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60 years of helicopter unit in Inowrocław – open day at the 56th Air Base

31 May 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

On 20th May 2023, an open door day was held at the 56th Air Base (56. Baza Lotnicza) in Latkowo, in the vicinity of Inowrocław. The event was organized within celebrations related to the 60th […]

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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

16 May 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

Pair of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (c/n 0665 and c/n 0687, respectively 81-0960 and 81-0992 of the 52nd Fighter Wing, United States Air Force), static display at Międzynarodowe Pokazy Lotnicze AIR SHOW 2009 (International […]

SPACE

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes its 50th flight

24 April 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

19th April 2023 marked exactly two years since NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter performed its first flight on Mars. And yet a week before that second anniversary, on 13th April, the pioneering rotorcraft achieved its unprecedented […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

PZL W-3RM Anakonda

21 March 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

PZL W-3RM Anakonda (c/n 360813, s/n 0831 of the Polish Navy) sea rescue helicopter from the helicopter base of the 44th Naval Air Base in Darłowo – static display at the 31st Tactical Air Base, […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Łukasz Czepiela makes aviation history again!

19 March 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

Polish aviator Łukasz Czepiela is one of those pilots who likes to break aviation records and push beyond the boundaries. It is therefore not surprising he did it again and, on 14th March this year, […]

OTHER

Alauda Aeronautics unveiled Airspeeder Mk 4

24 February 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

On 21st February, Alauda Aeronautics officially unveiled its fourth, but first manned, flying race car, the Airspeeder Mk 4. Designed and built in Adelaide, South Australia, the new vehicle is the fastest hydrogen-powered eVTOL (Electric […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

North American P-51D-25NT Mustang

21 February 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

North American P-51D-25NT Mustang (c/n 124-48293, N151W ´Excalibur´) taxiing for take-off to perform flying display during Aerofestival 2015 at Poznań-Ławica airport, Poznań (June 2015). The example of the most iconic US fighter of World War […]

AVIATION EVENTS - NEWS

The Blades Aerobatic Team to be disbanded

6 February 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

On 23rd January 2023, The Blades Aerobatic Display Team officially announced that, by decision of the team’s parent company 2Excell Aviation, 2022 was regrettably the last full season for the group. The Blades team have […]

SPACE

John McFall – the first parastronaut in the history of human spaceflight

1 February 2023 Kacper Kolibowski

On 22nd – 23rd November 2022, at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, France, the ESA Council at Ministerial level took place. At the conclusion of this two-day meeting, ESA Director General Josef Aschenbacher announced […]

SPACE

A great chance for Poland to have its second ever man in space

30 December 2022 Kacper Kolibowski

On 23rd November 2022, the European Space Agency – for the first time in thirteen years – selected a group of new candidates for astronauts. Their names were announced at the conclusion of the two-day […]

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  • Gripen F successfully completes its first flight 
    9 September 2026
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    2 September 2026
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    31 August 2026

Aviation Events

  • Šumperk airfield marks 80 years with a special air show
    7 September 2026
  • Letecký den Cheb returns for its tenth edition
    3 August 2026
  • 70th anniversary of the Náměšť air base – open day at the 22nd Helicopter Air Base
    17 June 2026

Space

  • ESA to send first Czech astronaut to the ISS on private Vast mission
    15 June 2026
  • UK astronaut John McFall moves closer to historic space mission
    9 June 2026
  • VORTEX-S – Europe’s bid for a reusable orbital spaceplane
    13 May 2026

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Civil Aviation

  • Boeing 737-7 is finally approved for commercial service
    5 August 2026
  • Boeing forecasts 44,000 new airliners over the next 20 years
    22 July 2026
  • Air Canada welcomes its first Airbus A321XLR airliner
    29 April 2026

Aviation History

  • 11 September 1911 – Robert G. Fowler begins the flight across the United States
    10 September 2026
  • 4 September 1950 – the first helicopter CSAR mission
    3 September 2026
  • 28 August 1910 – Armand Dufaux flies over Lake Geneva
    27 August 2026

Other

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    24 August 2026
  • Heart Aerospace X1 completes its first flight  
    19 August 2026
  • The world-first wingsuit formation flight over Mont Blanc
    5 July 2026
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