eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
MD Aircraft GmbH said it has signed a Letter of Intent with Solyu Company, a South Korea-based aviation and technology firm headquartered in Seoul. The LOI covers a potential order for as many as 40 MDA1 aircraft, setting the stage for further commercial discussions tied to the MDA1 program.
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: SkyDrive has now completed 300 test flights of its SD-05 eVTOL model, having reached this milestone over a period of 20 months between November 2024 and June 2026.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Propulsion specialist plans latest tests of widebody engine later this year, with smaller 30,000lbf-thrust variant to arrive in 2028.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: This article is only available with a subscription for Commercial Aviation News, Operator & Airport Data.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Business jet shipments reached a 16-year high for the period, while commercial aircraft deliveries increased by only one unit from a Embraer delivered 65 aircraft during the second quarter of 2026, its strongest second-quarter performance since 2010.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur International) parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is maintaining investment in its workforce, diversifying its non-passenger businesses, and hedging fuel costs as it seeks to reduce the impact of future industry disruptions, group chief executive Nasaruddin Bakar said.
ch-aviation
• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
By ch-aviation: Vietnam Airlines, VietJetAir, and Vietravel Airlines have submitted their initial operating plans for Ho Chi Minh City Long Thanh International ahead of its planned commercial opening in December 2026, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Fired software manager alleges retaliation, discrimination.
Bloomberg
• Mathieu Dion, Siddharth Philip
