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Runway Girl • Becca Alkema

Britten-Norman flies first Islander built wholly in the UK since 1968

Britten-Norman’s BN2B Islander serial 2317 made its first flight on Sept. 3, marking the first Islander built wholly in the UK since 1968. The milestone advances the manufacturer’s production-reshoring effort, with delivery expected in the coming weeks and a second aircraft already in production at Bembridge.

2026-09-12T10:50:41.346359-07:00
ATC   Europe   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Military aircraft flight plan reportedly triggered UK air traffic control outage

By Air Data News: Anomalous flight-plan data preceded the NATS failure that caused widespread disruption flight plan associated with a British military aircraft reportedly triggered the air traffic control system failure that caused widespread disruption across the United Kingdom this week, according to the Financial Times .

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2026-09-11T23:51:29.790527-07:00
PaxEx   Airports   TSA   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

25 Years After 9/11: How Airline Security Changed—and What Is Changing Again

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Today marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks, a date that will forever be etched into the psyche of countless people, including many who work in this industry.

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2026-09-11T00:37:22.614675-07:00
Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus A350   Airbus   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Alfred Chua

Vietnam Airlines poised to order five A350s

By FlightGlobal: Aircraft will be delivered between 2033 and 2034. Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for a provisional order of five Airbus A350-900s, as part of wider fleet expansion plans.

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2026-09-10T20:05:41.415093-07:00