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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 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Freedom Hawk 2026 – RAF training detachment deploys to Corsica

2 March 2026 Jacek Domański

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 […]

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 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Hungary says farewell to its Mi-24 fleet

23 February 2026 Jacek Domański

According to Hungarian aviation media, the country’s armed forces have just retired their fleet of Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) attack helicopters, effective in the first week of February 2026. As reported by several […]

MILITARY AVIATION

RNoAF expands its SAR capability with new Tromsø AW101 base

11 February 2026 Jacek Domański

At the end of January 2026, the Norwegian government officially announced its decision to exercise the option for two additional AgustaWestland AW101 SAR Queen helicopters. This decision will allow a permanent rescue helicopter base to […]

MILITARY AVIATION

MH-139A Grey Wolf programme grows with new USAF order

9 February 2026 Jacek Domański

At the end of January 2026, Boeing announced that it would produce four additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the United States Air Force (USAF). The latest order, concluded between the company and the US […]

MILITARY AVIATION

A historic milestone for the Eurofighter fleet – one million flying hours

4 February 2026 Jacek Domański

On 29 January 2026, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, the company that coordinates the Eurofighter programme, officially announced that the fleet of European-made fighters had reached the historic milestone of one million cumulative flying hours. The information […]

AVIATION EVENTS

Aviation Fair goes to Hradec Králové!

2 February 2026 Jacek Domański

The 34th edition of Aviatická pouť (Aviation Fair), the largest civilian air show in the Czech Republic, scheduled for 30–31 May 2026, will take place in Hradec Králové. The change of location was forced by […]

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Military Aviation

  • Fifth edition of the Chilean multi-domain exercise – SALITRE 2026
    22 June 2026
  • Saab and General Atomics reach milestone with the first flight of AEW UAV
    3 June 2026
  • First-ever deployment of NISRF RQ-4D Phoenix UAV to Norway
    27 May 2026

Air Shows

  • 70th anniversary of the Náměšť air base – open day at the 22nd Helicopter Air Base
    17 June 2026
  • A flying start to the air show season – Den ve vzduchu 2026
    1 June 2026
  • The 2026 air show season opens in Plasy
    19 April 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

  • 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

  • 19 June 1937 – maiden flight of Airspeed Oxford
    18 June 2026
  • 12 June 1930 – first flight of Handley Page Heyford
    11 June 2026
  • 5 June 1909 – the first National Balloon Race in the United States
    4 June 2026

Other

  • NASA’s X-59 aeroplane completes its first supersonic flight
    10 June 2026
  • 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
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