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Typhoon Wipha forces Hong Kong to cancel 200+ flights and suspend transport

Hong Kong issued its highest storm warning as Typhoon Wipha, packing winds over 167 km/h, approached the city. The storm prompted cancellation of more than 200 flights, including all daytime Cathay Pacific services, suspension of ferries and buses, and school closures before gradual resumption of airport operations from 6 pm.

2025-07-19T21:09:37.971897-07:00

Reuters

Nepal inquiry cites incorrect speed data and improper loading in CRJ200 takeoff crash

2025-07-18T07:23:49.500125-07:00

AeroTime

Aegean to Deploy Two Airbus A321XLRs on Athens–New Delhi and Mumbai Routes

2025-07-18T03:22:33.918067-07:00

The Air Current

Preliminary AAIB Findings: Fuel Control Switches Cutoff in Air India Dreamliner Crash

2025-07-11T14:15:24.458527-07:00

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Bloomberg

Typhoon Wipha forces Hong Kong to cancel 200+ flights and suspend transport Hong Kong issued its highest storm warning as Typhoon Wipha, packing winds over 167 km/h, approached the city. The storm prompted cancellation of more than 200 flights, including all daytime Cathay Pacific services, suspension of ferries and buses, and school closures before gradual resumption of airport operations from 6 pm.

2025-07-19T21:09:37.971897-07:00

Typhoon Wipha forces Hong Kong to cancel 200+ flights and suspend transport

Air & Space Forces Mag

USAF F-35As Forward-Deployed to Philippines for Cope Thunder Debut For the first time, U.S. Air Force F-35s operated from Philippine soil during the latest Cope Thunder exercise, marking an expansion of forward fighter operations and interoperability with regional partners in the Indo-Pacific.

2025-07-18T07:55:14.915116-07:00

USAF F-35As Forward-Deployed to Philippines for Cope Thunder Debut

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Nepal inquiry cites incorrect speed data and improper loading in CRJ200 takeoff crash Nepal’s government probe determined that a ferry flight of a Saurya Airlines CRJ200 lifted prematurely on incorrect takeoff speed data and was improperly loaded. The MHIRJ-operated jet stalled after rotation during departure from Kathmandu in July 2023, killing 18 of 19 onboard; only the captain survived.

2025-07-18T07:23:49.500125-07:00

Nepal inquiry cites incorrect speed data and improper loading in CRJ200 takeoff crash

AINonline

Asia-Pacific Regulators Publish Unified eVTOL and Drone Safety Guidance A coalition of 20 Asia-Pacific civil aviation authorities has released reference materials outlining safety standards for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft and drone operations, aiming to harmonize regulatory frameworks and accelerate advanced air mobility deployment across the region.

2025-07-18T07:06:58.414476-07:00

Asia-Pacific Regulators Publish Unified eVTOL and Drone Safety Guidance

AeroTime

Aegean to Deploy Two Airbus A321XLRs on Athens–New Delhi and Mumbai Routes Aegean Airlines has ordered two Airbus A321XLRs with 10.5-hour range to launch direct services from Athens to New Delhi and Mumbai beginning in 2026. The carrier plans to operate five weekly rotations on each route, featuring revamped business and economy class cabins tailored for long-haul operations.

2025-07-18T03:22:33.918067-07:00

Aegean to Deploy Two Airbus A321XLRs on Athens–New Delhi and Mumbai Routes

Financial Express

L&T Delivers First Tejas Mk1A Wing Assemblies to HAL, Advancing India’s Indigenous Fighter Production Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has received the inaugural set of wing assemblies for its Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk1A from Larsen & Toubro’s Coimbatore facility, marking a key milestone in India’s Make in India defence manufacturing drive and underpinning the fighter’s planned production ramp-up.

2025-07-18T01:47:46.768536-07:00

L&T Delivers First Tejas Mk1A Wing Assemblies to HAL, Advancing India’s Indigenous Fighter Production

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Army Tiger helicopter damaged in hard landing during Exercise Talisman Sabre An Australian Army Tiger attack helicopter was damaged after a hard landing during the multinational Exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, the army said. The incident prompted a pause in flight operations and a safety review of rotary-wing protocols amid high-tempo allied drills.

2025-07-18T00:07:56.364942-07:00

Australian Army Tiger helicopter damaged in hard landing during Exercise Talisman Sabre

JoongAng Daily

South Korea Targets 2045 Lunar Base with Resource-Driven Space Roadmap South Korea’s space agency unveiled a long-term exploration roadmap targeting a lunar base by 2045 alongside a Mars lander mission. The plan prioritizes in-situ resource utilization, infrastructure development on the Moon and progressive robotic missions to secure Seoul’s role in the emerging cislunar economy.

2025-07-17T14:43:37.381760-07:00

South Korea Targets 2045 Lunar Base with Resource-Driven Space Roadmap

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