Certification And First Flight Calendar
A tracked programmes dataset for our aircraft coverage: what it measures, where the figures come from and when they were last checked.
NORAD F-16s Intercept 5 Aircraft in Houston
NORAD F-16 fighter jets intercepted five general aviation aircraft for violating a Temporary Flight Restriction during President Trump's visit to...
Hürjet Completes First Flight for Turkish
The first production Hürjet advanced jet trainer for the Turkish Air Force made its maiden flight on August 30, marking a key step toward replacing...
E-2D Block II Upgrade Advances For US Navy
The US Navy's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II upgrade passed its critical design review in August 2026, clearing the way for flight tests in Fiscal...
Turkish Hürjet production trainer completes
The first production Hürjet advanced jet trainer for the Turkish Air Force completed its maiden flight on August 30, 2026.
British Airways A380 Cabin Retrofit for 2026
British Airways will retrofit its Airbus A380 fleet with new luxury cabins starting in 2026. The upgrade adds enclosed first class suites and expands...
FAA, AOPA Outline Six Critical Checks for
The FAA and AOPA Air Safety Institute have detailed six pre-flight checks pilots must conduct before flying in mountainous terrain.
United Airlines to launch shortest Europe
United Airlines will start its shortest European route, a 5h15 flight from Newark to Lajes in the Azores, in June 2027 using Boeing 737 MAX 8...
Heart Aerospace Flies Largest Electric Plane
Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator, the world's largest battery-electric aircraft, completed a 27-minute first flight on August 12, 2026.
United 757 diverts twice on LA-Newark route
United Airlines Flight 1403, a Boeing 757-200, diverted to Las Vegas on August 27 due to an engine issue. The replacement aircraft later diverted to...
South Korean K-LUCAS drones crash in first
Two K-LUCAS loitering munitions crashed seconds after launch from an amphibious assault ship on August 25, 2026.
Pilot survives burning Cirrus SR22 fire in Brazil
A pilot escaped with minor injuries after a Cirrus SR22 caught fire in flight and descended beneath its whole-aircraft parachute before being...
Delta A330 Diverts
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 with 280 onboard diverted to St. John's International Airport in Canada due to a mechanical emergency. The flight...
FAA Mandates No Beverages for First-Class Passengers After Pushback
ATP Brings Back 100-Hour Multi-Engine Program
ATP Flight School has reintroduced a version of its Airline Career Pilot Program with over 100 hours of multi-engine flight time
United Airlines Expands Pilot Training Facility with 40 New Simulators
United Airlines has added 40 new CAE flight simulators to its Denver Flight Training Center, expanding its training capabilities for pilots.
LandSpace Achieves Milestone with Reusable Zhuque-3 Rocket Landing
Chinese company LandSpace successfully lands the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, marking a first for a private Chinese company
Clarifying GPS Overlay on IFR Approaches
A pilot seeking guidance on GPS overlay on instrument flight rules (IFR) approaches has been met with conflicting information from instructors at a...
National Aviation Day Honors a Century of Flight Innovation
National Aviation Day, celebrated annually on August 19 to mark Orville Wright's birthday, reflects on aviation's progress since the Wright brothers'...
New Podcast Targets Aspiring Aviation Professionals
A new video podcast series aims to help individuals turn their interest in flight into a viable career
Whisper Aero's 'Ultraquiet' Electric Propulsion System Completes First Piloted Flight
Whisper Aero's eQ250 electric ducted fan propulsion system, designed for ultra-low noise and high efficiency, has completed its first piloted flight...
Flight Instructors Face Eight-Hour Limit
The FAA regulates the maximum number of hours flight instructors can fly within a 24-hour period, posing a challenge to managing fatigue.
Air Force HH-60Ws Rescue Five Navy Personnel
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters successfully rescued five Navy personnel after an MH-60S Seahawk made a hard landing in...
History's Largest Battery-Electric Plane Takes Flight in New York
Heart Aerospace's X1 demonstrator, the largest battery-electric fixed-wing aircraft in history, has successfully completed its debut flight in New...