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- Electra Flies Hybrid-Electric Aircraft In Downtown Charleston
by Matt Ryan on June 2, 2026 at 15:34Company says the demonstration was conducted from a nonairport site at the Columbus Street Terminal.
- CubCrafters Rolls Out Rotax 916 iS Software Upgradeby Matt Ryan on June 2, 2026 at 14:49
The FADEC update is available immediately for eligible CubCrafters models.
- RAF Announces National Airstrip Access Initiativeby Matt Ryan on June 2, 2026 at 13:35
Northern California airstrip is the first announced under the organization’s “Expanding The Map” effort.
- Zenith Plans Summer Fly-In At Missouri Facilityby Matt Ryan on June 1, 2026 at 20:34
Open house will be held June 20 at Mexico Memorial Airport.
- Unmanned Quarterhorse MK 2.1 Hits Mach 1.21by Matt Ryan on June 1, 2026 at 19:35
Hermeus says Quarterhorse flight testing will continue toward higher-speed aircraft and payload demonstrations.
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- MetroJet: The Bright Red US Airways Experiment Built to Take on Southwestby Dave Hartland on June 1, 2026 at 19:51
A look back at MetroJet, the US Airways low-cost brand that launched in 1998 and became one of the era’s most memorable airline experiments. On 1 June 1998, a bright red Boeing 737-200 pushed back from the gate at Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) and carried US Airways into a fight it could no longer avoid. The The post MetroJet: The Bright Red US Airways Experiment Built to Take on Southwest appeared first on Avgeekery.
- Blue Origin Explosion, Starship Mishaps May Delay NASA’s Artemis Moon Plansby Mike Killian on May 29, 2026 at 18:04
Next year, NASA hopes to launch Artemis-3 alongside two commercial contractors Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, and SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk. However, neither company is anywhere close to ready, and after last night’s explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, both rockets to launch the landers next year are currently grounded The post Blue Origin Explosion, Starship Mishaps May Delay NASA’s Artemis Moon Plans appeared first on Avgeekery.
- Boeing CEO: 737 MAX Production Increase Is Underway as 787, MAX 7 Certification Milestones Nearby Dave Hartland on May 28, 2026 at 01:58
Boeing is moving toward higher 737 MAX production as CEO Kelly Ortberg says 787 output is rising and MAX 7 certification is nearing. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg used his appearance at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on 27 May 2026 to lay out what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet The post Boeing CEO: 737 MAX Production Increase Is Underway as 787, MAX 7 Certification Milestones Near appeared first on Avgeekery.
- How Similar Were the American Airlines Flight 191 and UPS Flight 2976 Disasters?by Dave Hartland on May 25, 2026 at 23:23
American Airlines Flight 191 and UPS Flight 2976 were not identical accidents, but their similarities have drawn serious attention from investigators and aviation safety experts. On 25 May 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 began what should have been a routine mid-afternoon departure from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 bound The post How Similar Were the American Airlines Flight 191 and UPS Flight 2976 Disasters? appeared first on Avgeekery.
- The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Was Weird, Brilliant, and Very Britishby Dave Hartland on May 23, 2026 at 18:20
The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was one of those aircraft that should not have worked as well as it did, at least not on paper. The Nimrod didn’t start out as a purpose-built submarine hunter. Instead, it was a heavily modified version of the de Havilland Comet 4, which was the world’s first operational jet airliner. The post The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod Was Weird, Brilliant, and Very British appeared first on Avgeekery.