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Articles for deletion 28 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight 120 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (0 participants) 28 Sep 2024 – 2000 Tehran airport collision (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 28 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight F-637 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (0 participants) 26 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight 227 (1969) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sir MemeGod (t · c); see discussion (6 participants) 26 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight 227 (1956) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 24 Sep 2024 – Alvin P. Adams Sr. (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kingsmasher678 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 23 Sep 2024 – 1977 Aviateca Convair 240 crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Lolzer3000 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 23 Sep 2024 – 2019 New York City helicopter crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Lolzer3000 (t · c); see discussion (7 participants) 21 Sep 2024 – No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai Airbase Party (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Notwally (t · c); see discussion (8 participants; relisted) 17 Sep 2024 – 1989 Germany mid-air collision (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SignorPignolini (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted) (8 more...) Proposed deletions 28 Sep 2024 – Air Montserrat (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): Airline that operated for one year, no secondary sources. Only source is their own website. Fails WP:ORGCRIT. Categories for discussion 29 Sep 2024 – Category:Defunct airlines of Grenada (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion 28 Sep 2024 – Category:Defunct airlines of Anguilla (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion 23 Sep 2024 – Category:Aviation video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former Royal Australian Air Force bases (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 25 Sep 2024 – ZSWU (talk · edit · hist) →Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion 22 Sep 2024 – FZDO (talk · edit · hist) →Gbadolite Airport was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion Files for discussion 22 Sep 2024 – File:Tampa plane crash.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 2002 Tampa Cessna 172 crash) was FfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion A-Class review undated – Operation Matterhorn logistics (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – Granville Gee Bee Model A (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – Ernest J. King (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – Henry Biard (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – Lockheed YF-22 (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review undated – List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review Good article nominees 25 Jul 2024 – Benin Air Force (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Simongraham (t · c); see discussion 12 Jul 2024 – Northrop B-2 Spirit (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DeadlyRampage26 (t · c); see discussion 15 Jun 2024 – Chennai International Airport (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion 27 Apr 2024 – Gubir shootdown (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PenangLion (t · c); start discussion 20 Jan 2024 – Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kyteto (t · c); start discussion Featured article reviews 20 May 2024 – Northrop YF-23 (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Steve7c8 (t · c); see discussion Good article reassessments 29 Sep 2024 – Alaska Airlines (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Real4jyy (t · c); see discussion 02 Sep 2024 – British Airways (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion Requests for comments 28 Sep 2024 – Nashville International Airport (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by King airaglub (t · c); see discussion Peer reviews 12 Sep 2024 – Elm Farm Ollie (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Sevey13 (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 22 Sep 2024 – Okwa Camp One Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Okwa Airport by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion 22 Sep 2024 – Matsieng Air Strip (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Matsieng Aerodrome by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion 22 Sep 2024 – Wembo Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Wembo-Nyama Airport by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion 22 Sep 2024 – Mboie Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mboi Airport by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion 20 Sep 2024 – AIM-174B (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to AIM-174 by MWFwiki (t · c); see discussion 14 Sep 2024 – 2022 Southwest Airlines scheduling crisis (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2022 Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion 16 Aug 2024 – Reeves AN/MSQ-77 Bomb Directing Central (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to AN/MSQ-77 by TadgStirkland401 (t · c); see discussion 22 Sep 2024 – Kipushia Airport (talk · edit · hist) move request to Kipushi Airport by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was moved to Kipushi Airport (talk · edit · hist) by SafariScribe (t · c) on 29 Sep 2024; see discussion 20 Sep 2024 – Wolfs Fang Runway (talk · edit · hist) move request to Wolf's Fang Runway by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was moved to Wolf's Fang Runway (talk · edit · hist) by Frost (t · c) on 27 Sep 2024; see discussion 19 Sep 2024 – Thaba Tseka Airport (talk · edit · hist) move request to Thaba-Tseka Airport by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c) was moved to Thaba-Tseka Airport (talk · edit · hist) by Jlwoodwa (t · c) on 26 Sep 2024; see discussion (1 more...) Articles to be merged 12 Sep 2024 – IndiGo fleet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to IndiGo by Arnav Bhate (t · c); see discussion 10 Sep 2024 – Kenneth Copeland Airport (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion 10 Sep 2024 – Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Kenneth Copeland Airport by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion 06 Sep 2024 – List of World War II flying aces by country (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of World War II flying aces by MisterBee1966 (t · c); see discussion 29 Aug 2024 – Yakovlev Corporation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Yakovlev by Rosbif73 (t · c); see discussion 31 Jul 2024 – Collaborative combat aircraft (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Loyal wingman by Wasianpower (t · c); see discussion 12 Jul 2024 – Nuclear thermal rocket (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Fusion rocket by Lighthumormonger (t · c); see discussion 19 May 2024 – Advanced technology engine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Variable cycle engine by Lfstevens (t · c); see discussion 19 May 2024 – Variable cycle engine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Advanced technology engine by Lfstevens (t · c); see discussion 17 Sep 2024 – Dublin Airport drone incidents (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Dublin Airport#Recent history by Guliolopez (t · c) was closed; see discussion Articles to be split 03 Aug 2024 – John McCain (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Vinnylospo (t · c); see discussion 15 Jul 2024 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AjaxSmack (t · c); see discussion 10 Sep 2023 – Ibaraki Airport (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Harashisaki (t · c); see discussion 04 Dec 2022 – Wankel engine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 26 Sep 2024 – Draft:TACRON TWELVE (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ponyboy15 (t · c) 24 Sep 2024 – Draft:Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Hohenfriedberg (t · c) 22 Sep 2024 – Draft:Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by PhoenixCaelestis (t · c) 17 Sep 2024 – Draft:Denys Davydov (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Johnson524 (t · c) 15 Sep 2024 – Draft:Scaled Composites 437 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Unexpectedinquisition (t · c) 28 Aug 2024 – Draft:2023 Jet Rescue Air Ambulance Learjet 35A crash (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Bloxzge 025 (t · c) 27 Aug 2024 – Draft:Phantom (Soviet song) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by KibalchishTheCoder (t · c) 12 Aug 2024 – Draft:Pierre de Saint Roman (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) 09 Aug 2024 – Draft:PBS AI-PBS-350 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Unexpectedinquisition (t · c) 29 Jul 2024 – Draft:Aero (semi-private airline) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by HelloESK7 (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.

Article class	Project
Article class	Aviation	Aircraft	Airlines	Airports	^{Military Aviation}	^{Aviation accident}	Rotorcraft	Gliding	^{Defunct Airlines}	Air sports	Biography	^Aero engine
FA	147	19	1	4	193	17	1	1	0	1	81	2
FL	5	0	1	1	8	1	0	0	1	2	3	0
A	23	12	0	0	93	1	2	0	0	0	39	1
GA	150	174	25	57	548	70	1	6	13	2	139	2
B	783	2,144	89	404	3,355	354	128	177	70	44	760	172
C	2805	4,616	221	918	7,969	596	293	398	93	371	1,159	431
Start	10811	5,814	1,057	4,662	12,345	995	471	632	754	346	1,995	934
Stub	17340	1,347	1,436	9,095	2,671	175	90	85	554	224	1,378	89
List	1579	447	465	595	613	147	22	12	74	6	103	10
Template	1260	1,243	277	568	796	204	24	10	6	96	21	122
Category	6053	5,537	854	1,493	2,922	1,006	94	101	437	84	458	193
Disambig	511	23	25	467	57	34	1	0	1	1	1	1
File	250	233	1,191	538	572	6	6	0	7	3	27	139
Portal	632	36	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	18	0
Project	45	18	12	6	4	8	1	3	5	1	1	7
Unassessed	362	32	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total	78,569	22,216	6,003	19,548	34,927	3,778	1,173	1,447	2,073	1,201	6,452	2,172

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Aviation articles needing attention to coverage and accuracy	24,239
Aviation articles needing attention to grammar	20,199
Aviation articles needing attention to referencing and citation	26,417
Aviation articles needing attention to structure	13,154
Aviation articles needing attention to supporting materials	19,594
Aviation articles with incomplete B-Class checklists	11,478
Unassessed aviation articles	362
Aviation articles needing infoboxes	219
Aircraft articles without specifications	45
Aviation articles needing images	922
Aviation articles needing attention	951
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	379
→ Aircraft	132
→ Airport	26
→ Airline	16
→ Biography	267
→ Military aviation	252
→ Aerospace museum	58
→ Aircraft engine	35
→ Aircraft component	32
→ Air sports stubs	62
→ Aeronautical company	184

Airport Articles tagged with
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Stubs	Total
Airport stubs	20
→ North American airport stubs	9
→ → Canada	82
→ → → Alberta	220
→ → → Atlantic Canada	105
→ → → British columbia	199
→ → → Manitoba	131
→ → → Northwest Territories	66
→ → → Ontario	439
→ → → Quebec	204
→ → → Saskatchewan	170
→ → United States	14
→ → → Midwestern United States	161
→ → → Northeastern United States	139
→ → → Southern United States	171
→ → → → Texas	66
→ → → Western United States	142
→ → → Alaska	237
→ → → California	107
→ → → Kansas	55
→ → → Michigan	46
→ → → North Carolina	49
→ → Mexico	54
→ South America	158
→ Oceania	197
→ → Australia	108
→ Africa	7
→ → North Africa	157
→ → East Africa	145
→ → Southern Africa	257
→ → West Africa	251
→ Europe	562
→ → France	63
→ → Turkey	47
→ → Russia	251
→ → United Kingdom	44
→ Asia	342
→ → India	79
→ → Indonesia	154
→ → People's Republic of China	76
→ → Pakistan	38

Airline Articles tagged with
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Stubs	Total
Airline stubs	16
→ North American airline stubs	123
→ → United States	205
→ South America	82
→ Oceania	31
→ Africa	272
→ Europe	284
→ Asia	239

Articles for deletion

28 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight 120 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
28 Sep 2024 – 2000 Tehran airport collision (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
28 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight F-637 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
26 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight 227 (1969) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sir MemeGod (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
26 Sep 2024 – Aeroflot Flight 227 (1956) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aviationwikiflight (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
24 Sep 2024 – Alvin P. Adams Sr. (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kingsmasher678 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
23 Sep 2024 – 1977 Aviateca Convair 240 crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Lolzer3000 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
23 Sep 2024 – 2019 New York City helicopter crash (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Lolzer3000 (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
21 Sep 2024 – No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai Airbase Party (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Notwally (t · c); see discussion (8 participants; relisted)
17 Sep 2024 – 1989 Germany mid-air collision (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SignorPignolini (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)

(8 more...)

Proposed deletions

28 Sep 2024 – Air Montserrat (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by AusLondonder (t · c): Airline that operated for one year, no secondary sources. Only source is their own website. Fails WP:ORGCRIT.

Categories for discussion

29 Sep 2024 – Category:Defunct airlines of Grenada (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion
28 Sep 2024 – Category:Defunct airlines of Anguilla (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion
23 Sep 2024 – Category:Aviation video games (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion
19 Sep 2024 – Category:Former Royal Australian Air Force bases (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

25 Sep 2024 – ZSWU (talk · edit · hist) →Wuhu Xuanzhou Airport was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
22 Sep 2024 – FZDO (talk · edit · hist) →Gbadolite Airport was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

22 Sep 2024 – File:Tampa plane crash.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 2002 Tampa Cessna 172 crash) was FfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion

A-Class review

undated – Operation Matterhorn logistics (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – Granville Gee Bee Model A (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – Ernest J. King (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – Henry Biard (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – Lockheed YF-22 (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
undated – List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iraq War (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review

Good article nominees

25 Jul 2024 – Benin Air Force (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Simongraham (t · c); see discussion
12 Jul 2024 – Northrop B-2 Spirit (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DeadlyRampage26 (t · c); see discussion
15 Jun 2024 – Chennai International Airport (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
27 Apr 2024 – Gubir shootdown (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PenangLion (t · c); start discussion
20 Jan 2024 – Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Kyteto (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)