Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Storm Aviation, the UK-based MRO provider and part of FL Technics Group, has taken on the role of single coordination hub for Aircraft on Ground recovery across the entire FL Technics Group network, giving operators a single point of contact backed by more than 100 line maintenance stations and seven base maintenance hangars worldwide. SINGLE […]
ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium has received EASA and FAA approval to perform line and heavy maintenance on the Dassault Falcon 6X, completing what the company describes as full international certification across all in-production Falcon types and expanding the MRO GoTeam’s AOG support coverage to the aircraft. DUAL REGULATORY APPROVAL COMPLETES IN-PRODUCTION FALCON PORTFOLIO COVERAGE
JetZero has broken ground on a manufacturing and final assembly campus of more than 600 acres in Greensboro, North Carolina — the largest state-level incentive package ever awarded to any startup — as the company prepares to build its Z4 blended-wing-body aircraft, projected to be up to 50% more fuel efficient than current commercial types.
As EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 draws aviation’s global community to Wisconsin for what is widely regarded as the world’s largest airshow, autonomous flight developer Merlin Labs reflects on what the event means to the people building the next chapter of the industry. 704,000 VISITORS AND 10,000 AIRCRAFT: THE WORLD’S GREATEST AVIATION GATHERING EAA AirVenture
Jetex has signed an agreement with Republik Manor, a subsidiary of Indonesian strategic developer Republikorp, to establish a private aviation presence in Indonesia — a market the company identifies as one of Asia-Pacific’s most dynamic, with business jet departures in the region having grown 4.2% year-on-year to 130,716 in 2025. INDONESIA ENTRY MARKS JETEX’S CONTINUED
Tecnam CEO Paolo Pascale used the inauguration of Rome Urbe Airport’s new terminal to announce that Altair — an independent aviation services spin-off of the Tecnam Group — plans to launch a regional airline operating the P2012 Traveller, as Italy’s ENAC-led Regional Air Mobility project takes its first operational steps. ALTAIR PLANS COMMERCIAL AIRLINE OPERATIONS
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
