The record, by period
The segment briefs
One edition per segment per week, assembled from the record: what happened in that segment in the seven days, grouped by what kind of thing it was, with the source on every row and the entry behind it. 43 editions across 7 segments.
Airlines, cargo carriers, lessors, airliner types and engines, the commercial air transport system.
Airline and commercial air transport: the week to 20 August 2026
Fourteen entries reached Airline and commercial air transport in the seven days to 20 August 2026, from five sources. The largest group was news items, at ten. Fourteen companies were named, ten of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried twelve, two fewer.
Military customers and services, military aircraft types, weapons and munitions, defense agencies and the primes' defense work.
Defense: the week to 20 August 2026
Twelve entries reached Defense in the seven days to 20 August 2026, from four sources. The largest group was news items, at six. Twelve companies were named, eight of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried 30, eighteen more.
Emergency medical, search and rescue, aerial firefighting, offshore, law enforcement, border and coast guard fleets, aerial survey and utility work.
Special mission: the week to 16 August 2026
Twelve entries reached Special mission in the seven days to 16 August 2026, from three sources. The largest group was contract awards, at nine. Twelve companies were named, nine of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried five, seven fewer.
UAS, UAV, drones, remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft, counter-UAS.
Uncrewed systems: the week to 20 August 2026
Twelve entries reached Uncrewed systems in the seven days to 20 August 2026, from nine sources. The largest group was news items, at six. Eleven companies were named, one of them more than once, eight of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried eleven, one fewer.
Business jets and turboprops, corporate variants, charter, fractional, FBOs, the business aviation shows.
Business aviation: the week to 20 August 2026
Eight entries reached Business aviation in the seven days to 20 August 2026, from four sources. The largest group was news items, at four. Seven companies were named, one of them more than once, three of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried twelve, four more.
Light and piston aircraft, flight training, gliders, avgas, GA avionics and engines.
General aviation: the week to 20 August 2026
Five entries reached General aviation in the seven days to 20 August 2026, from four sources. The largest group was news items, at two. Four companies were named, one of them more than once, one of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried six, one more.
Satellites, launch, spacecraft, orbit, NASA and Space Force space work.
Space: the week to 20 August 2026
Five entries reached Space in the seven days to 20 August 2026, from three sources. The largest group was news items, at three. Five companies were named, five of them in this segment for the first time in this record. The week before carried three, two fewer.
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A week with too little in it is not published, because a list of three rows is not a brief. The floor, and why. The record itself is at the whole record.