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Year: 2026

Air France Airbus A318 Retirement Pushed Back to March 2027

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Airbus A318-100 Operator: Air France Date: Retirement extended to March 2027 Air France Airbus A318 operations…

Airbus A350F Maiden Flight Targets Late September 2026

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Airbus A350F (A350 Freighter) Date: First flight: late September 2026; first delivery target: end of 2027…

De Havilland DH88 Comet to Be Rebuilt After Airshow Crash

Key Facts Aircraft Type: De Havilland DH88 Comet (G-ACSS) Operator: The Shuttleworth Trust Location: Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire, UK Date:…

Boeing 787-10 Could Be Decade’s Most Valuable Widebody

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Boeing 787-10 The Boeing 787-10 is emerging as the widebody to watch, with analysts and airlines…

flydubai Resumes Iranian Airspace Flights Despite EASA Warnings

Key Facts Operator: flydubai Location: Iranian airspace flydubai Iranian airspace operations are back online, with the Dubai-based carrier becoming one…

Lufthansa A380 Munich Landing Damages Runway Lights in Threshold Incident

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Airbus A380 Operator: Lufthansa Location: Munich Airport (MUC), Germany Date: August 17, 2024 A Lufthansa A380…

LATAM A320 Runway Incursion at São Paulo Sparks Takeoff Abort

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Airbus A320 Operator: LATAM Airlines Location: São Paulo/Guarulhos Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), Brazil…

South African Airways Ousts Acting Chief Pending Investigation

Key Facts Operator: South African Airways (SAA) Location: South Africa Date: 2025 South African Airways has placed its acting group…

USS John F Kennedy Begins Sea Trials as Trump Kills EMALS Catapult

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN-79) Operator: US Navy Location: Newport News, Virginia / at sea Date: 13…

Azul Record Revenue Hits $980M as Fuel Costs Double Losses

Key Facts Aircraft Type: Airbus A320neo, Airbus A330 Operator: Azul Brazilian Airlines Location: Brazil Date: Q2 2025 Azul record revenue…