Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
A major Airbus investor update at Farnborough has set a 2029 EBIT target of EUR 12-13 billion and approved a EUR 5 billion share buyback,
Embraer has used Farnborough International Airshow 2026 to announce six simultaneous developments: a Barracuda cruise missile integration MoU with Anduril for the C-390, a Heads
The aerospace and defence aftermarket solutions company, AAR Corp, has reported its strongest-ever full-year financial performance, with fiscal year 2026 sales reaching USD 3.3 billion
Rolls-Royce has awarded a contract in excess of £100 million to construction company McLaughlin & Harvey for a new customer-funded research, manufacturing and assembly facility
Denmark’s first and only all-cargo airline, Maersk Air Cargo, has joined BARIG — the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany — as the association broadens
ACR Electronics has announced that its ARTEX ELT 5000 emergency locator transmitter has surpassed an estimated one million flight hours since the first Boeing 737-equipped
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
2011 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth at the end of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program.
1989 – Tony Aliengena (4th grade) becomes the youngest pilot to fly a plane around the world.
1984 – First flight of the PZL M28 (An-28)
1983 – Dick Smith achieves the first solo circumnavigation of the globe in a helicopter. Smith makes the 56,742 km (35,258 mile) journey in stages using a Bell Jetranger III named Australian Explorer.
1959 – Entered service: Antonov An-10 with Aeroflot.
1959 – Entered service: Sud-Aviation Caravelle with Air France.
1955 – First flight of the Republic XF-84H “Thunderscreech”
1943 – The first of three modified Lancasters in Trans-Canada Air Lines markings began Trans-Atlantic Service. By the end of 1944 they were making three round trips per week between Canada and the UK and had carried over 1,000,000 pounds of mail and 2000 passengers.
2011 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth at the end of STS-135, the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program.
1989 – Tony Aliengena (4th grade) becomes the youngest pilot to fly a plane around the world.
1984 – First flight of the PZL M28 (An-28)
1983 – Dick Smith achieves the first solo circumnavigation of the globe in a helicopter. Smith makes the 56,742 km (35,258 mile) journey in stages using a Bell Jetranger III named Australian Explorer.
1959 – Entered service: Antonov An-10 with Aeroflot.
1959 – Entered service: Sud-Aviation Caravelle with Air France.
1955 – First flight of the Republic XF-84H “Thunderscreech”
1943 – The first of three modified Lancasters in Trans-Canada Air Lines markings began Trans-Atlantic Service. By the end of 1944 they were making three round trips per week between Canada and the UK and had carried over 1,000,000 pounds of mail and 2000 passengers.
