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Lufthansa Airbus A380 joins ‘Team XXL Crane’ with new centenary design
An Airbus A380 has become the fourth Lufthansa aircraft to feature the XXL crane livery as part of the airline’s 100 years anniversary celebrations. On February 25, 2026, the Lufthansa Airbus A380, registered D-AIMH, landed at Munich Airport (MUC) after departing from Shannon, Ireland, where 35 staff…
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Etihad introduces flagship A380 service to Bangkok with luxury three-room suite
Etihad Airways has announced it will begin operating its Airbus A380 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) route, starting October 25, 2026.…
Textron Damocles loitering munition selected for US Army LASSO program
Textron Systems said it has been awarded a prototype agreement by the US Army under the Low Altitude Stalking & Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program, marking another step in the Army’s push to…
South Korean Air Force F-16C crashes during night training, pilot safe
A South Korean Air Force F-16C fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area near Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, during a nighttime training flight on February 25, 2026, with the pilot…
Etihad posts record profit for 2025, double-digit growth across the board
Etihad Airways has posted record financial results for the year 2025. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier increased its revenue by 21% compared to the previous fiscal year, to AED 30.7 billion…
Seaplane Asia and NexAvian partner for Southeast Asia air mobility development
Seaplane Asia Group, a regional amphibious aviation operator, and Singapore-based NexAvian, which focuses on emerging aviation technologies, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…
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The Pentagon has withdrawn its support for the ROTOR Act, a bipartisan aviation safety bill drafted after the January 29, 2025, midair collision of a American Eagle-coded regional…
Transport Canada certifies four Gulfstream jets after political dispute with US
Transport Canada has now issued type certificate validations for Gulfstream’s G500, G600, G700, and G800, clearing the full group of large-cabin jets that had become an unusually public…
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…
USAF accelerates Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider production with $4.5B boost
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have finalized an agreement to accelerate production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, using $4.5 billion in congressionally…
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…
India’s HAL denies crash behind IAF Tejas fleet grounding
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has rejected media reports linking a recent Indian Air Force (IAF) decision to conduct precautionary checks on its Tejas fleet to a crash, saying the…
FCAS: Ex-Airbus CEO Tom Enders warns Germany against national fighter program
Former Airbus and EADS chief Tom Enders, now a member of the board of the Munich-based drone and AI developer Helsing, has publicly warned Germany against launching a national fighter program,…
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…
