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eVTOL   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Heart Aerospace flies X1 demonstrator as NOEMI advances electric amphibious aircraft in Asia

Heart Aerospace has flown its piloted, all-electric X1 demonstrator, which the company says represents its planned ES-30 regional airliner. Separately, NOEMI Aerospace signed an agreement for up to five electric amphibious aircraft in the Philippines and is evaluating regional applications with Pawan Hans in India.

Urban Air Mobility News • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Heart Aerospace announces first flight of its electric X1 airliner

2026-08-13T04:21:10.571382-07:00
777X   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Boeing   Lufthansa  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Lufthansa seeks Boeing compensation for early-production 777-9s

By ch-aviation: Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt International) is in discussions with Boeing over which of the first-built B777-9s it would accept into service, with the German airline seeking financial compensation from the OEM if it takes early-production jets requiring later modifications.

2026-08-13T05:35:34.819298-07:00
Routes   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Air India   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India to restore most int'l flights by late 3Q26

By ch-aviation: Air India (AI, Delhi International) plans to bring back most of its international services from September 1, 2026, while also adding frequencies on certain major long-haul routes, amid ongoing efforts to restore flights it had temporarily reduced during July and August as a result of sharply rising fuel prices.

Also: CNA, The Independent, Economic Times and newsable.asianetnews.com
2026-08-12T23:13:44.349164-07:00
ATC   Helicopter   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

FAA Plans Antennas, Communications Fixes After Incident With Helicopter Carrying Trump

By Wall Street Journal: Federal aviation officials are planning to move air-traffic control antennas and implement new procedures to avoid a repeat of last week’s safety incident with Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport.

2026-08-13T01:05:47.235397-07:00
Middle East   Europe   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

By ch-aviation: Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) has secured approval from the Turkish competition authority (Rekabet Kurumu) for its planned acquisition of the Smartwings Group, under a July 23, 2026 decision.

Also: Airline Economics
2026-08-13T01:05:48.556834-07:00