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First A350F prototype exits Toulouse final assembly as Airbus ramps test campaign

Airbus has advanced the A350F into a critical phase as the first prototype exited Toulouse final assembly and entered systems, engine and test installation. The programme will field two flight-test aircraft, targets a 50% share of the >80‑ton freighter market and has 82 firm orders.

2025-11-26T01:54:20.340818-08:00

Euronews

FAA warns pilots over Venezuelan airspace as international carriers suspend flights and Spain extends NOTAM

2025-11-25T03:44:36.274481-08:00

aircanada.com

Air Canada expands Summer 2026 transatlantic network, becomes second-largest in North America

2025-11-25T06:13:54.357223-08:00

The Points Guy

Iberia to launch daily Madrid–Newark A321XLR and add Toronto transatlantic services in 2026

2025-11-25T07:11:11.800737-08:00

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Air Europa eyes Turkish loan as contingency if investor deal stalls Spain's Air Europa is exploring a loan from Turkish lenders as a contingency should a planned investor deal fail to close. The carrier is positioning the potential Turkish financing as a fallback while negotiations with the prospective investor continue, signalling a parallel path to secure near-term funding.

2025-11-26T02:15:26.369453-08:00

Air Europa eyes Turkish loan as contingency if investor deal stalls

Air Data News

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First A350F prototype exits Toulouse final assembly as Airbus ramps test campaign Airbus has advanced the A350F into a critical phase as the first prototype exited Toulouse final assembly and entered systems, engine and test installation. The programme will field two flight-test aircraft, targets a 50% share of the >80‑ton freighter market and has 82 firm orders.

2025-11-26T01:54:20.340818-08:00

First A350F prototype exits Toulouse final assembly as Airbus ramps test campaign

FlightGlobal

Norse Atlantic says full-year profit out of reach after soft transatlantic Q3 Norse Atlantic Airways said it will miss its goal of full-year profitability after a weak third quarter driven by softer transatlantic demand and one‑off costs. CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen cited "tough competition" on core transatlantic routes as the primary headwind to recovery.

2025-11-26T00:52:11.634536-08:00

Norse Atlantic says full-year profit out of reach after soft transatlantic Q3

payloadasia.com

AIR ONE receives second 777F in three months to boost Hong Kong–UK freighter capacity AIR ONE International has taken delivery of a second Boeing 777F in three months, expanding its managed freighter fleet to increase capacity and reliability on its Hong Kong–UK route. The addition strengthens the carrier's Asia–Europe cargo network and supports long‑haul palletised services.

2025-11-25T23:48:24.425761-08:00

AIR ONE receives second 777F in three months to boost Hong Kong–UK freighter capacity

Air & Space Forces Mag

USAF B-52s Complete Spain Rotation, Train over Middle East and Africa Several B-52 Stratofortress bombers concluded a deployment to Spain that included a series of training missions across the Middle East and Africa. The rotation reinforced US forward bomber presence, enabled regional interoperability exercises with partner forces, and kept long‑range strike crews operationally ready.

2025-11-25T14:56:27.073360-08:00

USAF B-52s Complete Spain Rotation, Train over Middle East and Africa

AINonline

CAE expands EASA CBTA recurrent training for business aviation as Phase A rollout begins in January CAE will expand delivery of EASA's competency‑based training and assessment (CBTA) for business aviation recurrent courses as Phase A of EASA's recurrent training programme begins rollout in January, positioning CAE to provide approved CBTA recurrent instruction to business‑jet operators and crews.

2025-11-25T13:11:16.397448-08:00

CAE expands EASA CBTA recurrent training for business aviation as Phase A rollout begins in January

Space Intel Report

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ESA CM25 ministerial marks a turning point: seven signals that will shape Europe’s space future At ESA's CM25 ministerial (Nov. 26–27), seven signals emerged that will define Europe’s space trajectory: commitments on sovereign launch and industrial consolidation, a new defence role for ESA, accelerated lunar and satcom programmes, and tighter sustainability and procurement rules, reshaping funding and industry strategy.

2025-11-25T10:04:43.210640-08:00

ESA CM25 ministerial marks a turning point: seven signals that will shape Europe’s space future

FlightGlobal

France and UK launch higher‑resolution volcanic‑ash forecasts to cut airline disruption France and the UK's meteorological agencies have launched a higher‑resolution volcanic‑ash forecasting service designed to halve airline disruption in the event of a major eruption. The service delivers finer-scale ash‑dispersion maps to support more targeted airspace restrictions and operational decisions, reflecting lessons from Eyjafjallajökull.

2025-11-25T09:27:57.020772-08:00

France and UK launch higher‑resolution volcanic‑ash forecasts to cut airline disruption