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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Turkey’s Baykar Technology is considering establishing its own cargo carrier, according to Commercial Aviation News. The move would extend the company’s aviation footprint beyond its established defense and unmanned-aircraft activities, although the report provides no details on timing, fleet, routes or operating structure.
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Turkey’s Baykar Technology is considering establishing its own cargo carrier, according to Commercial Aviation News. The move would extend the company’s aviation footprint beyond its established defense and unmanned-aircraft activities, although the report provides no details on timing, fleet, routes or operating structure.
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DNA recovered from an explosive drone that struck an Antonov An-124 at Leipzig/Halle reportedly matches evidence from the 2024 DHL incendiary parcel plot. The finding could connect an attack on an aircraft at a major European cargo hub with a broader suspected GRU-linked campaign.
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An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 freighter overran the runway at Norilsk, marking the Russian carrier’s second 737 runway overrun in less than six weeks. The repeat event puts renewed focus on the operator’s 737 operations and runway-excursion risk management.
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The November 4, 2025 loss of a UPS-operated MD-11 freighter at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport highlights the consequences of an engine separating from the wing during takeoff. The event also revives a decades-old aviation safety lesson about vulnerable single-point failure modes.
Turkish drone maker Baykar may expand into commercial aviation with a cargo airline operating Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, according to reports. The potential move would add a logistics and air-transport business to Baykar’s established unmanned-aircraft portfolio, though details on timing, fleet size and regulatory approvals remain unclear.
Saltchuk Aviation-owned Ryan Air has received its first Saab 340B(F) freighter from Jetstream Aviation Capital. The aircraft will support scheduled and charter cargo services linking more than 80 communities across western Alaska, expanding the operator’s dedicated freight capacity in a geographically dispersed market.
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Airbus booked 204 gross commercial aircraft orders in July, led by leasing deals with Chinese companies, while deliveries reached 67 jets to 39 customers. Year-to-date deliveries rose to 418, but the pace remains below last year and the first A350F delivery has slipped to late 2027.
IndiGo operated Navi Mumbai International Airport’s first dedicated freighter service on Aug. 2, using A321-200(P2F) VT-IKX on a Bengaluru–Navi Mumbai–Sharjah–Delhi rotation. The launch establishes the new airport as an operating point for IndiGo’s cargo network and adds a west India gateway to its freighter schedule.
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