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Every August 19, the United States honors the pioneers who made flight possible. National Aviation Day 2026 falls on the 155th anniversary of Orville Wright's birth — a look back at the 12 seconds that started it all, and where aviation goes next.
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Every August 19, the United States honors the pioneers who made flight possible. National Aviation Day 2026 falls on the 155th anniversary of Orville Wright's birth — a look back at the 12 seconds that started it all, and where aviation goes next.
Read Story →Twenty years after the EA-18G Growler first flight from St. Louis in August 2006, Boeing's electronic attack jet is still being rebuilt for a fight over the electromagnetic spectrum.
Read Story →The U.S. Army has selected the Robinson R66 as the training helicopter for its new Flight School Next program, replacing the UH-72 Lakota at Fort Rucker under a contractor-run model that could be worth up to $10 billion over 26 years.
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Twenty years after the EA-18G Growler first flight from St. Louis in August 2006, Boeing's electronic attack jet is still being rebuilt for a fight over the electromagnetic spectrum.
Read Story →The U.S. Army has selected the Robinson R66 as the training helicopter for its new Flight School Next program, replacing the UH-72 Lakota at Fort Rucker under a contractor-run model that could be worth up to $10 billion over 26 years.
Read Story →Boeing has completed its 1,000th F/A-18 modification at its Jacksonville, Florida facility — a milestone that highlights the growing importance of sustaining and upgrading the Navy's existing Super Hornet fleet.
Read Story →Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed after a Fort Hood AH-64 Apache crashed near Salado, Texas, during a routine training flight on Aug. 12, 2026. The crash sparked a grass fire, and the cause remains under investigation.
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Every August 19, the United States honors the pioneers who made flight possible. National Aviation Day 2026 falls on the 155th anniversary of Orville Wright's birth — a look back at the 12 seconds that started it all, and where aviation goes next.
Read Story →Lufthansa is preparing to reject some of the earliest Boeing 777-9 jets built for the airline, as years of 777X certification delays leave early-production aircraft outdated before delivery — a move that follows Emirates' decision to refuse roughly 10-11 of its oldest 777-9s.
Read Story →Archer Aviation is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu, and SkyGrid in an all-stock deal that hands Boeing a nearly 20% stake — here's what the Archer Boeing deal means for both companies and the eVTOL industry.
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Archer Aviation is acquiring Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu, and SkyGrid in an all-stock deal that hands Boeing a nearly 20% stake — here's what the Archer Boeing deal means for both companies and the eVTOL industry.
Read Story →The FAA has ordered fuselage inspections on 471 US-registered Boeing 737 MAX jets after cracks were found in a structural component on older 737NG aircraft — though none have been found on the MAX itself.
Read Story →Lufthansa is negotiating with Boeing over whether to accept some of the earliest-built 777-9 aircraft, following Emirates' rejection of early jets over their age and retrofit needs.
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Project Sunrise A350-1000ULR reached another major milestone as Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR arrived in Toulouse, France, after completing a remarkable 24-hour, 24-minute nonstop flight from Melbourne, […]
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Boeing has completed its 1,000th F/A-18 modification at its Jacksonville, Florida facility — a milestone that highlights the growing importance of sustaining and upgrading the Navy's existing Super Hornet fleet.
Read Story →The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) has completed acceptance sea trials off Virginia, clearing a major milestone toward its projected March 2027 delivery to the Navy.
Read Story →President Trump was secretly moved from the presidential VC-25A to a smaller Air Force One C-32A while departing Turkey after officials identified a credible missile threat — a covert switch he has since confirmed himself.
Read Story →President Trump has ordered the Navy to scrap EMALS on the future USS Doris Miller and return to steam catapults — a reversal that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars and split the Ford-class fleet between two launch technologies.
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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels thrilled spectators over Pensacola Beach with a breathtaking Double Farvel maneuver, showcasing the precision and skill that have made the team one of the world's premier flight demonstration squadrons.
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