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August 14, 2026

National carrier Philippine Airlines closed the first half of 2026 with a net loss of US$25.1 million. This drop follows a profit of 136.7…

Airchair has launched a free-to-use compliance assessment tool to help airlines understand whether the requirements of the DoT aisle chair regulations are likely to apply to them, and if they should…

Emirates resumes Dubai-Bahrain flights with one daily service while Kuwait flights remain suspended amid regional tensions. The post Emirates Resuming Flights to This Gulf Nation, Kuwait Remains…
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Long-haul jets are rare visitors at Madeira Airport. Now there has been a first: a Boeing 787 belonging to the Saudi government landed in Funchal. Members of the royal family are said to be on board…

Heart Aerospace has reached a milestone with its X1 demonstrator: the maiden flight in New York shows how realistic electric flight has become for regional airlines.

A passenger was partially sucked out of a shattered window on a Ryanair Boeing 737. The initial investigation report now shows what happened beforehand, what damage occurred, and why…

Reverberant spaces are some of the hardest environments to design audio for. Churches, airport terminals, train stations, and corporate atriums are often large, open, and finished in hard…

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) has published the results of its consultation on draft policy regarding ground risk in drone operations. CASA The post Australia’s drone…

Virgin Atlantic has collaborated with the Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) to launch a new season of dementia-friendly short films showing onboard all flights The post Virgin Atlantic adds…

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Russian-built MC-21-310 will undergo inspections and receive its customer livery after a 4,000-km ferry flight from Irkutsk

Ukraine brings operational experience and technology. Europe, the funding. Its manufacturers, additional production capacity. Since mid-July, the three worlds have been coming together at the…
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Indian national carrier Air India plans to gradually resume numerous international flight connections from 1 September 2026 that were reduced during the summer months of July and August…

The X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes in New York and reached 1,100 feet on its maiden flight

Vietjet Air Cargo has selected Group Concorde to provide sales agency (GSA) services covering Japan and Indonesia. The new tie-up started in August and will see India-headquartered Group Concorde…

14-08-2026 The first flight of Heart Aerospace’s X1 has been successfully completed at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York State. The demonstrator aircraft…

Our Adam Clermont writes on LinkedIn: Flexport released a video game. This is a real sentence. Flexport, the company that has spent the last three years laying people off in rotating twenty percent…
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An Air China C919 has completed its first regular international commercial flight, a new milestone for this single-aisle aircraft from China's COMAC. The C919 programme…

Delta Air Lines will launch a new daily seasonal service between Austin and Paris Charles de Gaulle on 27 March 2027, establishing the first-ever nonstop connection between the two cities. The…

CNBC writes: One specialist arbitrage trade on a metal commodity is evolving into a real-time gauge of U.S. tariff risk. Copper — seen as a broader economic barometer, with the industrial metal a…

Topcast has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with AmSafe, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aviation restraint systems, to expand distribution and repair support across the…
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Turkish Airlines will launch a new connection between Istanbul and Chengdu on 11 November. After Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the capital of Sichuan province will become the airline's fourth…
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AEL Sistemas was awarded the Riograndense 2026 Export Award in the Outstanding Technological Innovation category. The company was the only winner in this category, which…

DHL Express has seen the weight of shipments it carries increase strongly in the second quarter as underlying market fundamentals drive heavier shipments to the integrator model and the division…

Brussels Airport welcomed 2.58 million passengers in July 2026, an increase of 2.8% compared with July 2025 and its highest monthly passenger total since 2019. The busiest day was 20 July, when more…

Fintech company Revolut has announced its entry into the physical operation of airport lounges. The cooperation with the internationally active Plaza Premium Group envisages…

Senators have accused the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of “running an in-house private jet service” for… The post Senators accuse DHS of running in-house private jet service for Trump…

Budget carrier and investment partners granted rights last year to establish operator in Dammam. Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is expecting to commence operations with its new Saudi…

Neros Technologies has announced USD 250 million in Series C funding, which will be invested in the production and technology of new drone programmes, including The post Neros raises USD250M to…

King Aerospace has appointed aviation industry veteran Sam Jackson as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his new role, Jackson will oversee operations across the company’s multiple sites, aligning…