Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
FlightGlobal • Kerry Reals

NATS outlines sustainability roadmap for “future of flight,” including electric aircraft integration and North Atlantic contrail

NATS says it is building sustainability initiatives into UK air traffic management planning, including integration of electric aircraft into ATM approaches. The provider also plans to conduct a contrail trial over the North Atlantic later this year as part of efforts to reduce aviation’s climate impact.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-07-21T06:44:16.237010-07:00
Middle East   Orders   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Gulf Air becomes first Middle East carrier to commit to JetZero’s Z4 aircraft

By FlightGlobal: Japan Airlines also throws support behind in-development aircraft programme. Gulf Air has signed a letter of intent for an undisclosed number of JetZero’s in-development Z4 blended-wing body aircraft, becoming the type’s first airline customer outside of the USA.

Also: The Business Journals
2026-07-21T04:42:59.432110-07:00
Antitrust   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Policy & Regulation   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Airbus   Boeing  
Reuters • David Shepardson, Tim Hepher

EXCLUSIVE: EXCLUSIVE Boeing asks US to intervene over record EU loan to Airbus

By Reuters: Boeing has ​asked the U.S. government to press the European Union for transparency over a €3 billion ($3.43 billion) loan package to Airbus, resurfacing potential trade tensions after ‌the two sides extended a tariff truce over jet subsidies.

Also: CNBC, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Finance
2026-07-21T03:08:40.966997-07:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Industry Leader Profiles & Interviews  
FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

World’s largest aircraft on track for 2030 debut, start-up Radia says

By FlightGlobal: Colorado-based start-up reaffirms 2030 target for first flights of the massive planned cargo aircraft. WindRunner, a massive four-engined cargo aircraft concept, is on track for its targeted 2030 date for first certification flights, the start-up's chief executive, Mark Lundstrom, tells FlightGlobal.

2026-07-21T05:10:13.484062-07:00
Museums   Farnborough Airshow   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Policy  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

De Havilland relaunches Sherpa, targets new military and government orders

By FlightGlobal: A high-winged Sherpa is back at Farnborough, 50 years after show debut. De Havilland Canada used the second day of the Farnborough show to reintroduce its Short C-23 Sherpa to the international market, with ambitions of securing orders for an updated variant of the multi-use utility turboprop.

Also: Janes, marketforecast.com, aerospaceglobalnews.com and aerospaceglobalnews.com
2026-07-21T03:10:06.677928-07:00