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U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters sank six Iranian small attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz…
May 7, 2026 · 4 min read
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker squawked 7700 — the universal in-flight distress code — over the Persian…
May 6, 2026 · 4 min read
What a Cessna 172 Engine Overhaul Actually Costs Cessna 172 engine overhauls have gotten complicated with all the…
May 6, 2026 · 8 min read
The U.S. Air Force formally cleared the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate initial production on April 23,…
May 5, 2026 · 4 min read
A United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER clipped a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while…
May 5, 2026 · 4 min read
Spirit Airlines is gone. At 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, May 2, 2026, the Dania Beach-based ultra-low-cost…
May 5, 2026 · 4 min read
Embraer Executive Jets earned simultaneous type certification for the Praetor 600E from the FAA, EASA, and Brazil’s ANAC…
May 4, 2026 · 4 min read
A modified Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 turbofan engine reached full take-off power on 100 percent gaseous hydrogen during ground…
May 3, 2026 · 4 min read
The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge Air Force One has completed its full modification and flight test program…
May 3, 2026 · 5 min read
Gulfstream Aerospace delivered 38 business jets in the first quarter of 2026 — the highest first-quarter delivery total…
May 2, 2026 · 3 min read
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