Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Commercial UAV Expo 2026 will bring together commercial drone operators, technology providers and industry stakeholders in Las Vegas this September, with a programme focused on
Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 10X has successfully completed its maiden flight, marking the start of the aircraft’s flight test campaign, while Rolls-Royce’s new Pearl 10X engines
Rotron Aerospace has successfully completed a flight trial of its SkyLance One Way Effect system under the UK Ministry of Defence’s Project Brakestop, marking a significant milestone in the development of sovereign long-range strike capabilities and agile defence innovation. SKYLANCE SYSTEM COMPLETES PROJECT BRAKESTOP TRIAL
Emirates is offering complimentary hotel stays, access to hundreds of discounts through My Emirates Pass and tailored stopover itineraries as part of a summer travel campaign aimed at passengers travelling to or through Dubai. EMIRATES UNVEILS SUMMER TRAVEL INCENTIVES Complimentary hotel stays for eligible passengers
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft, strengthening its ability to serve remote communities, support tourism and undertake specialised missions across Ethiopia. ETHIOPIAN EXPANDS REGIONAL AND SPECIALISED OPERATIONS New aircraft to support connectivity
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia has successfully transitioned all six participants in its inaugural apprenticeship programme into full-time positions, reinforcing the company’s long-term strategy to develop skilled aviation maintenance professionals for an increasingly complex industry. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME DELIVERS FIRST GRADUATES All participants join company as full-time
SITA has appointed Frank Jaffé as Senior Vice President of SITA Global Services to lead worldwide operational support for more than 2,500 aviation customers across
The inaugural African Air Transport Convention and Expo has opened in Lomé, bringing together African leaders and aviation stakeholders to advance SAATM implementation, regional connectivity
Diamond Aircraft Aviation Southern Africa is exhibiting at AERO South Africa 2026, showcasing a range of Jet A-1-powered and fuel-efficient aircraft designed for both flight
2006 – The RAF Retire the Canberra from service after 55 years.
1994 – First flight of the Antonov An-38
1980 – Sanjay Gandhi, son of Indira Gandhi, dies when his private aerobatic biplane has an accident.
1959 – Lockheed F-104A-5-LO Starfighter, 56-742, c/n 183-1030, to General Electric Flight Test, June: 1957, performed accelerated service tests on J79 engine. Crashes this date on landing approach at Edwards AFB, California, when split flap condition occurs.
1951 – The famous non-fatal Grumman F9F-2 Panther ramp strike accident occurs as Cdr. George Chamberlain Duncan attempts landing on USS Midway in BuNo 125228, during carrier suitability tests in the Atlantic Ocean. Forward fuselage breaks away and rolls down the deck, pilot suffering burns. Footage of this accident has been used in several films including Men of the Fighting Lady, Midway, and The Hunt For Red October.
1951 – Second Avro CF-100 Mk.1, 19102, ‘FB-K’, crashes on the day it is handed over to the RCAF.
1948 – First flight of the Arsenal VG 70
1942 – First flight of the Martin JRM Mars
1941 – During the second day of Operation Barbaross, the Soviets lose another 1,000 aircraft.
1935 – First flight of the Bristol Bombay
1931 – June 23–July 1, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty fly around the world in a Lockheed Vega, the Winnie Mae, covering 15,474 miles in 8 days 15 hours 51 min – A new record
1924 – The prototype Focke-Wulf A 16 monoplane made its first flight. Capable of carrying four passengers, it was the first product of Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau GmbH.
1924 – Lt Russell Maughan makes the first one-day crossing of the United States, completing the flight from Long Island to San Francisco in a Curtiss PW-8 in 21 hours, 48 min.
1921 – First flight of the R38 class airship
1919 – Six Zeppelins (LZ 46, LZ 79, LZ 91, LZ103, LZ 110, and LZ 111) are destroyed at Nordholz by their own crews in order to prevent them from falling into Allied hands.
1913 – The S-21 Sikorsky Russky Vityaz (“Russian Knight”), designed by Igor Sikorsky and built by the RBVZ, a redesigned variant of the Bolshoi Baltiski, as the first large aircraft intended exclusively as a bomber, first flies on this date, the world’s first four-motored aircraft. It is lost in a freak accident during 1913 military trials when the Gnôme rotary on a Moller II pusher biplane (some sources cite a Morane design) tears loose and hits the giant bomber.
1905 – First flight of the Wright Flyer III
1784 – First US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren).
