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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

NASA unveils Boeing 737-700 paint scheme for reduced-gravity research aircraft

NASA has revealed the new livery of a 13-year-old Boeing 737-700 being converted into a reduced-gravity research aircraft at King Aerospace in Oklahoma. The airframe previously served for years as a classified U.S. Air Force flying testbed before transferring to NASA for its next mission.

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2026-08-19T07:53:22.648223-07:00

AI Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Spirit Airlines

Bloomberg Law • James Nani

Spirit Data Sale to Google Prompts Flight Attendants’ Objection

By Bloomberg Law: A flight attendants’ union raised privacy concerns in response to the proposed sale of Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc.'s deindentified business data and operations records to Google LLC, which plans to use the information to train its artificial intelligence.

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Flight Attendant Union Fights Google’s Bid for Spirit Airlines Crew Data in Bankruptcy Sale

Also: The Independent

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2026-08-19T08:20:05.320387-07:00

PaxEx Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection) Delta Air Lines

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Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Delta Incident Puts Aviation Cybersecurity into Sharp Focus

By Via Satellite: In-flight connectivity (IFC) has a been a huge topic in satellite circles for well over a decade now, as airlines roll out these services improving both passenger experience and operations.

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2026-08-19T09:13:17.792640-07:00

eVTOL Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Dovetail upbeat on European certification path for electric powertrain

By FlightGlobal: Developer buoyed by first firm customer agreement and battery industrialisation pact. Dovetail Electric Aviation is confident that it can reach an agreement with Europe's civil aviation regulator by year-end on the certification basis of its DovePower propulsion system.

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2026-08-19T08:05:24.499985-07:00

eVTOL Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Sustainability & Climate Initiatives

AeroTime • Miquel Ros

Electra tests ultra-STOL aircraft as feeder for major airports

By AeroTime: Electra, a startup developing an ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) hybrid-electric aircraft, announced on August 18, 2026, that it has conducted a series of demonstration flights testing the capability of this novel aircraft to operate as a feeder for major airports.

Also: Flying Magazine

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2026-08-19T07:50:10.563956-07:00

eVTOL Policy & Regulation Asia-Pacific (APAC)

FlightGlobal • Murdo Morrison

Sri Lanka joins EHang’s fast-track programme

By FlightGlobal: Colombo to take part in effort to cut certification and adoption timeline for Chinese eVTOL platform from years to months.

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2026-08-19T07:50:16.438476-07:00

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The Air Current • Elan Head

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

By The Air Current: Whisper used a modified Swift 3 glider to test its electric ducted fans, marking its first flight tests with a human pilot on board.

Also: Aviation Week and Aviation Week

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2026-08-19T07:06:09.486981-07:00

Sustainability & Climate Initiatives Airlines

Skift • Tasmin Lockwood

Why American Paused a Climate Trial When Fuel Prices Spiked, Hopes to Resume This Fall

By Skift: cut aviation’s impact on the environment — but even marginal costs mount when jet fuel prices spike. When fuel prices spiked this spring, airlines moved to cut costs, and at American Airlines, one of the targets was a contrail-avoidance trial that had only just begun the month prior.

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2026-08-19T07:50:09.217069-07:00

NASA unveils Boeing 737-700 paint scheme for reduced-gravity research aircraft

Spirit Data Sale to Google Prompts Flight Attendants’ Objection

Flight Attendant Union Fights Google’s Bid for Spirit Airlines Crew Data in Bankruptcy Sale

Delta Incident Puts Aviation Cybersecurity into Sharp Focus

Dovetail upbeat on European certification path for electric powertrain

Electra tests ultra-STOL aircraft as feeder for major airports

Sri Lanka joins EHang’s fast-track programme

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

Why American Paused a Climate Trial When Fuel Prices Spiked, Hopes to Resume This Fall

Delta Incident Puts Aviation Cybersecurity into Sharp Focus

Spirit Data Sale to Google Prompts Flight Attendants’ Objection

NASA reveals new colors of Boeing 737 with secretive Air Force past

Dovetail upbeat on European certification path for electric powertrain

Sri Lanka joins EHang’s fast-track programme

Electra tests ultra-STOL aircraft as feeder for major airports

Lufthansa’s first Starlink-equipped aircraft enters service

Nigeria's Air Peace loses $42mn to groundhandling damages

Delta Pilots Detail Why Scheduling Talks Broke Down as Cancellations Rise

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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

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

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