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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
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
The 36th Amendment to South Africa’s Civil Aviation Regulations — which would enable the long-awaited Condition Monitoring Programme under Appendix 3 of the Part 43 CATS and replace the blanket 12-year engine overhaul rule — remains unpromulgated, held up by an unanticipated State Law Adviser review process and a formal objection lodged by AOPA-SA with
easyJet has disclosed that its Board is minded to recommend the financial terms of a fifth takeover proposal from US investment firm Castlelake, valuing the airline at £5.5 billion on a fully diluted basis, after four earlier proposals were rejected — though no firm offer has yet been made and the outcome remains uncertain. FIFTH
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Garmin has unveiled AXIS, a new family of flight displays combining an IFR GPS, VHF NAV/COMM radio and a four-place audio panel within a single certified display unit — an industry first — with coverage spanning hundreds of certified piston aircraft models, as well as experimental and Light Sport Aircraft. A SINGLE DISPLAY REPLACES MULTIPLE
Airbus Defence and Space has signed the initial contract with the European Space Agency to design and build the Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite, following the success of the original Aeolus mission, which improved global weather forecast accuracy by 4% from orbit. AEOLUS-2 CONTRACT SIGNED AT ESA HARWELL HEADQUARTERS Airbus Defence and Space has signed
Emirates has inaugurated its third daily flight between Dubai and Cape Town, operating the route with its new Airbus A350, while simultaneously reinstating a fourth daily service to Johannesburg — bringing the airline’s total weekly South African services to 56. A350 MAKES SOUTH AFRICAN DEBUT ON CAPE TOWN ROUTE Emirates’ third daily service between