Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Deliveries rose 6% year-over-year to mark the company’s best third-quarter performance on record, taking its nine-month total to 175 aircraft. Embraer delivered 66 aircraft in the third quarter of 2026, the best third-quarter delivery performance in the company’s history, up 2% quarter-over-quarter and 6% year-over-year. In the first nine months of the year, Embraer delivered […]
The twice-weekly non-stop service, operated by Airlink’s new Embraer E195-E2, gives Western Cape travellers a direct alternative to connecting through Johannesburg. Airlink operated its inaugural flight from Cape Town to Mauritius on 2 October 2026, launching a non-stop route between two of the region’s most popular leisure and business travel destinations. It is the airline’s
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The Level D device at FSI’s Long Beach Learning Center is the first G600/G700 convertible simulator approved for training in the United States. FlightSafety International (FSI) has received FAA approval for its new Gulfstream G600/G700 Level D Full-Flight Simulator at its Learning Center in Long Beach, California, the first G600/G700 convertible simulator approved for training
The agency hired 2,235 controller trainees in Fiscal Year 2026, more than any year in its history, following a gamer-recruitment campaign that drew over 12,000 applications in 24 hours. The Federal Aviation Administration has exceeded its Fiscal Year 2026 goal, hiring 2,235 air traffic controller trainees, the most in FAA history. The record follows a
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A Boeing 747 freighter secured by JAL will fly a weekly circuit linking Los Angeles, Narita, Taipei and Singapore from 3 October, targeting demand for AI- and semiconductor-related cargo. Nippon Express Holdings (NX Group) and Japan Airlines (JAL) will launch a transport partnership covering intra-Asia and North America-Asia routes, using a Boeing 747 freighter secured
The deal brings together a combined fleet of more than 175 aircraft and 140 further firm orders, creating one of the larger low-cost and leisure groupings spanning Western and Central Europe. Pegasus Airlines has completed its acquisition of Czech Airlines and Smartwings Group, following all required regulatory approvals and the fulfilment of customary closing conditions.
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The bulletin, valid until 16 November, advises operators against flying a defined corridor of FIR Jeddah following increased Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a conflict zone information bulletin (CZIB-2026-09) covering the airspace of Saudi Arabia, affecting all altitudes and flight levels within FIR
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A Falcon 9 carried four astronauts to orbit for what NASA says will be the fastest launch-to-docking in the station’s history, ahead of a science programme spanning stem-cell tissue research to a new plant growth system. Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday from Space Launch Complex
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The Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation will host next year’s ACI Africa/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition, as ACI projects global passenger traffic will double to 19.8 billion by 2047. Airports Council International (ACI) World and ACI Latin America and the Caribbean concluded their 2026 Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition
EGYPT TO HOST 2027 ACI WORLD/AFRICA AIRPORT GATHERING IN SHARM EL SHEIKHRead More »
Two AN/TPQ-49A radar systems will support ground-based sense-and-avoid coverage at GA-ASI’s California flight test sites, part of a growing role for the radar beyond its original defence applications. SRC, Inc., a not-for-profit defence research and development company, has received a purchase order from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for two AN/TPQ-49A radar systems configured with
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