Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The Federal Aviation Administration will issue a final rule on Friday 24 July 2026 requiring all aircraft radio altimeters operating in the United States to
Speaking at an industry conference in Gaborone, Botswana, ACC Aviation Associate Director Tristan Brouard has outlined the central paradox facing African aviation: a continent with
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration has signed a 10-year Services Support Agreement with Bombardier on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces, covering two newly delivered
Lockheed Martin and Venus Aerospace have signed a joint technology development agreement to evaluate and advance Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine technology for future long-range precision
Tecnam has used EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 to make two significant announcements: the unveiling of the Rivale — its first entirely new personal aircraft programme,
The expectation of onboard high-speed internet connectivity is migrating from premium differentiator to standard passenger requirement in private aviation, driven by Starlink’s rapid market penetration
Boeing’s 2026 Services Market Outlook and Pilot and Technician Outlook project a $4.9 trillion commercial aviation support and services market through 2045, alongside demand for 674,000 new pilots, 728,000 maintenance technicians and 1,023,000 cabin crew, as digitisation, sustainability and geographic
IATA’s 2025 World Air Transport Statistics, drawn from data covering 1,315 airlines, document a year of broad aviation growth led by a 4.5% increase in international premium-class travel, continued Asian dominance of the world’s busiest airport pairs and a decisive
IATA has published its first edition of Operational Guidelines for In-Cabin Pet Transport, a comprehensive framework for airlines covering the full passenger and pet journey from initial booking to destination clearance, as survey data shows nearly a quarter of passengers
1999 – All Nippon Airways Flight 61, a Boeing 747, is hijacked by a passenger, Yuji Nishizawa, wielding a knife; after fatally stabbing the captain, he is overpowered by the crew; the first officer lands the plane safely at Haneda, Japan.
1993 – First flight of the PZL M28 (Skytruck)
1993 – At 1517 hrs. two Mikoyan MiG-29s, 526, c/n 25887, and 925, c/n 15564, of the Russian Flight Research Institute took off for a demonstration at RIAT RAF Fairford 1993, but during display suffer mid-air collision, both pilots, Alexander Beschastonov and Sergey Tresvyatsk,2] ejecting safely. Video of this accident is widely available on the internet.
1978 – McDonnell Douglas completes the 5,000th F-4 Phantom II.
1969 – Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
1961 – Deliveries of the McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo to the Royal Canadian Air Force commence.
1946 – Bernard Lynch becomes the first person to be “shot” out of an airplane. Lynch was involved in the first airborne test of a British “ejection seat. ” Lynch ejected from 1941 – The Boeing-built Douglas DB-7 B attack bomber makes its first flight.
1926 – Two Lufthansa Junkers G.24s leave Berlin to make a round-trip to Beijing. They will return on September 26.
1917 – Congress approves the expenditure of $640 million on military aviation. It is the largest single appropriation approved by Congress.
1897 – Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean and one of the world’s most famous aviators, is born in Atchinson, Kansas.
