SpaceX Starship First Orbit Delivers 26 Starlink Satellites Early
Starbase, Texas, Sept. 29 – SpaceX Starship orbital debut marked a historic milestone as the massive reusable rocket achieved Earth orbit for the first time during its fourteenth test flight…
Boeing 737 MAX 10 Approval Stalls After Landing Software Flaw Emerges
Washington, DC, Sept. 29 – The US Federal Aviation Administration delayed Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification after Boeing disclosed a software issue that could prevent pilots from accessing automated flight…
AIM-120 Meteor Missiles and IRIS-T Air Defense Win Bundestag Backing for Bundeswehr Modernization
Berlin, Sept. 28 – The Bundestag Budget Committee approved a comprehensive procurement package on September 23 for the German Armed Forces, strengthening air power, air defense, and related capabilities through…
A321neo Primer Flaw Trims Airbus Shares Amid Tight Delivery Push
Paris, Sept. 28 – Airbus shares dip after a quality flaw was identified in the best-selling A321neo jet, as the European planemaker confirmed an incorrectly applied anti-corrosion primer on fuselage…
Boeing Alerts Operators on 737 MAX Software Glitch in Landing Navigation
Seattle, Sept. 28 – Boeing has identified a previously undisclosed 737 MAX software glitch that could cause an automated landing navigation feature to fail, the Wall Street Journal reported, as…
Marine F-35B Reach Spans 4000 Pacific Miles on KC-130J Logistics
Washington, DC, Sept. 25 – The United States Marine Corps extended F-35B Lightning II combat reach across a 4,000-mile Pacific transit using KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in Operation Slingshot. The…
French Rafale Gains Ground in Portugal Fighter Selection
Paris, Sept. 25 – Dassault Aviation has formally entered the Portuguese F-16 replacement race by signing industrial cooperation agreements with AED Cluster Portugal, advancing the Rafale combat aircraft as a…
Hellenic Patriot Crews Halt Missile and Drone Threat Over Yanbu Oil Facilities
Athens, Sept. 25 – A Greek-operated air defence system intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone over Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the wider Yanbu region, home to major oil…
Airbus Contains A321neo Fuselage Coating Flaw Across 500 Jets Without Disrupting Service
Paris, Sept. 25 – Airbus has identified a quality defect in the A321neo aircraft fuselage structure but confirmed there is no safety risk, allowing continued flight operations of the popular…
Ryanair FR7073 Signals 7500 Alert, Then Lands Safely in Porto
Porto, Portugal, Sept. 24 – A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 MAX operating flight FR7073 from Porto to Dublin transmitted the hijack squawk code 7500 shortly after takeoff as the aircraft climbed…