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Gulfstream G800 breaks record with 8, 303 nm nonstop flight
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (749+ words) A Gulfstream Aerospace G800 executive jet has just set a new record for flying the furthest and fastest flight in business aviation history. The record-breaking flight also marked the 800th speed record for the ultra-modern private aircraft, first introduced in August 2025. Gulfstream…...
Trump completes his first flight on VC-25 B bridge aircraft
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (778+ words) US President Donald Trump has taken his first flight on the new Air Force One presidential aircraft. On 1 July, the president, along with his entourage, took off from Andrews Joint Air Base, located close to Washington DC heading for Medora…...
Rare WWII Messerschmitt and Buchon aircraft to be auctioned
1+ day, 7+ min ago (665+ words) A very rare original Messerschmitt Bf 109 (with combat records) and an original Spanish-built Buchon, which flew in the movie Battle of Britain, are to be sold. Both are/will be flightworthy and are currently located in the UK. Rare and…...
US legislates to accelerate development of supersonic flight
1+ day, 14+ min ago (915+ words) The US Department of Transportation has announced a proposed rule aimed at encouraging the development of civil supersonic aircraft and opening a path for them to operate over the continental United States. The proposal does not immediately end the decades-old…...
UK defence plan includes "5 billion for drones
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (652+ words) In what is likely Prime Minister Kier Starmer's last major announcement, the recently released Government's Defence Investment Plan includes "5 billion in funding for drones across the British armed services. UK announces "5 billion in drone funding The United Kingdom has unveiled…...
South Korea counter-drone drill tests layered swarm defence
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1061+ words) The search for the perfect anti-drone weapon continues. South Korea's latest exercise suggests it is looking for something more practical: a layered defence. Instead, the Republic of Korea Air Force has chosen a different approach. During its first live-fire exercise…...
Spice Jet: Indian low-cost airline's fleet falls to just 11 aircraft
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (451+ words) Spice Jet's in-service fleet has shrunk to just 11 aircraft following the departure of its remaining wet-leased Boeing 737-800s. The two aircraft, 9 H-TJF and 9 H-CXD, were ferried back to Europe on 26 June after the wet lease arrangement with Corendon Airlines came to…...
Ukraine orders 16 Saab Gripen E for $2. 5bn
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (739+ words) Ukraine is to receive 16 newly built Saab Gripen E fighter aircraft under a SEK 24. 6 billion ($2. 5 billion) contract signed during a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Sweden's Minister for Defence, P'l Jonson. Saab confirmed on June 30 that it had…...
SAS orders up to 40 Airbus A330s in $10 billion fleet expansion
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (530+ words) Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has placed an order for up to 40 Airbus A330s to expand its long-haul network. Valued at $10 billion in list prices, it is the airline's largest fleet investment to date and the first long-haul aircraft order SAS has placed…...
MHI develops AI to help airlines avoid lightning strikes
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (819+ words) Lightning has long been accepted as an unavoidable part of flying. Artificial intelligence could change that. Working with Japan Airlines (JAL), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has developed an AI-powered lightning prediction system that forecasts where lightning is likely to occur…...