News for August 16, 2026
August 16, 2026
Airfreight resilience is increasingly being driven by scheduled network structures rather than reactive charter operations, allowing operators such as Magma Aviation to maintain stable performance…
Skyways Group is transforming from a traditional freight forwarder into an integrated logistics provider, expanding across air, ocean, road, e-commerce, cold chain and specialised logistics services…
A bomb threat at Houston Hobby Airport left Southwest passengers stuck on the tarmac for hours as police and K9 units investigated.
Africa’s air cargo market is outperforming global trends, with projected growth of 6 percent and demand rising 7 percent in March 2026. The Africa-Asia corridor is driving much of this momentum…
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Global airfreight volumes declined in the first full week of August after a mild rally the previous week with chargeable weight sinking from all origins while pricing and capacity inched […]
Sydney Airport (SYD) take-off and landing slot numbers are down in key markets on initial allocations for the seven months to the end of October due to the Middle East […]
The September–October issue of Asian Aviation goes deep on MRO — timed to land right alongside MRO Asia (22–24 September) and MRO Europe (27–28 October). If you’re targeting decision-makers in […]
India’s National Testing Agency is using Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft to transport NEET-UG retest question papers to priority centres, with 18 strategic distribution hubs and…
The UK–India trade agreement is expected to strengthen an established trade corridor gradually, with airfreight growth concentrated in high-value, time-sensitive and temperature-controlled sectors…
Amid a constrained launch market, satellite operators are emphasizing to investors and customers that they have lined up launch capacity, even if it is uncertain when it will be available. The post…
Hal Jordan and John Stewart don the classic green in this new hardboiled space cop mystery
Navia and TCI International formalise decade-long partnership with launch of TCI Navia joint venture
Two of the Sino-Australian and Sino-American freight market’s most established independent operators have formalised a decade-long partnership, launching TCI Navia; a joint venture combining Navia’s…
O'Hare's $8.5 billion modernization includes a new Global Terminal, satellite concourses, and a tunnel system. Here is what is being built and when.
In the most recent military conflicts, the need to provide combatants with systems specialised in Electronic Warfare has become clear — devices that both…
You may have heard the phrase "we are made of star-stuff." This statement by the astronomer Carl Sagan refers to the fact that elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were forged in the centers of…
The United States is creating Task Force Falcon Strike (TFFS), a multinational force designed to combine one way attack drones operating in the air, on the sea, and below the surface. US Central…
With the arrival of an A330F in Cali, Avianca Cargo reinforced humanitarian assistance by transporting generators and essential supplies from the United States.
With the arrival of an A330F in Cali, Avianca Cargo reinforced its humanitarian assistance, transporting generators and essential supplies from the United States.
Cassini measurements of Mimas's libration and orbital precession favour a global ocean beneath 20 to 30 kilometres of ice, with tidal evolution placing its age below 25 million years. The post Mimas…
The Danish Armed Forces have commissioned Rheinmetall to supply the MASS decoy system. A contract to this effect was recently signed in Copenhagen. In total, Rheinmetall will supply a number […]
France has equipped its Gendarmerie, a force equivalent in Spain to the Guardia Civil or in Italy to the Carabinieri, with resources as significant as high-capacity 4x4 armored vehicles. Its…
K2 Space's Gravitas satellite, the company's first large, high-power spacecraft, has been operating in orbit for more than 125 days and has completed its main objectives…
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Amazon has begun operating its Prime Air drone delivery service in the United Kingdom from its logistics center in Darlington, England. The facility became, in February 2026,…
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Peru's Free Competition Defense Commission of Indecopi authorized Abra Group's acquisition of Sky Airline, subject to conditions…
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Last Saturday, August 15, SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets carrying separate missions: Globalstar 2-R Launch 1 and USSF-366…
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India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has opened an investigation into an incident on August 4 aboard an Air India Airbus A320…
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NASA will hold MAX POWER on November 7 and 8, a new public exhibition of aeronautical and space innovation at the Kennedy Space Center…
Katalyst Space has been selected by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to take part in the Deorbit-as-a-Service program…
Much of this growth is centered around the Canary Islands.
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