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The longest haul: NASA’s balloons fly for 100 days
The ‘super pressure’ aircraft is roughly the size of a football stadium and is due to spend more than three months flying around the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitudes.
Read moreAir New Zealand to ramp up North America services
/The Kiwi carrier will add more than 34,000 extra seats between Auckland and North America from October 2025 to March 2026, an 8 per cent increase in US and Canada capacity over the previous year, including a 15 per cent boost to premium seating.
Read moreFlashy Su-57 remains a combat effectiveness mystery
Russia’s newest export capable Su-57E fighter jet is undertaking its own “tour de world”, as the fifth generation, high-performance aircraft pushes a global sales pitch despite relatively unknown combat effectiveness.
Read moreDeciphering the newest wave of Chinese military drones
China has been on a rapid military drone innovation and manufacturing drive, with newer models unveiled in months rather than years. But how do we sort fact from fiction?
Read moreAviation celebrates Victory in Europe Day
In May, countries around the world held ceremonies and flypasts to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
Read moreInside the Archive #16 | Bell Iroquois
Australian Aviation opens its archive to tell the story of the Bell Iroquois, which entered Australian service in 1962.
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