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Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Heart Aerospace’s Full-Scale X1 Battery-Electric Demonstrator Completes First Flight

Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator completed its first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, becoming the largest battery-electric aircraft to fly, according to the company. The test advances technologies for the planned 30-seat ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner, targeted for service by 2031.

Also: CAPA and defence-industry.eu
2026-08-13T10:33:17.056478-07:00
China   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

China lays out civil aviation strategy through 2030

By ch-aviation: The Chinese government has renewed its five-year plan for civil aviation, which sets a goal for the sector's safety, service capacity, and infrastructure to reach world-class standards by 2030.

2026-08-13T17:05:16.426758-07:00
NTSB   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
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Associated Press • Josh Funk, Rio Yamat

NTSB: Engine Debris Shattered Ryanair Plane Window, Nearly Sucking Passenger Out

By Associated Press: Investigators say broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety.

Also: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Air Current, Seattle Times, FlightGlobal, FL360aero, CBS News, CNA, CNN, The Independent, CBC and 4 more
2026-08-13T11:35:08.448175-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
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Reuters

AirAsia posts quarterly loss, plans to reduce third-quarter capacity

By Reuters: Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group said on Thursday it expects to cut third-quarter capacity by ​20% to 25% from a year earlier to ‌safeguard profitability, before gradually rebuilding capacity to "pre-war levels" in the fourth quarter.

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2026-08-13T14:29:12.209338-07:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airbus A320   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Delta to launch first transatlantic route from Austin to Paris

By FlightGlobal: Carrier also announces service to San Diego from Austin, Texas. Delta Air Lines plans to launch a daily nonstop flight from Austin, Texas, to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in March 2027.

Also: Dj's Aviation, thriftytraveler.com, One Mile at a Time, Simple Flying, Aviation Week, Business Traveller and upgradedpoints.com
2026-08-13T12:35:04.637056-07:00