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ch-aviation • Virgin Atlantic (VS

Joby and Virgin Atlantic sign definitive multi-year UK air taxi framework—Virgin Atlantic to be Joby’s exclusive airline partner

Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic have signed a definitive agreement to bring Joby’s air taxi service to the UK and to formalise their 2025 partnership into a binding, multi-year commercial framework. Under the deal, Virgin Atlantic becomes Joby’s exclusive airline partner for air taxi services in the UK, leveraging Delta’s 49% stake in Virgin.

Also: Aviation Business News
2026-07-29T11:49:55.016394-07:00
defense   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Policy  
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Breaking Defense • Michael Marrow

Air Force plans downselect for second CCA batch next year

By Breaking Defense: A separate competition to replace the MQ-9A Reaper is expected to kick off a concept refinement stage early in the next fiscal year, according to an Air Force official.

Also: Defense One
2026-07-29T10:45:37.024240-07:00
aviation   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Washington Post • Editorial Board

The Dulles revamp is long overdue. It could have happened decades ago.

By Washington Post: The overhaul of Dulles International Airport, unveiled on Wednesday, would probably have happened a long time ago if it was not owned by the federal government.

Also: Associated Press and The Guardian
2026-07-29T12:04:24.754324-07:00
aviation   Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   TAP Air Portugal   Lufthansa  
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Bloomberg • Albertina Torsoli, Henrique Almeida, Sonje Wind

Lufthansa, Air France-KLM Submit Bids for Portugal’s TAP

By Bloomberg: Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM submitted binding offers for a minority stake in the country’s state-owned airline TAP SA, setting up a competition between the two aviation groups for a sought-after asset that provides access to markets like Latin America.

Also: One Mile at a Time, airwaysmag.com, Aviation24, aviator.aero and aviator.aero
2026-07-29T10:31:56.666068-07:00
aviation   Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
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Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan

Airbus Profit Rises on Plane Deliveries; Maintains Targets

By Bloomberg: Airbus SE reported a 54% increase in second-quarter earnings as aircraft production improved, fueling the European planemaker’s optimism that it can achieve its delivery target for the year.

Also: Airbus, AirInsight, Simple Flying and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-07-29T10:31:48.162941-07:00
aviation   CrowdStrike Outage   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)   United Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

United Airlines sues cyber firm for $5mn over IT crash

By ch-aviation: United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has filed a USD5 million lawsuit against Homesite Insurance Company, alleging it is the only one of eight insurers participating in the airline's cyber insurance programme to refuse payment for losses stemming from the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage that grounded thousands of flights.

2026-07-29T11:05:05.881205-07:00