X-59: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Flying Again

X-59: NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Is Flying Again

A cockpit warning light flashes. Nine minutes into just its second flight ever, NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less brings the X-59 back to the runway at Edwards Air Force Base. The flight is over — but the setback is temporary. Within days, engineers confirm...
IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss

IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss

IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss QUICK FACTS Airline: IndiGo (India’s Domestic Giant) | New CEO: Willie Walsh | Previous Role: IATA Director General | Career Arc: Aer Lingus → British Airways → IAG | Announcement: March 31, 2026 | Market Share:...
NetJets Gets the World’s Longest-Range Business Jet

NetJets Gets the World’s Longest-Range Business Jet

NetJets Gets the World’s Longest-Range Business Jet QUICK FACTS Aircraft: Bombardier Global 8000 | Range: 8,000 nm (14,800 km) | Speed: Mach 0.94 | Power: 2× Rolls-Royce Pearl 10X | Cabin Zones: 4 living spaces | Operator: NetJets Inc. | First Delivery: March...
Embry-Riddle inaugura un campus de vuelo de $16 millones

Embry-Riddle inaugura un campus de vuelo de $16 millones

Quick Facts: SAFE Complex Facility Name SAFE Complex (Strategic Academic Flight Education) Opening Date March 13, 2026 Investment $16 million Location Prescott Regional Airport, Arizona Training Building 20,000 sq ft Ramp Space 263,000 sq ft of aircraft parking/ops...
Sonex Aircraft Closes Its Doors Overnight

Sonex Aircraft Closes Its Doors Overnight

Quick Facts: Sonex Closure Closure Date Late March 2026, effective immediately Aircraft Affected ~700 Sonex, Waiex, and Onex aircraft worldwide Location Oshkosh, Wisconsin Owner Mark Schaible (purchased 2022) Founded John Monnett (1990s), Oshkosh, WI Reason...
Countdown to the Moon: Artemis II Launches Today

Countdown to the Moon: Artemis II Launches Today

Quick Facts: Artemis II Launch Date April 1, 2026, 6:24 PM ET Launch Site Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B Rocket Space Launch System (SLS), 322 ft tall Mission Duration 10 days around the Moon Crew Size 4 astronauts Historic First First crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17...
Navy’s $10 Billion Trainer Race Begins

Navy’s $10 Billion Trainer Race Begins

Quick Facts Program: Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) Replacing: Boeing T-45C Goshawk (in service since 1991) Aircraft needed: 216 new jet trainers EMD cost cap: ~$1.8 billion Contract award: March 2027 Competitors: Boeing T-7B, Lockheed/KAI TF-50N, Leonardo...
F-35 Down: Pilot Ejects Over Nevada Desert

F-35 Down: Pilot Ejects Over Nevada Desert

Quick Facts What: F-35A Lightning II crash with successful pilot ejection When: March 31, 2026, around noon local time Where: Nevada Test and Training Range, ~25 miles NE of Indian Springs Unit: 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base Pilot status: Safe, minor injuries An...