Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airports   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Western Sydney International launches cargo trial flights with first Qantas A321 freighter landing

Western Sydney International (WSI) has begun cargo flight trials ahead of opening, handling its first cargo flight as a Qantas Airbus A321 freighter landed at Badgerys Creek. The initial trial supports preparations for the airport’s dedicated freight precinct, with additional test flights scheduled over the following two weeks before the precinct opens July 26.

Also: Airline Economics, Simple Flying and CAPA
2026-07-13T03:15:12.760866-07:00
eVTOL   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Beta Technologies  
eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

BETA Technologies Completes First Multistate Electric Aircraft Flights Under FAA Program

By eVTOL Insights: BETA Technologies has conducted the first electric aircraft flights under the Federal Aviation Administration’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), marking a step in testing advanced air mobility operations within existing airspace.

Also: AINonline and hubs.la
2026-07-13T00:44:26.595674-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

SibNIA aims to advance An-2 modernisation after securing type certificate

By FlightGlobal: Post-war biplanes still operational in Russia nearly 80 years after maiden flight. Siberian aviation research institute SibNIA will be able to modernise Soviet-era Antonov An-2s, after securing the type certificate for the biplane design.

2026-07-13T01:29:05.425230-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Middle East   Supply Chain   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Reuters • Seher Dareen

Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare

By Reuters: Europe has imported jet fuel from the U.S. and Asia, raised its refiners' output and drawn ​on stocks to keep planes flying – and yet it remains the region most exposed as renewed Middle Eastern tension raises the risk of further ‌supply disruption.

2026-07-12T22:29:51.640849-07:00