Aviation News

Saudi Arabia Routes Middle East Airlines Boeing

airwaysmag.com • Ivan Oleinik

Riyadh Air launches Pakistan service with daily Islamabad flights, Lahore to follow

Riyadh Air has begun daily direct flights between Riyadh and Islamabad, marking its entry into Pakistan with Boeing 787-9s. The Saudi startup plans to add Lahore service on Aug. 18, expanding its South Asian network as it builds out scheduled international operations.

Aviation Source • Len Varley

Riyadh Air Launches First Direct Flights to Pakistan

3 Sources

2026-08-17T08:51:10.977331-07:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs AI Airlines

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Wall Street Journal • Kelly Cloonan

Uber, Zipline Partner With Goal of Hitting 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day

By Wall Street Journal: Uber is teaming up with drone startup Zipline to take its delivery service to the skies, a move aimed at winning customers demanding ever-quicker turnaround times for takeout, grocery and retail orders.

dronelife.com

Uber and Zipline Target One Million Drone Deliveries a Day by 2029

newsable.asianetnews.com

Uber, Zipline Target 1 Million Daily Drone Deliveries By 2029 — Zipline CEO Keller Cliffton Sees 10X Growth In Instant Delivery Market

Also: The Verge and Seeking Alpha

5 Sources

2026-08-17T14:50:47.026877-07:00

Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airlines easyJet

Aviation Source • Len Varley

easyJet Equips Pilots with Digital Fuel App to Cut Emissions and Costs

By Aviation Source: easyJet is rolling out a new digital tool that helps pilots order and confirm aircraft fuel more accurately, cutting unnecessary fuel burn, and lowering costs.

2 Sources

2026-08-17T14:33:17.877644-07:00

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Aviation Source • Len Varley

Loganair Closes Dundee Base as All Flights End in October

By Aviation Source: Loganair will close its Dundee base later this year, confirming it will end scheduled commercial flights from the airport after 23 October 2026.

1 Source

2026-08-17T15:10:36.617387-07:00

AI Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Spirit Airlines

Bloomberg Law • James Nani

Google Aims to Boost AI With Purchase of Spirit Airlines Data

By Bloomberg Law: Google LLC won a bankruptcy auction for a trove of deindentified business data, software code, and operations records from collapsed low-cost carrier Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc., saying it plans to use the assets to improve its artificial intelligence.

View from the Wing

Google Buys Spirit Airlines’ Emails, Files And Flight Records For $10 Million

Airline Geeks

Report: Google Buys Spirit Data for $10M

Also: Skift, FlightGlobal, Aviation Week, Business Insider and CNA

8 Sources

2026-08-17T09:36:43.804418-07:00

BizAv Orders Textron

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Textron Aviation delivers 500th Cessna Citation CJ4

By Air Data News: Latest aircraft went to a customer in the Philippines as Cessna prepares to certify the CJ4 Gen3 with a revised Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 , 16 years after the light business jet entered service.

1 Source

2026-08-17T14:49:57.389372-07:00

Helicopter Europe Accident

Reuters

Three killed in helicopter crash on Greek island of Sifnos

By Reuters: Three people were killed in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, fire brigade officials said.

Associated Press

Helicopter crash on popular Greek tourist island of Sifnos kills 3

tass.com

Private helicopter crashes on Greek island of Sifnos killing three

Also: The Independent and The Independent

5 Sources

2026-08-17T10:20:48.591971-07:00

Antitrust M&A Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Airline Industry & Market Trends Policy & Regulation Airlines

ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Perú greenlights Abra’s acquisition of SKY Airline

By ch-aviation: The Peruvian competition watchdog (Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual - Indecopi) has authorised, with conditions, the acquisition of SKY Airline (Chile) (H2, Santiago de Chile) by Abra Group, according to a press release.

4 Sources

2026-08-17T11:51:28.096923-07:00

Riyadh Air launches Pakistan service with daily Islamabad flights, Lahore to follow

Riyadh Air Launches First Direct Flights to Pakistan

Uber, Zipline Partner With Goal of Hitting 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day

Uber and Zipline Target One Million Drone Deliveries a Day by 2029

Uber, Zipline Target 1 Million Daily Drone Deliveries By 2029 — Zipline CEO Keller Cliffton Sees 10X Growth In Instant Delivery Market

easyJet Equips Pilots with Digital Fuel App to Cut Emissions and Costs

Loganair Closes Dundee Base as All Flights End in October

Google Aims to Boost AI With Purchase of Spirit Airlines Data

Google Buys Spirit Airlines’ Emails, Files And Flight Records For $10 Million

Report: Google Buys Spirit Data for $10M

Textron Aviation delivers 500th Cessna Citation CJ4

Three killed in helicopter crash on Greek island of Sifnos

Helicopter crash on popular Greek tourist island of Sifnos kills 3

Private helicopter crashes on Greek island of Sifnos killing three

Perú greenlights Abra’s acquisition of SKY Airline

easyJet Equips Pilots with Digital Fuel App to Cut Emissions and Costs

Loganair Closes Dundee Base as All Flights End in October

Uber, Zipline Partner With Goal of Hitting 1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day

Textron Aviation delivers 500th Cessna Citation CJ4

Riyadh Air Enters Pakistan With Islamabad, Lahore Routes

US’s Southwest enters into $2bn credit agreement

Netflix to Release Documentary Examining Boeing Culture, 787 Dreamliner and Whistleblower Allegations

US’s Southwest enters into $2bn credit agreement

Cirrus Vision Jet Collides With Construction Equipment at Idaho Airport

FAA Installs Surface Radars at Key Airports and Awards $74.3M to AT&T

Vietnam Airlines 787-9 returns to Munich after reported runway overrun and tail strike

Identical American Airlines Callsigns Contributed to Phoenix Conflict Between Two 737-800s

Vietnam Airlines 787-9 Returns to Munich After Apparent Tailstrike and Runway Overrun on Takeoff

Vietnam Airlines 787-9 sustains substantial damage after late rotation and runway overrun at Munich

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