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Farnborough Airshow   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
FlightGlobal • BAE Systems

Farnborough 2026 shows hybrid-electric flight moving from research to development

Hybrid-electric flight demonstrations at the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 highlighted the aviation industry’s shift from exploratory research toward real-world aircraft development. The demonstrations offered a visible measure of how quickly electrification technologies are progressing toward practical application.

2026-09-14T23:05:17.012540-07:00
Supply Chain   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airbus  
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Reuters • Julie Zhu

Airbus sees no softening in demand despite geopolitical headwinds

By Reuters: Airbus has not seen any softening in aircraft demand or deliveries due to geopolitical or supply chain headwinds, its Asia-Pacific president said on Tuesday.

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2026-09-14T21:04:56.202687-07:00
ATC   NTSB   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Reuters • David Shepardson

US NTSB says one-third of FAA answers to safety recommendations are 'unacceptable'

By Reuters: The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said responses by the Federal Aviation Administration to 11 of 33 recommendations made by the board after ​a 2025 mid-air collision killed 67 people near Washington were "unacceptable" and failed to address safety ‌concerns.

2026-09-14T15:35:40.265456-07:00
ALPA   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Breeze pilots request mediation as contract talks stall

By FlightGlobal: The Air Line Pilots Association represents the discount airline's pilots. Pilots at Breeze Airways requested a federally appointed mediator as contract negotiations remain deadlocked.

2026-09-14T15:35:40.638903-07:00
777X   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Workforce & Skills Development   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Leeham News • Howard Hardee

Working to Avoid Strike, Boeing Advances Another SPEEA Offer

By Leeham News: In the interest of protecting the slow ramp-up of 737 Max production across its facilities and ensuring that certification progress continues on the Max 10 and 777X programs, Boeing is highly motivated to avoid a workers’ strike.

2026-09-14T12:36:04.863904-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Textron  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Cessna SkyCourier UX explores autonomous military cargo role with new loading design

By Air Data News: Concept removes the conventional cockpit to study a forward-loading architecture for distributed Textron Aviation has unveiled a concept for an autonomous version of the Cessna SkyCourier in which the absence of a conventional cockpit could make room for a new forward cargo-loading architecture.

2026-09-14T14:16:13.135584-07:00