Antonov An-2R (c/n 1G190-04/1980, OK-RYA), landing at Roudnice nad Labem airfield during the 2019 edition of the Memorial Air Show, Roudnice, June 2019. At the end of August 2026, it has already been 79 years […]
Between 8 September and 15 October 2026, Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (the French Air and Space Force – FASF) will conduct PEGASE 26, its seventh long-range air power projection mission. This deployment will […]
On 28 August 1910, Armand Dufaux, a Swiss aviation pioneer, flew a distance of about 66 km over Lake Geneva, setting the record for the longest flight over water to date. Armand Dufaux was born […]
In the coming days, the Czech Republic will say farewell to its iconic jet, the Aero L-39 Albatros. Developed in the 1960s and used by approximately forty-five air forces all over the world, this training […]
Dornier Do 24 ATT (c/n 5345, D-CIDO, formerly RP-C2403 and D-CADT), exhibited at the static display during the spotter day organised on the eve of the 100th Anniversary of German Naval Aviation (Marineflieger), Nordholz, August […]
In early August 2026, Red Bull Skydive Team member Marco Waltenspiel turned the sky above Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with balloons, into a high-altitude slalom course. The project saw the Austrian skydiver complete […]
After two successful editions, Challenge International de Tourisme (the International Tourist Aeroplane Competition) had developed into the most prestigious aviation contest in Europe. Although the original idea was to compete with serially manufactured tourist aeroplanes, […]
On 13 August 2026, Heart Aerospace – the Swedish-founded, Los Angeles-based manufacturer of hybrid-electric regional aircraft – announced the successful first flight of its X1 demonstrator aeroplane. With a wingspan of 32 metres (106 feet), […]
Embraer C-390 Millennium (c/n 39000020, “0520” of Vzdušné síly AČR / the Czech Air Force) during one of its first training flights over the country, August 2026. Development of the Brazilian medium-sized military transport aircraft […]
Boeing, Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (the Military Aviation Works No. 1 – WZL-1) and Wojskowe Centralne Biuro Konstrukcyjno-Technologiczne S.A. (the Military Central Bureau of Design and Technology – WCBKT) have signed offset implementation […]
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