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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Dovetail targets year-end agreement with Europe on DovePower electric propulsion certification

Dovetail Electric Aviation says it is confident of agreeing the certification basis for its DovePower electric propulsion system with Europe’s civil aviation regulator by year-end. The developer’s outlook follows its first firm customer agreement and a battery industrialization pact, strengthening its path toward commercializing the powertrain.

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2026-08-19T08:05:24.499985-07:00

ALPA Workforce & Skills Development Airlines Delta Air Lines

Skift • Meghna Maharishi

Delta Pilots Detail Why Scheduling Talks Broke Down as Cancellations Rise

By Skift: Delta's pilots’ union said it would not be possible to reach an agreement with management this summer to fix pilot scheduling.

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2026-08-19T06:33:07.995108-07:00

Satellite PaxEx Europe Airbus A320 Airlines Lufthansa

FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

Lufthansa’s first Starlink-equipped aircraft enters service

By FlightGlobal: German airline group is installing the SpaceX in-flight wi-fi service on all of its carriers’ aircraft. Lufthansa Group has installed SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight wi-fi service on its first aircraft, kicking off a programme that will see 850 jets operated by all of its airlines equipped with the system by 2029.

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Eurowings Set to Introduce Proper First Class Recliner Seats On Actual Inter-European Flights to London, Mallorca, and Malaga

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2026-08-19T05:20:07.033196-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Nigeria's Air Peace loses $42mn to groundhandling damages

By ch-aviation: Air Peace (P4, Lagos) claims to have lost about USD42 million in revenue after repeated aircraft damage caused by groundhandling companies, with three aircraft seriously damaged in the past 12 months.

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2026-08-19T07:05:32.950018-07:00

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The Air Current • Elan Head

Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight

By The Air Current: Whisper used a modified Swift 3 glider to test its electric ducted fans, marking its first flight tests with a human pilot on board.

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2026-08-19T07:06:09.486981-07:00

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Skift • Tasmin Lockwood

Why American Paused a Climate Trial When Fuel Prices Spiked

By Skift: cut aviation’s impact on the environment — but even marginal costs mount when jet fuel prices spike. When fuel prices spiked this spring, airlines moved to cut costs, and at American Airlines, one of the targets was a contrail-avoidance trial that had only just begun the month prior.

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2026-08-19T07:50:09.217069-07:00

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Vertical Mag • XTI Aerospace Press Release

XTI Aerospace announces executive leadership transition

By Vertical Mag: XTI Aerospace announces significant leadership adjustments. Learn about the new interim CEO and chairperson's vision for the future.

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2026-08-19T06:37:26.245748-07:00

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AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Electra tests ultra-STOL aircraft as feeder for major airports

By AeroTime: Electra, a startup developing an ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) hybrid-electric aircraft, announced on August 18, 2026, that it has conducted a series of demonstration flights testing the capability of this novel aircraft to operate as a feeder for major airports.

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2026-08-19T07:50:10.563956-07:00

Dovetail targets year-end agreement with Europe on DovePower electric propulsion certification

Delta Pilots Detail Why Scheduling Talks Broke Down as Cancellations Rise

Lufthansa’s first Starlink-equipped aircraft enters service

Eurowings Set to Introduce Proper First Class Recliner Seats On Actual Inter-European Flights to London, Mallorca, and Malaga

Nigeria's Air Peace loses $42mn to groundhandling damages

Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight

Why American Paused a Climate Trial When Fuel Prices Spiked

XTI Aerospace announces executive leadership transition

Electra tests ultra-STOL aircraft as feeder for major airports

Dovetail upbeat on European certification path for electric powertrain

Sri Lanka joins EHang’s fast-track programme

Electra tests ultra-STOL aircraft as feeder for major airports

Why American Paused a Climate Trial When Fuel Prices Spiked

Nigeria's Air Peace loses $42mn to groundhandling damages

Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight

Sri Lanka joins EHang’s fast-track programme

Luxury tour agency &Beyond confirms helicopter carrying its guests crashed in Kenya

Airbus begins expanding Belfast site to allow higher A220 wing output

Helicopter crashes in a remote area of northern Kenya

American Airlines to Install Seatback Screens Across 800+ Narrowbody Aircraft

ATSB finds Qantas A380 flew two long-haul sectors with maintenance lamp left inside wing

Air India Expands Pilot Drug Testing After Phuket–Delhi Incident as Malaysia Airlines Screens Cockpit and Cabin Crews

Google wins Spirit Airlines’ business-data trove for $10 million to train AI models

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