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Singapore Airshow 2026: Aviation expert analyzes industry trends and challenges
At the bustling Singapore Airshow 2026, amid the static displays and aerial demonstrations, one notable absence caught industry observers’ attention: the lack of blockbuster aircraft order announcements, something that typically dominates airshow headlines. AeroTime had the opportunity to…
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Korean Air showcases AI-powered drones, aerospace tech at Drone Show Korea 2026
Korean Air is demonstrating its expanding aerospace capabilities at Drone Show Korea 2026, Asia’s largest drone exhibition featuring over 300 companies at Busan Exhibition and Convention…
All Nippon Airways (ANA) appoints new CEO and President
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, announced on February 25, 2026, that it has appointed Juichi Hirasawa as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President. This management…
US House votes down ROTOR Act after Pentagon withdraws support
The Pentagon has withdrawn its support for the ROTOR Act, a bipartisan aviation safety bill drafted after the January 29, 2025, midair collision of a American Eagle-coded regional…
Italian prosecutors probe €17M disappearance of Tornado, C-130 aircraft parts
Italian prosecutors are investigating the reported disappearance of nearly 2,500 components for Tornado and AMX fighter-bombers, as well as C-130 tactical…
US Air Force tests F-22 control of MQ-20 drone in collaborative combat exercise
The US Air Force has conducted a live demonstration of manned-unmanned teaming, linking a crewed F-22 Raptor with an uncrewed MQ-20 Avenger in a flight test designed to explore how…
Critical parts strategies to mitigate and manage AOGs
Viktor Bulanov, Head of Sales and Customer Support at FL Technics, a leading global provider of MRO services, shares an in-depth analysis of what causes AOGs, and how airlines and MROs can…
Aviation’s tariff problem shifts from managing rates to coping with whiplash
The aviation industry faces a new set of problems after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.…
FAA suspends Steamboat Springs RNAV approach after fatal crash
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken the highly unusual step of suspending the RNAV (GPS) Z approach to Runway 32 at Steamboat Springs Airport (KSBS) in…
ALPA says US House aviation safety bill falls short of needed changes
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is pushing back on the US House’s newly introduced ALERT Act, saying the bill does not go far enough to prevent another midair collision like the January…
Ukraine reports strike on rare Russian Be-12 aircraft in occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Forces said they struck Russian aviation assets overnight on February 21, 2026, damaging two Beriev Be-12 amphibious aircraft at a military repair…
Airbus pitches dual rotorcraft concepts for NATO’s future medium-lift helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its proposed rotorcraft designs for a new class of military helicopters slated for operational entry in the 2035–40 timeframe to meet NATO’s medium-lift…
TSA reverses PreCheck suspension hours after DHS announces shutdown measures
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on February 22, 2026, that its PreCheck program would continue operating, hours after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said…
French Navy receives last Atlantique 2 submarine hunter modernized to Standard 6
France’s Navy has taken delivery of the 18th and final Dassault-Breguet Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft upgraded to the Standard 6 configuration, completing a…
US ambassador pitches Lockheed Martin F-35 to Portugal as F-16 replacement
The United States’ ambassador in Lisbon, John Arrigo, has urged Portugal to buy Lockheed Martin’s F-35, pushing the fifth-generation fighter as the preferred successor to the Portuguese Air…
Two KLM aircraft collide while on the ground in Amsterdam, no injuries reported
Two KLM aircraft collided on the ground at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS) on February 21, 2026. The incident took place at around 8.30am local time, when one of the…
Sofia airport closes at night to civilian traffic as US military buildup grows
Sofia International Airport (SOF), the main airport in Bulgaria, will be closed to all civilian traffic between 1:15am and 2:50am on February 23, 2026, and 1:05am and 3:35am on February 24,…
Embraer and Adani confirm establishment of E175 final assembly line in India
The partnership between Embraer and Adani Defence & Aerospace, which is part of the Indian industrial conglomerate Adani Enterprises, is, step by step, starting to take shape. On…
ATR72-600 airliner hit by FPV drones in Myanmar
According to media reports of the incident, around 8.12pm local time, Myitkyina Airport was targeted by several drones. Several of them may have been intercepted, but at least two drones hit…
US surges airpower to Middle East as Iran tensions simmer
The United States continues to shift hundreds of combat aircraft and support assets into the Middle East as tensions with Iran increase and nuclear talks hang in the balance. According to…
US lawmakers introduce sweeping aviation safety bill
A comprehensive aviation safety bill introduced in the US House would implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following the January 2025 midair collision of a regional…
