Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The new site, the first of three planned engineering hubs beyond Edgewing’s Reading headquarters, will host engineers from all three partner nations working on the next-generation combat aircraft. Edgewing, the joint venture company established to design and deliver the Italy-Japan-UK Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aircraft, has opened a new engineering facility in Turin, Italy. […]
The Dublin-based lessor’s Q3 update also reports strong placement activity and new financing facilities, with fleet commitments climbing toward 1,342 aircraft pro forma for the new orders. Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has placed firm orders for 250 new-technology aircraft from Boeing and Airbus alongside its third-quarter 2026 business update. The Boeing order covers
AVOLON ORDERS 250 BOEING AND AIRBUS AIRCRAFT, LIFTS COMMITMENTS TO 749Read More »
Nineteen projects across the United States will test technologies from detect-and-avoid systems to counter-drone sensing, as the agency works to expand safe drone operations in the national airspace. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $12 million to fund 19 drone research and testing projects intended to help safely expand drone operations in the National
FAA AWARDS $12 MILLION FOR DRONE INTEGRATION RESEARCHRead More »
The gate-to-gate demonstrator tested automated taxiing, AI-assisted pilot support and quantum sensing navigation on an A350 test aircraft before concluding its campaign. Airbus has concluded the flight test campaign for UpNext Optimate, a demonstrator that spent the past three years testing an automated, gate-to-gate mission profile on a commercial aircraft. Central to the programme was
AIRBUS COMPLETES THREE-YEAR UPNEXT OPTIMATE AUTOMATED FLIGHT TRIALRead More »
Addressing delegates at the association’s 56th Annual General Assembly in Mauritius, AASA chief executive Aaron Munetsi set out five measurable actions to unlock the continent’s aviation potential. Africa must move decisively from ambition and talk to execution if aviation is to fulfil its potential as a catalyst for intra-African trade, tourism and economic growth, Airlines
AASA TELLS AFRICAN AVIATION TO MOVE FROM TALK TO EXECUTION ON GROWTHRead More »
The by-the-seat air service returns for this year’s Las Vegas convention, with Joby Aviation on hand to outline plans for introducing electric air taxis into BLADE’s network. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced a continued collaboration with Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“BLADE”), a division of Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), to provide
NBAA AND BLADE TO OFFER SCHEDULED SHUTTLE FLIGHTS FOR NBAA-BACE 2026Read More »
The group will resume Frankfurt-Nagoya service and add a daily Frankfurt-Tokyo Narita flight, cementing its position as Japan’s leading European airline group. The Lufthansa Group is significantly expanding its services to Japan from the 2027 summer schedule, citing a strong increase in demand. Lufthansa will resume its direct Frankfurt-Nagoya route on a seasonal basis, flying
LUFTHANSA GROUP TO FLY UP TO 50 TIMES WEEKLY TO JAPAN FROM SUMMER 2027Read More »
The agreement expands earlier cooperation between ispace and Telespazio to explore joint lunar infrastructure and services, with the European Space Agency’s Moonlight programme identified as a first opportunity to put it into practice. ispace-EUROPE S.A. and ispace, inc. (together, ispace) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Leonardo and Telespazio, the joint venture between Leonardo
ISPACE, LEONARDO AND TELESPAZIO SIGN MOU ON LUNAR COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTRead More »
The milestone flight at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina facility marks a step toward delivery of the newest and most advanced Fighting Falcon variant to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Lockheed Martin has announced the successful first flight of the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s (RMAF) first F-16 Block 72 aircraft, a key milestone as the
LOCKHEED MARTIN FLIES MOROCCO’S FIRST F-16 BLOCK 72Read More »
The new package offers shopping, dining and leisure discounts across six Thai cities, with connections via Dubai from Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Emirates Holidays has launched the Thailand Pass, offering customers travelling to and through Thailand exclusive discounts of up to 40% on shopping, dining and leisure activities, with no minimum spend. Travellers
EMIRATES HOLIDAYS UNVEILS THAILAND PASS FOR AFRICAN TRAVELLERSRead More »
