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Air Force announced a deal to purchase two new aircraft from Boeing
CONFIRMED91% CONFIDENCE8.6 years agoHappened as dated, per airforcetimes.com[1]: "two 747-8 jets, will begin transitioning to the Air Force One configuration in 20…"The Air Force announced a deal to purchase two new aircraft from Boeing in 2017 that will serve as the future Air Force One under the next several presidents. The planes, two 747-8 jets, will begin transitioning to the Air Force One configuration in 2019, with initial operational capacity slated for 2024.0.68The GCAP Combat Air Demonstrator Begins Flight Testing
ESTIMATED62% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsA span the event runs from, per aerospacetestinginternational.com[1]: "Power-on is planned for mid-2027, aircraft ready by the end-2027 with flight test starting from early 2028", so the pin takes the first day of that period.Flight tests of the UK’s crewed sixth-generation demonstrator are due to start from early 2028, after power-on in mid-2027. More than 11,500 parts – about 90% of the aircraft’s weight – have been designed and released, with final assembly under way in Lancashire.0.65Dragonfly Launches for Titan
A nuclear-powered rotorcraft that will fly between sites on Saturn's moon Titan, arriving in the 2030s. Scheduled date.$3.4B0.64The First B-21 Raider Arrives at Ellsworth Air Force Base
ESTIMATED74% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsA year with no day, per militarytimes.com[1]: Gen. Dale White "confirmed that the first operational aircraft of the stealth bombers are on track for a 2027 Ellsworth delivery as initially projected in February", so the pin takes the last day of that year.The US Air Force’s first operational B-21s are due "on the ramp" at their first operational base in South Dakota in 2027. The stealth bomber programme has raised production capacity by 25%, heading for about seven aircraft a year and a fleet of at least 100.0.63Boeing 777-9 First Delivery
ESTIMATED6.5 years late75% CONFIDENCEin 280 daysBoeing[2] says only 2027. Lufthansa, the launch customer, has delivery “currently scheduled for mid-2027” per Lufthansa Aviation Training, so the pin sits at the middle of the year.Boeing says the first 777-9 will be delivered in 2027, seven years late, after taking a $4.9 billion charge; Lufthansa is the launch customer, with delivery currently scheduled for mid-2027, and Emirates has signalled it is planning for late 2027.0.63The Airbus A350F Makes Its First Flight
ESTIMATED76% CONFIDENCEin 1 dayA reported target rather than a fixed date, per aircargonews.net[1][4] quoting Reuters: the airframer "is hopeful the first flight will take place on around 24 September, although there is always the chance that technical issues or inclement weather could push that date back into October"; Airbus[2][5] itself would say only that "the maiden flight is expected later in 2026".Airbus’ first clean-sheet large freighter is expected to fly from Toulouse around 24 September, opening a roughly 400-hour, nine-month certification campaign flown by MSN700 and MSN701 ahead of a first delivery in the second half of 2027.0.63New Ceramic Coating Could Make Hypersonic Air Travel a Reality
The new coating is 12 times more effective than current ceramics. Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing has said that hypersonic passenger jets could be in the air within the next ten years. These aircraft would cut travel times by up to 700 percent. This would mean a flight from Shanghai to New York would be reduced from 15 hours to just two.0.63The Paris Air Show Returns to Le Bourget
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEin 264 daysStated as fixed, per siae.fr[1]: the show’s own site gives its dates as "14•20 JUNE 2027".The largest aerospace exhibition in the world, held in odd years at Paris–Le Bourget since 1953 and first staged in 1909, runs 14 to 20 June 2027 – four days for professionals, then three open to the public.0.632027 Pan American Games Open
The 2027 Pan American Games, officially the XX Pan American Games and commonly known as Lima 2027, is an upcoming international multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization. It will be held from 23 July to 8 August in Lima, the capital of Peru, eight years after the city hosted the 2019 Pan American Games. The pin sits at National Stadium of Peru.0.62NASA's Groundbreaking Mission to 'Touch' the Sun Will Launch in 2018
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SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEin 284 daysFormula 1's[2] own 2027 schedule gives this round's weekend as "02 - 04 Jul"; the Grand Prix is run on the Sunday, the last day of the weekend.The British Grand Prix returns to the old RAF airfield that held the first World Championship race in 1950.0.62JFK's New Terminal One Phase 1 Slips to Late 2026
DELAYED5 months late65% CONFIDENCEin 68 daysGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "This opening date has been pushed back to November 2026 at the earliest".The first phase of JFK's $9.5BN New Terminal One, originally due in June 2026, will not open before November 2026 at the earliest.$9.5B0.61
