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Last week saw a flutter of news around the A321XLR. This was driven Patrick Quayle, United’s senior vice president of

Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets performed a low formation flypast over DHL Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, prompting… Airlink E-Jets’ low stadium flypast sparks safety debate appeared first on AeroTime.

Flag-carrier introducing additional narrowbodies as it continues post-Assad recovery. Syrian Airlines is acquiring a pair of Airbus A320s as it continues its recovery following the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad government. The airline says it took delivery of the first of two “newly purchased aircraft” at Damascus on 29 August. Registered YK-AKI, the jet arrived… The post Syrian Airlines expands fleet with A320 acquisitions first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Air cargo's 2025 performance looks impressive on the surface: cargo tonne-kilometres rose 8.5% and air freight's share of global trade value reached a record 29.5%. But beneath those headline numbers lies a more fragile market. Growth has become increasingly concentrated in AI-related goods, premium perishables and a handful of strategically important corridors, rather than reflecting broad-based expansion in global trade. That concentration matters because the supply side has struggled to keep pace. Available cargo capacity grew only 4.4%, leaving little spare capacity when geopolitical disruption, higher fuel prices and Middle East airspace restrictions arrived in 2026. The result has been a sharp rise in yields, with IATA reporting a 34% year-on-year increase in Jun-2026. The fading of tariff-driven frontloading does not remove the underlying strength, but neither does it guarantee that today's growth is sustainable. AI investment has become a powerful new demand engine, while Centr

Free for nonsubscribers By Scott Hamilton Aug. 31, 2026, © Leeham News and Analysis: Today is my last day as a full-fledged participant in Leeham News and Analysis (LNA). When LNA was sold to AIN Media Group in... Read More The post Pontifications: Disturbing Trends at Airbus appeared first on Leeham News and Analysis.

Japan Airlines (JAL) Group is advancing its airport digital transformation strategy with the introduction of the Aerowash Remote-Controlled Aircraft Washing Robot (AW3) at Narita Airport, marking the first deployment of a collaborative aircraft washing robot of its kind by a domestic airline in Japan. Following a comprehensive operational training programme, JAL plans to begin full-scale […] The post JAL introduces remote-controlled aircraft washing robot at Narita Airport appeared first on MRO Business Today, Latest Aerospace News.

Saab has begun flight testing of the Gripen F, the two-seat variant of the Gripen E, in Sweden. The Gripen F has now entered the airborne phase of its test campaign. Upcoming testing will progressively expand the aircraft’s flight envelope, including speed, altitude, G-load and angle of attack. The test programme will also evaluate the […] The post Saab begins flight testing of Gripen F appeared first on MRO Business Today, Latest Aerospace News.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Elroy and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight to test cargo deliveries using remotely piloted aircraft at Houma-Terrebonne Airport in Louisiana. This is the first remotely piloted aircraft test flight under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP).