AeroTime https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Thales completes first X-Fire launcher firings in France’s FLP-T race Saab rolls out first Gripen F fighter for Brazilian Air Force Sweden adds Saab radar and air defense command systems to army brigades US weighs NATO nuclear-sharing expansion as France pushes rival framework French startup Kepplair secures first ATR72 for firefighting conversion SITA acquires Big Blue Analytics to scale AI disruption recovery for airlines StandardAero names next CEO after Russell Ford confirms plans to retire Alton Aviation names former Gulf Air Group CEO Jeffrey Goh as Managing Director  Revealed: Top 10 best fighter jets in the world in 2026 PAL appoints former Malaysia Aviation Group chief and Shell exec to its board China Airlines unveils new Premium Economy cabin for future Dreamliner fleet  Airbus confirms Azul as undisclosed buyer of four additional A330neos Hanwha Aerospace halts Daejeon production as probe into deadly explosion begins FAA, NTSB clash over ADS-B In mandate after fatal DCA crash Maeve Aerospace collapses after SkyWest-backed hybrid aircraft program stalls Boeing validates MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative aircraft radar performance Trump shows off concept for rooftop drone port atop planned White House ballroom Honda completes maiden flight of full-scale eVTOL prototype Paraguayan airline Paranair sold to Canadian and Bolivian investors JetBlue plans first Venezuela route with Fort Lauderdale-Caracas service easyJet notes ‘highly opportunistic’ nature of possible Castlelake takeover bid Philippine Airlines welcomes second A350-1000 as transpacific expansion ramps up ANA Holdings backs Phoxter to expand automation across aviation operations United flight to Spain returns to Newark after Bluetooth security concern Horizon Air unveils Toy Story 5 livery as its 10th Disney-themed aircraft Founder of hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down Japan Airlines tests world-first biodiesel made from rice bran 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TIACA names HACTL as corporate category winner in Air Cargo Sustainability Awards Virgin Australia marks milestone with 150th Boeing 737 featuring crew tribute Finnish Air Force responds to suspected airspace violation by Russian aircraft Two aviators eject safely before Navy T-45C crash in Mississippi Aer Lingus marks its 90th anniversary with a special vintage flight  Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 breaks sound barrier for the first time Canada confirms move toward Saab GlobalEye AEW&C purchase Airbus H145 helicopters to replace Czech police’s entire fleet of H135s Qantas, Philippine Airlines team up to offer island-hopping rewards via Manila Kuwaiti air defenses intercept ‘hostile’ missile and drone attacks Rival airlines ANA and JAL team up to push for sustainable aviation fuel All Nippon Airways (ANA) unveils new Pokémon-themed livery series  Platoon Aviation signs multi-Cessna Citation Longitude order with Textron FIFA World Cup 2026: A gallery of special airline liveries from around the world NTSB calls for FAA to rethink wet runway landings after spate of overruns Cathay Cargo expands freighter fleet with two additional Airbus A350F orders Boeing ‘off and rolling at the 47 rate’ as FAA backs 737 production boost Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal enters the Indian market with Hyderabad route Australia receives final P-8A Poseidon, completing its maritime patrol fleet Growing Ebola outbreak brings airport screening back into focus GKN Aerospace works to stabilize damaged chemical tank at California plant American Airlines selects Starlink Wi-Fi for 500-plus Airbus aircraft ITPS Canada orders six Leonardo M-346 Block 20 jet trainers Ryanair ‘debt free’ after clearing $1.4 billion bond raised during pandemic easyJet and Schiphol launch automated taxiing technology to cut carbon output Kaliningrad’s Khrabrovo Airport closed in first drone-danger alert for the exclave Virgin Australia launches Toy Story 5 collaboration with themed Boeing 737-800 Lithuania’s RSI Europe delivers 9,500 Shpak FPV drones to undisclosed NATO buyer Bombardier to supply 3 Global 6500 jets to Metrea for Australia surveillance HACTL wins TIACA sustainability award for recycled cargo film Air China Cargo ups Airbus A350F order six months after initial purchase STARLUX Airlines brings back Snoopy-themed flights for third consecutive year Qantas Project Sunrise faces setback as first A350-1000ULR arrival slips to 2027 Qantas unveils Great Barrier Reef livery on newest A321XLR named Coral Sea Magnifica Air co-founder shares more details about the new US premium airline