Date of sighting: Oct 2, 2026Location of sighting: West Springfield City, Massachusetts, USASource: NUFORCThis report just in. A person in an RV park was looking…
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Date of sighting: Oct 2, 2026Location of sighting: Snohomish, Washington, USASource: NUFORCThis orb was spotted coming over the Washington state mountains last week. The glowing…
Read MoreFirst airframe for -200LRMF modification programme handed to leasing customer Jetran. Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LR to customer Jetran, which will place the cargo twinjet with DHL. The aircraft – registered N703DN – had appeared at the Farnborough air show in July. Fort Worth-based Mammoth Freighters says the delivery is one…
Firm has already begun running a clean-sheet turbojet engine that will power the technology demonstrator. GKN Aerospace has revealed the first full-scale mock-up of the uncrewed air vehicle and associated turbojet engine it has built under a rapid development contract from the Swedish defence ministry, ahead of a first flight next year. Stockholm awarded the…
High-end capability could enter service by the middle of the 2030s if awarded a development contract, the Swedish airframer says. Saab has unveiled a mock-up of a new autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) that it believes could become the successor to a pair of uncrewed technology demonstrators it is developing for the Swedish defence ministry. Revealed…
Avianca and Gol parent’s losses widened in the April-June period as its fuel bill rose 80%. Abra Group will focus on preserving liquidity and pushing fares up as it continues to navigate a “challenging” environment that led to widening losses in the second quarter. The parent company of Avianca, Gol and Wamos Air saw its…
The $4.5 billion package would add aerial refuelling capability to the Qatar Emiri Air Force. American regulators have approved the export of Boeing KC-46 aerial refuelling jets to Qatar. The US Department of State published its endorsement of the request from Doha on 20 August, approving the sale of four aircraft at a value of…
Purchase agreement will provide Icelandic flag-carrier with flexibility to ‘streamline’ operation. Icelandair Group is paying $686,000 for a 49% shareholding in the company Play Europe, the Maltese division of Icelandair’s former budget rival Play. The agreement – the subject of a tentative pact earlier this year – is intended to give Icelandair Group access to…
The single-engined jet has completed assembly and moved into final finishing. Lockheed Martin is nearing completion of the first F-35A stealth fighter bound for service with the German air force. A video shared by Lockheed on 17 August shows the single-engined fighter resting on its landing gear, with a full cockpit and canopy installed. The…
The USS John F Kennedy completed acceptance sea trials ahead of a 2027 service entry. The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has completed acceptance sea trials, a key milestone in the construction process that sets the stage for a 2027 entry into service. The USS John F Kennedy (CVN-79) departed the shipyard at Newport News,…
French aerospace giant has not put money into its partner but sees joint research efforts as a means to generate additional funding. Safran has detailed the scope of its collaboration with fuel cell powertrain developer ZeroAvia but has confirmed that it is not investing financially in the UK firm. Disclosed on 17 July, the partnership…
The new landing structure on the South Lawn will prevent the Sikorsky “Marine One” presidential transport from scorching the verge at the executive manor. The Trump administration is constructing a helipad at the White House that will alleviate a non-safety issue with engine exhaust from the US Marine Corps fleet of Sikorsky VH-92A presidential transport…
