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Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.

Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday night (April 19), if all goes to plan.

Welcome to my 164th weekly routes article! It includes 11 mini-stories about subjectively exciting services that took off between April 8 and 14. Click here to see my last jam-packed article! Many dozens of routes worldwide started in the examined period. However, as always, only a selection of intriguing additions is covered.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has disclosed that it will investigate an incident involving a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-900ER, which had to return to Tucson, Arizona, the United States, on April 14.

Oprah Winfrey was on hand April 14 to witness the launch of Blue Origin's historic NS-31 mission, which carried her friend of nearly 50 years, journalist Gayle King, to and from suborbital space.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed another directive to tackle uncommanded slide deployments on Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) and 737 MAX aircraft, expanding the number of 737s that would be affected by the proposed airworthiness directive (AD).

Passengers passing through Terminal 2 at Munich Airport (MUC) in southeastern Germany may find themselves encountering service robots at the moment. This is because the Bavarian facility has teamed up with the Lufthansa Innovation Hub to increase its operational efficiency, with several small projects being involved in the makeup of this wider program. One is the deployment of service robots.

Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.

An all-female spaceflight had not taken place since the early 1960s, but a group of driven women, alongside the support of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, decided to change that earlier this week. On Monday morning, a group of six celebrities took to outer space for a brief flight, the first of its kind in decades.

Cybernetic mercenaries team up to venture into an abandoned colony planet, grab valuable loot, and fight each other in Bungie's Marathon reboot.

The Chinese government has told its carriers not to take delivery of Boeing aircraft as China and the United States continue their tit-for-tat tariff trade war that began in April.

Qantas' latest schedule submission to OAG shows that it will reintroduce flights from Perth to Johannesburg and Auckland. While neither route is available tobook, Aeroroutes says it will change soon. Qantas will become the second operator in both markets, joining South African Airways from Johannesburg and Air New Zealand from Auckland. It benefits from the gap left by Batik Air Malaysia following its last Perth-Auckland flight in 2024.

Pulsar Fusion just released a video showcasing its planned Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, which is designed to reach speeds of about 329,000 mph (500,000 kph).

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.

British Airways has temporarily ended flights between London and Dallas, which the airline had served continuously since at least 2000, with the exception of a few months during the pandemic.

A team of scientists and students from TU Delft has taken first place at the A2RL Drone Championship in Abu Dhabi - an international race that pushes the limits of physical artificial intelligence, challenging teams to fly fully autonomous drones using only a single camera.

A typical narrowbody airliner can operate several routes in a day, depending on the airline and its schedule. To keep things running, carriers invest heavily in proper maintenance for smooth operations. Still, technical issues can occasionally cause diversions and delays.

Singapore Airlines has begun a two-year project that will see it invest tens of millions of dollars into an upgrade of its lounge experiences at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN). Work on the enhancements commenced today, with the Star Alliance member specifically focusing on its lounges in Terminal 2 at the world-famous airport. As well as upgrading the facilities, the lounges will also be made larger.

Journalist Gayle King conquered her fear of flying in a big way today (April 14), going to space with Katy Perry and others in Blue Origin's historic all-female flight.