AeroTime https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html BAE Systems selects MARSS NiDAR for BATS counter-drone system US House backs $1.55B effort to revive Boeing E-7 Wedgetail program Air Canada Express flight diverts to Boston after captain suffers ‘seizure’ Renault, Thales aim to scale Toutatis drone from 150 to 10,000 units a year Lockheed unveils hypersonic glide missile built for lower-cost production Thai Airways takes delivery of first GE-powered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner easyJet wants US firm Castlelake to up £4.9B takeover bid, extends deadline  RSI Europe, Ukraine’s The Fourth Law to build drones in Lithuania How a cockpit command canceled itself out before fatal Rafale collision Ryanair ‘reluctantly adjusts’ seating policy for families with children Video shows French Navy boarding Russian shadow fleet tanker off Sicily How to unshackle airlines from the constraints of future engine MRO bottlenecks France renews Harmattan AI contract with order for 5,000 Sonora drones Regional 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Airlines bets on more premium seating with narrowbody retrofit Southwest Airlines debuts Starlink inflight Wi-Fi connectivity  Vietnam Airlines secures $2.9B in financial backing for 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets easyJet board rejects Castlelake’s $6.3B takeover proposal Bristow to acquire Berry Aviation in $105 million deal Korean Air, Delta expand Seamless Baggage Transfer to Seattle and Los Angeles Frankenburg opens Baltic region’s first missile factory in Riga Rocket Lab launches US Space Force satellite in record 16-hour call-up MBDA shows complete Land Cruise Missile system at Eurosatory 2026 Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines deepen ties with joint fare products Iberia completes first commercial flight with Starlink Wi-Fi onboard  Lockheed Martin wins $35 billion award to quadruple THAAD production Russia’s Tu-160 bombers shadowed by Norwegian F-35s on Arctic patrol Hong Kong Airlines upgrades Panda Friends A320 with panda-themed cabin interiors Thales pitches armed Schiebel S-301 drone for Apache wingman role French electric aviation set to consolidate after AURA AERO acquires VoltAero  Leonardo M-346 commands Baykar Kizilelma in live drone autonomy trial Virgin Australia launches first-ever international flight from Canberra to Bali Asiana Airlines to leave Star Alliance in December 2026 United launches first Starlink-equipped transatlantic widebody flight Virgin Australia launches Toy Tickets with boarding passes for children’s toys FAA picks ASI for $875M AI-enabled airspace-management system California startup building commercial GPS alternative as jamming threats grow Bastille Day parade 2026: full aircraft and helicopter flypast lineup Photos: Trump Boeing 747 Air Force One makes long-awaited public debut Syntholene completes demonstration plant powered by geothermal heat to make eSAF   Australia and US strengthen air power ties with Test Pilot School exchange AirAsia Group targets full capacity restoration by August as expansion continues Clark Airport gears up for growth with second runway and Lufthansa Technik hub Founder Yon Wui Ng shares TCab’s pragmatic approach to eVTOL development  US approves revised $1.5 billion Black Hawk sale to Austria Canada opens negotiations to buy Leonardo M-346 jet trainers MBDA, Fly-R launch UAE loitering munition tied to Rafale offsets Ryanair extends Michael O’Leary’s contract as Group CEO to April 2032 Alaska Airlines names new president amid Hawaiian integration MDA Space buying RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies for $620M Emirates adds four weekly flights to Ghana, increasing Accra service to 11 times Dassault’s new Falcon 10X jet completes maiden flight FAA and EASA pledge deeper cooperation on aviation safety amid rapid innovation De Havilland delivers Ethiopian Airlines’ first of two Twin Otter Classic 300-Gs Cathay Group adds A330 freighter to Air Hong Kong fleet to boost cargo capacity Soframe, Thales, ArianeGroup present B-Strike deep-strike architecture UPDATED: FIFA World Cup 2026: A gallery of special airline liveries from around the world Project Sunrise: what Qantas passengers can expect on a heroic 22-hour flight RAAF and US Air Force conduct first joint F-35A weapons integration flight test Scoot adds Spider-Man branding to A321neo, 787 Dreamliner for film collaboration US lawmakers to examine airline competition during June hearing UK pledges 150,000 drones, air defense systems in $1B Ukraine package