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Pakistan sends fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi base
The Pakistan Air Force has sent fighter jets and support aircraft to Saudi Arabia under a newly established defense agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Defense. The deployment reportedly includes up to 18 fighter jets and support aircraft based at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Province.…
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Commercial aviation in 2026 grows, but supply still lags
Meza Irani is a London-based VP at MUFG, within the Aviation Advisory team, with over 15 years of experience across aircraft leasing, structured finance and advisory,…
Zelenskyy: Ukraine trading drone defense for fuel, interceptors from Gulf states
Ukraine is exchanging its counter-drone expertise and air defense systems for crude oil, diesel fuel and interceptor missiles from Gulf states under a series of ten-year defense cooperation…
China fires flares at Philippine Coast Guard aircraft over Kalayaan Island Group
Chinese forces fired flares at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Cessna Caravan aircraft on April 9, 2026, while it was conducting maritime domain awareness (MDA) flights over the Kalayaan Island…
Wizz Air to launch new Turin base to serve Spanish and Italian destinations
Wizz Air continues apace with its capacity redeployment in Western Europe, with the announcement of a new base at Torino-Caselle Airport (TRN). The pan-European ultra-low-cost airline…
Knight Aerospace completes design review for Dutch C-390 aeromedical system
Knight Aerospace has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the aeromedical evacuation system being developed for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s C-390 Millennium fleet, the…
Comlux receives FAA approval for A220 ACJ TwoTwenty cabin, opening US market
Comlux Group announced on April 6, 2026, that its US subsidiary Comlux America has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Airbus…
FedEx pilots set to vote on new tentative contract agreement
FedEx pilots are expected to vote on a new tentative contract agreed between airline management and representatives from the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA). On April 8,…
OrbitronAI launches NovaOS for governed AI in regulated industries
OrbitronAI has announced the launch of NovaOS, a platform designed to support the deployment and management of AI agents in regulated industries such as aerospace, energy, government and…
AURA AERO pushes ahead on three programs with €340M raised to date
French aircraft manufacturer AURA AERO held a press conference at its Toulouse, France, headquarters on April 8, 2026, in which it provided an update on the three different clean sheet…
Embraer signs agreement with Colombia’s CIAC to boost aerospace industry ties
Embraer and the Colombian Aeronautical Industry Corporation (CIAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that could expand industrial cooperation between the Brazilian aerospace…
Australian Air Force tests casualty air evacuation in multinational exercise
Australian Defence Force aviators tested their ability to evacuate casualties from simulated frontline conditions during a multinational medical exercise held in late March 2026. Exercise…
FAA seeks $255,000 penalty from American over alleged drug test violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking a $255,000 civil penalty against American Airlines, alleging the carrier allowed flight attendants who failed drug and alcohol tests to…
French Rafale jets conduct first interception since taking over Baltic Air Policing
Two French Air and Space Force Rafale B fighters scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania on April 8, 2026, following a NATO Alpha Scramble alert, in the French detachment’s first…
France cancels Patroller, Eurodrone programs in updated military spending law
France has confirmed the cancellation of two major drone programs, the Safran Patroller tactical drone and the multinational Eurodrone MALE system, as part of an updated military programming…
Hypersonics startup Hermeus raises $350 million, moves to LA
Hypersonics startup Hermeus announced on April 7, 2026, that it has closed a $350 million Series C round. This capital injection, which is structured as $200 million in equity and $150…
Qantas expands Asia Pacific cargo network with Singapore freighter service
Qantas Freight touched down in Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) for the first time as a dedicated freighter operator on April 3, 2026, marking a quiet but meaningful expansion of the…
Vertical Aerospace completes horizontal flight transition: video
Vertical Aerospace has successfully completed the first piloted thrust-borne flight transition of its full-scale eVTOL demonstrator. The flight took place on April 2, 2026, although it was…
Belgium orders five Cessna SkyCourier aircraft for special operations
Belgium has ordered five Cessna SkyCourier turboprops for its Special Operations Forces, becoming the first military customer for the twin-engine utility aircraft. Textron Aviation announced…
Job Air Technic appoints Jakub Dvorak as new CEO
Job Air Technic, one of Europe’s leading providers of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, and a subsidiary of the FL Technics Group, has appointed Jakub Dvořák as Chief…
US Army launches Anduril Altius 700 drone from Apache for the first time
The US Army has for the first time launched a drone from an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, firing an Anduril Industries Altius 700 medium-range launched effect during a warfighting…
