Aerospace & Air Transport

Heart Aerospace Flies X1 Electric Demonstrator Aircraft

X1 demonstrator largest all-electric aircraft ever flown

August 13, 2026

Heart X1 flying over lake at sunset

AOPA Foundation Adds Mx, Manufacturing to School Program

Early testing of the new curriculum could take place in 2028

Training and Workforce

August 12, 2026

Airbus and Boeing Aim to Accelerate Composite Manufacturing

The aerospace groups are investing in alternatives to current autoclave technology

Airbus composite wing manufacturing

Leipzig Drone Threat Raises Security Risk in Europe

Russia widely believed to have gotten an explosives-carrying drone into the German airport

Leipzig-Halle Airport

Boeing Insists 777X Widebody Is Worth the Wait at the Dubai Airshow

777-9 appearance at Dubai show marks 12th anniversary of program launch.

November 20, 2025

Boeing 777X at Dubai Airshow 2025

Dubai Airshow Opens with Massive UAE Flypast

A mix of the UAE's civil and defense aircraft showed off the variety of types in use by the country's military.

November 20, 2025

Some of the aircraft in the UAE's masive flypast that opened the Dubai Airshow

We Fly on Honeywell’s Boeing 757 and Experience Its New Runway Safety Alert Technology

These demonstrations are based on real-life incidents where this technology could have given pilots more time to react.

September 11, 2025

Honeywell Aerospace's Boeing 757 flight test aircraft

Blue Spirit Aero Makes Case for Dragonfly Family of Hydrogen-powered Aircraft

Hydrogen fuel cells, electric motors, and a blown-wing architecture make this a unique design.

September 2, 2025

Blue Spirit Aero aircraft at Paris Air Show 2025

Zeiss Microoptics Brings New Display Tech to Aircraft Cabin, Cockpit

The German company is taking a new approach to aerospace display technology.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Mockup of Zeiss HUD picture generation unit

EASA: European Safety Recs Focus on Aircraft, Operations

EASA received 39 safety recommendations in 2025

Aerocharter ground services (Photo: Aerocharter)

Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle Can Deploy in Large Aircraft

Brazilian developer sees equipment as a response to the Ebola outbreak

VaeVam Autonomous Aeromedical Evacuation Vehicle

U.S. Senate Eyes Short-term Funding To Avert Shutdown

Senate would push deadline to December 11

Regulations and Government

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FAA Finally Issues Type Certificate For Boeing 737 Max

Approval of the Boeing narrowbody has come around seven years later than expected

Boeing 737 Max 7 single-aisle airliner

Grand Caravan Crash at Heritage Site in Peru Kills 13

Aerodiana confirms it operated the sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines archaeological site

KDCA Crash Places Spotlight on Collision Avoidance

KDCA midair collision spawned a series of discussions on critical technology

NTSB map

People in Aviation—August 2026

People in Aviation - August 2026

Training and Workforce

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IAI Joins Merlin’s Push To Automate Cargo Aircraft

Condor program gains a freighter conversion partner

Maintenance and Modifications

Four blue-and-white IAI converted freighters parked on an airport ramp, with a Boeing 777-300ERSF in the foreground

Louisiana Could Supplant California as SAF Leader

Shift could come as the state's tax incentives change

Sustainability and Environment

Airbus Balances Shareholder Returns and New Aircraft

Rival Boeing arguably claimed bragging rights at the Farnborough International show

Airbus A350-1000

Piper Adding Service Center, Helping Robinson with R88

Both companies are collaborating on advanced metal-forming and tooling design

Aura CEO Jeremy Caussade and Piper Aircraft president and CEO John Calcagno

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 Electric CTOL Aircraft Flies at Farnborough Airshow 2026

The company expects to achieve FAA type certification for the Alia CX300 later this year.

Beta Technologies Alia CX300 flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

FAA Issues Radio Altimeter Upgrade Mandate

Covers most aircraft operated under Part 135 and 91K, and some under Part 91

GE Aerospace Saab 340B Hybrid-Electric Test Bed Aircraft Flies at the 2026 Farnborough Airshow

GE Aerospace claims this aircraft has completed the first hybrid-electric flights above 30,000 feet.

GE Aerospace Saab 340B hybrid-electric aircraft flying at Farnborough Airshow 2026

FAA Approves Flight Tests For Heart’s ES-30 Aircraft

X-1 demonstrator is cleared to fly at Plattsburgh International Airport

Heart X-1 demonstrator aicraft