Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
From 25 October, the Dubai-Nairobi route becomes the 32nd Emirates service to receive the Airbus A350, introducing the airline’s Premium Economy cabin to Kenya for
A proposed rule directed by Congress would raise the altitudes at which commuter, on-demand and general aviation pilots must don supplemental oxygen, following a decade-long
Shareholders overwhelmingly backed the deal, first announced in June, clearing a key hurdle toward what the companies call a vertically integrated space powerhouse. Iridium Communications
Two new southern gates are due to open in 2029, with planning now beginning on a further six gates to the north, as the terminal
The eVTOL developer says the review, following its first piloted transition flight at Farnborough, will explore strategic and financial partnerships for its next phase of
The Airbus A321XLR is the first aircraft in United’s fleet to fly with the new engine standard, which Pratt & Whitney says offers up to
Cargo and aircraft movements also reached record levels last year, but ACI’s 2026 Annual World Airport Traffic Report finds growth cooling sharply this year amid geopolitical and economic headwinds. Airports Council International (ACI) World says global airports carried a record
The proposed directive would require inspections on 95 US-registered aircraft after Boeing reported some elevator control bearings may have been installed incorrectly, or without sealant, during production. The FAA has proposed a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Boeing 737-8,
The Johannesburg-based University of the Witwatersrand and the Institut Superieur de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace will align their engineering curricula and run a reciprocal faculty exchange, backed by Airbus Southern Africa. AIRBUS, WITS UNIVERSITY AND ISAE-SUPAERO SIGN AGREEMENT TO BOOST
1997 – Launch: Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-86 at 10:34:19 pm EDT. Mission highlights: Shuttle-Mir docking.
1991 – First flight of the British Aerospace Jetstream 41
1964 – The No. 412 (T) Squadron became the first Regular Force squadron in the Royal Canadian Air Force to complete twenty-five years of service and to receive its squadron standard.
1960 – A U. S. Navy F4H-1F Phantom II sets a world speed record over a 100-km (62.1-mi) closed-circuit course, averaging 1,390.24 mph (2,237.27 km/hr). FAI Record File Number 8898.
1958 – Boeing RB-47E-25-BW Stratojet, 52-276, c/n 450947, is written off when it veers off runway, landing gear collapses, port inner engine nacelle torn from mount, suffers fire. Post crash footage: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675022547_Boeing-B-47-Stratojet-bomber_crash-during-take-off_officers-examining_runway
1955 – The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
1953 – The last Boeing B-29 Superfortress to be delivered, Boeing-Wichita-built B-29-100-BW, 45-21872, in September 1945, converted to a WB-29, was destroyed in a crash this date near Eielson AFB, Alaska, while assigned to the 58th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium), Weather.
1945 – First flight of the de Havilland Dove
1939 – Nicola di Mauro of Italy sets a world seaplane altitude record of 13,542 m (44,429 feet) in a Caproni Ca.161Idro. This record still stands for piston-engined seaplanes.
1932 – Lewis Yancey sets an autogiro (right) altitude record of 21,500 ft (6,553 m) in a Pitcairn PCA-2
1909 – French Army airship La République crashes over Avrilly, Allier, killing its crew of four. It was caused by a broken propeller which sheared through the envelop causing rapid leakage. This crash marks the first military airship fatalities.
1903 – The Wright brothers arrive at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to begin tests of their first powered aircraft.
