Aviation and space news
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August 8, 2026
AW | 2026 08 08 20:45 | AIRLINES ROUTES Flies 11-hour route between Mumbai and Amsterdam IndiGo will use the Airbus A321XLR to sustain its Mumbai/BOM—Amsterdam/AMS link with a flight of about…
In France, the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 will be partial and visible very low on the horizon. Terrain and weather will matter more than a spot's reputation…
France's Constitutional Council validated on Thursday (6th) the new Military Programming Law, which provides for raising Defense spending to 436 billion euros by 2030…
Air France will fly the Pope, his delegation of Cardinals and a delegation of accredited journalists aboard 3 special flights between Paris-Orly, Lourdes, Metz and Rome
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The 747 and A380 both land in crosswinds. Their captains use different techniques to do it, and the reasons are structural.
AW | 2026 08 08 10:50 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION TECHNOLOGY Push to speed up next-generation fuselage production Aircraft makers Airbus SE and The Boeing Company are looking at composites outside…
Airbus unveils its July 2026 figures: 67 commercial aircraft delivered and 204 new gross orders. The annual tally reaches 418 deliveries
SWISS is preparing to withdraw the CS100 turned A220-100 from commercial service. Only four of the airline’s original nine Airbus A220-100s remain operational, but all are expected to leave service…
Leasing contracts with Chinese companies lead monthly sales, while deliveries remain below last year's pace.
Possible deal would mark Embraer's biggest commercial breakthrough in India despite the airline's long-standing Airbus fleet
The company provides for meals for over a dozen international airlins, including Air France, Lufthansa, Japan Airlines, Qantas and Virgin Atlantic.
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August 7, 2026
Airbus and Boeing are investing in out-of-autoclave composite technologies to accelerate airframe manufacturing rates for future single-aisle aircraft programs.
The plan calls for manufacturing 94 aircraft on Indian soil, technology transfer and high local... The post France Presents Final Offer to India for 114 Rafale Fighters in Deal Worth up to…
American Airlines has adjusted its fleet plan, shifting some of its focus to later deliveries. The airline exercised six options for aircraft of the…
Delta Air Lines plans to return to Tokyo-Narita Airport starting 27 March 2027. The airline will serve the airport daily from Seattle with an Airbus A330neo, adding to its…
Deployed at Šiauliai Air Base [Lithuania], between November 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025, as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, the four Rafale jets from the two…
France has formally submitted a technical and commercial proposal to India for the purchase of 114 Rafale multirole fighter jets.
Lufthansa will begin charging passengers to reserve window seats in the business class cabin of its retrofitted Airbus A380s on flights departing from 15 September 2026, expanding its range of…
SWISS will phase out its nine Airbus A220-100 aircraft by the end of 2027, just ten years after introducing the type to its fleet.
A new route will come online in December.
Investigation points to chronic failure in the de-icing system, procedural violations and a “culture of... The post Federal Police Charges Voepass Owner and 15 Others Over ATR 72 Crash…
Airbus’ commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the month of July 2026 have been published on airbus.com and are summarised below. July 2026 deliveries: 67 deliveries to 39 customers: 6…
Initially, after ordering 36 Rafale jets under an intergovernmental agreement with France, as part of the MRCA [Multi-Role Combat Aircraft] program, India considered launching a tender…
Airbus no longer actively markets the A319neo to airlines. Even so, the European manufacturer has now received a new order after a long dry spell.
French company Positive Aviation reached an important milestone in the development of the FF72-X1, its new amphibious firefighting aircraft based on the ATR 72 regional turboprop. The company…
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Iberia will carry out an unprecedented mission on August 12 using an Airbus A321XLR equipped with Starlink satellite internet to follow the total solar eclipse over Spain. The special flight…
Some (French) critics will say it's more German than Franco-German — and they'd be wrong! The best-selling Airbus Helicopters H145M continues its integration into…
Free for nonsubscribers By Howard Hardee August 7, 2026 © Leeham News: The commercial aerospace sector could be roughly a decade away from achieving high-rate production of major composite…
Leasing deals with China companies dominate monthly sales while deliveries remain below last year’s pace
Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat have agreed to extend and expand their collaboration in the international radar earth-observation market by signing an agreement for the…
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