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Aerospace coverage on Fliegerfaust—aircraft, aviation developments, and broader topics, with geopolitical and economic context when relevant.
Tocumen Airport expansion: can Panama City’s Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen (IATA code: PTY; ICAO code: MPTO) stay ahead of demand as it targets up to 22.6 million passengers in 2026? First, the numbers look big because they are big. Panama’s main gateway closed 2025 with 20.98 million passengers (+9% vs 2024), then publicly projected 2026
Varginha UFO press conference: what did the witnesses claim in Washington, and what do Brazil’s newly released military files say instead? On January 20, 2026, investigative filmmaker James Fox hosted a full-day event at the National Press Club (NPC) in Washington, D.C. The next day, January 21, one of the most detailed English-language writeups appeared
MH370 search resumes—so what, exactly, is happening now, and what would count as real progress in the world’s most scrutinised aviation search? Nearly 12 years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014, the hunt is back in motion, again centred on the southern Indian Ocean and again driven by the same core
Garmin Autoland system: can a single button really land a modern aircraft when nobody in the cockpit can? Notably, that question stopped being hypothetical on December 20, 2025, when a Beechcraft King Air B200 landed at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Colorado under Garmin Autoland control, in what Garmin described as the first “start-to-finish”
When another pilot makes a joke UAP/UFO aviation safety: what should a pilot do when a “small silver canister” appears off the wingtip at 3,500 feet—and another crew (flight Cronos 402) on frequency jokes, “I want to believe” and “Good luck with the aliens”? That “I want to believe” aside is straight out of The
Air Force One fleet: why is the U.S. Air Force buying two more Boeing 747-8s for US$400 million right now? Moreover, the timing is not subtle. On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) confirmed it will acquire two more 747-8s (for a total of 4) to build a training and sustainment pipeline for
Canada Suspends Sanctions on Russia: does the Airbus waiver reflect pragmatic industrial policy or a double standard that weakens Western unity? Governments keep two ledgers—one for principle, one for supply? On November 6, 2025, Ottawa granted Airbus a fresh waiver fromCanadian sanctions on Russian‑origin titanium, averting a disruption to widebody imports and safeguarding assembly and
Latest A220 News — how do this week’s ramp decisions and fleet actions reshape the programme’s near‑term reality? On October 29–30, 2025, Airbus and Swiss International Air Lines set the tone for the Airbus A220’s next chapter with a pair of consequential moves that will ripple through assembly halls, maintenance shops, and airline schedules. SWISS
AI in commercial aviation—what matters right now for travellers and aviation enthusiasts, and what will regulators certify before 2035? (Read November 10, 2025 update lower) Moreover, why should passengers care about software they never see? Additionally, which airline and manufacturer programmes actually use machine learning (ML) and computer vision rather than plain optimisation? Finally, how
Volatus Mirabel innovation centre—what does a 200,000‑square‑foot manufacturing push mean for Quebec’s aerospace ambitions and for NATO‑aligned drone supply chains? Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has spent two decades reinventing itself as a production, MRO, and cargo platform for Greater Montreal. Now, a new piece snaps into place. Volatus Aerospace has announced plans to establish an
