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Austrian Airlines is trimming its Vienna network for summer 2027, dropping 30 to 90 weekly flights depending on the month. Several routes to former Yugoslav markets are among those affected.
France has sent an Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft to Romania to help with search and rescue after drone strikes on merchant ships near Romania and Bulgaria. A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon is also patrolling the Black Sea at Bulgaria's request.
Researchers at the 3IIT institute have combined new hardware and software, including energy-absorbing suspension, very low-latency telemetry and passive spine-style feet, so autonomous drones can land on steep slopes, glaciers and at high speed.
A Ukrainian presidential adviser disputed Elon Musk's claim that Ukraine's military violated Starlink terms by using the network for offensive drone strikes, saying limits SpaceX imposed in February make that use impossible.
Intelic ran a counter-drone field trial in Latvia that tied sensors from several vendors, command-and-control software and an interceptor drone into one workflow, which the company describes as a first in Europe.
Western Sydney International Airport has opened to passengers, with Jetstar operating the first departure to the Gold Coast and the first arrival on the return leg, both flown by the same A320neo.
Airbus's 2026 Cargo Global Market Forecast expects the world's dedicated freighter fleet to grow about 46%, from 2,360 aircraft in 2026 to roughly 3,460 by 2045.
IndiGo has signed up for Skywise Core X3, the top tier of Airbus's Skywise Core X data platform. The Indian carrier will use it for advanced analytics on complex operational data.
Air India has started construction of a new multi-facility maintenance, repair and overhaul hangar at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, another step in the carrier's ongoing transformation programme.
Embraer and Alliance Airlines have renewed their component support agreement covering Australia's largest E190 fleet, giving the carrier cost-effective repair services aimed at keeping the jets reliable and available.
This news brief leads with Air Astana's first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, now in flight testing. It is the first of three 787-9s the Kazakh carrier plans to put into service in 2027.
Air New Zealand has withdrawn Airbus A320 ZK-OJR (c/n 4884), delivered in late 2011 for domestic service. The jet was among those that carried the airline's All Blacks rugby-themed livery.
Advanced Flight's Airbus H160B, registered ZK-IVL, visited Pauanui airfield. The helicopter was previously Airbus Helicopters' demonstrator in Australia and joined the New Zealand register in March 2026 after being imported.
Michigan is funding a drone traffic management system along with surveillance radar and weather forecasting and monitoring tools, aiming to enable more advanced UAS operations, including flights beyond the pilot's visual line of sight.
The FAA has issued a directive requiring inspections of Boeing 737NG aircraft following reports of pitch oscillations. Nearly 2,000 US-registered jets are covered, and the checks also extend to 737NGs flown by operators abroad.
A US Air Force report sent to Congress calls for 1,509 combat-ready fighters by 2035. That is more than the service fields today, which raises questions about whether funding and aircraft deliveries can keep pace.
An Italian Air Force C-130J (MM62191, coded 46-57) reached Christchurch via Pago Pago for the Antarctic season. Its first flight south on the 23rd turned back around 53°S, roughly level with Campbell Island.
A Michigan man has been indicted on charges of operating an unregistered DJI Air 3 drone near Barksdale Air Force Base between March 22 and 26, following earlier incursions at the base. One of the counts he faces carries a maximum sentence of three years.
Babcock has opened a new Skills Centre at Devonport Dockyard that can train up to 1,500 technical staff and apprentices each year. The defence contractor has also started building an Integrated Logistics Hub at Sherford.
An answer in Parliament said an RAF Protector RG-1 drone that flew over the English Channel on 14 October was on a defence tasking, not supporting the Home Office.
A look back at Oct. 24, 1946, when a camera aboard a V-2 rocket launched from New Mexico took the first photographs of Earth from space, an early milestone in rocketry and space-based imaging.
Ocius Technology has opened a Sydney facility to build and maintain its Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels, with capacity for forty craft, along with a global operations centre staffed around the clock.
Civil Air Patrol has ordered 21 more Cessna piston aircraft for emergency response, training and community missions across the US, adding to its fleet of nearly 550, the world's largest Cessna fleet.
The UK has commissioned an independent review into how to cut ground vibration interfering with the Eskdalemuir seismic array in Scotland, a facility used to monitor for nuclear weapons tests.
Lenders to Canadian satellite operator Telesat have proposed a $3.2 billion rescue package to cover debt maturing in December. Telesat's stock dropped sharply during the week amid a broader index decline.
Airbus's 2026 Cargo Global Market Forecast projects the dedicated freighter fleet will expand about 46%, from 2,360 to 3,460 aircraft by 2045. It cites replacement of ageing aircraft and rising air cargo demand.
American Airlines booked a record US$16.3bn in Q3 revenue, a 19.3% rise, yet slipped to a US$269m net loss as its fuel expenses climbed by US$1.9bn (67.5%) versus the same quarter of 2025.
Storm Austen hit Western European air travel on 23 October, causing cancellations in the Channel Islands, France and the Netherlands and diverting Paris- and Brussels-bound flights to other airports, with impact varying by airport.
RAF Typhoons escorted French Air and Space Force Rafales over the Mediterranean as the French jets flew a simulated nuclear strike mission, highlighting close UK-French cooperation in deterrence operations.
Investigators found that a hard landing that damaged a Cessna 172 resulted from the pilot's faulty flare and control inputs. The flight instructor's slow intervention was cited as a contributing factor.