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Airlines

777 Partners founder pleads guilty to $500 million fraud scheme

Joshua Wander, co-founder and former chief executive of 777 Partners, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and securities fraud in the United States in a case involving more than $500 million in losses to the investment firm’s lenders and investors. The Miami-based private investment firm expanded into…

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Airlines

Lufthansa prepares for final A340-600 flight as 17-year-old aircraft exits fleet

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Airlines

Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian airlines

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urkish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

Airlines

Turkish Airlines signs MOU with CFM for 300 MAX engines and support for over 600

October 16, 2026

Sheremetyevo Airport Moscow Russia

Ukrainian drone attacks cause chaos at multiple Russian airports overnight

October 16, 2026

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Air Traffic Control

FAA seeks ownership stake in company behind AI air traffic system

October 16, 2026

easyJet Airbus A320 Milan Malpensa

Italy restores air traffic capacity after network failure causes mass disruption

October 16, 2026

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Business Aviation

PlaneSense to equip all 71 of its Pilatus aircraft with Gogo satellite Wi-Fi

October 16, 2026

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PIA to install lie-flat seats in Boeing 777 cabin overhaul

October 16, 2026

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Defense

Accounts diverge over who ordered limits on Ukraine’s Starshield service

October 16, 2026

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Defense

Saab rolls out Sweden’s first GlobalEye as NATO prepares to follow

October 16, 2026

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Berlin Brandenburg CEO: BER is ‘hub-ready’ but point-to-point is its future

Executive Spotlight banner featuring Alberto López Iberojet Accountable Manager with AeroTime and Iberojet logos

Inside Iberojet, the airline quietly building a unique transatlantic network

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euroAtlantic’s new CEO Calitis on why widebody ACMI needs both Boeing and Airbus

AVIATION ECONOMICS

A recent report by the ECA pointed out that the European aviation system might not be as resilient to fatigue related risks as previously thought

Airlines will need 2.4 million new aviation workers by 2045, Airbus forecasts

October 14, 2026

TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320neo

Lufthansa beats Air France-KLM to acquire minority stake in TAP Air Portugal

October 14, 2026

Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

African airlines grow 6% but earn just $1.30 per passenger as open skies stall

October 12, 2026

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Spanish helicopter operator Eliance files for preliminary creditor protection

October 12, 2026

Pegasus Airlines Smartwings

Pegasus Airlines completes its acquisition of Czech group Smartwings

October 2, 2026

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AIRLINES

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777 Partners founder pleads guilty to $500 million fraud scheme

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Air India aircraft in white and red livery flying against a clear blue sky angled upward

Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian airlines

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Embraer E190 TAP Express

Embraer re-signs TAP’s Portugália Airlines for E-Jet fleet support

October 15, 2026

Lufthansa Airbus A350 1000

Lufthansa picks Tokyo for December launch of first Airbus A350-1000

October 15, 2026

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United begins Starlink rollout on 737 MAX 8 fleet, starting with Guam-based jets

October 15, 2026

Emirates turns to Manila for first pilot recruitment drive in the Philippines

October 15, 2026

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DEFENSE

A Starshield satellite communications terminal mounted on a US Marine Corps Humvee

Accounts diverge over who ordered limits on Ukraine’s Starshield service

October 16, 2026

Sheremetyevo Airport Moscow Russia

Ukrainian drone attacks cause chaos at multiple Russian airports overnight

October 16, 2026

An overhead view of the Swedish Air Forces first S 106 GlobalEye serial 061 showing the Erieye Extended Range radar mounted above the Bombardier Global 6000 fuselage

Saab rolls out Sweden’s first GlobalEye as NATO prepares to follow

October 16, 2026

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Australia’s $1.7B air battle system links RAAF F-35As to missile defense network

October 15, 2026

French Air Force Dassault Rafale pilots

France to receive just two Rafales in 2027 as air chief warns of fighter strain

October 15, 2026

A Rafale taxiing during Exercise TOPAZE at Bordeaux Mérignac

France tests how Rafale fighters can keep flying from civilian airports

October 15, 2026

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BUSINESS IN AVIATION

Two blue and white corporate jets fly in tight formation over misty green mountains

PlaneSense to equip all 71 of its Pilatus aircraft with Gogo satellite Wi-Fi

October 16, 2026

A Bombardier Global 7500 business jet

Bombardier Global 7500 gains EASA-certified anti-missile defense

October 14, 2026

NetJets Rendering Dallas Love Field

NetJets to build three new US terminals and transition to larger space at DJT

October 12, 2026

MEBAA Show exhibition floor in Dubai

MEBAA Show 2026 draws global aviation leaders as UAE market expands

October 6, 2026

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Cessna Citation crashes in mountainous area of western Mexico

October 5, 2026

Flexjet Praetor

Embraer delivers first Praetor 600E to launch partner Flexjet

September 18, 2026

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AVIATION TOP 10s

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July 8, 2026

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Top 10 most advanced attack helicopters in service in 2026

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Top 10: Most widely used fighter jets in 2026

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Top 10 most expensive fighter jets in 2026

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Top 10 largest passenger planes

Top 10 biggest passenger planes in the world in 2026

June 18, 2026

Ranked Top 10 worlds fastest fighter jets in 2025

Ranked: Top 10 fastest fighter jets in the world in 2026

June 14, 2026

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TECHNOLOGY

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Sikorsky unveils four-drone deployment kit in a shipping container

October 12, 2026

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French startup HyLight raises €13 million to build autonomous airships

October 12, 2026

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Swiss weather intelligence firm Meteomatics unveils new high-altitude drone

October 8, 2026

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Jeppesen ForeFlight introduces AI tools to help airlines manage flight disruptions

October 6, 2026

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Epic E1000 AX wins FAA approval for Garmin Autoland

October 1, 2026

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Vertical Aerospace opens new assembly facility in the UK

September 25, 2026

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