Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The air charter specialist becomes part of the business network for international motorsport, deepening its ties with Formula 1, NASCAR and MotoGP teams that run on tight schedules. International charter broker Chapman Freeborn has joined BlackBook Motorsport, a global network bringing together stakeholders from Formula 1, NASCAR, MotoGP and other areas of international motorsport. BlackBook […]
The deal brings passenger processing, baggage and airport operations technology under SITA’s roof, with closing expected in the first half of 2027. SITA has agreed to acquire Collins Aerospace Airport Solutions, which provides passenger processing, baggage and airport operations technology, in a move it says will strengthen its ability to deliver more seamless and resilient
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The Artemis II astronaut succeeds Katherine Van Hooser, who retires after more than 35 years at the agency, and will now move to management astronaut status, ending her eligibility for future spaceflight. NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning Sunday 1 November, following the retirement of
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Ethiopia’s passenger traffic is set to rise almost sixfold over the next two decades, Airbus says, as the continent’s aviation market grows at the second-fastest rate in the world. Africa will require 1,640 new passenger aircraft over the next 20 years, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF 2026), as demographic expansion, economic growth,
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The milestone flight keeps the companies on track to deliver a combat-ready Collaborative Combat Aircraft by 2029, addressing requirements from the German and other European armed forces. Airbus, in partnership with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., has completed the first European flight of the U740 Valkyrie, an uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), at a
AIRBUS AND KRATOS FLY U740 VALKYRIE UNCREWED COMBAT AIRCRAFT FOR FIRST TIME IN EUROPERead More »
Organised by EAN Aviation, NBAC 2027 will convene industry leaders from across Nigeria, Africa and the international business aviation community as the continent posts the world’s fastest departure growth. The Nigerian Business Aviation Conference (NBAC) will return in May 2027 after a ten-year hiatus, bringing the aviation industry together at what organisers describe as a
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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.
EDGEWING OPENS TURIN FACILITY AS GCAP ENGINEERING SCALES UP ACROSS ITALY, JAPAN AND UKRead More »
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 »
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
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