Space Debris Damage Leaves Shenzhou-21 Astronauts With No Ride Home

Three Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after a debris strike sidelined their return flight and forced an unplanned crew rotation. The Shenzhou-20 trio took the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft for their trip back to Earth, leaving the more recently arrived crew with no return vehicle and beginning what may be a long-endured cycle of stranded astronauts.

EH216-S Flies Passenger Between Port of Doha and Katara in Qatar Partnership

EHang has logged a major milestone in the development of its pilotless air taxi, logging its first human-carrying flight in the urban Middle East. Working alongside Qatar’s Ministry of Transport, the company flew its EH216-S autonomously between the Port of Doha and Katara Cultural Village in a series of trials designed to validate real-world air taxi operations.

11 Daher Team Members Supported Safety, Customer Service In Savannah

Daher Aircraft reinforced its long-term focus on excellent customer service and safe flight initiatives for the global TBM fleet at its 2025 Annual Convention of the TBM Owners and Pilots Association. The company attended in force with 11 team members including executives, the Daher Care support team, and sales and communications personnel.

Crewed-Uncrewed Operation Featured Pantera And Banshee Radios

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Lockheed Martin, and L3Harris collaborated on a successful demonstration of a Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming using an F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger unmanned jet. The two aircraft demonstrated the use of their integrated L3Harris BANSHEE Advanced Tactical Datalinks with its Pantera software-defined radios via Lockheed Martin’s open radio architecture, all shared from the F-22 Raptor.

22 Bases Join in the Informational Picket With Contract Talks Nearing the Three-Year Mark

Allegiant’s long-running pilot contract dispute reached a new peak as crews at all 22 of its bases launched coordinated informational pickets. The action follows nearly three years of federally mediated negotiations and five years of work without a new contract.

Long-Haul Fleet Replacement Deal Announced At Dubai Airshow

Air Europa, Spain’s third-largest airline based in Mallorca, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft. The deal was announced at the Dubai Airshow 2025 and the aircraft will form the foundation for Air Europa’s long-haul fleet replacement.

Senator Flynn Proposes a Bill Creating a Whole New Legal Category for Flying Cars

Lawmakers may soon have to decide what, exactly, to do with vehicles that insist on being both cars and aircraft… and Pennsylvania Senator Marty Flynn seems insistent on getting ahead of the game. He has reintroduced Senate Bill 1077, better known as the Jetsons Act, to formally regulate “roadable aircraft” under state law.

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Blue Origin finally logged a clean booster recovery with New Glenn, giving Jeff Bezos’ company proof that its heavy-lift rocket can reuse components the same way SpaceX has since October 2024. The flight also shipped two NASA satellites towards Mars as New Glenn’s first paying-customer science payload. The launch marked an impressive step forward in the long catch-up effort for New Glenn. Just over a month ahead of its potential ban in the US, DJI has launched its lightest and most compact drone to date… and for obvious reasons, it won’t b

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The work of Elfin.aero founder Dr. Reiner Stemme, who passed on October 31, 2025, is already being reignited to honor the designer’s years of dedication to the still-unfinished elfin20: a high-performance, two-seat, self-launching electric glider. Development of the prototype is well underway. Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its newly certified ultralong-range G800 achieved its eight city-pair speed record on its flight from Phuket, Thailand to the Dubai Airshow 2025 in the United Arab Emirates. The feat was accomplished in 5 hours 38 minutes. This l

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Like most of the industry, kit manufacturer Sonex has been hit by the ever-increasing costs of parts and materials, and is being forced to pass some of the burden off to customers beginning December 15. Still, Sonex’s prices remain well under par, with many of its complete airframe kits available for under $40,000. The company detailed the price shifts for Complete Airframe Kits, Quick Build Kits, and AeroVee engine packages. Produced jointly by the Aero-News Network and SUN ’n FUN—in addition to the pre-show SNF Innovation P

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The longest federal government shutdown in history is finally coming to a close… but the aviation industry is taking its time to bounce back. Airlines are getting ready to shoulder thousands more flight delays and cancellations as the President himself takes to warning air traffic controllers with pay cuts. The FAA’s game plan involved an initial 4 percent flight reduction at 40 major airports, incrementally working its way up to 10 percent. Through years of first-hand experience, Adriana Barrigan has seen how damaging holes in the fligh

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Samaritan’s Purse is officially moving its historic Douglas DC-8 cargo jet into retirement and bringing in a new Boeing 767. This marks the end of an era for the world’s last flying, US-registered DC-8. For more than a decade, the four-engine DC-8 served as the backbone of Samaritan’s Purse’s disaster response efforts. The aircraft was acquired in 2015 and has since flown 217 missions, delivering over 9.2 million pounds of critical relief supplies. Boeing delivered 53 jets in October, bringing its 2025 total to 493 aircraft and marki

Launch Edition Program Progressing Toward Commercialization Archer Aviation, developer of eVTOL aircraft, announced the completion of a flight test program of its Midnight aircraft in-country in the UAE with its operating environment over desert areas. The flights showcased the Midnight’s full flight envelope including vertical takeoff, transition, and wingborne flight, and the campaign signifies a major step forward in the implementation of Abu Dhabi’s vision for advanced air mobility.

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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has cleared another round of pre-flight milestones at Kennedy Space Center. The company has been running the spacecraft through a long list of test campaigns ahead of its debut under NASA’s CRS-2 cargo contract. The Dream Chaser’s most recent accomplishments include electromagnetic interference and compatibility testing inside the Space Systems Processing Facility, demonstrating that its avionics and subsystems behave properly in the kinds of charged environments it will encounter from launch to landing.

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The CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s AC-47 “Spooky” gunship has taken to the air once again. The Vietnam-era aircraft made its return to flight to honor fallen veteran Lt. Col. Paul Mendes. The flyover was held during the Vietnam Veteran Parkway Dedication ceremony. Mendes, a decorated Green Beret and three-tour Vietnam veteran, was among the last American soldiers evacuated from Saigon in 1975 and later played a key role in recovering missing US personnel. Boeing offered a new contract to the more than 3,200 workers at its faciliti

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The CAF Gulf Coast Wing’s AC-47 “Spooky” gunship has taken to the air once again. The Vietnam-era aircraft made its return to flight to honor fallen veteran Lt. Col. Paul Mendes. The flyover was held during the Vietnam Veteran Parkway Dedication ceremony. Mendes, a decorated Green Beret and three-tour Vietnam veteran, was among the last American soldiers evacuated from Saigon in 1975 and later played a key role in recovering missing US personnel. Boeing offered a new contract to the more than 3,200 workers at its f

From 2014 (YouTube Edition) -- Disclaimer: No Matter What He Tells You, Tom Is Not A Certified Firefighting Pilot

While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN News Editor, Tom Patton checked out what was going on at the Redbird Flight Simulation display. Tom talked with Josh Harnagel, the Director of Online Marketing for Redbird Flight Simulations. Redbird is becoming known as the innovator in aviation simulation and in the way simulation is used in flight training. However, as important as flight simulation can be, it’s also a lot of fun. Harnagel said they were approached by the Walt Disney Company to produce a simulation program to be used in promot

The Flight Instructor Noticed Some Engine Roughness And Diverted Toward Westwinds Airport

On November 2, 2025, about 1630 mountain standard time, an experimental amateur-built Just Highlander airplane, N622SC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Delta, Colorado. The flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight instructor, the purpose of the flight was an introduction to tailwheel operations for the student pilot, who was also the airplane owner. The flight instructor stated that after about an hour of performing maneuvers, they were planning to return to the departure airport to prac

Aero Linx: Glenn H. Curtiss Museum The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, bearing the name of Hammondsport’s favorite son, is located on State Route 54, one half mile south of the village of Hammondsport, New York. Dedicated to the memory of pioneer aviator, Glenn Curtiss, the museum contains a priceless collection relating to early aviation and regional history. 

Overhead Maneuver A series of predetermined maneuvers prescribed for aircraft (often in formation) for entry into the visual flight rules (VFR) traffic pattern and to proceed to a landing. An overhead maneuver is not an instrument flight rules (IFR) approach procedure. An aircraft executing an overhead maneuver is considered VFR and the IFR flight plan is canceled when the aircraft reaches the “initial point” on the initial approach portion of the maneuver. The pattern usually specifies the following...

“This recognition was evident during the TBMOPA Annual Convention, where owners and operators clearly expressed their satisfaction with our focus on customer service, and encouraged us to continue the efforts that will keep us no. 1 in the industry. We are firmly committed to applying the innovation and expertise that benefits from the excellence across all of the Daher Aircraft teams.” Source: Nicolas Chabbert, CEO of Daher Aircraft, reflecting on how Daher reinforced its long-term focus on excellent customer service and safe flight initiatives for the global TBM fleet at the 2025 Annual Convention of the TBM Owners and Pilots Association. The company attended in force with 11 team members including executives,