aviation   Routes   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

JetBlue to launch first-ever nonstops FLL–Caracas (CCS)

JetBlue plans nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) and Caracas Simón Bolívar International (CCS), its first route to Venezuela. The carrier says the new link will reinforce Fort Lauderdale’s role in its network and strengthen U.S.–Venezuela travel connectivity.

2026-05-28T10:41:32.092659-07:00
space   Satellite   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Jarosław Adamowski

Revolv Space enters in-orbit servicing market with Infinite Orbits deal

By SpaceNews.com: Poland — The Italian-Dutch company Revolv Space has announced that French in-orbit services provider Infinite Orbits has selected its Solar Array Drive Assemblies (SADAs), the devices used to manage and optimize solar energy capture, for the firm’s geostationary orbit (GEO) in-orbit servicers.

2026-05-28T09:12:33.945195-07:00
defense   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Boeing completes first international flight with MQ-28 autonomous fighter

By FlightGlobal: The Australia-built Ghost Bat completed three flights from a US naval air station in Central California. Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have logged the first flight outside Australia of the new MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous tactical jet.

Also: The Aviationist and ex2.com.au
2026-05-28T09:37:30.711544-07:00
aviation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airlines   ATR  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

ATR says refurbished 50-seat jets cannot match turboprops in US market

By Air Data News: European manufacturer argues scope clauses, pilot shortages and weak economics make upgrades futile, pushing for argued in a recently published article that retrofitting aging 50-seat regional jets will not rescue regional flying in the United States, saying the segment is structurally broken regardless of upgrades.

2026-05-28T10:36:57.676198-07:00
aviation   Middle East   Supply Chain   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
Reuters • Seher Dareen, Shariq Khan

Focus: Baton Rouge to Melbourne: Iran war and rising prices upend jet fuel trade

By Reuters: From Antwerp to the Seychelles, Baton Rouge to Melbourne, or New York to Namibia, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has upended global jet fuel ​flows.

Also: CNA and CNA
2026-05-28T09:23:21.435507-07:00