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Australian Aviation • Jake Nelson

Qantas opens Adelaide innovation center, creating 400 technology jobs

Qantas has opened a Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide’s central business district, consolidating product managers, digital experience designers, software engineers, and data and AI specialists. The center will develop digital travel experiences and advance the airline group’s use of artificial intelligence.

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2026-09-14T23:21:27.603296-07:00

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Reuters • Allison Lampert, Doyinsola Oladipo

FAA boss set to discuss air traffic reform as airlines urged to better handle delays

By Reuters: Airlines affected by air traffic control staff shortages should do more to prevent delays from snowballing into ‌broader disruptions, a pilots' union and an aviation consultant said, as lawmakers prepared to discuss U.S.

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2026-09-15T03:20:37.656845-07:00

Aviation Safety & Regulation

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Electric propulsion demands new techniques to reduce accident investigation risks

By FlightGlobal: High-voltage batteries and power systems present hazards during examination of wreckage, states UK authority. UK accident investigators are exploring and developing new techniques to mitigate the hazards posed during examination of wreckage from electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.

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2026-09-15T03:20:46.725453-07:00

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Brazilian inquiry says Gol 737-800 crew should have gone around before Recife runway excursion

By FlightGlobal: Brazilian probe finds jet drifted beyond Recife runway edge after night-time approach in crosswind and rain. Brazilian investigators probing a Gol Boeing 737-800 runway excursion at Recife indicate that the crew should have executed a go-around when weather conditions sharply deteriorated during short final.

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2026-09-14T23:51:02.539240-07:00

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Urban Air Mobility News • Kylie Bielby

Samson Sky secures USD80M to establish US production facility

By Urban Air Mobility News: kylie bielby Air taxis and personal transports Samson Sky, manufacturer of the Switchblade Flying Car, has secured an investment of USD 80 million from Dubai-based Matin Group.

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2026-09-15T01:06:03.125776-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

France’s La Compagnie eyes doubling of fleet by 2028

By ch-aviation: La Compagnie (B0, Paris Orly) aims to receive a third A321-200NX(LR) in 2027 and its first A321-200NY(XLR) in 2028, it said in a statement announcing the launch of its new transcontinental nonstop service between Düsseldorf and New York Newark, to be launched in the spring of next year.

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2026-09-15T02:20:16.096113-07:00

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Inflight Online • Satu Dahl

New connected seatback platform launched by Axinom and Rosen Aviation

By Inflight Online: A brand-new connected seatback platform has been launched by in-flight entertainment companies Axinom and Rosen Aviation.

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2026-09-15T03:49:57.323105-07:00

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ch-aviation • Helsinki Vantaa

Helsinki, Finland sees first dedicated cargo route to Asia

By ch-aviation: Qatar Airways Cargo has begun flights between Doha Hamad International and Helsinki Vantaa, marking the Nordic country's first dedicated, scheduled cargo route to Asia.

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2026-09-15T01:05:18.673137-07:00

Qantas opens Adelaide innovation center, creating 400 technology jobs

FAA boss set to discuss air traffic reform as airlines urged to better handle delays

Electric propulsion demands new techniques to reduce accident investigation risks

Brazilian inquiry says Gol 737-800 crew should have gone around before Recife runway excursion

Samson Sky secures USD80M to establish US production facility

France’s La Compagnie eyes doubling of fleet by 2028

New connected seatback platform launched by Axinom and Rosen Aviation

Helsinki, Finland sees first dedicated cargo route to Asia

Qatar Airways CEO Says Airline Will Add 138 Aircraft Over Next Five Years

New connected seatback platform launched by Axinom and Rosen Aviation

Samson Sky secures USD80M to establish US production facility

France’s La Compagnie eyes doubling of fleet by 2028

Qantas’ Adelaide ‘innovation centre’ open for business

Electric propulsion demands new techniques to reduce accident investigation risks

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