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American Airlines formally rejected a merger overture from United Airlines on April 17 — a deal that would have created the world’s…
Apr 21, 2026 · 4 min read
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday, April 18, after…
Apr 20, 2026 · 3 min read
The U.S. Air Force officially confirmed on April 14, 2026, that the B-21 Raider stealth bomber has completed…
Apr 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Around 90,000 transiting passengers per day are now caught in the fallout from a severe Middle East airspace…
Apr 19, 2026 · 4 min read
U.S. Central Command has stood up its first operational one-way attack drone squadron — and the weapon it…
Apr 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Why This Comparison Gets Messier Than It Should The Piper Warrior vs Cessna 172 debate has gotten complicated…
Apr 19, 2026 · 6 min read
South Korea’s first serial-production KF-21 Boramae fighter took to the skies on April 15, 2026 — just 22…
Apr 18, 2026 · 4 min read
The U.S. Army officially named its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft the MV-75 Cheyenne II on April 15, 2026,…
Apr 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Vertical Aerospace’s chief test pilot Simon Davies flew the company’s full-scale Valo tiltrotor eVTOL through a complete two-way…
Apr 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Why the Arrow’s Gear System Causes So Much Trouble Piper Arrow retractable gear problems have gotten complicated with…
Apr 18, 2026 · 9 min read
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