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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Azerbaijan and Russia settle AZAL Embraer E190 shootdown compensation

Azerbaijan Airlines and Russia have agreed on compensation and closed out settlement terms roughly 16 months after the December 2024 shootdown of AZAL flight J2-8243. The Embraer E190 was struck by Russia’s air defenses and later crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 of 62 aboard.

2026-04-17T01:42:59.319551-07:00

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Press Release: Diehl Aviation launches overhead-bin retrofit with SWISS

By Runway Girl: Diehl Aviation and Swiss International Air Lines have completed the first installation of the Mechanical Lift System (MLS) on an Airbus A350 aircraft, marking the start of a wider retrofit program for the airline's fleet.

2026-04-17T01:14:10.316733-07:00

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Urban Air Mobility News • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

“World’s first dedicated eVTOL commercial vertiport is now completed

By Urban Air Mobility News: ![Screenshot 2026-04-16 182607](https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-16-182607-678x381.jpg) According to an X post from Joby, the world’s first commercial air taxi vertiport, located next to Dubai International Airport, is now complete.

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WATCH: World’s first commercial vertiport by Dubai International Airport reaches technical completion

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Sheikh Hamdan reviews new Air Taxi Station near DXB ahead of commercial launch

Also: South China Morning Post, CTV News and The National UAE

2026-04-16T11:09:38.500074-07:00

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United Commits to Pilot Diversity by Launching Its Own Flight School, Scholarships

By Skift: Following the global reckoning of a lack of diversity, will United Airlines' push for a more inclusive cockpit be the way of the future?.

2026-04-17T01:14:11.964546-07:00

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Qatar Airways reactivates widebodies from Teruel storage

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2026-04-17T01:22:58.946604-07:00

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Associated Press • David Koenig

Lost in fog: Kobe copter crash highlights danger for pilots

By Associated Press: Pilots have known about disorientation in flight almost since the beginning of aviation and it still can be deadly.

2026-04-16T23:21:58.667610-07:00

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politico.eu • Csongor Körömi

Russia may get Wi-Fi on its planes … in 2028

By politico.eu: State-owned airline Aeroflot wants free internet in the sky, but Western sanctions could make this difficult to realise.

2026-04-16T23:32:04.070831-07:00

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politico.eu • Tommaso Lecca

Air traffic control nightmare looms this summer

By politico.eu: “Every summer since Covid has been the worst summer,” warned the deputy head of a pilots’ union.

2026-04-16T23:32:04.026035-07:00

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