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Rebranded Skytrans expands to Cobar
Avia Solutions-owned Skytrans Australia has launched a new charter regional air route between Sydney and Cobar. This follows the re-adoption of the name it used for more than 35 years. Weekly flights from Sydney to Cobar commenced on January 19th, 2026. The first phase of these flights will continue until mid-May 2026. The route will…
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Stride Dynamics – Flight Test Engineer
Rajkot, Gujarat, India Job Type – Full Time/Internship Workspace – Onsite We are seeking an
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USAir Flight 499: Snow, Tailwind, and a Runway That Ran Out
Forty years after USAir Flight 499 overran a snowy runway in Erie, Pennsylvania, we examine how tailwind, speed, and snow combined to narrow the margins. On the morning of 21 February 1986, USAir Flight 499 was approaching Erie International Airport (ERI) in Pennsylvania’s northwestern corner in instrument conditions that left little room for error. Snow…
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Myanmar Passenger Plane Struck in Alleged FPV Drone Attack at Myitkyina Airport
On the evening of 20 February 2026, an ATR-72-600 passenger aircraft operated by Myanmar National
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Tweed New Haven Airport: A Century of Growth, Setbacks, and Modern Expansion
Tweed New Haven Airport has weathered controversy, airline departures, and decades of uncertainty. Today, HVN is experiencing a dramatic resurgence driven by low-cost carriers and major expansion plans. The seed for New Haven’s own airport was planted almost literally in 1929 when a locally built Viking, piloted by Jack Tweed, disgorged a parachutist who landed…
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Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Captured Shooting Down Russian Target with APKWS II
Following the first sighting of the new capability in December 2025, a Ukrainian F-16 was captured using APKWS II laser-guided rockets to engage a drone. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 was captured for the first time while using its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II guided rockets against a Russian unmanned system, believed to…
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U.S. Navy Reaches Initial Operational Capability for GBU-53 SDB II
The GBU-53/B SDB II, also known as StormBreaker, has reached the Initial Operational Capability on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, following its first operational use in 2025. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and RTX announced that the U.S. Navy has reached the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II, also…
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SimActive Integrates Phase One iXM-FS130 for High-Resolution Aerial Mapping
Correlator3D enables sub-centimeter processing for fixed-wing survey missions SimActive has announced full support for the Phase One iXM-FS130 sensor in its Correlator3D platform. The integration allows mapping professionals to process sub-centimeter aerial imagery efficiently while maintaining speed and accuracy. The company made the announcement on February 19, 2026. According to the press release, the integration…
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‘Planned Maintenance’ issue caused Navitaire outage
A major Navitaire system outage on the morning of February 19, 2026, triggered widespread disruption across airports in India and parts of Europe and the Asia‑Pacific region, leaving passengers stranded in long queues as airlines scrambled to switch to manual processes. The outage began at 06:45 . IST, when Navitaire’s booking, reservation, and departure‑control systems…
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U.S. Navy Seeking Anti-Radiation Missile Which Can Also Kill Airborne Radars
NAVAIR is looking for an advanced anti-radiation missile with a longer range than the ones in the Navy’s current inventory and which can also engage airborne targets. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has published a new Sources Sought notice for Advanced Emission Suppression Missile (AESM) – Enhanced Capabilities of Feb. 18, 2026. While the…