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A Kodiak 100 seaplane made a hard landing on the East River off Manhattan’s 23rd Street in New York City on July 5, 2026.
Video footage of the incident posted online and shared on social media shows the aircraft bouncing off the surface of the water twice before becoming destabilized and ending up with its left wing and the fuselage leaning towards one side and partly submerged...

easyJet has accepted a £5.2 billion (US$6.9 billion) acquisition offer from investment firm Castelake, according to reports published by financial media on July 5, 2026.
The offer, to which easyJet’s board has agreed in principle, is the fifth Castlelake has made in a  period of less than a month. Castelake launched its first bid in mid-June 2026 by offering £5.60/share (US$7.4). That offer was rejected outright by the...

Virtual experiences are becoming more realistic than ever before. For aviation enthusiasts, aviation games offer a unique opportunity to soar through the skies, piloting various aircraft in aerial combat missions or in hyper-realistic commercial aviation...

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 was hit by a firework while on final approach to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), according to several media sources.
The incident happened around 20.30 local time on July 4, 2026, as flight DL1076, inbound from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was preparing to land at Chicago’s secondary airport....