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Rafale Flight Testing AI Algorithms, Dassault Says Dassault Aviation has flight tested AI algorithms on its Rafale fighter jet, as the company explores the technology for future upgrades of the combat aircraft. cory.hitt@avia… Tue, 09/22/2026 - 13:02 Author Tony Osborne Content source Aerospace Daily & Defense Report Primary Category Aircraft & Propulsion

Dutch carrier also aims to serve Entebbe in Uganda again as Ebola-related travel restrictions lift. KLM plans to reinstate flights to Dubai, Dammam and Riyadh at the start of the winter season, after suspending the routes earlier this year due to the Middle East conflict. The Dutch carrier is also “working to” resume service to… The post KLM becomes latest airline to resume Middle East flights this winter first appeared on FlightGlobal.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has warned that malicious actors could send fraudulent air traffic control messages… Fake ATC messages could put flights at risk, US watchdog warns appeared first on AeroTime.

Inbound Nouvelair jet aligned with wrong runway at night before overflying waiting EasyJet aircraft. French investigators probing a serious proximity event at Nice a year ago are exploring potential improvement in runway lighting requirements and use of surface-movement radar. The occurrence involved a Nouvelair Airbus A320 which inadvertently lined up with runway 04R after being… The post Runway lighting scrutinised after last year’s A320 near-collision at Nice first appeared on FlightGlobal.

FAA Introduces Predictive Airspace Management Tool The SMART system, an AI-enabled, cloud-based ATM software platform, is being used in a “limited mode” to provide scheduling recommendations for the airspace around Washington, D.C. mark.nensel@in… Mon, 09/21/2026 - 20:33 Author Bill Carey Content source Aviation Daily Business Aviation & AAM Report Primary Category Safety, Ops & Regulation

EU SAF Supply Exceeds Initial ReFuelEU Quotas EU airports exceed SAF quotas in 2025 as producers scale up efforts to meet ambitious 2030 sustainability mandates. jill.angelini@… Mon, 09/21/2026 - 19:16 Author Victoria Moores Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Safety, Ops & Regulation

It has been a long hard slog, but at last a Canadian political leader - the Prime Minister - has committed to privatising Canada's airports, and he has chosen to start with the four busiest. While the details have yet to be worked out, it appears that some variety of lease concession deal is on the cards, although public-private partnerships for specific infrastructure cannot ever be ruled out these days. In any event, Transport Canada will retain ownership of the properties and any deal will be for a fixed period of time. There will be no comparison with, for example, the wholesale sales that took place in the UK. Why is this happening now? The federal government wants to 'recycle' the value tied up in established properties to fund other high-growth economic projects. That possibly means AI and data centres. Canada's well established pension funds, which have been scaling down their global airport investments since they were granted the option to invest in Canadian ones in 2025, are

By Jay Menon • Contributing Writer September 21, 2026 Subscription Required Korean Air will wait until the early 2030s for the first aircraft from its latest 103-aircraft Boeing order. The long lead time is not incidental to the... Read More The post Korean Air’s Huge Boeing Order Shows How Far Ahead It Must Plan appeared first on Leeham News.