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MILITARY AVIATION

Breakthrough achievements of the Air Combat Evolution programme recognized by the NAA

22 April 2024 Jacek Domański

The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) became finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an annual aviation award administered by the US National Aeronautic Association […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made? (part 2)

21 April 2024 Jacek Domański

Last week, we have published the first part of our review focused on problems that weighing on development of the new Russian passenger aircraft. The article introduced a brief history of the Soviet airliners, the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Last graduates – two new Harrier pilots for the USMC

17 April 2024 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of April 2024, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) informed that the final two pilots graduated from the AV-8B Harrier II Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD) of the Marine Aircraft Group 14. Capt. […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Modern Russian airliners – where the mistake was made?

13 April 2024 Jacek Domański

In the Cold War era, the Soviet Union developed and then introduced into active service several aircraft of the whole range of passenger air transport – from short regional travels to long haul, transcontinental flights. […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for Serbia – an initial agreement was reached

11 April 2024 Jacek Domański

During a press conference held two days ago, on 9th April 2024, the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić officially disclosed that Serbia and France have reached a preliminary agreement on purchase of twelve Dassault Rafale fighter […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Changing the guard in the Netherlands – last QRA duty of the Dutch F-16s

6 April 2024 Jacek Domański

On 29th March 2024, Koninklijke Luchtmacht (the Royal Netherlands Air Force – RNLAF) officially informed about the end of the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties for the country´s F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. In the […]

AIR SHOWS

Nothing lasts forever – a cloudy future of European military display teams (part 2)

3 April 2024 Jacek Domański

In our article issued at the end of February 2024, we made you familiar with current status of several European military display teams. In numerous cases, the generational change that is now taking place in […]

MILITARY AVIATION

It´s all over now – a short summary of the Czech Mi-24s retirement

2 April 2024 Jacek Domański

As we have already reported, at the end of 2023 the Czech Air Force officially withdraw all its Mil Mi-24V (NATO reporting name Hind) from active service. At the beginning of June, the 221st Helicopter […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

2024 air show season in Europe – news and updates (part 2)

27 March 2024 Jacek Domański

The 2024 air show season in Europe is drawing closer and it is perfect time for our second part of news and updates related to aviation events planned for this year. Our first article within […]

SPACE

Boeing to produce WGS-12 communications satellite for the US Space Force

23 March 2024 Jacek Domański

The United States Space Forces (USSF) has recently chosen a manufacturer for the twelfth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite. At the beginning of March 2024, the 439.6 million USD contract was awarded to the […]

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Military Aviation

  • Azerbaijan to acquire up to forty JF-17C Block 3 fighters
    11 June 2025
  • Serbia and Egypt – joint exercise of special forces
    9 June 2025
  • Royal Navy to consider the possibility of implementing MQ-9B SkyGuardian into service
    28 May 2025

Air Shows

  • A perfect foretaste of the main event – 11th Sanicole Sunset Airshow
    25 June 2025
  • Marked by jubilees – the 44th International Sanicole Airshow
    4 June 2025
  • 2025 European air show season – news and updates (3)
    2 June 2025

Space

  • More than three years in space – Oleg Kononenko and his spaceflight record
    30 June 2025
  • Bringing new life to F-4 Phantom II – the Starlaunch project
    18 June 2025
  • AsterX 2025 – the fifth edition of the French military space exercise
    26 March 2025

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Civil Aviation

  • Forty new Airbus A220 aeroplanes for LOT Polish Airlines
    23 June 2025
  • Global airliner fleet to reach 50,000 aircraft by 2044
    16 June 2025
  • Global air cargo traffic to double by 2043 – Boeing forecast says
    20 November 2024

Aviation History

  • 27 June 1977 – maiden flight of CASA C-101 Aviojet
    26 June 2025
  • 20 June 1914 – Fischamend mid-air collision / Körting disaster
    19 June 2025
  • 13 June 1944 – the first V-1 flying bomb reaches England
    12 June 2025

Other

  • Blériot replica is officially launched
    5 May 2025
  • Sebastián Álvarez breaks three major world records with single wingsuit flight
    9 April 2025
  • Dario Costa performs world-first flight along the Streif in Kitzbühel
    29 January 2025

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