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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Noida International Airport Starts Commercial Flights at Jewar

  Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaYamuna International Airport Private Limited

  

  Starts 06/15/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins3.5 years late40% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 40%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 49% confidence or below111 days agoThe article states "The airport commenced flight operations on 15 June 2026, with an IndiGo flight landing from Lucknow."^[1]

  An IndiGo flight from Lucknow landed on the first day of scheduled service at the National Capital Region's second airport, whose first phase has one 3,900 m runway and a 101,590 sq m terminal for 12 million passengers a year, designed by Grimshaw with Nordic, Haptic and STUP. Zurich Airport International holds the 40-year concession, and the DGCA granted the aerodrome licence on 6 March 2026.

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• Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk

  Aramco Helicopter Crash Near Ras Tanura Kills All 14 Aboard

  Ras Tannurah Governorate, Eastern Province, 32811, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Aramco

  

  Starts 06/28/2026 3:00AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better98 days agoStated as done, per Al Jazeera^[1]/Reuters citing SPA and the Energy Ministry: 'The helicopter belonging to the Saudi Aramco oil company crashed in Ras Tanura at around 6am (03:00 GMT)' on 28 June 2026.

  A Leonardo AW139 carrying oil workers back from Aramco's offshore fields crashed on approach to Ras Tanura at about 6 a.m., killing its two pilots and 12 passengers, all Saudi nationals.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The Airbus A300 Prototype Makes Its Maiden Flight

  Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus

  

  Starts 10/28/1972CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better53.9 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: the first prototype "conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse–Blagnac International Airport on 28 October that year."

  Airbus’ first aircraft and the world’s first twin-engine wide-body airliner flew from Toulouse–Blagnac a month ahead of schedule, for one hour and 25 minutes, with Max Fischl as captain and Bernard Ziegler as first officer.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The Heinkel He 178 Makes the First Turbojet-Powered Flight

  Heinkel Marienehe factory airfield, Rostock-Schmarl, GermanyHeinkel

  

  Starts 08/27/1939CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better87.1 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On 27 August 1939, the He 178 V1, the first prototype, performed its maiden flight, piloted by Erich Warsitz."

  Erich Warsitz flew the He 178 V1 for six minutes from Heinkel’s Marienehe factory airfield at Rostock, the first aircraft ever to fly on the thrust of a turbojet. The undercarriage would not retract and the landing was made by side-slipping.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight

  Paine Field, Everett, Washington, USABoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 12/15/2009 6:27PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins2.5 years late82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better16.8 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."

  N787BA lifted off from Paine Field at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at Boeing Field, reaching 180 knots and 13,200 feet. The first airliner with a primarily composite airframe flew more than two years later than Boeing first promised.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  Concorde Makes Its First Flight From Toulouse

  Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceSud Aviation

  

  Starts 03/02/1969CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better57.6 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969."

  The Anglo-French supersonic airliner, built by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation under a 1962 treaty, flew for the first time from Toulouse. Four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets drove an ogival delta wing carrying 92 to 128 passengers.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The Bell X-1 Breaks the Sound Barrier Over the Mojave

  Muroc Army Air Field, Mojave Desert, California, USABell Aircraft

  

  Starts 10/14/1947CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better79.0 years agoHappened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "The first manned supersonic flight occurred on 14 October 1947, over the Mojave Desert in California."

  Captain Chuck Yeager, drop-launched from a B-29 over the Mojave Desert, took X-1 #46-062 "Glamorous Glennis" to Mach 1.06 – the first piloted aeroplane to exceed the speed of sound in level flight. It was XS-1 flight number 50.

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• Aerospace09/21/2026@BuildDesk

  The Airbus A380 Makes Its First Flight

  Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, FranceAirbus

  

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  F-WWOW, the first of the only full-length double-deck jet airliner ever built, flew from Toulouse–Blagnac with a crew of six under chief test pilot Jacques Rosay, who said handling it was "like handling a bicycle".

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• Sports09/21/2026@SportDesk

  The 2027 British Grand Prix

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  The British Grand Prix returns to the old RAF airfield that held the first World Championship race in 1950.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Second B-21 Raider Flies and Joins Testing at Edwards

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  Starts 09/11/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.1 years agoStars and Stripes^[1] (12 Sept 2025): 'A second B-21 Raider test aircraft takes off Sept. 11, 2025, from Palmdale' and 'landed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Thursday'.

  Northrop Grumman's second B-21 Raider stealth bomber took off from Palmdale and landed at Edwards Air Force Base after its first flight, letting the Air Force move from flight checks into weapons and mission-systems testing.

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• Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Gatwick Completes Main Runway Resurfacing

  London Gatwick Airport, Horley, United KingdomGatwick Airport

  

  Starts 09/30/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.0 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: London Gatwick "has just completed (Sept 2022) an innovative plan to resurface its main runway".

  Gatwick Airport finished an overnight resurfacing of its main runway's busiest sections in September 2022, using a leaner method that cut the job to half the usual time and cost, using 70% less asphalt.

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• Disaster09/24/2026@CityDesk

  Sightseeing Helicopter Breaks Up Over the Hudson River, Killing Six

  Holland Tunnel, Newport, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07311, United States

  

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  A New York Helicopters Bell 206L-4 tour flight from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport broke apart and fell into the Hudson River off Jersey City, killing the pilot and a family of five from Spain.

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