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Euronews • Gavin Blackburn, Lutz Faupel

German investigators find third drone and suspected explosives near military logistics hub Leipzig/Halle Airport

German investigators reportedly found a third drone and suspected explosives at an additional location near Leipzig/Halle Airport, more than a week after two other UAVs were involved in incidents. The airport handles military shipments for Germany and NATO allies and hosts Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines.

AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Third drone and more explosives found at location near Leipzig Airport: reports

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2026-08-25T01:06:26.710800-07:00

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CNBC • Leslie Josephs

United Airlines adds 2027 flights spanning Sardinia to Okinawa. Here's what it says about travel today

By CNBC: United is betting big on premium, international travel with a host of new routes.

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2026-08-25T04:06:03.068453-07:00

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The Air Current • Julie Johnsson

With range shortfall, United’s initial A321XLR deployment will be ‘very conservative’

By The Air Current: United Airlines limited itself to destinations in far Western Europe for its first deployment of the A321XLR, taking a more cautious view of the jet’s range than Airbus’s marketers.

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2026-08-25T04:06:06.441615-07:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Montreal airport worker hit by aircraft, seriously injured

By AeroTime: A ground signaller was seriously injured after being struck by an aircraft on the apron at Montreal-Trudeau Airport.

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Ground Worker Critically Injured After Being Struck by Frenchbee A350 During Pushback at Montreal-Trudeau

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Ground Worker Critically Injured by French Bee Airbus A350 During Pushback at Montreal Airport

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2026-08-25T01:05:07.604897-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Il-114-300 completes high-temperature testing in Uzbekistan

By FlightGlobal: Performance checks in Bukhara intended to verify capabilities of modernised Russian twin-turboprop. United Aircraft’s Ilyushin Il-114-300 had completed a series of hot-weather tests intended to expand the aircraft’s performance envelope.

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2026-08-25T03:20:26.042727-07:00

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eVTOL Insights • Thomas Sleightholm

SkyDrive, Air India And Suzuki To Assess eVTOL Medical Logistics Routes In India

By eVTOL Insights: SkyDrive, Air India and Suzuki Motor Corporation are set to evaluate potential routes for eVTOL-based medical logistics in India, focusing initially on urgent pharmaceutical, organ and medical transport.

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2026-08-25T03:20:45.932693-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Singapore’s homegrown eVTOL completes flight testing

By FlightGlobal: Trials took place in Germany in July, capping off three years of research and development. Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has completed flight testing of the country’s homegrown electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft programme.

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2026-08-25T03:34:59.794628-07:00

eVTOL UAV Development & Drone Programs Satellite

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L2 Aviation and Gotonomi Extend UAV Connectivity Beyond Cellular Reach

By avm-mag.com: .entry-header Collaboration combines L2 Aviation’s integration and certification expertise with Gotonomi’s compact satellite communications technology to support reliable operations in remote and connectivity-constrained environments.

eVTOL Insights

L2 Aviation And Gotonomi Partner To Extend UAV Connectivity

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2026-08-25T00:53:14.543066-07:00

German investigators find third drone and suspected explosives near military logistics hub Leipzig/Halle Airport

Third drone and more explosives found at location near Leipzig Airport: reports

United Airlines adds 2027 flights spanning Sardinia to Okinawa. Here's what it says about travel today

With range shortfall, United’s initial A321XLR deployment will be ‘very conservative’

Montreal airport worker hit by aircraft, seriously injured

Ground Worker Critically Injured After Being Struck by Frenchbee A350 During Pushback at Montreal-Trudeau

Ground Worker Critically Injured by French Bee Airbus A350 During Pushback at Montreal Airport

Il-114-300 completes high-temperature testing in Uzbekistan

SkyDrive, Air India And Suzuki To Assess eVTOL Medical Logistics Routes In India

Singapore’s homegrown eVTOL completes flight testing

L2 Aviation and Gotonomi Extend UAV Connectivity Beyond Cellular Reach

L2 Aviation And Gotonomi Partner To Extend UAV Connectivity

With range shortfall, United’s initial A321XLR deployment will be ‘very conservative’

United Airlines adds 2027 flights spanning Sardinia to Okinawa. Here's what it says about travel today

Singapore’s homegrown eVTOL completes flight testing

SkyDrive, Air India And Suzuki To Assess eVTOL Medical Logistics Routes In India

L2 Aviation and Gotonomi Extend UAV Connectivity Beyond Cellular Reach

Il-114-300 completes high-temperature testing in Uzbekistan

Melrose shares climb on Garden Grove plant reopening timeline

Air Tahiti Nui Seeks $82.9 Million Government Loan for Four 787-9 Cabin Retrofits

A350s will be vital for int'l growth at IndiGo, says Walsh

WestJet Flight Attendants Ratify New Collective Agreement

Up to five passengers burned after laptop battery catches fire on American Airlines A321

S7 A320 wrong-runway landing prompts Russian ban on visual approaches during runway construction

Boeing engineers reject four-year contract, authorize strike action

FAA to Require Delta to Clear Airline-Provided Pre-Departure Drinks Before Pushback Starting Sept. 1, 2026

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