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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Porter Airlines to launch four seasonal international routes from London, Ontario, with E195-E2

Porter Airlines will add four seasonal international routes from London International Airport this winter, connecting the southwestern Ontario city nonstop with destinations in Florida, Mexico and Jamaica. The new services will be operated with Embraer E195-E2 aircraft and include two Florida routes, according to the reports.

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2026-08-26T11:51:26.231070-07:00

Airports Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Two baggage handlers have died, and four more are still receiving medical treatment after being infected with malaria by a mosquito that hitched a ride in the cargo hold of a plane that landed at Frankfurt am Main International Airport after a flight from sub-Saharan Africa.

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2026-08-26T12:20:32.556515-07:00

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Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

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2026-08-26T12:50:05.730481-07:00

Airports Accident Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

By AeroTime: A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 ran off the runway at Mashhad Airport in Iran and suffered a nose-gear collapse.

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Former Sabena Boeing 737-500 involved in runway excursion in Iran

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Iranian Boeing 737-500 Veers Off Runway While Landing at Mashhad Airport

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2026-08-26T10:36:10.315018-07:00

SAAB Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

By FlightGlobal: Regional Express amends procedures after incidents in which pilots took manual control to restore flightpath. Australian operator Regional Express is amending flight procedures following incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted off their planned departure course after take-off.

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2026-08-26T10:50:14.321463-07:00

Helicopter North America Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation

AINonline • Amy Wilder

TSB Canada: Helicopters More Than Twice as Likely as Airplanes to Suffer Loss-of-Visual-Reference Accidents

By AINonline: Rotorcraft more than twice as vulnerable to loss of visual reference accidents than airplanes.

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2026-08-26T10:07:11.248295-07:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Airbus Airbus A320 United Airlines

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

United Questions Airbus A321XLR’s Real-World Range for Some Missions

By Air Data News: Carrier says the Airbus narrowbody cannot perform some missions originally presented to it, but existing A321LR and XLR operations suggest the issue is more nuanced than the headline 4,700-nm figure.

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2026-08-26T10:20:12.292629-07:00

ATC Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Workforce & Skills Development

Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

New Facility Could Help FAA Address ATC Staffing Woes

By Flying Magazine: Manufacturing plant for digital voice switches could enable dynamic reallocation of ATC resources.

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2026-08-26T09:33:57.679792-07:00

Porter Airlines to launch four seasonal international routes from London, Ontario, with E195-E2

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

Former Sabena Boeing 737-500 involved in runway excursion in Iran

Iranian Boeing 737-500 Veers Off Runway While Landing at Mashhad Airport

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

TSB Canada: Helicopters More Than Twice as Likely as Airplanes to Suffer Loss-of-Visual-Reference Accidents

United Questions Airbus A321XLR’s Real-World Range for Some Missions

New Facility Could Help FAA Address ATC Staffing Woes

Whisper Aero Flies Electric Glider on Its Quiet Fans

Porter opens international routes from Canada's London with E195-E2

Two Baggage Handlers at Frankfurt Die From Malaria Carried by a Stowaway Mosquito in a Plane’s Cargo Hold

Nose gear collapses as Sepehran Airlines 737 runs off runway in Iran

Pilots urged to check waypoint entries after departing Saab 340s drift off course

TSB Canada: Helicopters More Than Twice as Likely as Airplanes to Suffer Loss-of-Visual-Reference Accidents

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