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According to Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri, SpaceX intends to bring its satellite-based Starlink Mobile phone service to Canada by partnering with any wireless carrier rather than competing directly.
Faroese carrier Atlantic Airways has firmed up an order with Airbus for two more A320neo jets, a step in its plan to operate a fleet made up entirely of the A320neo type.
A firsthand account of flying Frankfurt to New York aboard D-AIHZ, Lufthansa's last Airbus A340-600, as the German carrier retires its four-engine A340 fleet.
Airbus must hand over 323 jets in Q4 2026 to reach its 870-delivery goal for the year, a steep climb complicated by supply chain shortfalls and quality problems affecting the A321neo.
TWZ looks at Serbia's TSMB M-25, a very large-calibre mortar mounted on a truck chassis. The system is designed to pair heavy firepower with the mobility of a wheeled vehicle.
Boeing has rolled out the first 737 assembled in Everett, a 737 MAX 10 for WestJet. It is the first jet completed on the new second production line for the 737 MAX family.
British Airways has begun its winter 2026/27 schedule with a new seasonal Gatwick–Colombo route, whose first flight left on 23 October. The programme also adds capacity on 11 long-haul routes, including Melbourne, plus extra European services.
A US Defense Intelligence Agency threat assessment shows China's secretive reusable spaceplane is being tracked in low-Earth orbit. The assessment also warns that Beijing may soon deploy directed-energy weapons in space.
Air France will add capacity to the Americas, Asia and Iberia for winter 2026/27, with up to 725 daily flights to about 170 destinations. It is also bringing its new La Première first-class cabin to more US routes.
An analysis of sustainable aviation fuel's economics: despite being central to aviation's 2050 net-zero plans, SAF accounted for only 0.8% of global jet fuel in 2026, raising questions over supply, cost premiums, mandates and who bears the expense.
At Frankfurt Airport's Terminal 1, Lufthansa and Fraport are testing a 'Gate of the Future' at A16 that swaps the traditional service desk for roaming staff with mobile devices, digital displays and lounge-style seating.
The Defense Department's Office of Strategic Capital intends to lend launch startup Stoke Space $150 million to expand its operations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, according to an Oct. 26 announcement.
From 25 October, KLM is swapping its Airbus A330s for Boeing 777s and 787-10s on flights to Aruba and Bonaire this winter. The airline says the move adds premium seating to meet passenger demand for more comfort.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Castelion, a venture-funded defence startup founded in 2022, to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic missile on the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
U.S. intelligence has reportedly confirmed what China's secretive spaceplane looks like. Its design closely resembles the U.S. Space Force's X-37B uncrewed orbital vehicle.
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has published a new, sharper image of China's reusable spaceplane with its service module attached. The report covers three missions flown from 2020 to 2023, noting rendezvous and proximity operations, ahead of a fourth launch in February 2026.
After Boeing won the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter competition, CEO Kelly Ortberg said on Oct. 27 that the worst of the defense unit's troubles are over. He also signaled the company will avoid fixed-price development contracts.
Air China began three-weekly Airbus A330-300 flights from Beijing to Keflavík with a stop in Copenhagen on 26 October. It is the first scheduled link between Iceland's main airport and mainland China, broadening Keflavík's Asian connections.
A look at Joby's carbon-composite eVTOL air taxi, which uses six electric motors and four battery packs for emissions-free flight, and the company's ambitions for short urban hops such as trips into Manhattan.
Faroe Islands carrier Atlantic Airways has firmly ordered two more Airbus A320neos. It currently flies two A320ceos and two A320neos, and the order moves it toward a simpler, all-neo fleet.
Analog astronaut and aquanaut Michaela Musilova led simulated underwater spacewalks in low-visibility conditions. The exercises tested safety and communication procedures for astronauts on simulated space missions.
Jude Bricker, who ran Sun Country Airlines from 2017 until its merger with Allegiant, has resigned from Allegiant's board of directors.
The DIA's third unclassified space threat report says China's satellite fleet has roughly tripled since 2018 and is still growing. The report also includes a previously unreleased image of Chinese space hardware.
The UK AAIB is still investigating an October 2025 incident at Birmingham Airport, where a ground worker was seriously injured in the leg after Brussels Airlines A319 OO-SSF started rolling following pushback.
The U.S. CDC has ordered that passengers on all international flights to the United States attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous 21 days, an Ebola-related requirement affecting airlines and operators.
FLYING Magazine looks at what prospective aircraft owners should know when buying an airplane, including the year-end push to use bonus depreciation and the purchase considerations that apply in any season.
A Colorado pilot hoping to commute by electric aircraft from his home to work has run into resistance from Jefferson County, whose zoning regulations stand in the way of operating the plane from his driveway.
A Ukrainian startup and Danish smallsat maker GomSpace are testing an experimental satellite launched on October 1, a step the partners say could pave the way for a communications network under Ukrainian control.
A South African fixed-wing LiDAR survey operator says getting large finished datasets to clients is often the weakest link in a survey job, and describes the delivery system it built in-house to fix that.
Following in-flight failures, a new airworthiness directive requires trim system inspections on Metroliner aircraft, covering nearly 200 U.S.-registered airframes.