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Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

Radia touts dual-use capability of giant WindRunner aircraft

Radia chief engineer Bruno Bachinger is positioning the in-development WindRunner as a dual-use platform, combining a civilian role with potential defense applications. If completed, the aircraft would be the world’s largest, giving the project significance beyond its original commercial mission.

2026-08-07T08:59:54.398251-07:00

Middle East Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact Export Controls & Trade Compliance Airlines Boeing 737

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

US lifts sanctions on Fly Baghdad after two years on terrorism blacklist

By AeroTime: The US Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two Boeing 737s two years after imposing counterterrorism restrictions.

Also: Aviation Week

2026-08-07T09:31:04.222476-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

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AINonline • Amy Wilder

How Long from Toke to Yoke for Pilots? The FAA Is Investigating Impairment

By AINonline: Rescheduling created what FAA calls a dual-status gap.

2026-08-07T09:44:03.955762-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Europe Airports Aviation Safety & Regulation Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact

AINonline • Charles Alcock

Leipzig Drone Threat Raises Aviation Security Risk in Europe

By AINonline: Russia widely believed to have gotten an explosives-carrying drone into the German airport.

2026-08-07T08:15:08.113498-07:00

Europe Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Lufthansa

Airline Weekly • Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat

Swiss Outperforms as Lufthansa’s Network Division Lags

By Airline Weekly: Swiss out-earned the entire network division it belongs to, which arguably says more about the mainline than about Zurich.

2026-08-07T08:10:38.487592-07:00

Antitrust M&A Airlines

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Pilot union asks Mexico to reject Volaris-Viva merger

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2026-08-07T09:45:15.503696-07:00

Supply Chain Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus Boeing

AINonline • Howard Hardee

Airbus and Boeing Aim to Accelerate Composite Airframe Manufacturing

By AINonline: The aerospace groups are investing in alternatives to current autoclave technology.

Also: Leeham News and Leeham News

2026-08-07T07:15:01.863972-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

CNBC • Liz Napolitano

Citi downgrades JetBlue to ‘sell,’ citing leisure-travel headwinds

By CNBC: Citi downgraded JetBlue Airways to sell from hold, citing headwinds for leisure travel, among other challenges for the airline stock.

Also: Airline Economics and Seeking Alpha

2026-08-07T04:45:40.956935-07:00

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Air France-KLM extends A320neo, A350, B787 life to 25 years

1 Source • 2026-08-07T04:46:08.651227-07:00

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Cebu Pacific adds 5 new routes to China, Vietnam, and Japan for Q4 2026

1 Source • 2026-08-07T04:30:22.711034-07:00

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10 Sources • 2026-08-06T21:30:16.477898-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Wizz on track to be over GTF-related aircraft groundings by end of 2027

1 Source • 2026-08-07T02:00:18.095735-07:00