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UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Airlines  
Wall Street Journal • Kelly Cloonan

Uber and Zipline target 1 million autonomous deliveries a day by 2029

Uber is partnering with Zipline to add autonomous drone delivery to Uber Eats, with initial restaurant, grocery and retail deliveries expected to begin this year in participating markets. The companies aim to scale the service across the U.S. to 1 million deliveries per day by 2029.

Also: The Verge and Seeking Alpha
2026-08-17T14:50:47.026877-07:00
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.

2026-08-17T14:49:57.389372-07:00
AI   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
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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.

Also: Skift, Aviation Week, Business Insider, FlightGlobal and CNA
2026-08-17T09:36:43.804418-07:00
Helicopter   Europe   Accident  
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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.

Also: The Independent and The Independent
2026-08-17T10:20:48.591971-07:00
Antitrust   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
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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.

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