Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Eve Air Mobility and Moov have signed a Letter of Intent at Farnborough International Airshow for up to 30 electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, targeting sightseeing, airport shuttle, regional inter-island mobility and medical transport services across Cabo Verde’s Atlantic archipelago. ATLANTIC ARCHIPELAGO IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-POTENTIAL EVTOL MARKET Eve Air Mobility and Moov, a […]
ZeroAvia and Safran have announced a technology partnership combining ZeroAvia’s aerospace fuel cell systems expertise with Safran’s certified electric propulsion heritage, focused on accelerating hydrogen-electric propulsion development — with particular emphasis on High-Temperature fuel cell architectures suited to the most demanding aviation applications. TWO COMPLEMENTARY PORTFOLIOS UNITE BEHIND HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC MATURATION ZeroAvia and Safran have
Avion Express Brasil has announced that founder CEO Esteban Jauregui Lorda will step down following the airline’s establishment phase, with Chief Technical Officer Fernando Amaral appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer from 21 August 2026 as the Brazilian carrier prepares for its next phase of growth. OUTGOING CEO LED AIRLINE THROUGH AOC AWARD, LAUNCH AND IOSA
IATA’s 2025 World Air Transport Statistics, drawn from data covering 1,315 airlines, document a year of broad aviation growth led by a 4.5% increase in international premium-class travel, continued Asian dominance of the world’s busiest airport pairs and a decisive shift towards newer-generation widebody aircraft. GLOBAL AIR TRANSPORT IN 2025: A YEAR OF CONTINUED STRUCTURAL
Syensqo has announced its involvement in the US Army’s MV-75 Cheyenne programme, providing advanced composite materials, adhesives and specialty polymers for critical structural and rotorcraft components of the next-generation tiltrotor being developed by Bell Textron under the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Programme. ADVANCED MATERIALS CONTRIBUTION TARGETS SPEED, RANGE AND SURVIVABILITY Syensqo, a global
SpaceX is targeting as early as next week for the thirteenth flight test of Starship, with a 90-minute launch window opening at 5:45pm CT. The mission will aim to deploy 20 Starlink V3 satellites for the first time, test hardware and software modifications to improve the Super Heavy booster’s re-light reliability, and continue iteration on
Texas A&M Forest Service has ordered two SUBARU Bell 412EPX helicopters in a master purchasing agreement that includes options for additional aircraft, marking the first Bell aircraft to enter the agency’s fleet and the first step in developing a state-managed wildfire aviation capability for Texas. MASTER AGREEMENT CREATES FOUNDATION FOR EXPANDED STATE AVIATION CAPABILITY
Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Lufthansa have commenced flight testing of two fuel efficiency and noise reduction technologies on Boeing’s 2026 ecoDemonstrator Explorer — a Boeing 787-9 fitted with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines — as part of Phase III of the FAA’s CLEEN programme, with testing running from Glasgow, Montana, through mid-August 2026. NEXT GENERATION INLET AND
Basra Airlines, Iraq’s newest private carrier, which commenced commercial operations in April 2026, has selected Maureva’s EDGAR Managed Services platform to manage its revenue accounting operations, providing financial discipline and scalable processes as the Baghdad-based airline begins expanding its network. REVENUE ACCOUNTING PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS BASRA AIRLINES FROM THE GROUND UP Basra Airlines, Iraq’s newest
Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord is celebrating its tenth anniversary having exceeded every major objective set at its founding, with a fleet of more than 100 aircraft, the arrival of Arcus Infrastructure Partners as lead investor alongside Freshstream, and the placement of its first-ever direct OEM order — 20 factory-new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. A DECADE OF