Germany’s first F-35A makes maiden flight ahead of official rollout
First of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters ordered for the Luftwaffe will be formally presented on September 18
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Singapore Airlines seeks more control as Air India turnaround struggles
Carrier may demand stronger governance rights before providing fresh capital to an airline that lost US$2.33 billion in its latest fiscal year
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
France reveals delivery of first two Falcon Albatros maritime surveillance aircraft
French Navy received the aircraft in late July, while a third Albatros is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2026
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
Lufthansa expands AeroSHARK ‘shark skin’ technology to Airbus A330
Discover Airlines A330-300 will become first Airbus aircraft fitted with drag-reducing film, with certification also planned for A330-200
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
High-speed trains are shrinking China’s market for new airliners
Airbus cuts 20-year single-aisle forecast by 470 aircraft as rail takes a larger share of domestic travel
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
US carrier Breeze retires last Embraer E190 five years after jets launched the airline
Second-hand E-Jets allowed David Neeleman’s latest airline to start flying months before the arrival of its first Airbus A220
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
Boeing delivers 51 aircraft in August, reaches 418 in 2026
US manufacturer posts its highest January-August delivery total since 2018; new orders slow to 15 aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier8 Sept
Air Cairo orders 15 A320neos for first company-owned Airbus fleet
Egyptian carrier already operates 20 A320neos, but its first direct Airbus order introduces aircraft ownership to a fleet built largely through leases
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier8 Sept
A350F reaches 115 orders ahead of first flight
Eight more freighters were booked in August, taking the Airbus program 42% above its order total at the start of 2026
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier8 Sept
D328eco regional turboprop tests its new landing gear on older Dornier 328
Deutsche Aircraft is using a legacy aircraft to certify a key system while the new 40-seat turboprop awaits its own first flight
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier8 Sept
Boeing pitches Australian-developed MQ-28 Ghost Bat to Japan
Offer for Tokyo’s SHIELD coastal defense program follows German partnership and recent US Air Force evaluation of the unmanned combat aircraft
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier8 Sept
How could Germany fit into the GCAP next-generation fighter program?
Airbus wants a significant role if Germany joins the British-Italian-Japanese fighter program, while accommodating MTU could require reopening propulsion arrangements
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier8 Sept
Airbus deliveries slow to 57 in August, leaving steep climb to 2026 target
Manufacturer remains ahead of its 2025 pace but needs to deliver about 99 aircraft per month through December to reach around 870 jets
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier7 Sept
Mysterious giant drone designed to launch rockets reappears after six years
Aevum unveiled the Ravn X in 2020 with plans to launch satellites into orbit, but the huge autonomous aircraft has never been seen flying
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier7 Sept
Qantas begins replacing Fokker 100s with its own E190 fleet
First of up to 14 Embraer jets has arrived in Perth for Network Aviation, separate from E190s already operated for QantasLink by Alliance
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier7 Sept
Videos show Amazon Boeing 767 struggling to settle on runway before fatal Miami overrun
Flight tracking data show the freighter was still traveling at 112 knots when it left Runway 30 before crossing a road and striking vehicles
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier7 Sept
Ukraine confirms Saab ASC 890 is flying combat missions
Swedish-supplied AEW&C aircraft has been operating over Ukraine since March, six months after its delivery was confirmed
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier7 Sept
Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 overruns runway and catches fire in Miami
21 Air freighter arriving from San Juan crossed the airport perimeter and struck several vehicles after landing
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier6 Sept
Retired Turkish Airlines A340 destroyed by fire at aviation center
Former airliner had been preserved in Kocaeli after an earlier plan to turn it into a restaurant was abandoned
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier6 Sept
Britten-Norman flies first UK-built Islander since 1968
Aircraft for the Falkland Islands marks the return of complete Islander manufacturing to the Isle of Wight after nearly six decades
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier6 Sept