Aerospace & Air Transport

AIN Roundtable—Managing Supply Chain through Overheated Demand

Surging demand across all sectors is unprecedented

Round Table July 2026

People in Aviation—July 2026

Todd O’Hara is CEO of TracPlus, Tim Varga president of GE Honda Aero Engines

Training and Workforce

People in Aviation July 2026

Loft Adds Axis Flight Challenger 350 Simulator

Level D-qualified training solution fourth to get FAA regulatory approval

Training and Workforce

People standing in front of flight simulator in hangar

Rocket Lab To Acquire Iridium Communications in $8B Deal

Deal is expected to close in mid-2027

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Rocket Lab and Iridium Communications

As Boom Supersonic Works on Its Own Engine, It Shows the Overture Airliner’s Flight Deck

2030 is the target for entry into commercial service.

August 12, 2024

Rendering of Boom Supersonic Overture airliner in flight

Air India’s New Airbus A350: A First Look at Business and First Class Offerings

An Indian design flair helps make this business class product unique.

Air India A350-900 airliner on the ground

Airbus's A321XLR Airliner Flies at the Farnborough International Airshow

The narrowbody airliner has received EASA type certification.

Airbus A321XLR airliner landing

Turkish Aerospace's T625 Gökbey Helicopter Flies at Farnborough International Airshow

The helicopter can be adapted to a variety of missions.

TAI T625 Gökbey Helicopter flying at Farnborough Airshow

FAA’s Wilbur To Improve Flight Delay Data Efficiencies

FAA completed an audit to strengthen NAS operations related to flight delays and cancellations

GAO cites hiring and training attrition and urges FAA to establish metrics, improve applicant status tools, and use collected data to guide changes.

FAA, EASA Renew Cooperative Efforts at Safety Summit

Regulators promised to address key issues and review progress regularly

Regulations and Government

AINsight: Threat-forward Briefings Are Smart and Safe

Skip the formulaic approach/departure briefings for ones that highlight specific threats and create open dialogue

Alaska Airlines 787

Customized H125 for Texas Department of Public Safety

Aircraft first in public safety aviation sector to feature hardwired Starlink antenna

5 people standing by N-registered Airbus H125

Embry-Riddle Grads Leaders in Wage Earnings

College Scoreboard data showed ERAU grads as top earners in Florida, Arizona

Training and Workforce

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduates

JetZero Breaks Ground on Z4 Factory in North Carolina

Greensboro campus to build blended-wing-body airliner

JetZero groundbreaking

FAA Commissions First of New Indra Radars

The initial radar is installed in Putnam, Oklahoma

Indra Group Secondary Radar

FAA Advises on Lower-altitude Speed Limits

Max below 10,000 ft msl is 250 kias unless aircraft design dictates otherwise

Boeing777-9

USAF GV Crew Reports Person in ‘Wingsuit’ at 4,000 Feet

Aircraft was en route to KLAX

Jet pack man

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Plant Opens in Washington State

Facility uses renewable electricity to produce sustainable fuel from air

Sustainability and Environment

Twelve's SAF refinery in Moses Lake, Washington

Honeywell Aerospace Cleared for June 29 Stock Spinoff

Honeywell board approved aerospace unit’s separate Nasdaq listing

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Honeywell Aerospace 757 flying test bed

Air bp Marks Centennial of Aircraft Refueling Service

Energy group supported flight pioneers in the 1920s

Air bp refuelling in 1927

New Report Urges Closer Scrutiny of Crew Radiation Risk

The report says current measuring, monitoring, and education are insufficient

Pilot in jet cockpit

Nebraska Airport Undergoes Major Runway Rehab

The $100 million project will rebuild 12,900-foot Runway 18/36

Work on Runway 18/36 on at KLNK

NASA’s X-59 Reaches Mission Performance of Mach 1.4

NASA is expanding the envelope as it readies aircraft for supersonic flight over communities

NASA X-59

FAA Questions Landing Fees at Mesa Falcon Field

Fee imposition may affect the airport’s improvement grants

Regulations and Government

Arizona's Falcon Field Airport