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Associated Press • Josh Funk

Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to nearly 500 U.S. cities by year-end

Amazon says it plans to expand delivery of smaller, lightweight packages by drone into suburban areas across nearly 500 U.S. cities by the end of the year. The rollout could make airborne delivery available to millions more people, extending commercial drone operations beyond limited pilot markets.

Also: Atlanta Journal-Constitution and mynorthwest.com

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2026-08-19T03:05:18.884111-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Hydrogen-Aircraft Developer Stralis Shuts Down, Citing Uncertain Commercial Market

By FlightGlobal: Developer says slow pace of ecosystem development is dampening commercial demand, with a consequent impact on capital raising.

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2026-08-19T02:50:01.314471-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Angola's TAAG to debut 5th freedom Dakar-Praia route in 4Q26

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2026-08-19T02:50:24.535553-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Israel’s security agency halts El Al’s direct Hanoi ops plan

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2026-08-19T02:06:56.177671-07:00

Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

Reuters

India's SpiceJet bankruptcy cases to be reheard in setback for lessors

By Reuters: An Indian court on Wednesday said bankruptcy petitions filed by aircraft lessors against SpiceJet will ‌be heard afresh by a new bench, after the airline reached a last-minute settlement with one lessor.

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2026-08-19T00:28:51.221264-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Turkish Airlines to resume Havana despite Cuba fuel curbs

By ch-aviation: Turkish Airlines (TK, Istanbul Airport) plans to resume flights to Havana International on October 25, 2026, more than six months after suspending its Cuba operations amid the country's ongoing jet fuel shortage.

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2026-08-19T00:20:21.185267-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Klimov developing turboprop demonstrator for An-2 modernisation

By FlightGlobal: VK-1600S powerplant to be based on helicopter engine.

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2026-08-19T00:05:12.139366-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Somali Airlines now targets late-3Q26 restart

By ch-aviation: Somali Airlines (2025) is targeting a return to scheduled operations in mid-September 2026, more than 35 years after suspending services, with the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) saying preparations for the relaunch had been completed.

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2026-08-18T22:50:29.342308-07:00

Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to nearly 500 U.S. cities by year-end

Hydrogen-Aircraft Developer Stralis Shuts Down, Citing Uncertain Commercial Market

Angola's TAAG to debut 5th freedom Dakar-Praia route in 4Q26

Israel’s security agency halts El Al’s direct Hanoi ops plan

India's SpiceJet bankruptcy cases to be reheard in setback for lessors

Turkish Airlines to resume Havana despite Cuba fuel curbs

Klimov developing turboprop demonstrator for An-2 modernisation

Somali Airlines now targets late-3Q26 restart

Amazon plans to offer drone deliveries to millions more people this year

Angola's TAAG to debut 5th freedom Dakar-Praia route in 4Q26

Hydrogen-Aircraft Developer Stralis Shuts Down, Citing Uncertain Commercial Market

Israel’s security agency halts El Al’s direct Hanoi ops plan

India's SpiceJet bankruptcy cases to be reheard in setback for lessors

Turkish Airlines to resume Havana despite Cuba fuel curbs

Air India on track to induct 100 jets over next two years

‘Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing’ Review: The Cost of Cutting Corners on Netflix

ATR finds demand for 209 new routes across Indonesia

South Korea's Parata Air eyes US flights in early 2Q27

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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