Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Daher has handed over the 1,300th aircraft in its TBM single-engine turboprop family at Aero Friedrichshafen, nearly 36 years after the first TBM entered service. The milestone airframe is a TBM 980 delivered to a U.S. customer, underscoring the program’s long-running production footprint.
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• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: Namibia and Botswana are planning to establish a joint airline backed by a strategic partner, Botswana’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed.
politico.eu
• Ben Munster, James Fernyhough
By politico.eu: The AccelerateEU plan contains non-binding recommendations promising to help member states make use of existing rules.
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• Hilka Birns
By ch-aviation: South Africa's transport minister, Barbara Creecy, declined to discuss South African Airways' current financial status during a parliamentary oversight meeting, attributing the airline’s recent poor audit outcome to the "state capture" era, with criminal investigations ongoing at the airline.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Technically demanding airport configurations can bring out the skills in pilots.
Air Cargo News
• Rebecca Jeffrey
By Air Cargo News: Airbus has taken a big step towards completing its first A350 freighter with the arrival of the cargo door at its final assembly line facility in France.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: Technology Aviation Business group includes 30 founding members.
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• Paul Ash
By ch-aviation: Interested in Commercial Aviation/Business Aviation? Unlock exclusive news such as “Tunisair aims to grow active fleet to 21 jets by YE26” today!.
