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Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot air balloons and airships.

Aviation began in the 18th century with the development of the hot air balloon, an apparatus capable of atmospheric displacement through buoyancy. Clément Ader built the "Ader Éole" in France and made an uncontrolled, powered hop in 1890. This was the first powered aircraft, although it did not achieve controlled flight. Some of the most significant advancements in aviation technology came with the controlled gliding flying of Otto Lilienthal in 1896. A major leap followed with the construction of the Wright Flyer, the first powered airplane by the Wright brothers in the early 1900s.

Since that time, aviation has been technologically revolutionized by the introduction of the jet engine which enabled aviation to become a major form of transport throughout the world. In 2024, there were 9.5 billion passengers worldwide according to the ICAO. As of 2018, estimates suggest that 11% of the world's population traveled by air, with up to 4% taking international flights. (Full article...)

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Did you know 30 Jan 2026 – Flight Around Latvia (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bollardant (t · c); see discussion 22 Jan 2026 – Cheyenne Mountain Complex (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Tokeamour (t · c); see discussion 07 Jan 2026 – Air Serbia Flight 324 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JustARandomSquid (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 14 Feb 2026 – Arik Air Flight 740 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 11WB (t · c); see discussion (10 participants) 14 Feb 2026 – 2010 Bimini Piper Pa-32 crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zaptain United (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 14 Feb 2026 – 2019 Matsieng Aerodrome Beechcraft King Air crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zaptain United (t · c); see discussion (4 participants) 11 Feb 2026 – 2026 Agape Flights Embraer EMB 110 crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 11WB (t · c); see discussion (12 participants) 08 Feb 2026 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 756 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jejuaviator (t · c); see discussion (6 participants) 11 Feb 2026 – List of Lufthansa destinations (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mariamnei (t · c) was closed as delete by Pppery (t · c) on 13 Feb 2026; see discussion (6 participants) 08 Feb 2026 – Larry Visoski (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Significa liberdade (t · c) was closed as delete by Voorts (t · c) on 12 Feb 2026; see discussion (21 participants) 05 Feb 2026 – 2025 Samaritan's Purse Cessna 208 hijacking (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Shiningr3ds (t · c) was closed as redirect by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 12 Feb 2026; see discussion (12 participants) 02 Feb 2026 – AirAdvisor (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Tawker (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 09 Feb 2026; see discussion (6 participants) 27 Jan 2026 – 2026 Bangor Bombardier Challenger 650 crash (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LuniZunie (t · c) was closed as keep by Doczilla (t · c) on 09 Feb 2026; see discussion (26 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 14 Feb 2026 – Aircraft Builders Council (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Robloxguest3 (t · c): Not notable, only 2 sources (which are primary) Last edited in 2023. 10 Feb 2026 – FL Goodwin (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Fourthords (t · c): Cited to a single source for nigh fourteen years without any evidence of meeting Wikipedia:Notability. and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 10 Feb 2026 08 Feb 2026 – Apsara International Air (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bearian (t · c) was redirected to List of defunct airlines of Cambodia (talk · edit · hist) Categories for discussion 03 Feb 2026 – Category:Airlines of the Dutch East Indies (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 13 Feb 2026 – Monster bomb (talk · edit · hist) →GBU-43/B MOAB was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion 13 Feb 2026 – GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blas (talk · edit · hist) →GBU-43/B MOAB was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion 10 Feb 2026 – Rocket Chair (talk · edit · hist) →Rocket was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion 09 Feb 2026 – B-2591 (talk · edit · hist) →Aeroflot Flight 821 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion 09 Feb 2026 – PK-PAV (talk · edit · hist) →Voepass Flight 2283 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion 09 Feb 2026 – PR-TTC (talk · edit · hist) →Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion 09 Feb 2026 – CU-T1452 (talk · edit · hist) →Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion 09 Feb 2026 – YR-BAB (talk · edit · hist) →Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was RfDed by Smallangryplanet (t · c); see discussion undated – 5X-USM (talk · edit · hist) →Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was RfDed undated – PT-SSI (talk · edit · hist) →Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was RfDed (1 more...) A-Class review undated – Granville Gee Bee Model A (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – 2001 Biggin Hill Airshow disasters (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – Transocean Air Lines Flight 942 (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review Good article nominees 17 Jan 2026 – Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by RandomInfinity17 (t · c); start discussion 09 Jan 2026 – Jeddah International Airport (closed 1981) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bollardant (t · c); start discussion 29 Nov 2025 – Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ivebeenhacked (t · c); start discussion 28 Nov 2025 – FedEx Express Flight 087 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Zaptain United (t · c); start discussion Featured article reviews 23 Jan 2026 – WestJet Encore (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by JustARandomSquid (t · c); see discussion Peer reviews 20 Jan 2026 – Human Intervention Motivation Study (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by LumenStoneEditor (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 14 Feb 2026 – USS Doris Miller (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) by IdanST (t · c); see discussion 12 Feb 2026 – Japan Airlines Domestic (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Japan Air System by WhisperToMe (t · c); see discussion 12 Feb 2026 – US intervention in Somalia (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to United States intervention in Somalia (2007–present) by Manilano12 (t · c); see discussion 10 Feb 2026 – Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (talk · edit · hist) move request to Montreal Trudeau International Airport by BarrelProof (t · c) was withdrawn; see discussion Articles to be merged 12 Jan 2026 – 2026 Paipa Piper PA-31 crash (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Yeison Jiménez#Death by Rosbif73 (t · c); see discussion Articles to be split 26 Jan 2025 – UFO conspiracy theories (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Feoffer (t · c); see discussion 22 Jan 2025 – Water landing (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion 21 Dec 2024 – Air Traffic Controller (series) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by JRHorse (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 14 Feb 2026 – Draft:Dante Harris (labor leader) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by LaborHistoryResearch (t · c) 24 Jan 2026 – Draft:Skyryse, Inc (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MightyRanger (t · c) 20 Jan 2026 – Draft:So Satto (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Khmer.Histories (t · c) 14 Jan 2026 – Draft:MedAire (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AviationInsight3 (t · c) 30 Jun 2025 – Draft:2018 UTair Mil Mi-8 crash (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SignorPignolini (t · c)
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/Missing articles now lists just over 500 articles that need to be created or redirected.

Article class	Project
Article class	Aviation	Aircraft	Airlines	Airports	Soviet	^{Aviation accident}	Rotorcraft	Gliding	^{Defunct Airlines}	Air sports	Biography	^Aero engine
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FL	13	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	0
A	64	13	0	0	6	1	2	0	0	0	40	2
GA	583	173	23	58	36	76	1	6	15	2	143	4
B	4,646	2,192	121	411	161	280	131	184	82	45	832	170
C	10,101	4,724	324	1,126	341	853	305	402	140	385	999	442
Start	20,524	5,837	1,258	4,847	437	965	470	620	813	346	2,296	935
Stub	15,164	1,324	1,450	7,871	139	166	89	90	575	218	1,301	90
List	2,240	447	447	602	18	153	23	13	67	6	105	10
Template	2,863	1,243	279	575	31	221	27	9	6	96	22	123
Category	15,344	5,998	1,169	2,236	260	1,209	101	101	467	90	901	215
Disambig	657	22	27	470	2	39	2	0	1	1	2	1
File	3,449	574	1,546	825	0	39	9	0	7	4	35	140
Portal	624	36	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	18	0
Project	120	18	13	6	0	8	1	3	5	1	1	7
Redirect	6,181	567	394	2,180	52	227	30	23	71	22	241	66
Unassessed	261	0	0	39	0	0	1	0	14	0	1	0
Total	83,298	23,195	7,058	21,263	1,486	4,269	1,204	1,453	2,266	1,222	7,026	2,207

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Aviation articles needing attention to coverage and accuracy	26,245
Aviation articles needing attention to grammar	22,134
Aviation articles needing attention to referencing and citation	28,454
Aviation articles needing attention to structure	15,136
Aviation articles needing attention to supporting materials	21,368
Aviation articles with incomplete B-Class checklists	13,470
Unassessed aviation articles	261
Aviation articles needing infoboxes	162
Aircraft articles without specifications	44
Aviation articles needing images	861
Aviation articles needing attention	940
Aviation articles with no associated task force	0
Aviation collaboration candidates	6
Requests for aviation peer review	0

Articles tagged with
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Stubs	Total
Aviation stubs	366
→ Aircraft	144
→ Airport	24
→ Airline	12
→ Biography	264
→ Military aviation	242
→ Aerospace museum	52
→ Aircraft engine	29
→ Aircraft component	35
→ Air sports stubs	79
→ Aeronautical company	181

Airport Articles tagged with
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Stubs	Total
Airport stubs	20
→ North American airport stubs	11
→ → Canada	37
→ → → Alberta	4
→ → → Atlantic Canada	17
→ → → British columbia	32
→ → → Manitoba	28
→ → → Northwest Territories	13
→ → → Ontario	33
→ → → Quebec	36
→ → → Saskatchewan	6
→ → United States	14
→ → → Midwestern United States	155
→ → → Northeastern United States	135
→ → → Southern United States	172
→ → → → Texas	52
→ → → Western United States	142
→ → → Alaska	234
→ → → California	105
→ → → Kansas	55
→ → → Michigan	45
→ → → North Carolina	49
→ → Mexico	51
→ South America	158
→ Oceania	205
→ → Australia	108
→ Africa	7
→ → North Africa	151
→ → East Africa	144
→ → Southern Africa	256
→ → West Africa	246
→ Europe	489
→ → France	60
→ → Turkey	47
→ → Russia	240
→ → United Kingdom	40
→ Asia	369
→ → India	75
→ → Indonesia	141
→ → People's Republic of China	0
→ → Pakistan	0

Airline Articles tagged with
{{stub}} tags
Stubs	Total
Airline stubs	12
→ North American airline stubs	116
→ → United States	174
→ South America	81
→ Oceania	30
→ Africa	251
→ Europe	283
→ Asia	230

Did you know

30 Jan 2026 – Flight Around Latvia (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bollardant (t · c); see discussion
22 Jan 2026 – Cheyenne Mountain Complex (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Tokeamour (t · c); see discussion
07 Jan 2026 – Air Serbia Flight 324 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JustARandomSquid (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

14 Feb 2026 – Arik Air Flight 740 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 11WB (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
14 Feb 2026 – 2010 Bimini Piper Pa-32 crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zaptain United (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
14 Feb 2026 – 2019 Matsieng Aerodrome Beechcraft King Air crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Zaptain United (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
11 Feb 2026 – 2026 Agape Flights Embraer EMB 110 crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 11WB (t · c); see discussion (12 participants)
08 Feb 2026 – Pakistan International Airlines Flight 756 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Jejuaviator (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
11 Feb 2026 – List of Lufthansa destinations (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mariamnei (t · c) was closed as delete by Pppery (t · c) on 13 Feb 2026; see discussion (6 participants)
08 Feb 2026 – Larry Visoski (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Significa liberdade (t · c) was closed as delete by Voorts (t · c) on 12 Feb 2026; see discussion (21 participants)
05 Feb 2026 – 2025 Samaritan's Purse Cessna 208 hijacking (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Shiningr3ds (t · c) was closed as redirect by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 12 Feb 2026; see discussion (12 participants)
02 Feb 2026 – AirAdvisor (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Tawker (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 09 Feb 2026; see discussion (6 participants)
27 Jan 2026 – 2026 Bangor Bombardier Challenger 650 crash (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LuniZunie (t · c) was closed as keep by Doczilla (t · c) on 09 Feb 2026; see discussion (26 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

14 Feb 2026 – Aircraft Builders Council (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Robloxguest3 (t · c): Not notable, only 2 sources (which are primary) Last edited in 2023.
10 Feb 2026 – FL Goodwin (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Fourthords (t · c): Cited to a single source for nigh fourteen years without any evidence of meeting Wikipedia:Notability. and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 10 Feb 2026
08 Feb 2026 – Apsara International Air (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bearian (t · c) was redirected to List of defunct airlines of Cambodia (talk · edit · hist)

Categories for discussion

03 Feb 2026 – Category:Airlines of the Dutch East Indies (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

13 Feb 2026 – Monster bomb (talk · edit · hist) →GBU-43/B MOAB was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
13 Feb 2026 – GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blas (talk · edit · hist) →GBU-43/B MOAB was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
10 Feb 2026 – Rocket Chair (talk · edit · hist) →Rocket was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
09 Feb 2026 – B-2591 (talk · edit · hist) →Aeroflot Flight 821 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion
09 Feb 2026 – PK-PAV (talk · edit · hist) →Voepass Flight 2283 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion
09 Feb 2026 – PR-TTC (talk · edit · hist) →Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion
09 Feb 2026 – CU-T1452 (talk · edit · hist) →Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 was RfDed by ~2026-80954-2 (t · c); see discussion
09 Feb 2026 – YR-BAB (talk · edit · hist) →Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was RfDed by Smallangryplanet (t · c); see discussion
undated – 5X-USM (talk · edit · hist) →Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was RfDed
undated – PT-SSI (talk · edit · hist) →Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 was RfDed

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A-Class review

undated – Granville Gee Bee Model A (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – 2001 Biggin Hill Airshow disasters (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – Transocean Air Lines Flight 942 (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review

Good article nominees

17 Jan 2026 – Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by RandomInfinity17 (t · c); start discussion
09 Jan 2026 – Jeddah International Airport (closed 1981) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bollardant (t · c); start discussion
29 Nov 2025 – Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ivebeenhacked (t · c); start discussion
28 Nov 2025 – FedEx Express Flight 087 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Zaptain United (t · c); start discussion

Request for Comment

Request for comment at Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2007-01-07 Singapore Airlines#Request for Comment: Reasons For/Against.05:11, 20 February 2007 (UTC)