Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Dassault Aviation and Harmattan AI have successfully completed a collaborative in-flight engagement between a Rafale F4 and an unmanned aerial system carrying the NAMIB electronic warfare payload, which detected and precisely geolocated a radar target several dozen kilometres distant before transmitting the position to the Rafale for a simulated strike. NAMIB DETECTS AND GEOLOCATES RADAR […]
The JAA Training Organisation has welcomed two new members to its Foundation Board following their nomination at the 166th ECAC Directors General meeting in Marseille, with the appointments of Montenegro’s Civil Aviation Agency Director and Albania’s Civil Aviation Authority Executive Director completing a four-member Board. APPOINTMENTS FOLLOW ECAC NOMINATION AT MARSEILLE MEETING The JAA
WestJet Mainline flight attendants represented by CUPE 8125 have opened a strike vote that runs until 15 July 2026, as federally conciliated negotiations on wages, scheduling and working conditions continue — with a legal strike or lockout possible from 2 August if no agreement is reached. VOTE PROVIDES BARGAINING MANDATE, NOT AN IMMINENT STRIKE NOTICE
Air Zimbabwe is set to restart direct scheduled services between Harare and London Gatwick by the end of July 2026 — reconnecting Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom after more than 14 years — through an ACMI arrangement brokered by Chapman Freeborn, with Spanish carrier Plus Ultra operating the flights on the airline’s behalf using an
Egypt’s Prime Minister has reviewed progress on the construction of Terminal 4 at Cairo International Airport, a project that will more than double the airport’s current annual passenger capacity and position Cairo as a leading regional and intercontinental hub linking Africa, Asia and Europe. TERMINAL 4 TO TRANSFORM CAIRO’S CAPACITY AND COMPETITIVE POSITION Egyptian
China has successfully recovered the first stage of the Long March-10B carrier rocket at sea following its maiden flight on 10 July 2026, marking the country’s first controlled recovery of a carrier rocket and the world’s first recovery of a rocket stage using a net-based capture system. HISTORIC RECOVERY COMPLETED SIX MINUTES AFTER STAGE SEPARATION
The Federal Aviation Administration has published its first proposed rule to establish a noise-based certification standard for supersonic aircraft, the regulatory mechanism required to repeal the 1973 ban on civil supersonic flight over the continental United States, with a second rule on noise thresholds to follow later in 2026 and both rules targeted for finalisation
Fursan Al Emarat, the UAE National Aerobatics Team, will perform at the Farnborough International Airshow from 20–24 July 2026, bringing its seven-aircraft formation display to the UK as part of the show’s second wave of confirmed flying displays — and the team’s most significant international appearance to date. TEAM ARRIVES IN HAMPSHIRE ON 11 JULY
BAA Training France has achieved a global first by certifying and declaring ready for training an Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator to the new Airbus Standard 2.2.1, providing airlines with a training environment that mirrors the latest A320neo aircraft configuration currently entering service. WORLD-FIRST CERTIFICATION ALIGNS TRAINING WITH CURRENT A320NEO OPERATIONS BAA Training France
FL Technics Indonesia has opened a new dedicated aircraft painting facility at its Bali MRO station and completed its first customer project within days of launch — a Boeing 737-400F repaint for Philippine cargo carrier Skyway Airlines — as the company expands its full-service maintenance capability in Southeast Asia. BALI PAINTING BOOTH OPERATIONAL; FIRST PROJECT