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• Dominik Sipinski
TAP Air Portugal does not expect today’s elevated fuel prices to derail its privatization process, with chairman Carlos Oliveira and CEO Luis Rodrigues saying both the airline and the Portuguese state are still targeting selection of a new investor by October 2026.
FlightGlobal
• Murdo Morrison
By FlightGlobal: Bombardier Defense will supply another large-cabin jet to air ambulance specialist. German operator Aero-Dienst has ordered a second medevac-configured Challenger 650 from Bombardier Defense.
AINonline
• Matt Thurber
By AINonline: Fuselage rail system and radome approvals expand the company’s offerings.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: What is so difficult about flying the rare NDB approach?.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
By AeroTime: Emirates announced that it is prepared to launch daily widebody services to both Berlin and Stuttgart, committing more than €100 million (US$112 million) per year in operational expenses, staffing, airport charges, fuel, and other costs.
AINonline
• Kerry Lynch
By AINonline: Deputy administrator updates NATA forum on a range of issues.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Delta Air Lines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles ended up making an unscheduled landing at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a passenger allegedly slapped a female flight attendant’s bottom after she accidentally skipped him during the beverage service.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: A team at the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering has developed complex simulation software which, for the first time, accurately models the real-time interaction between an aircraft and the wildfire it is fighting.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
