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Drone maker Applied Aeronautics has launched Fleet, a connected software platform for commercial and military operators that combines asset tracking, live operational monitoring, maintenance management and post-flight review.
A commentary piece argues that modular construction lets airports add capacity faster. The author says it also limits disruption to operations, passengers and commercial revenue during terminal expansion projects.
Tennessee has entered the competition to host the planned U.S. Space Academy, proposing a site at an industrial park near Tullahoma, close to Arnold Air Force Base and roughly 60 miles from Huntsville. Governor Bill Lee unveiled the bid on Oct. 28.
WA Police has launched a Drone as First Responder program in Baldivis, Kwinana and Rockingham. Remotely piloted drones operate from docking stations and send live intelligence to officers before they reach an incident.
Virgin Galactic has revealed its updated Delta-class suborbital spaceplane, giving the vehicle a new name and flying it to its new base as the company works to resume commercial spaceflight.
QantasLink has finished its turboprop fleet refresh. The 12th and final mid-life Q400, VH-84H 'Rockhampton', landed in its namesake city, and the airline has now retired its Q200 and Q300 aircraft.
Panasonic Avionics has grown its ground handling and line maintenance network to 14 sites. Its Panasonic Technical Services unit becomes the first MRO line maintenance provider at Western Sydney International airport.
KLM Cityhopper has signed a deal with Liebherr-Aerospace to overhaul the main and nose landing gear on its Embraer 175-E1 fleet. Liebherr will do the work in-house, starting in November 2027.
Air New Zealand has pushed its Skynest lie-flat bunk product back again, from December to after the summer peak, because two regulators have not yet approved it. Its first new 787-9 arrives in Auckland this week.
Airbus and AJW Group have agreed a long-term deal for avionics and radome repairs. It combines Airbus' manufacturer expertise with AJW's global aftermarket network to provide component repair services.
Reid Wiseman, the Artemis II commander, emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain, has been appointed Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Researchers are looking at layered Mylar shielding as a way to protect future lunar habitats from the Moon's extreme temperature swings. The work is part of wider engineering efforts to make long-term crewed stays on the lunar surface viable.
Qatar Airways CEO Hamad Al-Khater says the airline would serve Western Sydney International without incentives. He cited the airport's 24-hour operations as an advantage over Sydney Kingsford Smith, and the carrier eventually wants a daily service there.
A retrospective on the 1985 Manchester Airport disaster looks at how a mechanical failure and difficulties evacuating the cabin revealed serious shortcomings in emergency preparedness, and at the human factors lessons that followed.
Police and fire services in Utica, New York, are starting a 90-day Drone as First Responder trial using Axon and Skydio systems, after the city had announced a free six-month pilot with Flock in June.
The Pentagon plans to buy 60,000 attack drones, but the supply of HMX and RDX explosives depends on one decades-old Army plant. Odin Energetics says it could produce about a tenth of the required volume, which highlights a munitions supply-chain constraint.
A new Section 232 order on robotics imposes no tariffs for now and opens trade talks with a 180-day review. Drones were treated more harshly, with import duties of 25% to 100% applied in August.
Hobart–Auckland flights have restarted with support from Tasmania's Aviation Attraction Fund, running three times weekly and four during the February–March peak. Hobart Airport has a three-year plan to grow the route.
Sling Pilot Academy has signed a multi-year deal to use AviatorPro's ground school platform, adding interactive aircraft systems training and live student performance tracking to its light-sport flight training programs in North America.
To mark 25 years at its Mirabel, Quebec site, Airbus announced new facilities and skills-development funding to support A220 growth. Several hundred million dollars have gone into buildings, infrastructure and tooling.
SyberJet CEO Trevor Milton unveiled the SJ36 light jet mockup at a high-profile event at Henderson Executive Airport during NBAA-BACE 2026. The piece examines whether buyers and the industry should trust Milton given his past record.
Calgary International Airport has extended Assaia's ApronAI system to its air cargo operations, using AI-enabled cameras to monitor ground activity. It is the first Canadian airport to apply the technology to cargo handling.
A look back at 28 October 1971, when the UK put its first satellite, Prospero, into orbit aboard a domestically built Black Arrow rocket. The launch was a milestone in British spaceflight history.
John White, a former NBAA board member, has died. He spent five decades in corporate flight departments, logged more than 17,000 flight hours and was a long-time advocate for aviation in Texas.
ULA has set Friday, November 13 for Vulcan's return to flight. The mission will be the first to fly the rocket with all six solid rocket boosters attached.
ULA plans to fly its Vulcan heavy-lift rocket again in mid-November, marking its first mission since a solid rocket booster suffered a nozzle failure in flight. The launch is set to deploy 40 satellites for Amazon's Leo broadband constellation.
United Launch Alliance plans to return its Vulcan heavy-lift rocket to flight in mid-November, its first mission since a solid rocket booster nozzle failed during a flight. The launch will deploy 40 of Amazon's Leo broadband satellites.
The FCC will vote on Nov. 19 on proposed rules for 450 MHz drone command-and-control links, 24 GHz drone radar, and power limits for in-flight Wi-Fi. Two of the affected bands are each held by a single licensee, AURA and Gogo respectively.
Ground handling firm dnata has started services at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport, backing the start of passenger operations at Australia's newest international airport.
StandardAero has secured an agreement with Air Corsica to carry out performance restoration shop visits on CFM LEAP-1A engines powering the carrier's Airbus aircraft.