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August 12, 2026
India's Ministry of Defence has told the parliamentary defence committee, in a report, that the country has taken steps to join the France-led…
MADRID — In a unique fusion of commercial aviation and high-altitude astronomy, Spanish flag carrier Iberia is set to operate a special flight on 12 August to capture and broadcast the total solar…
Nearly 200 Airbus A330neo have been delivered worldwide so far. We show who are currently the largest operators of the model. A German airline makes it into the top 3.
An Airbus A330-300 operated by Swiss International Air Lines had to make an unscheduled stopover at Dublin Airport while flying from Zurich to Boston. The reason…
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Sun Phu Quoc Airways will take on eight Airbus A330-200s that previously flew for American Airlines and, before that, US Airways. Four of the jets are due to join the Vietnamese…
An Emirates Airbus A380 landed in Jakarta for the first time. The world's largest passenger aircraft carried AC Milan back to Italy after the team played a friendly match against Chelsea FC in…
An Emirates Airbus A380 landed in Jakarta for the first time. The world’s largest passenger aircraft carried the AC Milan football team to Italy, after the team played a match…
Air Cairo is expanding its fleet with another Airbus A320-200. The 18-year-old aircraft is currently undergoing maintenance following its transfer to Ostrava, Czechia, and will receive the…
French airline Air France will handle the transport of Pope Leo XIV during his first official state visit to France, from 25 to 28 September 2026. For the…
Qantas (QF) has delayed the planned international debut of its Airbus A321XLR, moving the first scheduled service on the type from October 2026 to February 2027. The post Qantas Delays Airbus…
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August 11, 2026
BAA Training Vietnam has welcomed the first group of Sun PhuQuoc Airways pilot cadets for Airbus A320 Type Rating training, marking the beginning of a new partnership to support the […]
On Wednesday, August 12, France will witness a partial solar eclipse, with coverage ranging from nearly 90% in the east to 99.5% in Biarritz. Timings, map, weather, glasses…
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For a few years now, a growing worldwide network of users of French company Unistellar's eVscope has existed. It lets anyone become an astronomer…
On Wednesday, August 12, the Moon will nearly completely block the Sun over much of France. ÉclipseInfo offers an interactive map to find the public observation events organized…
Boeing delivered 53 jets in July, 5 more than a year earlier but 11 fewer than the 64 aircraft delivered in June. The post Boeing Loses Ground to Airbus as July 2026 Deliveries Drop 17% appeared…
Carrier's last four "Baby Bus" aircraft remain in service despite long-running replacement by the Airbus A220-300
Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has presented a revised business plan marking a major redesign…
Congolese carrier Fly CAA is reactivating an Airbus A330-300 after around ten months on the ground. The aircraft, registered 9S-ABS, returned from Johannesburg in early August to…
Brussels Airlines, a Lufthansa Group airline, decided to review its long-haul fleet expansion plans and cancelled the order for two Airbus A330-300s that were scheduled for…
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The Captain of an Air India Airbus A320neo narrowbody aircraft that suddenly plunged 300 feet while flying from Phuket, Thailand, to Delhi last week, leaving dozens of passengers and crew injured…
French media organizations are asking France’s competition authority to intervene over Google’s AI-generated summaries in search results, arguing that the... Read More »
Airbus and Boeing have a backlog of more than 12,000 A320neo and 737 MAX family aircraft awaiting delivery, though the smaller E2 cannot replace them on every route
Latvia's state-owned carrier expects to operate 36 A220-300s by the end of 2026 while seeking fresh financing and recapitalization
Since being led by a junta that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum in July 2023, Niger has broken ties with France, ended its military cooperation with the United States and…
The Latvian carrier plans to operate a third fewer aircraft as early as the end of 2026. At the same time, Air Baltic intends to focus on its home base of Riga. First, however, it needs a…
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Airbus and Boeing have more than 12,000 A320neo-family and 737 MAX aircraft awaiting delivery, although the smaller E2 cannot replace them on every route
Latvian carrier envisages a long-term fleet of around 40 A220-300s as it works on €225m interim recapitalisation. Air Baltic is to cut its fleet to around 40 Airbus A220-300s under a new long-term…
BAA Training Vietnam has welcomed the first group of Sun PhuQuoc Airways pilot cadets for Airbus A320 Type… The post Sun PhuQuoc Airways picks BAA Training for A320 cadets appeared first on AeroTime .
Subscription required By Scott Hamilton Aug. 11, 2026, © Leeham News: The first delivery of the Airbus A350F could be slipping from late 2027 to 2028, LNA has learned. LNA first reported this…
airBaltic has unveiled a far-reaching new business plan aimed at restoring its financial health, including a one-third reduction of its Airbus A220-300 fleet, a more concentrated network centred on…
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