XB-1 executed its 2nd flight today–flight objectives achieved: ✅Landing... gear retracted and extended in flight ✅New digital stability augmentation system activated ✅Tufting applied to the right wing to verify aerodynamic characteristics Read more:show more

XB-1 flight 5 overview: ✅New max speed: Mach 0.69... (324 KIAS) ✅Flutter excitation system (FES) test at Mach 0.6 ✅Handling quality, flutter, and pacer checks at higher speeds ✅Landing gear up right after takeoff Read more:show more

✅ Midnight has achieved transition flight! Next steps... 💨... Continuing to expand Midnight's speed and endurance flight envelope 🗺️ Execute commercial flight plans to demonstrate the aircraft’s operational readiness Watch the full, uncut version of the transition flight here:show more

SpaceX just completed its 550th booster landing Falcon booster... B1093 stuck a perfect touchdown on OCISLY after its 9th flight, delivering more Starlink satellites from Vandenberg From the first landing in 2015 to 550 todayshow more

News: SpaceX is reportedly planning NOT to catch Booster... 14-1 on Starship Flight 9. The booster will perform a water landing in the Gulf of America. Booster 14 previously flew on Flight 7, making Flight 9 its second mission and the first time a booster is being reused.show more

Southwest Airlines has confirmed that one of its flights... was forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with another flight at Nashville International Airport over the weekend. Southwest reports that while approaching BNA amid gusty wind conditions, pilots of Southwest Flight 507 executed a precautionary go-around. During that action, the pilots used instructions from air traffic control and an onboard traffic alert to avoid conflicting with Southwest Flight 1152, which was departing from another runway. Flight 507 was able to land after the go-around and Flight 1152 continued to its destination in Knoxville. “We are engaged with the FAA as part of the investigation. Southwest appreciates the professionalism of its Pilots and Flight Crews in responding to the event. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees,” the airline said in a statement. Video: Flightradar24show more

China on Wednesday successfully conducted a low-altitude demonstration and... verification flight test for its Long March-10 carrier rocket and a maximum dynamic pressure abort flight test for its new-generation crewed spaceship system Mengzhou in the southern island province of Hainan, marking a major breakthrough for the country's future crewed lunar landing missions. The return capsule of the new-generation Mengzhou crewed spaceship has safely splashed down in the predetermined sea area, according to the China Manned Space Agency.show more

Turkish #aerospace giant #TUSAS has a busy schedule ahead... in 2026: ✅ 3 more TFX/MMU #KAAN prototypes will roll out and proceed to flight tests by the end of the year; first coming up in May/June. ✅ Serial production of the KAAN is scheduled to strat in 2029, with a Turkish #AirForce order for a first batch of 20 expected in the coming months. ✅ #ANKA3 stealth bomber R&D has been concluded. 2 more prototypes will fly this year and the company is working on the assembly line for serial production with an expected order for 50+ later this year. ✅ TUSAS is gearing up to produce up to 3 #HÜRJET fighters/month to meet both Spanish & Turkish orders. ✅ 12 #GÖKBEY multipurpose helicopters will be delivered in 2026, more in 2027. ✅ #T925 heavy utility helicopter will conduct its first flight test this year with deliveries beginning in 2028.show more

#NEWS: The all-new #G400 has completed its first flight,... flying for 2 hours and 54 minutes, officially launching the flight test program. The G400 defines a new industry standard with the highest performance and greatest comfort ever experienced in this segment. More details and behind-the-scenes coverage to follow. ✔️✈️show more

The wait is over… Did you guess right? We’re... thrilled to welcome back Matt Kvesic to Sixways! “Third time lucky! This club means so much to me, and I can’t wait to be part of its journey back to top-flight rugby.”– Matt Read more 👉 #COYW #GuessTheWarriorshow more

In the Halo games, we never really see a... Pelican land and takeoff using their landing gear, apart from 1 shot in Halo Infinite, and Microsoft Flight simulator where you can fly the pelican. So animating this shot trying to get it feel realistic with no real reference was fun.show more

🚨🇺🇸#BREAKING | NEWS ⚠️ Two Delta planes have collided... while texting at LaGuardia airport in New York City when a wing of one of the planes that collided detached from the plane. The flight departed from Charlotte airport, Delta flight (#DL5047) landed and was taxiing to the gate at LGA while landing at CLT when the accident happened they were struck by another Delta regional jet while taxiing you can see this on the flight radar that I have posted. There were no injuries reported so far.show more

New footage of Ship 39's landing during Starship Flight... 12! It's mind-blowing that SpaceX can mount a Starlink terminal to a small floating platform and get fiber-like speeds in the open ocean. From this angle, the landing roll looks even more intentional. 📸Starlinkshow more

30 years ago today, on July 17, 1996,TWA Flight... 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York. The NTSB concluded that the probable cause of the loss of TWA Flight 800 was an explosion of the center wing fuel tank after the fuel-air mixture ignited. Investigators determined the most likely ignition source was an electrical short circuit that allowed excessive voltage to enter the fuel quantity indication system.show more

When Deri V4? Now! Time to dive into the... world’s first-ever cross-chain derivatives trading today! 👉 Why Deri V4?👇 ✅ Flexibility of Network ✅Consolidated Liquidity for Enhanced Trading ✅Faster Execution and Reduced Gas Costs ✅Expanded Symbol Offerings and More Option Strikes Learn more 👉 Next steps Expand to more Layer 1 & 2 networks, driven by governance votes. In parallel, the Deri team is dedicated to evolving with traders' needs, continuously developing new features ✅Limit and stop orders ✅DERI token as base token ✅Optimized Gamma Swap ✅… Stay tuned! #DeriV4 #crosschain #SailToAmbitionshow more

✈️ INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE of Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 seen... dumping fuel over the Munich area after an emergency shortly after takeoff today. A Boeing 787 departing on a long-haul flight to Hanoi carries a large fuel load, making its takeoff weight considerably higher than its maximum landing weight. Fuel dumping allows the crew to reduce the aircraft’s weight before landing, helping keep the landing within structural and performance limits and reducing loads on the landing gear, brakes and runway. It’s a standard procedure when circumstances require a heavy aircraft to return shortly after departure.show more

A Sun Country Airlines flight attendant was accused of... displaying “racist, unprovoked behavior” and swatting at the phone of a woman recording her after a flight Monday to BWI Marshall Airport. Jean Riegelman, of Red Wing, Minnesota, faces a second-degree assault misdemeanor charge in the District Court for Anne Arundel County, court records say. The Capital Gazette’s attempts to reach Riegelman were unsuccessful. A woman told the Capital Gazette she and her father were removed from the flight before it departed Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Her sister said she recorded video of the flight attendant upon arrival at BWI. The clip has gone viral on social media. Sun Country Airlines said it is looking into the matter. READ MORE: 📸: Ashtyn Whitakershow more

Virgin Atlantic VS3 Declares Emergency and Diverts to Manchester... 📰 Virgin Atlantic flight #VS3, which departed from London Heathrow this morning bound for New York JFK, declared an emergency while approaching the Canadian coastline over the Atlantic and returned to the UK. The Airbus A350-1000, registered G-VPOP, took off from Heathrow’s Runway 27R and climbed to 38,000 feet. However, after several hours in flight and just miles from Canada’s east coast, the pilots decided to turn back. Eight hours after departure, upon re-entering UK airspace, the crew declared an emergency due to a hydraulic failure and steering issues. 📌 Source: Drones and Planes 📊 Flight data: 🔗 Read more: via Luiz Fara Monteiroshow more