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ch-aviationHilka Birns

Kangala Air Express takes delivery of first Boeing 737 Business Jet to expand premium charter across Sahel

Burkina Faso-based operator Kangala Air Express has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Business Jet (BBJ), the latest step in its plan to grow premium charter services across the Sahel. The BBJ delivery signals a shift from regional air charter toward higher-end business aviation offerings.

2026-07-13T01:45:49.414909-07:00
eVTOL InsightsThomas 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.

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2026-07-13T00:44:26.595674-07:00
FlightGlobalDavid 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
ReutersSeher Dareen

Less than a month's supply: Europe's jet fuel stocks are wafer thin as Iran tensions flare

By Reuters: Europe has imported jet fuel from the U.S. and Asia, raised its refiners' output and drawn ​on stocks to keep planes flying – and yet it remains the region most exposed as renewed Middle Eastern tension raises the risk of further ‌supply disruption.

2026-07-12T22:29:51.640849-07:00