May 04 2026

Israel’s KC-46 “Gideon” Tanker Conducts Maiden Flight Posted by RSS Feed

Israel announced the maiden flight and imminent delivery of the new KC-46 “Gideon” tanker, a day

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May 04 2026

MH-60S Sea Hawk and AH-64 Apache Helicopters Destroy Six Iranian Boats Posted by RSS Feed

U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used to sink six Iranian small

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May 04 2026

B-52J Commercial Engine Replacement Program Passes Critical Design Review Posted by RSS Feed

The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52

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May 04 2026

Preowned aircraft market holding its own, despite 10.5% drop from 2025 peak Posted by RSS Feed

Preowned business aircraft transactions fell 10.5% year-over-year in Q1 2026, according to AMSTAT's

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May 04 2026

NBAA Names Recipients of Hilsmann Memorial Scholarships Posted by RSS Feed

The Maintenance Committee of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced the

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May 04 2026

Scott Drennan Named President and CEO of Otto Aerospace Posted by RSS Feed

Otto Aerospace today announced a planned leadership transition as the company moves into its next

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May 04 2026

Sonex Aviation reopens under new ownership Posted by RSS Feed

Sonex Aviation announced on Friday that it has reopened and is producing aircraft once again.Former

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May 04 2026

Twin-engine aircraft crashes in Texas with 5 pickleball players on board Posted by RSS Feed

A Cessna 421C Golden Eagle II (N291AN) crashed 10 km northwest of Wimberly, Texas on Thursday

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May 04 2026

Spirit Airlines officially shuts down, last flight lands at Dallas Airport Posted by RSS Feed

The last Spirit Airlines flight (NK-1833) departed the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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May 04 2026

Jet A reaches decade high as price increases persist Posted by RSS Feed

Overall Price MovementFuel price spikes attributed to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are

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May 05 2026

Russian Tu-95MS Strategic Bomber Flies with Kh-101 ALCM over Arctic Circle Posted by RSS Feed

Russian Tu-95MS Bear bombers conducted a rare flight with Kh-101 cruise missiles over the Barents

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May 05 2026

UAE Buys up to 20 C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft in Embraer’s Largest Overseas Order Posted by RSS Feed

The UAE is procuring ten C-390 Millennium transport aircraft, with an option for ten more, making

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May 05 2026

USAF Approves Serial Production of New T-7A Red Hawk Trainer Posted by RSS Feed

Following the Milestone C decision in April, the U.S. Air Force has cleared T-7A Red Hawk for serial

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May 05 2026

Global flight activity continues to grow despite uncertainties Posted by RSS Feed

ARGUS Analytics has released its April aircraft activity report and WingX has released its business

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May 05 2026

Textron Aviation delivers first Citation Ascends to fleet launch customer NetJets Posted by RSS Feed

Textron Aviation has announced that it has delivered the first three Cessna Citation Ascend business

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May 05 2026

United Airlines jet hits delivery truck while landing at New Jersey airport Posted by RSS Feed

A (N77066) hit a bakery truck and a light pole while attempting to land at the Newark-Liberty

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May 06 2026

DARPA’s XRQ-73 SHEPARD Hybrid-Electric Flying Wing Prototype Takes Flight Posted by RSS Feed

Designed by Northrop Grumman and subsidiary Scaled Composites, the unmanned XRQ-73 features an

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May 06 2026

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Disables Iranian-Flagged Tanker Posted by RSS Feed

CENTCOM says the jet targeted the rudder of M/T Hasna in the Gulf of Oman with its M61 Vulcan cannon

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May 06 2026

Close call between Delta flight and Cirrus SR22 while landing in NYC Posted by RSS Feed

A Delta Air Lines Bombardier CRJ900, operated by Endeavor Air, had a close call with a private

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May 06 2026

Not an Instagram Illusion: What it really takes to be an aircraft broker Posted by RSS Feed

There's a picture of the aircraft broker life that lives in the popular imagination, shaped largely

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May 06 2026

Textron Aviation opens new service facility at Australian airport Posted by RSS Feed

Textron Aviation announced on Tuesday that its new service facility at the Essendon Fields Airport

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May 06 2026

Wisk Aero adds second Generation 6 autonomous eVTOL to flight test program Posted by RSS Feed

Wisk Aero announced on Monday that its second Gen. 6 autonomous eVTOL has completed its first

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May 07 2026

New Photos Show Lakenheath’s Camo F-15E Tooled Up With Practice Bomb Load Posted by RSS Feed

The F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing, recently painted to commemorate Operation El

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May 07 2026

A U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcat Might Return to the Skies Thanks to Congress’ “Maverick Act” Posted by RSS Feed

Three U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcats would be transferred to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in

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May 07 2026

FIFA World Cup expected to increase flights toward match cities Posted by RSS Feed

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws closer, pilots and those traveling by air should be aware that

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May 07 2026

Archer transitions to streamlined approach for certification in the UAE Posted by RSS Feed

Archer Aviation has announced that the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has transitioned

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May 07 2026

Otto Aerospace unmanned drone completes flight test with Swift Engineering Posted by RSS Feed

Otto Aerospace announced on Wednesday that it has completed a flight-test campaign for its unmanned

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May 08 2026

B-1B Bomber “Rage” Returns to Service After Restoration Posted by RSS Feed

The B-1B 86-0115, now renamed “Apocalypse II,” returned to service at Dyess AFB after being

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May 08 2026

U.S. Air Force Launches Analysis of Requirements for Possible B-52 Successor Posted by RSS Feed

The U.S. Air Force is launching next year a Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives which will allow

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May 08 2026

NBAA Maintenance Conference draws in over 1,000 registered attendees Posted by RSS Feed

The NBAA announced on Thursday that over 1,000 attendees came to its 2026 Maintenance Conference in

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