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Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

FAA plans antenna relocations and new procedures after Marine One safety incident near Washington airport

The FAA is preparing to move air-traffic control antennas and revise operating procedures after a safety incident involving Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport. The changes are intended to improve communications and reduce the risk of another conflict between helicopter operations and airport traffic.

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2026-08-13T01:05:47.235397-07:00

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Aviacionline • Rainer Nieves Dolande

Wizz Air opens new base in Romania and launches new flights to Spain

By Aviacionline: Wizz Air will establish its tenth base in Romania in Brașov, expanding its offering to 15 active routes and adding flights to Spain, Germany and Moldova.

Also: AeroTime and Aviation A2Z

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2026-08-12T17:05:59.161498-07:00

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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

By ch-aviation: Pegasus Airlines (PC, Istanbul Sabiha Gökcen) has secured approval from the Turkish competition authority (Rekabet Kurumu) for its planned acquisition of the Smartwings Group, under a July 23, 2026 decision.

Also: FlightGlobal

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2026-08-13T01:05:48.556834-07:00

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ch-aviation • Daniel Martinez Garbuno

Turkey’s Baykar Technology eyes own cargo carrier

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on Baykar at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-08-13T02:06:51.907914-07:00

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New York Times • Andrea Fuller, David A. Fahrenthold, Hamed Aleaziz, Julie Tate, Nicholas Nehamas

Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.

By New York Times: The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights. But the fleet has largely sat idle for months.

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2026-08-13T03:05:08.575354-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Russia’s United Engine starts delivering serial PD-8 engines for SJ-100 programme

By FlightGlobal: Powerplant secured approval in June but import-substituted twinjet yet to receive certification. Russia’s United Engine has started delivering serially-produced Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants to the Yakovlev SJ-100 programme.

Also: Air Data News

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2026-08-13T00:35:07.431723-07:00

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ch-aviation • Paul Ash

Air India to restore most int'l flights by late 3Q26

By ch-aviation: Air India (AI, Delhi International) plans to bring back most of its international services from September 1, 2026, while also adding frequencies on certain major long-haul routes, amid ongoing efforts to restore flights it had temporarily reduced during July and August as a result of sharply rising fuel prices.

Also: Reuters and Economic Times

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2026-08-12T23:13:44.349164-07:00

ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

SunExpress could accelerate retirement of Boeing 737-800s amid high fuel prices

By ch-aviation: SunExpress (XQ, Antalya) could accelerate the retirement of its B737-800s as persistently high fuel prices increase pressure to operate a more fuel-efficient fleet.

Also: ch-aviation

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2026-08-12T22:33:50.682595-07:00

FAA plans antenna relocations and new procedures after Marine One safety incident near Washington airport

Wizz Air opens new base in Romania and launches new flights to Spain

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

Turkey’s Baykar Technology eyes own cargo carrier

Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.

Russia’s United Engine starts delivering serial PD-8 engines for SJ-100 programme

Air India to restore most int'l flights by late 3Q26

SunExpress could accelerate retirement of Boeing 737-800s amid high fuel prices

Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.

Wizz Air opens new base in Romania and launches new flights to Spain

Turkey’s Baykar Technology eyes own cargo carrier

FAA Plans Antennas, Communications Fixes After Incident With Helicopter Carrying Trump

Pegasus Airlines gets Turkish approval for Smartwings deal

Russia’s United Engine starts delivering serial PD-8 engines for SJ-100 programme

United 787 flight to Munich diverts to Boston after cockpit windshield cracks

Pelita Air-Garuda Indonesia merger structure under review

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