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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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Articles for deletion 18 Mar 2026 – Aydın Çıldır Airport (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Danners430 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 16 Mar 2026 – Robert Piché (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion (5 participants) 15 Mar 2026 – KoralBlue Airlines (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Laura240406 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants) 25 Feb 2026 – Swift Crane (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Cabrils (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted) 08 Mar 2026 – Darby Island Airport (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PeriodicEditor (t · c) was closed as redirect by Svartner (t · c) on 15 Mar 2026; see discussion (7 participants) 22 Feb 2026 – Empresa Aeronáutica Ypiranga (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Svartner (t · c) was closed as merge by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 18 Mar 2026; see discussion (7 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 17 Mar 2026 – Farmers Cay Airport (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): concern and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 17 Mar 2026 17 Mar 2026 – Cutlass Bay Airport (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): concern and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 17 Mar 2026 16 Mar 2026 – ElbaFly (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): concern 16 Mar 2026 – Río de Agua de Vida Airstrip (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): concern 13 Mar 2026 – Cullingford Field (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Danners430 (t · c): concern 13 Mar 2026 – Stephen Thomas (naval officer) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by ~2026-16019-33 (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 13 Mar 2026 was deproded by Navygirl82 (t · c) (author) on 18 Mar 2026 11 Mar 2026 – Massey Ranch Airpark (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Danners430 (t · c) was deleted 11 Mar 2026 – Minister of Aviation (Canada) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Dumelow (t · c) was deleted 10 Mar 2026 – Deep Water Cay Airport (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026 was deleted 10 Mar 2026 – Cape Santa Maria Airport (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026 was deleted (1 more...) Categories for discussion 09 Mar 2026 – Category:Installations of the United States Air Force in Denmark (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion Templates for discussion 05 Mar 2026 – Template:Ozone aircraft (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by PhilKnight (t · c); see discussion 23 Feb 2026 – Template:Aviation Safety Network accident history (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Paine Ellsworth (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 08 Mar 2026 – Accra International Airport (AIA) (talk · edit · hist) →Accra International Airport was RfDed by Electricmemory (t · c); see discussion Files for discussion 17 Mar 2026 – File:Robredo's Piper Seneca.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 2012 Masbate Piper Seneca crash) was FfDed by JayCubby (t · c); see discussion 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 01 Mar 2026 – TechHaus Volantis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sricsi (t · c); see discussion 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 Good article reassessments 14 Mar 2026 – United Airlines Flight 232 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion 11 Mar 2026 – Air Combat Group RAAF (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 08 Mar 2026 – Crossair Flight 498 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion 05 Mar 2026 – Adam Air Flight 172 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion 05 Mar 2026 – USAir Flight 405 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion 05 Mar 2026 – TWA Flight 159 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion Requests for comments 08 Mar 2026 – September 11 attacks (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion Peer reviews 17 Mar 2026 – Skytrain (Miami International Airport) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Dream out loud (t · c); see discussion 08 Mar 2026 – Cheyenne Mountain Complex (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Tokeamour (t · c); see discussion 25 Feb 2026 – September 11 attacks (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by ArkadenBoden (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 14 Mar 2026 – Madurai Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Madurai International Airport by TamizhanEditor (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 05 Mar 2026 – 2026 Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2026 El Alto plane crash by Cobblebricks (t · c) was not moved; see discussion Articles to be merged 15 Mar 2026 – Letalski center Maribor (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport by Bearian (t · c); see discussion 10 Mar 2026 – Pan Am (1998–2004) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pan Am (1996–1998) by Fife SB (t · c); see discussion 10 Mar 2026 – Pan Am (1996–1998) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pan Am by Fife SB (t · c); see discussion 10 Mar 2026 – Pan Am (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pan Am (1996–1998) by Fife SB (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 08 Mar 2026 – List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Twelve-Day war and the 2026 Iran war (talk · edit · hist) proposed for splitting by Anguswiki (t · c) was closed; see discussion Articles for creation 16 Mar 2026 – Draft:KLM UK Engineering (MRO) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by KLMUKFAN (t · c) 14 Mar 2026 – Draft:Sudanese Air Defense Forces (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Y2kvh (t · c) 10 Mar 2026 – Draft:November 2008 Pacific Coastal Airlines G-21 crash (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SignorPignolini (t · c) 06 Mar 2026 – Draft:Air Traffic Controllers Association of Israel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ravid007 (t · c) 06 Mar 2026 – Draft:Spairliners GmbH (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MROResearcher (t · c) 04 Mar 2026 – Draft:Stratos Jets (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jcaspers37 (t · c) 02 Mar 2026 – Draft:Peinador Accident (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ohok12 (t · c) 26 Feb 2026 – Draft:SleapKosh (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Alexjyoungg (t · c) 15 Feb 2026 – Draft:Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kingdavid1994 (t · c) 30 Jun 2025 – Draft:2018 UTair Mil Mi-8 crash (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SignorPignolini (t · c) (2 more...)
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/Missing articles now lists just over 500 articles that need to be created or redirected.

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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	62	13	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	39	2
GA	585	173	23	58	37	75	1	6	15	2	145	4
B	4,656	2,192	121	413	161	280	131	184	82	45	837	170
C	10,132	4,726	326	1,128	341	857	306	403	141	386	1,005	442
Start	20,538	5,833	1,258	4,852	437	966	469	619	813	345	2,292	934
Stub	15,126	1,324	1,446	7,846	139	165	89	90	574	217	1,300	90
List	2,244	447	447	602	18	153	23	13	67	6	105	11
Template	2,869	1,248	279	575	31	221	27	9	6	96	22	123
Category	15,383	6,173	1,168	2,233	260	1,233	120	113	467	90	901	216
Disambig	655	22	27	468	2	39	2	0	1	1	2	1
File	3,686	646	1,580	834	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	6,202	569	395	2,196	52	231	30	23	72	22	239	65
Unassessed	262	0	0	39	0	0	1	0	13	0	1	0
Total	83,622	23,447	7,091	21,266	1,486	4,302	1,223	1,465	2,266	1,222	7,031	2,207

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Aviation articles needing attention to coverage and accuracy	26,301
Aviation articles needing attention to grammar	22,193
Aviation articles needing attention to referencing and citation	28,509
Aviation articles needing attention to structure	15,197
Aviation articles needing attention to supporting materials	21,426
Aviation articles with incomplete B-Class checklists	13,534
Unassessed aviation articles	262
Aviation articles needing infoboxes	162
Aircraft articles without specifications	43
Aviation articles needing images	860
Aviation articles needing attention	939
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	365
→ Aircraft	144
→ Airport	23
→ Airline	12
→ Biography	261
→ Military aviation	243
→ Aerospace museum	52
→ Aircraft engine	29
→ Aircraft component	35
→ Air sports stubs	80
→ Aeronautical company	178

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	171
→ → → → 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	255
→ → West Africa	244
→ Europe	488
→ → France	60
→ → Turkey	47
→ → Russia	240
→ → United Kingdom	41
→ Asia	369
→ → India	75
→ → Indonesia	141
→ → People's Republic of China	0
→ → Pakistan	0

Airline Articles tagged with
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Stubs	Total
Airline stubs	12
→ North American airline stubs	116
→ → United States	173
→ South America	83
→ Oceania	30
→ Africa	250
→ Europe	281
→ Asia	230

Articles for deletion

18 Mar 2026 – Aydın Çıldır Airport (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Danners430 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
16 Mar 2026 – Robert Piché (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
15 Mar 2026 – KoralBlue Airlines (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Laura240406 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
25 Feb 2026 – Swift Crane (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Cabrils (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
08 Mar 2026 – Darby Island Airport (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PeriodicEditor (t · c) was closed as redirect by Svartner (t · c) on 15 Mar 2026; see discussion (7 participants)
22 Feb 2026 – Empresa Aeronáutica Ypiranga (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Svartner (t · c) was closed as merge by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 18 Mar 2026; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

17 Mar 2026 – Farmers Cay Airport (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): concern and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 17 Mar 2026
17 Mar 2026 – Cutlass Bay Airport (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): concern and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 17 Mar 2026
16 Mar 2026 – ElbaFly (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): concern
16 Mar 2026 – Río de Agua de Vida Airstrip (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): concern
13 Mar 2026 – Cullingford Field (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Danners430 (t · c): concern
13 Mar 2026 – Stephen Thomas (naval officer) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by ~2026-16019-33 (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 13 Mar 2026 was deproded by Navygirl82 (t · c) (author) on 18 Mar 2026
11 Mar 2026 – Massey Ranch Airpark (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Danners430 (t · c) was deleted
11 Mar 2026 – Minister of Aviation (Canada) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Dumelow (t · c) was deleted
10 Mar 2026 – Deep Water Cay Airport (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026 was deleted
10 Mar 2026 – Cape Santa Maria Airport (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026 was deleted

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Categories for discussion

09 Mar 2026 – Category:Installations of the United States Air Force in Denmark (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion

Templates for discussion

05 Mar 2026 – Template:Ozone aircraft (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by PhilKnight (t · c); see discussion
23 Feb 2026 – Template:Aviation Safety Network accident history (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Paine Ellsworth (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

08 Mar 2026 – Accra International Airport (AIA) (talk · edit · hist) →Accra International Airport was RfDed by Electricmemory (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

17 Mar 2026 – File:Robredo's Piper Seneca.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 2012 Masbate Piper Seneca crash) was FfDed by JayCubby (t · c); see discussion

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

01 Mar 2026 – TechHaus Volantis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sricsi (t · c); see discussion
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)