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The milestone flight at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina facility marks a step toward delivery of the newest and most advanced Fighting Falcon variant to the Royal Moroccan Air Force. Lockheed Martin has announced the successful first flight of the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s (RMAF) first F-16 Block 72 aircraft, a key milestone as the […]
The ten-aircraft firm order supports the Dhaka-based carrier’s plans to expand into North America, Europe and the Middle East as part of its fleet modernisation strategy. Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of Bangladesh, has signed a firm order for 10 latest-generation Airbus aircraft: four A350-900 widebodies and six A321neo single-aisle jets, marking a
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The airline body says governments should strengthen the carbon-offsetting scheme rather than let the EU’s emissions trading system expand into overlapping regional carbon pricing. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has marked the tenth anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assembly resolution that established the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation
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The U.S. carrier has carried more than 650,000 passengers and 8,400 tonnes of cargo on the route since becoming the first American airline to fly nonstop to the U.S. East Coast from Johannesburg in 2021. United Airlines is marking the fifth anniversary of its nonstop flights between Johannesburg and its Newark/New York hub, Newark Liberty
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All 56 stations distributing Meteosat Third Generation data are now operational, as around 150 meteorologists and scientists meet in Eswatini to share their first experience of the new imagery. EUMETSAT says its commitment to the African meteorological community has been matched by delivery: the first PUMA-2025 reception station was installed two years ago, and the
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A new white paper from aviation advisory firm ALTEA argues that financing structures and certification timelines, not propulsion technology alone, will determine which electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen aircraft programmes survive. Aviation advisory firm ALTEA has published a white paper, “Beyond the Hype: The Real State of Alternative Propulsion for Regional Aviation,” examining the electric, hybrid-electric
The widebody, seating 331 passengers across three classes, will fly long-haul routes from Amsterdam, including Toronto, as part of the airline’s fleet renewal. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a member of the Air France-KLM Group, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, introducing the latest-generation widebody to its long-haul fleet. KLM currently operates ten A330
The twice-weekly non-stop service, operated by Airlink’s new Embraer E195-E2, gives Western Cape travellers a direct alternative to connecting through Johannesburg. Airlink operated its inaugural flight from Cape Town to Mauritius on 2 October 2026, launching a non-stop route between two of the region’s most popular leisure and business travel destinations. It is the airline’s
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The bulletin, valid until 16 November, advises operators against flying a defined corridor of FIR Jeddah following increased Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a conflict zone information bulletin (CZIB-2026-09) covering the airspace of Saudi Arabia, affecting all altitudes and flight levels within FIR
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A Falcon 9 carried four astronauts to orbit for what NASA says will be the fastest launch-to-docking in the station’s history, ahead of a science programme spanning stem-cell tissue research to a new plant growth system. Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday from Space Launch Complex
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