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

Qantas A321 freighter initiates cargo flight trials at new Western Sydney airport

By FlightGlobal: Badgerys Creek hub set to open in late July. Cargo flight trials have commenced at Australia’s newest airport, Western Sydney, with the arrival of the first freighter — a converted Airbus A321 operated by Qantas.

Also: Airline Economics, Simple Flying, CAPA and news.ssbcrack.com
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