Jet joins Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary “XXL Crane” fleet

9 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

Founded on 6 January 1926, Lufthansa – Germany’s national airline and currently one of the world’s leading carriers – is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the company decided to give […]

OTHER

DART AE – the hypersonic pioneer aircraft achieves first flight

4 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 27 February 2026, Hypersonix Launch Systems, the Brisbane-based company pioneering hypersonic flight technologies, successfully completed the maiden flight of its hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), known as the DART AE. This achievement represents a […]

DREAMERS AND DOERS

Red Bull Train Landing Project – the world’s first landing and take-off with an aeroplane from a moving train

25 February 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

Dario Costa, an Italian aerobatic pilot and former Red Bull Air Race competitor, is widely recognised for accomplishing aviation feats that had never been achieved before. In 2021, he flew through two highway tunnels outside […]

SPACE

40th anniversary of the launch of Mir’s core module

18 February 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 19 February 1986, a new chapter in human space exploration began with the successful launch of the DOS-7 core module of the Soviet space station “Mir”, marking the beginning of the first modular orbital […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Wing Commander Sasha Nash – the new Officer Commanding of the RAF Red Arrows

19 January 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 12 January 2026, Wing Commander Sasha Nash began her service as the new Officer Commanding of the Royal Air Force Red Arrows Aerobatic Team (OC RAFAT), taking over the role from Wing Commander Adam […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Saab signs GlobalEye AEW&C Contract with France

5 January 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 30 December 2025, Saab announced that it had signed a contract with Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA — the French General Directorate of Armaments) for the purchase of two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and […]

DREAMERS AND DOERS

Human power transferred into lift force – the Peloton Takeoff Project

17 December 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

On 4 December 2025, at Son Bonet Airfield in Mallorca, Spain, a group of cyclists from Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe achieved the world’s first human powered aircraft take-off. Known as Peloton Takeoff, the project involved a nine-rider […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Gripen E – METEOR integration boosts Brazilian Air Force combat capability

15 December 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

In November 2025, Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB – the Brazilian Air Force) reached a significant milestone by successfully firing the METEOR Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (BVRAAM) from a Gripen E aircraft for the first […]

DREAMERS AND DOERS

First ever wingsuit foil soaring flight with altitude gain

26 November 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

In its press release published on 19 November 2025, the Red Bull company announced that Austrian wingsuit pioneer Peter Salzmann had once again pushed the boundaries of what is possible in human flight. This time, […]

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Military Aviation

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    18 May 2026
  • Stingray takes flight – MQ-25A moves US Navy closer to carrier-based autonomy
    6 May 2026
  • Hungarian Air Force receives two additional Gripen C fighters
    4 May 2026

Air Shows

  • The 2026 air show season opens in Plasy
    19 April 2026
  • Aviatická 2026 – a classic revamped
    13 April 2026
  • Expozice pardubického letectví – birth and development of a living aviation heritage collection
    9 April 2026

Space

  • VORTEX-S – Europe’s bid for a reusable orbital spaceplane
    13 May 2026
  • 40th anniversary of the launch of Mir’s core module
    18 February 2026
  • 16 January 2003 – launch of STS-107, the final flight of Columbia
    15 January 2026

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Civil Aviation

  • Air Canada welcomes its first Airbus A321XLR airliner
    29 April 2026
  • Iconic Jumbo Jet joins Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary “XXL Crane” fleet
    9 March 2026
  • Farewell to the Bonanza, the aircraft that changed the general aviation
    1 December 2025

Aviation History

  • 15 May 1918 – the first US regular airmail service commences
    14 May 2026
  • Liberation Festival 2026 – open day at Classic Trainers / Hangar 3
    10 May 2026
  • 8 May 1927 – transatlantic flight of L’Oiseau Blanc begins
    7 May 2026

Other

  • NASA’s X-59 Advances Flight Test Campaign with the second and third flights
    6 April 2026
  • DART AE – the hypersonic pioneer aircraft achieves first flight
    4 March 2026
  • Red Bull Train Landing Project – the world’s first landing and take-off with an aeroplane from a moving train
    25 February 2026
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