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Jet-fuel surge forces SAS to scrap ~1,000 April flights; Air New Zealand consolidates services

SAS plans to cancel about 1,000 April flights and Air New Zealand is consolidating or cutting domestic and long-haul services as Middle East-driven jet-fuel prices spike. Carriers are reducing capacity, passing costs into fares or surcharges, and rivals like Norwegian are filling some routes.

2026-03-18T04:30:05.959876-07:00

ch-aviation

Israel says it destroyed A340 linked to Iran’s supreme leader

2026-03-18T04:14:57.889721-07:00

The War Zone

USS Gerald R. Ford sails to Crete for repairs after 30‑hour laundry fire

2026-03-17T16:58:24.487044-07:00

FlightGlobal

China boosts fighter production to 300–400 jets annually after major factory expansion

2026-03-17T14:53:54.217969-07:00

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Associated Press

Trump to attend dignified transfer at Dover AFB for six U.S. service members killed in Middle East President Donald Trump will attend a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday, receiving the remains of six U.S. service members killed in the Middle East. The planned appearance places the president at the military mortuary that handles repatriation of American casualties.

2026-03-18T05:00:17.609167-07:00

Trump to attend dignified transfer at Dover AFB for six U.S. service members killed in Middle East

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Jet-fuel surge forces SAS to scrap ~1,000 April flights; Air New Zealand consolidates services SAS plans to cancel about 1,000 April flights and Air New Zealand is consolidating or cutting domestic and long-haul services as Middle East-driven jet-fuel prices spike. Carriers are reducing capacity, passing costs into fares or surcharges, and rivals like Norwegian are filling some routes.

2026-03-18T04:30:05.959876-07:00

Jet-fuel surge forces SAS to scrap ~1,000 April flights; Air New Zealand consolidates services

ch-aviation

Israel says it destroyed A340 linked to Iran’s supreme leader Israel says it destroyed an Airbus A340 that it links to Iran’s supreme leader; the aircraft has been associated with Meraj Air, industry data provider ch-aviation reports. Details on where and how the strike occurred, operator confirmation and independent verification are still limited.

2026-03-18T04:14:57.889721-07:00

Israel says it destroyed A340 linked to Iran’s supreme leader

Associated Press

Shooting at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico kills one, wounds another A shooting at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, left one person dead and another wounded Tuesday. The base was placed on lockdown while emergency and security personnel responded; officials later declared the installation secure and said the injured individual is receiving medical treatment.

2026-03-17T18:49:03.136674-07:00

Shooting at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico kills one, wounds another

The War Zone

USS Gerald R. Ford sails to Crete for repairs after 30‑hour laundry fire The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is sailing to Crete for repairs after a laundry‑room fire that burned for more than 30 hours during its extended Middle East deployment. The blaze displaced over 600 sailors, injured two, and has forced the Navy to reshuffle carrier schedules and maintenance plans.

2026-03-17T16:58:24.487044-07:00

USS Gerald R. Ford sails to Crete for repairs after 30‑hour laundry fire

FlightGlobal

China boosts fighter production to 300–400 jets annually after major factory expansion Commercial satellite imagery shows China's state-owned aviation conglomerate has dramatically expanded facilities producing military combat aircraft — including the fifth-generation J‑20 — raising reported fighter production capacity toward roughly 300–400 airframes per year, according to recent imagery analysis, a sizable increase in PLA-AF industrial output.

2026-03-17T14:53:54.217969-07:00

China boosts fighter production to 300–400 jets annually after major factory expansion

Reuters

Russia supplying Iran satellite imagery and advanced drone technology to sharpen targeting of U.S. forces U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal that Russia has stepped up intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran, supplying commercial and military satellite imagery plus improved drone components and techniques to enhance Tehran’s ability to target U.S. forces across the region.

2026-03-17T13:32:20.547465-07:00

Russia supplying Iran satellite imagery and advanced drone technology to sharpen targeting of U.S. forces

SpaceNews.com

Pentagon’s ‘Golden Dome’ Estimate Jumps to $185B as Space-Based Defenses Expand The Pentagon has increased its Golden Dome cost estimate by $10 billion to $185 billion to add space-based missile-tracking and hypersonic-defense elements, prompting Lockheed, RTX and Northrop to accelerate work. Program leadership says external projections overstate the scale of cost growth and are fundamentally flawed.

2026-03-17T11:47:23.494561-07:00

Pentagon’s ‘Golden Dome’ Estimate Jumps to $185B as Space-Based Defenses Expand

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Jet-fuel surge forces SAS to scrap ~1,000 April flights; Air New Zealand consolidates services

Israel says it destroyed A340 linked to Iran’s supreme leader

USS Gerald R. Ford sails to Crete for repairs after 30‑hour laundry fire

China boosts fighter production to 300–400 jets annually after major factory expansion

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