French bee becomes the first airline in the world to offer the Skyted 320 onboard and through duty-free pre-order. Available for pre-order from June 1st, on the new French bee duty-free store.

Virgin Australia shares a closer look inside Lake Centenary, its newest B737 MAX 8 aircraft. In partnership with Boeing, the aircraft features the names of more than 8.000 team members printed across the overhead bins: www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/newsro...

North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military says reut.rs/4dPz5lD

Vivid Sydney cancels shows after 89 drones plunge into Darling Harbour

Vivid Sydney has become the latest major event to suffer a drone show mishap, with almost 90 drones falling from the sky during a display on Monday night. #aviation #aerospace https://bit.ly/4dMe1MK

Qatar Airways has a new livery for FIFA 2026. It also includes "interior features bespoke cabin dressing inspired by FIFA World Cup 2026.... [bringing] the ambiance and excitement of the tournament into the inflight experience." #AvGeek

Ok the Swiss Museum of Transport is Luzern is *awesome*. If you visit, plan at 3+ hours. They’ve got a Swedish air ambulance, multiple simulators (blimp & helicopter!), a DC-3 and Convair 990 on display. Oh and a super cool Mars rover display, complete with Perseverance and the Ingenuity helicopter!

Building X-65 is a masterclass in precision and coordination. Our team works from a platform that provides bilevel access to key areas, with protections to prevent FOD. Installation follows a careful sequence. With @darpa.mil, we’re advancing X-65 to demonstrate active flow control.

Is this door mock-up for jetbridge docking practice? 📍 Denver Airport

#ICYMI PR | TCI Aircraft Interiors announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Dolby Laboratories, marking the start of exploratory discussions around the use of Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision in future IFE environments. tci.aero/news/tci-air...

Emirates aircraft changes on DXB-MIA-BOG ??? From B77W to B77L. #EK213/EK214 @aeroroutes.bsky.social

Crash du vol Rio-Paris : les raisons de la condamnation en appel d’Airbus et d’Air France

Les livres de train : « Pour le moment, j’ai juste lu la préface »

La Chine prépare ses missions sur la Lune en envoyant un astronaute dans sa station spatiale pendant un an

Qantas´ first A350-1000ULR for #ProjectSunrise is delayed. First delivery has moved for April 2027 due to supply chain issues: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New details about #SpotLAX2026 including a link to our H Hotel room block. Join us in September! www.nycaviation.com/2026/05/impo... #AVGeek #planespotting

Iberia May – Aug 2026 Latin America Service Increases www.aeroroutes.com/eng/260522-i...

The cabin is configured with 24 Thompson VantageSolo suites designed for privacy and comfort, alongside 120 Safran Z400 EcoClass seats featuring enhanced seat design, 13-inch personal entertainment screens, and convenient charging ports to support a more comfortable guest journey.

Saudia takes delivery of its first of fifteen A321XLRs: www.linkedin.com/pulse/saudia...

Apron views, runway moments and everything in between. 🤩✈️ The kind of moments aviation enthusiasts never scroll past. 👀Share your pictures with #flyswiss for the chance to get featured. #repostsoftheweek #reposts

📢 PR | The Royal Thai Air Force announce order for two C295 aircraft, which will enhance Thailand’s defence capabilities. www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/...

Starship’s 12th launch—the first of its v3 design—had a successful liftoff followed by its booster crashing into the Gulf of Mexico. Its upper stage skipped an engine relight, deployed 22 test satellites, survived reentry and a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean, then fell over and exploded.

RIAT 2026 Has Been Cancelled The 2026 edition of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) has been cancelled following discussions with the Royal Air Force and the U.S. Air Force regarding uncertainty over access to RAF Fairford. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/05/22/r...

📢 PR | Metrea selected to provide advanced aerial surveillance services to the Australian Government. www.metrea.aero/news/metrea-...

Plus Ultra negocia un plan de viabilidad tras el impago de 19 millones del rescate en marzo y 50 reuniones con la SEPI. La compañía sufre por la crisis geopolítica y la subida del queroseno

El juez Calama pide a EE UU información sobre los investigados del ‘caso Plus Ultra’, en el marco de una pieza separada que mantiene bajo secreto y en la que ahonda en las cuentas de los imputados en el extranjero

📢 PR | Indra selected by Airbus Defence & Space to develop the new FFS for the C295 military transport aircraft, which will become a central element of the future pilot training center that the Air and Space Force will have at its Getafe Air Base. www.indragroup.com/en/news/indr...

5-stars for this Airbnb's book collection 📚

Le constructeur et la compagnie aérienne écopent d'une condamnation en appel, 17 ans après le drame qui a coûté la vie à 228 personnes. Les deux sociétés avaient été relaxées en première instance. →https://l.lefigaro.fr/eJ24

Propellant loading is underway for tonight's 'Viva La StriX' Electron launch⛽~T-2 hours until liftoff. Live webcast begins at T-20 mins. Launch window opens: 🚀 9:30 pm NZT 🚀 09:30 UTC 🚀 6:30 pm JST 🚀 5:30 am EDT 🚀 2:30 am PDT

📢 #PaxEx PR | Austrian Airlines selected Spafax to develop and commercialize Austrian’s inflight and lounge media offering: www.spafax.com/news/austria...

Bluebox delivers flexible future IFEC options with Blueview. Airlines are now deploying: blueboxaviation.com/aix-2026-air...

The full Season 2 premiere of #AboveTheNoise: #BusinessAviation Edition is now live. 🛩️ ▶️Watch the full episode here: https://vsat.co/4ubmgc2 #Viasat #Leadership

Milestone update for EVIO 810 development: EVIO has entered an MOA with Molicel to advance next-generation, high energy density lithium-ion cells purpose-built for aerospace. https://ow.ly/8X8w50Z2NWg

Stratolaunch continues flight operations with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) using Stratolaunch's B747-400 carrier aircraft, Spirit of Mojave, and the Talon-A3 hypersonic aircraft. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Castro indictment is out: www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...

SpaceX is seeking to sell shares on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas in what could be the world’s largest IPO, unlocking cash that could generate more jobs, home sales, startup companies and tax revenues in Texas. Here's what the IPO means for Texas: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NASA Administrator Calls on Space Industry to Move with Urgency aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/institute/na...

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StriX is ready to fly 🦉 Payload integration and encapsulation is complete for our next Electron launch with Synspective for the 9th time, with another 18 missions to come in our multi-launch partnership through to 2030. 'Viva La StriX' is set to launch NET 21:30/09:30 NZT/UTC on May 22.

Bound for Mars, Elon Musk's SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO reut.rs/4umOel7

On splashdown day, I took a picture with the true hero of Artemis II, the collapsible contingency urinal.

Italy to acquire six A330 MRTTs: www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026...

Before astronauts wore mission patches, they had their call signs painted on the side of their spacecraft. That "nose art" was short lived, ending after the six flights of the Mercury program, the last of which launched 63 years ago on Friday (May 15)...

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford conducted a rare interview with Robert Brovdi (aka 'The Hungarian'), commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, about the rapid evolution of drone warfare and how it is reshaping Russia’s war in Ukraine. www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...

📢 #PaxEx PR | Emirates completes first-ever retrofit of two-class A380s. The airline introduces Premium Economy seating to the upper deck of its iconic A380 in a 2-3-2 layout: www.emirates.com/media-centre...

Expedia announce partnership with CLEAR, making the airport experience smoother and more seamless for Expedia travelers and One Key members. ir.expediagroup.com/news-and-eve...

Malaysian airline Berjaya Air takes delivery its first ATR 72-600 featuring All Business Class cabin www.atr-aircraft.com/presspost/be...