JetBlue Sells More Embraer E190s & GE Engines Ahead of E-Jet Retirement

Aviation News - 9 August, 2025 - 11:18

In its push to phase out the Embraer E190 in favor of the Airbus A220, Queens-based JetBlue Airways is selling E190s and its engines. Aviation Week is reporting that earlier this week, JetBlue sold 23 General Electric CF34s to various aftermarket companies. For the buyers, this significantly expands their MRO capabilities at a time of restricted aftermarket support.

Air France-KLM Drops Most Airbus A350-1000 Orders For More Smaller -900s

Aviation News - 9 August, 2025 - 09:19

Air France-KLM is changing most of its Airbus A350-1000 orders to the smaller A350-900, according to Airbus’ latest order backlog data. This adjustment comes two years after the group’s initial purchase. The change was first reported by FlightGlobal.

Delta Air Lines To Upgrade Bombardier CRJ700 Flights To Aspen With The Embraer E175

Aviation News - 9 August, 2025 - 06:56

Delta’s current fleet of CRJ700 Bombardier regional jets that ferry skiers and nature lovers to the high mountain chalets of Aspen will soon be swapped out for bigger, sleeker Embraer E175 aircraft.

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 5 months in space

Space News - 9 August, 2025 - 06:01
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday (Aug. 9) after living on the International Space Station for nearly five months.

Scorched: Palm Springs International Airport Tarmac Reaches 163 Degrees

Aviation News - 9 August, 2025 - 05:20

You know the tarmac can tun into a frying pan in the summer if you’ve ever flown at one of the many airports in the American Southwest, like Palm Springs Airport (PSP). The area around this small Southern California airport is famed for the natural beauty of its desert setting.

Astronaut arrives at ISS, longs to be on the moon or Mars | On the International Space Station Aug. 4-8, 2025

Space News - 9 August, 2025 - 05:14
The four members on SpaceX's Crew-10 mission are Earth-bound after bidding farewell to their Expedition 73 crewmates and departing the International Space Station.

Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

Space News - 9 August, 2025 - 02:00
For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only two-dimensional

Heathrow's $28.2 Billion Runway Expansion: Boosting UK GDP and Aviation Industry

Aviation News - 9 August, 2025 - 01:20

The runway expansion at Heathrow Airport is once again at the center of discussion, with new proposals now on the table. Earlier this month, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) submitted a plan, which states it could deliver an operational third runway within the next decade at a cost of around $28.2 billion (£21 billion).

UK Watchdog Clears Boeing's $4.7B Spirit Aerosystems Acquisition

Aviation News - 9 August, 2025 - 00:45

Seeking Alpha is reporting that the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally cleared Boeing's $4.7 billion all-stock acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems. This decision comes after the CMA concluded the review phase of an investigation into the acquisition. This was completed ahead of the August 28 deadline.

Scientists capture bridge of stray stars being sucked from one galaxy to another

Space News - 9 August, 2025 - 00:00
Astronomers spot a rare stellar bridge in Abell 3667, revealing an aggressive galaxy merger and new clues about dark matter.

Frontier Airlines Chief Believes It Will Be The Only Remaining Low-Cost Carrier In 2026

Aviation News - 8 August, 2025 - 23:41

Denver-based, ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines remains confident that it will be the 'last man standing' in the ULCC, United States aviation space. According to Aviation Week, the airline's Chief Executive Officer proclaimed that while the airline is pushing towards profitability for the second half of 2025. It believes that the ultra-low-cost aviation market will have less competition and capacity to compete against in 2026.

Smallest Widebody: American Airlines To Begin Its New Longest Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Flight

Aviation News - 8 August, 2025 - 23:05

You might know by now that American Airlines has just added five additional European routes, all of which will take off next March or May. While only one link is brand-new (it has never been served by any carrier), the others are returning to its network. They involve three of its hubs: Dallas/Fort Worth,Miami, and Philadelphia.Only one of these is within the US's 10 busiest airports list.

Can you name the 12 Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon?

Space News - 8 August, 2025 - 23:00
This quiz tests your knowledge of the astronauts who have stepped foot on the moon.

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97

Space News - 8 August, 2025 - 22:57
NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.

5 Hours: Qantas' Airbus A321XLR Operates Longest Flight Since Its Delivery

Aviation News - 8 August, 2025 - 22:52

Qantas has finally taken its newest aircraft transcontinental. The airline, which received it's first gamechanging Airbus A321XLR on July 2, has quietly been operating the aircraft primarily between Sydney and Melbourne for most of July, however on August 8, the plane took off from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD), destined for it's longest commerical flight since delivery, across the countries 'red center', all the way to Perth International Airport (PER), in Western Australia.

Airbus July Deliveries Down From Last Year; Goal Of 820 In 2025 At Risk

Aviation News - 8 August, 2025 - 22:30

Airbus has reported that it delivered 67 new aircraft to 41 customers in July 2025. While this was the third month in a row that deliveries increased, the 2025 figures were still 10 units shy of the total deliveries made in July 2024. CEO Guillaume Faury reaffirmed the manufacturer's target of 820 aircraft deliveries in 2025 during the company's mid-year financials presentation last month, but this goal might now be in jeopardy.

'A Quiet Place Part III' is confirmed for 2027 with John Krasinski back in the director's chair

Space News - 8 August, 2025 - 22:00
Paramount’s hit sci-fi horror franchise returns in 2027 with more ultrasonic alien invaders.

Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics

Space News - 8 August, 2025 - 21:00
The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.

Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris

Space News - 8 August, 2025 - 20:29
Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

Scientists find oldest-known black hole in the universe: 'This is about as far back as you can practically go'

Space News - 8 August, 2025 - 20:00
A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.

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