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Navi Mumbai Airport Opens: Jeet Adani Reflects on Challenges

Mumbai, India: The launch of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) marks a defining moment for India’s aviation sector, restoring balance in the country’s busiest air corridor and giving Mumbai…

Radu BalasPublished 7 Oct 20252 min read

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Skyryse Unveils Skylar AI Assistant to Reduce Pilot Workload

Skyryse unveiled Skylar, an AI flight assistant built into its SkyOS fly-by-wire system, to handle ATC transcription, flight planning, weather and checklists.

Radu Balas · 10 Oct 2026

By Radu Balas4 min read

Updated 10 Oct 2026

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Lufthansa Unveils 100-Year Anniversary Livery

Lufthansa unveiled its centenary livery on Boeing 787-9 D-ABPU: a blue fuselage with an oversized white crane. Five more aircraft were due to follow in 2026.

Marius Stefan · 11 Oct 2026

By Marius Stefan3 min read

Updated 11 Oct 2026

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Virgin Atlantic and Joby Plan 200mph Electric Air Taxis in the UK

Virgin Atlantic and Joby Aviation plan electric air taxi flights from Heathrow and Manchester, bookable through Virgin's app, using Joby's four-passenger eVTOL.

Cristina Gabriela · 11 Oct 2026

By Cristina Gabriela4 min read

Updated 11 Oct 2026

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UK Raises Private Jet Air Passenger Duty by 50 Per Cent

From 1 April 2026 the higher rate of UK Air Passenger Duty on large private jets rises 50% above inflation, to as much as £1,141 per passenger on long-haul flights.

AKAnkit Kumar · 11 Oct 2026

AKBy Ankit Kumar3 min read

Updated 11 Oct 2026

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Flexjet Expands Fleet with Gulfstream G700s

Flexjet launched a Gulfstream G700 fractional programme in September 2025 with three aircraft, operated in its Red Label tier with up to 15 passengers.

Radu Balas · 11 Oct 2026

By Radu Balas4 min read

Updated 11 Oct 2026

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Air India Express Flight Returns to Vizag After Suspected Bird Strike

Air India Express flight IX 2658 to Hyderabad returned to Visakhapatnam on 18 September 2025 after a suspected bird strike on climb. All 103 passengers were safe.

Marius Stefan · 12 Oct 2026

By Marius Stefan4 min read

Updated 12 Oct 2026

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Air Canada Launches Cabin Upgrade Program for Dash 8-400 Fleet

Air Canada is refitting 25 Jazz-operated Dash 8-400 turboprops with new Expliseat seats, mainline-style interiors and free Wi-Fi, a first for the type.

Radu Balas · 13 Oct 2026

By Radu Balas4 min read

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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IndiGo's Mumbai-Copenhagen Route Marks New Chapter

IndiGo said it would launch three-weekly Mumbai-Copenhagen flights on 8 October 2025 with a Boeing 787-9 wet-leased from Norse Atlantic, its first route to Scandinavia.

Cristina Gabriela · 12 Oct 2026

By Cristina Gabriela4 min read

Updated 12 Oct 2026

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Bombardier's C$7.4B Impact on Canadian Economy

A PwC study commissioned by Bombardier found its manufacturing added C$7.4 billion to Canada's GDP in 2024 and supported about 48,500 full-time jobs.

AKAnkit Kumar · 12 Oct 2026

AKBy Ankit Kumar4 min read

Updated 12 Oct 2026

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PlaneSense Marks 30 Years of Fractional Aircraft Ownership

PlaneSense, the New Hampshire fractional provider and largest US Pilatus operator, marked 30 years on 9 September 2025 with 45 PC-12s and 17 PC-24s in service.

Radu Balas · 12 Oct 2026

By Radu Balas4 min read

Updated 12 Oct 2026

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Air Canada Picks Palma de Mallorca for First A321XLR Route

Air Canada named Montreal-Palma de Mallorca, four times weekly from 17 June 2026, as the first new route for its A321XLR, which seats 182 including 14 lie-flat seats.

Marius Stefan · 13 Oct 2026

By Marius Stefan3 min read

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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Qantas Doubles Down on Perth-Rome Ultra-Long-Haul Route

Qantas said on 2 September 2025 it would extend its 2026 Perth-Rome season by eight weeks and fly four times weekly at peak, adding 40-plus flights and about 10,000 seats.

Cristina Gabriela · 13 Oct 2026

By Cristina Gabriela3 min read

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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FAA Unveils Plan to Speed Up Aircraft Certification

The FAA said in September 2025 it would propose changes to transport aircraft and engine certification rules to cut the exemptions and special conditions programmes need.

AKAnkit Kumar · 13 Oct 2026

AKBy Ankit Kumar3 min read

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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Airbus Delivers 61 Aircraft in August 2025 as Engine Shortages Persist

Airbus delivered 61 aircraft in August 2025, reaching 434 for the year, and needed about 96 a month to hit its target of around 820 as engine shortages left gliders parked.

Radu Balas · 13 Oct 2026

By Radu Balas3 min read

Updated 13 Oct 2026

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Boeing Secures 30-Aircraft 737 MAX Order from Macquarie AirFinance

Macquarie AirFinance ordered 30 more Boeing 737-8s, its second direct Boeing order, taking its 737 MAX order book to 70 aircraft for delivery through 2032.

Marius Stefan · 14 Oct 2026

By Marius Stefan4 min read

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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Royal Navy Completes First Ship-to-Ship Drone Delivery

A Malloy T-150 drone flew spare parts from HMS Prince of Wales to HMS Dauntless during the 2025 carrier strike group deployment, the Royal Navy's first ship-to-ship drone delivery.

Cristina Gabriela · 14 Oct 2026

By Cristina Gabriela4 min read

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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New International Routes Launching in September 2025

September 2025 launches include SAS Copenhagen-Seoul, Hawaiian Seattle-Seoul, KLM Amsterdam-Hyderabad, Icelandair to Istanbul, Etihad to Taipei and Peshawar, and China Eastern to Barcelona.

AKAnkit Kumar · 14 Oct 2026

AKBy Ankit Kumar4 min read

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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Avflight Installs Beta Electric Aircraft Chargers at Michigan Airports

Beta Technologies chargers are online at Avflight's Lansing and Holland FBOs, with Traverse City and Willow Run to follow, funded by a $2.6 million Michigan state grant.

Radu Balas · 14 Oct 2026

By Radu Balas4 min read

Updated 14 Oct 2026

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