Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Airbus  
AINonline • Charles Alcock

Airbus-led LEIA project targets certification-ready hybrid-electric aircraft energy architecture

Airbus is advancing its EU-backed LEIA (Hybrid Electric Integration Architecture) project to validate hybrid-electric aircraft systems ahead of future certification. Working with partners across the EU, the UK and the US, the program is developing a new aircraft energy architecture with a first ground demonstration planned for 2027, building on the just-completed SWITCH R&D effort.

Also: GlobalAir.com and aero-defence.tech
2026-07-24T02:50:40.477516-07:00
Routes   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Southwest Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Dunn

Southwest attention turns to building on model changes

By FlightGlobal: Carrier aims to build on strong revenue growth with network push into "points of strength". Having completed the roll-out of a string of business model changes over the past year, Southwest Airlines executives are turning their attentions to what comes next.

2026-07-24T03:19:28.397244-07:00
GA   Helicopter   North America   Kenmore Air   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
Reuters • Kanishka Singh

Seaplane crashes in Washington state, all 11 people on board accounted for

By Reuters: The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that a Kenmore Air seaplane in Washington state with ​11 people on board made an emergency landing ‌near Sucia Island before catching fire, but everyone on the plane was accounted for after a rescue operation.

Also: Aviation Safety Network, Economic Times, NBC News, The Independent, CBS News, CNN and 5 more
2026-07-23T21:09:48.924140-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Airbus unveils refreshed colour scheme on A380 intended for RISE flight-testing

By FlightGlobal: Four-engined laboratory aircraft to be used for crucial airborne analysis of open-fan powerplant. Airbus has unveiled a refreshed, modern livery for the A380 which will be used to test the open-fan engine for CFM International’s RISE programme.

2026-07-24T00:36:19.716238-07:00