Vertical Mag
VertiCon 2026 in Atlanta attracted 12,852 attendees and produced 19 helicopter orders placed with Airbus, Bell and Leonardo. The hands-on show floor — including an indoor drone cage — highlighted mission-systems and AI demonstrations from FlySight and operator ecosystem moves such as ASU's E3 awards.
View from the Wing
• Gary Leff
By View from the Wing: Delta has finally disclosed its plan to return to Manila, telling the Department of Transportation that it wants to launch daily Los Angeles service next summer with an Airbus A350-900.
Airways Magazine
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: UK-based Firefly plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel from sewage sludge using hydrothermal liquefaction technology, targeting commercial production by 2029 with backing from Wizz Air and a 525,000-tonne supply agreement.
Reuters
• David Shepardson
By Reuters: Senate Democrats failed in a bid on Thursday to fund the Transportation Security Administration as Republicans demand lawmakers approve funding for the entire Homeland Security Department.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Eight European airlines and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have announced legal action against the Dutch government's unilateral decision to cap flights at...
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: The Netherlands' Council of State (Raad van State), the country's highest administrative court, has scrapped a government decision to limit the number of flights at...
AINonline
• Charles Alcock, Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Business aircraft flights proportionately less impacted than airline traffic.
Skift
• Darin Graham
By Skift: Long-haul travelers to Europe are increasingly choosing to get around with greener transport methods, in a shift that appears to be driven by slow Long-haul travelers are choosing trains, cycling, and electric transport across Europe as slow travel grows, but new research shows the shift is driven more by experience than climate concerns.
Airways Magazine
• Helwing Villamizar
AINonline
• Chad Trautvetter
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
