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Aviation Today • John Persinos

Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety

A near miss involving Marine One has renewed scrutiny of airspace safety around Washington, D.C., highlighting the operational risks of managing high-priority government helicopter movements alongside other aircraft in one of the nation’s most tightly controlled and complex aviation environments.

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2026-08-19T22:51:01.018694-07:00

Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Airbus A350 Airbus

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

A350F test aircraft emerges in distinctive ‘parcel’ paint scheme

By FlightGlobal: Fuselage design for initial freighter selected after competition. Airbus has unveiled the paint scheme on its first A350F aircraft, as the freighter edges towards flight testing.

Also: Air Data News

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2026-08-19T14:35:11.512606-07:00

ATC Workforce & Skills Development Airlines

Aviation Today • John Persinos

Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?

By Aviation Today: Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here.

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2026-08-19T22:51:00.532513-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Norse Atlantic turns in heavy losses as shift in business model hammers revenues

By FlightGlobal: Norse has a dual-business model, splitting its fleet between its own network and lease operations Norse Atlantic Second-quarter income slumps as Norse cuts own network activity while lease business for IndiGo underperforms.

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2026-08-19T23:35:04.678441-07:00

Aircraft Finance & Leasing Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

AirAsia Group seeks up to $1bn in funding

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2026-08-19T20:50:06.914279-07:00

MRO Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Workforce & Skills Development Asia-Pacific (APAC) Airlines

ch-aviation • Sanja Stefanjesko

Lion Air to build MRO, training centre at new Indonesian hub

By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Lion Air to build MRO, training centre at new Indonesian hub” today!.

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2026-08-19T17:20:17.706354-07:00

North America Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

CNBC

Board approves $19.9 billion plan to overhaul Washington Dulles airport

By CNBC: The $6.2 billion reconstruction of the main terminal at the primary international airport serving the D.C. region is set to begin in late 2027.

The Points Guy

Hold your lounges! Dulles’ love-them-or-hate-them people movers aren’t going anywhere until the mid-2030s

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2026-08-19T09:35:59.147686-07:00

AI Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Embraer

Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer nears certification of world's first automatic takeoff system

By Air Data News: Embraer is approaching certification of a technology that will give its E190-E2 and E195-E2 a capability not currently available on other commercial airliners: automatically performing the rotation and initial phase of takeoff.

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2026-08-19T09:50:11.553789-07:00

Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety

A350F test aircraft emerges in distinctive ‘parcel’ paint scheme

Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?

Norse Atlantic turns in heavy losses as shift in business model hammers revenues

AirAsia Group seeks up to $1bn in funding

Lion Air to build MRO, training centre at new Indonesian hub

Board approves $19.9 billion plan to overhaul Washington Dulles airport

Hold your lounges! Dulles’ love-them-or-hate-them people movers aren’t going anywhere until the mid-2030s

Embraer nears certification of world's first automatic takeoff system

A350F test aircraft emerges in distinctive ‘parcel’ paint scheme

Norse Atlantic turns in heavy losses as shift in business model hammers revenues

Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?

Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety

AirAsia Group seeks up to $1bn in funding

Lion Air to build MRO, training centre at new Indonesian hub

Delta's Texas Ambitions: Is Austin Its Next Hub?

Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight

ICE Is Asking Gate Agents To Help Arrest Passengers. Some Are Pushing Back

FIA 2026: Megha Bhatia of Eve Air Mobility Highlights $14B Backlog and New Commercial Commitments

American Airlines to Install Seatback Screens Across 800+ Narrowbody Aircraft

ATSB finds Qantas A380 flew two long-haul sectors with maintenance lamp left inside wing

Air India Expands Pilot Drug Testing After Phuket–Delhi Incident as Malaysia Airlines Screens Cockpit and Cabin Crews

Google wins Spirit Airlines’ business-data trove for $10 million to train AI models

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