Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Bell Textron has announced the sale of India’s first Bell 407GXi helicopter to TransBharat Aviation, supporting regional connectivity and expanding the operator’s rotary-wing capabilities. Bell
Rolls-Royce reports that its Trent XWB-84 Enhanced Performance engine has achieved a 1.8% reduction in fuel consumption during its first year of service, exceeding initial
IATA and ICAO have strengthened cooperation on Sustainable Aviation Fuel tracking and reporting to improve transparency, support emissions accounting and advance aviation’s net-zero emissions ambitions. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have announced enhanced cooperation to improve the tracking,
InterLnkd has launched NEXORA, a new platform designed to help airlines and inflight connectivity providers generate ancillary revenue through personalised onboard offers and services. InterLnkd has introduced NEXORA, a new ancillary commerce platform designed to help airlines and inflight connectivity providers generate additional revenue by presenting
Airlink has inaugurated its new twice-weekly Johannesburg–Zanzibar service, marking the first international deployment of the airline’s Embraer E195-E2 fleet. Airlink has launched a new year-round scheduled service between Johannesburg and Zanzibar, with the inaugural flight touching down on the Tanzanian island on 3 June 2026.
AERO 2027 will introduce a refined exhibition layout, expanded business aviation presence, the return of the AERO Gliding Expo and new professional development opportunities when it takes place in Friedrichshafen from 14–17 April 2027. AERO Friedrichshafen will return from 14–17 April 2027 with an enhanced exhibition
Honeywell has launched enhanced capabilities for Safety Suite 2.0, providing real-time visibility, forecasting tools and improved safety management features for industrial operations. CHARLOTTE, USA –
AFRIDEX 2026 will introduce large-scale outdoor displays and live operational demonstrations, creating a defence exhibition platform focused on capability development, technology and industry collaboration across
ATEQ GROUP has launched its new South African website, www.ateqsa.co.za, providing local access to aviation testing and maintenance support information. Local platform launched to support
2012 – The first Solar Impulse aircraft, HB-SIA, the first solar-powered aircraft capable of both day and night flight thanks to its batteries charged by solar power, completes its first intercontinental flight, arriving at Rabat, Morocco, after a 19-hour flight across the Strait of Gibraltar from Madrid, Spain. The flight is the second and final leg of its intercontinental trip, which had begun on 25 May with a flight from its home base at Payerne Airport outside Payerne, Switzerland, to Madrid.[1][2]
2002 – Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-111 at 21:22:49 UTC. Mission highlights: ISS supply, crew rotation, Mobile Base System.
1991 – Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-40 at 9:24:51 am EDT. Mission highlights: Spacelab mission.
1989 – The massive Antonov An-225 Mriya flies in to Paris-Le Bourget for the 1989 Paris Air Show, carrying the Soviet Shuttle Buran on its back. When it takes of from Kiev to fly to Paris, the combination has a take-off weight of 1,234,600 lb, the greatest weight ever lifted into the air.
1969 – The Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner becomes the first aircraft of its class to fly through the sound barrier when it exceeds Mach 1 at an altitude of 36,000 ft.
1967 – Boeing delivers its 1,000th jet airliner, a Boeing 707-120B for American Airlines.
1963 – President Kennedy announces that his administration would seek funds for the sponsored development of a supersonic transport aircraft.
1958 – Second prototype Saunders-Roe SR.53, XD151, crashed during an abandoned take-off whilst testing at RAE Boscombe Down, killing its pilot, Squadron Leader John S. Booth, DFC. Project cancelled.
1950 – RCAF Colours were presented to the Force by the Governor-General, Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, at Ottawa, Ontario.
1948 – Northrop YB-49-NO, 42-102368, c/n 1488, crashes in desert near Muroc Air Force Base, California after both outer wings become detached from centre section during spin recovery, killing pilot Maj. Daniel Forbes, co-pilot Capt. Glen Edwards, and three crew. Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, is named for the pilot, and Muroc is renamed Edwards Air Force Base for the co-pilot on 5 December 1949. Flying wing bomber design will be revived in the 1980s as the B-2 Spirit.
1944 – June 5–6 – “D-Day” – The Allied invasion of France is spearheaded by paratrooper drops and assault glider landings.
1931 – C.W.A. Scott breaks the record for the fastest solo flight from Australia to England, flying the 10,660 miles (17,160 km) from Wyndham, Australia to Lympne, England from May 26 to in 10 days 23 hours piloting a DH.60 Moth (Gipsy II).
1927 – The Verein für Raumschiffahrt (“Society for spaceship travel”) is formed in Germany.
1918 – Douglas Campbell, the first American to become an ace while flying for an American unit, scores his sixth and final victory. Badly wounded during the flight, he sees no further combat.
1909 – The first monoplane flight of over one hour is made by Englishman Hubert Latham on the Antoinette IV for one hour, seven minutes, 37 seconds.
1909 – John Berry and Paul McCullough win the U.S.’s first National Balloon Race, covering 377.9 miles – from Indianapolis, Indiana to Fort Payne, Alabama – in 25 hours 35 minutes.
1909 – First flight of the Roe I Triplane
