UAV Development & Drone Programs   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   PaxEx   Airports  
Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

U.S. drone delivery crosses the 8-lb payload threshold; Flytrex adds heavy-duty pizza delivery

U.S. drone delivery operators are pushing payload capability past 8 lb, removing one of the core constraints tied to aircraft weight. Flytrex is also introducing a heavy-duty drone designed to drop two large Little Caesars pizzas in a single trip, extending drone food delivery toward higher-volume orders.

Also: Aero-News
2026-04-25T05:05:16.713968-07:00
MRO   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)  
aarcorp.com

AAR completes acquisition of Aircraft Reconfig Technologies

By aarcorp.com: The acquisition immediately expands AAR’s engineering and certification capabilities Wood Dale, Illinois — AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Aircraft Reconfig Technologies (ART) from ZIM Aircraft Cabin Solutions.

2026-04-24T16:20:12.973266-07:00
Routes   Middle East   Europe   Africa   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   easyJet  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

easyJet Announces Launch of Nine New Routes from Six UK Airports

By Breitflyte: easyJet has today announced the launch of nine new routes across six UK airports, including new winter 2026/27 services to the Canary Islands, Egypt, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland and Slovenia.

2026-04-24T17:37:07.984765-07:00
North America   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
Breitflyte • Joe Breitfeller

Airbus’ Mobile, Alabama Facility Marks 10 Years Since First Aircraft Delivery

By Breitflyte: Airbus has today marked the 10th anniversary of the first aircraft delivery from the Airbus U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The first aircraft assembled in the U.S., an A321 affectionately known as ‘BluesMobile,’ was delivered to JetBlue on April 25, 2016.

Also: Runway Girl
2026-04-24T18:53:07.702778-07:00
Routes   PaxEx   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Air Canada   Airbus  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Air Canada receives first Airbus A321XLR

By Air Data News: Long-range narrowbody will allow the airline to launch new routes with lower Canada took delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in Hamburg on April 24, becoming the first Canadian operator of the long-range narrowbody.

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2026-04-24T09:22:47.323524-07:00