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Two Royal Air Force Puma HC2 helicopters conduct the types final UK flypast on March 26 2025

Defense

UK military helicopter fleet sheds 27 aircraft in one year

The UK’s rotary-wing military aircraft inventory fell to 249 platforms as of April 1, 2026, down 27 from one year earlier, according to annual statistics published by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on August 20, 2026. To a large degree, the release attributes this decline to the disposal of Puma…

ByClement Charpentreau

August 21, 2026

Wide view of a spacious airport terminal with a geometric steel beam ceiling skylight panels and travelers with luggage in the foreground

Airport

Incheon Airport installs fence after queue-jumping incidents go viral

ByJean Carmela Lim

August 21, 2026

An IRIS T SLS short range air defense launcher displayed by Diehl Defence at ILA Berlin in April 2018

Defense

Switzerland seeks $1.2B to reserve air defense production slots

ByClement Charpentreau

August 21, 2026

Inside a flight training hangar with multiple large United CAE flight simulators mounted on hydraulic bases

Training

United adds 40 new CAE simulators to world’s largest pilot training facility

ByStephen Pope

August 20, 2026

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Space

LandSpace lands reusable Zhuque-3 rocket in first for private Chinese company

ByStephen Pope

August 20, 2026

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A Romanian Flakpanzer Gepard tracks a US Army drone during joint counter drone training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area Poland

Romanian Gepard tracks US Army drone in Poland counter-drone drill

August 21, 2026

Consequences of a Russian bombing attack on Kyiv involving both ballistic missiles and drones

Russian attacks damaged nearly one in three buildings in Kyiv

August 21, 2026

Eiffel Tower along the Seine with boats on the river and green trees on a sunny day in Paris

Alaska Airlines launches new nonstop flights to Athens and Paris from Seattle

August 21, 2026

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Bodycam shows aftermath of Marine F/A-18 crash in Washington State

August 21, 2026

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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise CEO on becoming a top-tier global aircraft lessor

ByMiquel Ros

August 7, 2026

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August 17, 2026

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ByMiquel Ros

August 14, 2026

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Vertical Aerospace raises $100 million to further Valo eVTOL development

August 10, 2026

Embraer E175 Air Peace

Embraer records 38% net income surge over second quarter 2026

August 10, 2026

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Cathay Group profit rises to $795M in H1 2026 despite fuel price spike

August 6, 2026

Air Astana Airbus A320neo flying low over a crowded beachfront with people watching and cars parked along the promenade city buildings in the background

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August 5, 2026

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August 4, 2026

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August 4, 2026

AIRLINES

Eiffel Tower along the Seine with boats on the river and green trees on a sunny day in Paris

Airlines

Alaska Airlines launches new nonstop flights to Athens and Paris from Seattle

ByJean Carmela Lim

August 21, 2026

Banner showing Starlink and Qatar Airways logos with three tiles 150 equipped aircraft 23M connected passengers 323 daily flights

Airlines

Qatar Airways debuts world’s first Starlink-equipped Boeing 787-9

ByJean Carmela Lim

August 20, 2026

Blue Korean Air passenger jet on the taxiway with a modern glass terminal building in the background

Korean Air launches seasonal Seoul-Melbourne flights between Dec 2026-Mar 2027

August 19, 2026

Middle aged man with glasses holding a white model airplane indoors

Former flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway named new Alliance Airlines CEO

August 19, 2026

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American brings back seatback screens in bid to match rivals

August 18, 2026

Two men in suits sign documents at a blue table with model planes under ANA and Riyadh Air logos in a clear blue sky backdrop

Riyadh Air, ANA sign MoU to expand Saudi Arabia-Japan connectivity

August 18, 2026

Air Astana passenger jet in flight with a blue tail and yellow emblem against a clear blue sky wings extended

Air Astana extends suspension of Dubai flights through September 30, 2026

August 18, 2026

Two Malaysia Airlines jets taking off near a forested airport with a control tower in the background and hills beyond

Malaysia Airlines completes mandatory drug screening for all pilots

August 18, 2026