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Introduction SafeSky 4.0MediaIntroduction SafeSky 4.0
Over the past six years, you’ve told us what you love about SafeSky and what could be better. Weak connectivity, battery…
PlanesVickers Aircraft USA Announces the FAST4: A New Vision for High-Performance Single Engine Piston Aviation.
Vickers Aircraft USA Announces the FAST4: A New Vision for High-Performance Single Engine Piston Aviation. Equipped with four seats, an all carbon…
MediaC-130 Hercules will make unique final landing on Soesterberg December 8, 2026
The characteristic Hercules C-130 will make a special flight and landing from Eindhoven Airport to the former Soesterberg airbase Tuesday 8 December…
BlogI Am (Just) Airborne
Only yesterday I made a big mistake. I answered a trick question by an “experienced” young Dutch policy maker working in the…
PlacesIlulissat International Airport Opens
Ilulissat International Airport Opens, Expanding Connections to North Greenland Ilulissat International Airport opened on 29th October 2026, completing Greenland’s programme of three…
PlacesNaples airport closed for runway requalification (November 2026)
Naples Airport will be closed in November 2026 for radical and scheduled runway renovation work, in compliance with rigorous industry regulations and in…
PlanesFirst Flight Akaflieg Karlsruhe AK-X
AK-X Since October 2010, we have been working on the AK-X project, the development of a new type of flying wing glider.…
PeopleStamford Air Cadet becomes the country’s youngest glider pilot
16 year Flight Sergeant Charlie Lumb is the youngest holder of a Sailplane Pilot Licence and a Flight Radiotelephony Operators Licence in…
PlacesMortagne-au-Perche becomes restricted (LFAX)
Since September 16, the aerodrome of Mortagne-au-Perche has been closed to aircraft not based following its hard runway created in 1982 (720…
PlaneseFlyer 2 completes first flight
The full scale eFlyer 2 prototype completed a six-minute test flight from Centennial Airport in Colorado on September 17 with Chief Test…
PlanesReach Aviation Unveils Diesel Bush Plane AC6 Atlas
Reach Aviation has introduced a new utility aircraft designed for missionary missions in the most remote areas. Behind Reach is Tom Hamilton…
PeopleSearch for Amelia Earhart’s plane continues after Taraia Object expedition on Nikumaroro rules out latest hypothesis
NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — The Taraia Object expedition, a joint effort by the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI), Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University,…
PlanesEASA grounds all Elixir aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency grounded all Elixir aircraft effective October 3 after two company pilots died in an accident involving…
PlacesWormingford Airfield closes after 36 years of gliding
Photo: Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club After 36 wonderful years of flying at Wormingford Airfield, the Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club is…
PlanesKLM’s First Airbus A350 Arrives at Schiphol
KLM’s first Airbus A350-900 landed at Schiphol today, marking the next step in the renewal of its intercontinental fleet. The A350 is…
PlacesLangste Dag vliegen 19 juni
Around the longest day, june 21st, most GA airports in the Netherlands will allow vfr flying until 22:00h LT. Some restaurants have…