PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Year: 2026
MILITARY AVIATION
Flygvapnet completes the first NATO Icelandic Air Policing mission
On 11 March 2026, the NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) announced that Flygvapnet (the Swedish Air Force) had completed its deployment to Keflavík Air Base in Iceland. During this assignment, the Swedish fighter jets successfully […]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
13 March 1977 – first flight of Sikorsky S-76
On 13 March 1977, the prototype of the Sikorsky S-76 medium-size utility rotorcraft performed its first flight. The development of the S-76 helicopter began in the mid-1970s and, initially, the rotorcraft was known as the […]
MILITARY AVIATION
NATO E-3A Sentry performs first AWACS mission in Finnish airspace
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 […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Airbus A330 MRTT
Airbus A330-243 Multi Role Tanker Transport (c/n 1830, T-054 operated by Koninklijke Luchtmacht / the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force), exercise Lion Effort 2024, Čáslav, May 2024. The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport […]
CIVIL AVIATION
Iconic Jumbo Jet joins Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary “XXL Crane” fleet
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 […]
AVIATION HISTORY
6 March 1936 – Avro Anson enters the RAF service
On 6 March 1936, Avro Anson, a new British twin-engine military aircraft, entered operational service with No. 48 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Anson was developed in the mid-1930s, in response to the […]
OTHER
DART AE – the hypersonic pioneer aircraft achieves first flight
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 […]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Beechcraft King Air C90
Beechcraft King Air C90 (c/n LJ-837, OK-DSH, operated by DSA a.s.), on static display during the 2017 edition of the Helicopter Show, Hradec Králové, May 2017. The Beechcraft Model 90 series was developed in the […]
MILITARY AVIATION
Freedom Hawk 2026 – RAF training detachment deploys to Corsica
From early February 2026, and for the second consecutive year, Base aérienne 126 Solenzara (Air Base 126 Solenzara) hosted a Royal Air Force training detachment. The British deployment of eight Hawk T2 aircraft relocated to […]