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Autonomy and advanced flight controls push up aircraft lease premiums

Aircraft equipped with AI‑augmented flight controls and autonomy capabilities are commanding higher lease rates, Aircraft Value News reports. Lessors and operators are re‑pricing assets as advanced flight‑control systems change operational risk, certification exposure and obsolescence profiles, lifting residual‑value expectations.

2026-03-05T21:53:52.453573-08:00

Associated Press

U.S. precision strike likely hit Iranian girls' school, investigators say

2026-03-06T11:20:36.512110-08:00

eVTOL Insights

Skyports demonstrates Vertiport Automation during SkyDrive eVTOL demo flights in Tokyo

2026-03-06T02:19:30.178600-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Hyperscalers Move into LEO — Power Architecture Will Decide the Winners

2026-03-06T06:01:26.043575-08:00

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Associated Press

U.S. precision strike likely hit Iranian girls' school, investigators say Satellite imagery and eyewitness footage show a precision aerial strike struck an Iranian girls' school at the outset of the U.S.-Israeli campaign; U.S. military investigators say a U.S. precision strike likely caused the blast and are reviewing whether AI-assisted targeting and human error played a role.

2026-03-06T11:20:36.512110-08:00

U.S. precision strike likely hit Iranian girls' school, investigators say

SpaceNews.com

Hyperscalers Move into LEO — Power Architecture Will Decide the Winners Major cloud providers are preparing to host AI compute and cloud services in LEO, shifting competition from bandwidth and latency to orbital power architecture — from large deployable solar arrays to beamed power and in‑orbit energy management. Whoever solves sustained, scalable power will control on‑orbit data centers.

2026-03-06T06:01:26.043575-08:00

Hyperscalers Move into LEO — Power Architecture Will Decide the Winners

eVTOL Insights

Skyports demonstrates Vertiport Automation during SkyDrive eVTOL demo flights in Tokyo Skyports Infrastructure revealed new details after supporting SkyDrive's eVTOL demonstration flights in Tokyo, showcasing its Vertiport Automation system in live operations. Skyports said the trial produced operational data and insights to validate automated vertiport functions for Advanced Air Mobility deployments.

2026-03-06T02:19:30.178600-08:00

Skyports demonstrates Vertiport Automation during SkyDrive eVTOL demo flights in Tokyo

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Autonomy and advanced flight controls push up aircraft lease premiums Aircraft equipped with AI‑augmented flight controls and autonomy capabilities are commanding higher lease rates, Aircraft Value News reports. Lessors and operators are re‑pricing assets as advanced flight‑control systems change operational risk, certification exposure and obsolescence profiles, lifting residual‑value expectations.

2026-03-05T21:53:52.453573-08:00

Autonomy and advanced flight controls push up aircraft lease premiums

Aviation Week

Merlin Labs completes Preliminary Design Review for C-130J autonomy program On March 5, Merlin Labs announced completion of the Preliminary Design Review for an autonomous flight system and autonomy software package developed for the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, advancing a programme tied to U.S. Special Operations Command and moving toward integration and testing.

2026-03-05T16:32:47.324228-08:00

Merlin Labs completes Preliminary Design Review for C-130J autonomy program

Skift

ChatGPT’s in‑app booking checkout fails to materialize, easing pressure on OTAs and airlines ChatGPT's planned in‑app booking checkout has failed to materialize, marking the feature effectively vaporware and easing investor concerns at Expedia and Booking Holdings. The collapse of the initiative reduces immediate competitive pressure on OTAs and airlines over direct‑booking and distribution disruption.

2026-03-05T14:47:14.125726-08:00

ChatGPT’s in‑app booking checkout fails to materialize, easing pressure on OTAs and airlines

AINonline

How data technology is transforming aircraft maintenance Advanced data tools and analytics are transforming aircraft maintenance by enabling condition-based and predictive interventions, improving reliability and reducing unscheduled downtime. Operators and MROs are using richer sensor data, fleet-level analytics and automated diagnostics to prioritise repairs and extend component life.

2026-03-05T11:52:12.543242-08:00

How data technology is transforming aircraft maintenance

Vertical Mag

Kleon Solutions deploys decade‑long camera-based wire‑detection system for helicopters Norwegian startup Kleon Solutions has put into operation a camera-based wire-detection system it spent more than a decade developing. The system is designed for helicopter operations to detect overhead wires and support safer low-altitude flight; initial deployment marks the shift from R&D to operational use.

2026-03-05T09:31:29.466725-08:00

Kleon Solutions deploys decade‑long camera-based wire‑detection system for helicopters

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Autonomy and advanced flight controls push up aircraft lease premiums

U.S. precision strike likely hit Iranian girls' school, investigators say

Skyports demonstrates Vertiport Automation during SkyDrive eVTOL demo flights in Tokyo

Hyperscalers Move into LEO — Power Architecture Will Decide the Winners

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