AeroTime https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Piaggio books first order for newly launched Avanti NX pusher turboprop Japan Airlines begins first humanoid robot experiment at airports Nepal requests heavy-lift aircraft instead of US helicopters under $100M grant Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways restart limited service after 55-day closure Dassault picks Spanish startup Arkadia Space for VORTEX-D spaceplane propulsion Poland turns to Ukraine’s battlefield know-how for national ‘drone armada’ Solomon Airlines strengthens Asia connectivity with new Port Moresby service Thai AirAsia X cuts Japan flights, suspends Shanghai and Riyadh routes Taiwan foreign minister reaches Eswatini after overflight row blocks president FAA abandons drone restrictions near ICE vehicles after lawsuit FAA grounds Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket after satellite mishap Air Canada takes delivery of first Airbus A321XLR Ryanair closes Berlin base, blames high costs and charge increases La Guardia system failed to predict potential Air Canada crash with fire truck How ST Engineering plans to bridge the gap in medium-lift drone logistics Russia warns European hosts of French nuclear-capable Rafale will become targets Trump administration in advanced talks for $500 million Spirit rescue  CAMP pushes deeper into AI as aviation software tools begin reaching customers Lockheed Martin confirms Peru’s F-16 Block 70 selection after contested signing Lufthansa presents first retrofitted Airbus A380 with business class upgrade NATO awards AWACS replacement contract to Saab and Bombardier: La Lettre  Saab Q1 sales jump 24% organically as Gripen output heads toward 30 a year Why IGHC 2026 matters as AI reshapes ground operations BGS expands LOT fueling, handling partnership across CEE airports Airbus to install industry’s largest door on first A350F ahead of flight tests Alaska, American discuss revenue-sharing in talks that broached merger: reports IFS targets aviation technicians with industrial AI push Turkish Airlines orders 10 Cessna Skyhawks for flight academy training Schiphol gives discount to airlines to ease Iran war impact at own expense Spirit Airways on borrowed time as President Trump suggest government buyout American cuts profit outlook as fuel price surge adds $4B to costs  Lockheed Martin Q1 2026 profit falls as F-16 delays weigh FCAH Aerospace rebrands as First Class Air, unifying five business units Ontic expands MRO push with 747 teardown program Delta TechOps wins IndiGo CFM engine deal in first push into India LUMINAIR orders Cessna Citation Latitude private jets at AERO Friedrichshafen Boeing narrows Q1 loss on stronger deliveries as backlog hits record $695B Rheinmetall secures Bundeswehr order for FV-014 loitering munition ROKAF report finds personal photo maneuver caused 2021 F-15K collision Trump suggests federal government could help Spirit Airlines during live call Swedish Air Force intercepts Russian Tu-22M3 bombers over Baltic Sea Lufthansa Group cuts 20,000 summer flights as Iran war doubles jet fuel prices CADA /26 gathers 200 aviation professionals in Almaty for digitalization talks How weather intelligence can help airports reduce delays Pratt & Whitney to invest $100 million in US GTF MRO network AAR launches AI-driven procurement platform linking airlines to 5,000 suppliers Delta TechOps, LATAM Brazil sign A320 repair agreement Dronamics attracts Japanese investor, aims to market MALE drones in Asia Bristow Group and Electra to flight test hybrid ultra-STOL aircraft in Norway China conducts successful liquid hydrogen flight test. What we know so far Denmark signs first SAMP/T NG export contract, becomes third operator Vertical Aerospace secures $850 million financing package for Valo eVTOL US Air Force reverses course, extends A-10 Warthog to service life to 2030 US Navy’s first production Boeing MQ-25 Stingray completes maiden flight Ethiopian Airlines confirms order for six more 787-9s US low-cost airlines push for temporary tax relief in face of fuel price surge Vietjet commits further to COMAC C909 with lease agreement for 10 aircraft US Navy demonstrates JDAM Long Range variant in 200 nautical mile test flights Qatar allows for gradual return of foreign airlines as Iran ceasefire holds 75% fewer maintenance hours: Bell reports first results of CV-22 nacelle rework IAG signs agreement to begin servicing CFM LEAP engines in Madrid  Riyadh Air adds new cities to its growing international network Magma Aviation cuts fuel burn by 250,000 kg through Air Atlanta partnership Bombardier, Vista sign $300M ‘bespoke’ contract for existing and future fleets NH90 Block 2 study sets sights on 2040 battlefield with drone teaming El Al to launch nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires  Which global data subscription plan actually works for aircrew? Etihad Airways adds six new routes in ‘significant expansion’ to African network FAA caps O’Hare flights as United, American jostle for expanded summer access How aviation companies can use strategic weather planning to optimize operations Luxury airline Beond axes flight schedule until October American Airlines puts talk of merger with United Airlines firmly to bed Air Canada cuts flight schedule to ease jet fuel challenges Bell creates Ukraine subsidiary for helicopter assembly and support CityLink Cessna Caravan crash in South Sudan kills 14