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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.

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Air New Zealand to ramp up North America services

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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.

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Flashy 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.

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Deciphering 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?

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Aviation 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.

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Inside 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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