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August 25, 2026

Due to its institutional structure, personnel and ties to the FAC, Satena has features that set it apart from a conventional commercial airline.

Saudia Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM) and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Crédit Agricole CIB) to explore financing…
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The first Airbus A350-900 destined for Aircalin has left the paint hangar in Toulouse. The aircraft, with serial number 830, already carries the full livery of the New Caledonian…

Airbus Spain workers affiliated with UGT, CGT and ÚTIL rejected the European manufacturer's new offer after yesterday's votes in the morning and afternoon shifts. As a result…

Airbus brought an A380 back from Abu Dhabi to Europe and gave it a new livery in Ireland. Before being converted for engine tests, it first completed a low…

New facility will have a third autoclave as the manufacturer targets production of 13 A220s per month by 2028

Aircalin’s first Airbus A350-900, has been spotted for the first time in Toulouse, France, fresh out of the… The post Aircalin’s first A350-900 spotted in Toulouse, fresh out the paint shop appeared…

Airbus has announced it has begun construction work to extend its Belfast site. Responsible for producing the A220's wings, the building will add a […] The post Airbus…
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Milestone Aviation has sold three Airbus H225 helicopters to Austrian operator Kitz-Air, with the aircraft set to be converted for aerial firefighting missions in Europe and South America. The deal…

An airport ground worker at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) has been critically injured after being run down by a Frenchbee Airbus A350 widebody aircraft as it was being pushed back…

More than eleven years after the crash of a Germanwings passenger plane in the French Alps, the catastrophe is once again occupying German courts. Before the regional court…

Airbus Spain workers affiliated with the UGT, CGT and ÚTIL unions decided this Monday, in votes held during the morning and afternoon shifts, to reject the company management's proposal…

Last night, intense electrical activity caused two flights bound for Milan Malpensa to be diverted. The diverted flights: FX21 Paris CDG ret. Paris CDG; U23660 Corfu dir. Milan…

Aviación Digital.- Spanish airline Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas was involved on the evening of Sunday 23 August 2026 in one of the most complicated operational episodes in its history…

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna on the International Space Station. Here's how to watch live.

This is one of the first lessons of the Sino-Egyptian exercise Eagles of Civilization 2026: the Chinese still see the French aircraft as one of their most intense fears. These two…

The six unions represented at Airbus attended this meeting, both the three that called the new strikes and the three not involved in these new mobilisations, who…

Toulouse is Europe's rugby stronghold — and Europe's aviation capital. Stade Toulousain now brings these two identities together: its new home jersey is inspired by aircraft, aerodynamics and…
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Fly 2 Sky Airlines has expanded its fleet with an Airbus A320 registered LZ-FSS. The aircraft has 180 economy seats and is due to enter commercial service this August…

EuroAtlantic Airways added an Airbus A330-300 to its fleet, which landed at Beja Airport (BYJ) after completing its delivery flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)…

Gol Linhas Aéreas has postponed to 17 February 2027 the debut of the Airbus A330-900neo on the route between Rio de Janeiro and Lisbon

Air Astra has taken delivery of another brand-new ATR 72-600, expanding its fleet to five aircraft. The plane, registered S2-STE, has 72 seats and…
August 24, 2026

The Tunisian Air Force receives a new flight simulator for helicopter training from Spanish manufacturer Entrol. The Airbus H125 FNPT II MCC is based on one built for the…

A week after her first spacewalk, astronaut Sophie Adenot will return to space to finish the work she started last time. A true test for the French astronaut.

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This week will see five orbital launches from China, the United States, and French Guiana.… The post Launch Preview: Falcon Heavy to launch Roman telescope, Falcon 9 to launch Starlink satellites…

As part of its regional growth plan, airline SKY Airline announced on Monday the launch of…

Plus Ultra's Airbus 330-200 for flight PU 502 departed Ezeiza at 13:25 on Sunday, August 23. After 17:00, as it was about to begin the Atlantic crossing, a…
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A $140 million contract covers 12 of the newer UH-72Bs from Airbus Helicopters. The US Army has issued a contract to Airbus Helicopters covering production of more UH-72B Lakota utility rotorcraft…

To replace the ground radio antenna removed during EVA-97, Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon will carry out another spacewalk tomorrow, Tuesday 25 August 2026. For the French…