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Air India turnaround remains a “long game” as losses reach $2.8B, with Singapore Airlines defending its continued stake

Air India reported a $2.8 billion annual loss while Tata Group continues a fleet-renewal and modernization-led turnaround. Singapore Airlines chief Goh Choon Phong and the SIA group again characterized the transformation as a long, difficult process—despite the carrier’s ongoing operational and earnings drag.

2026-05-15T09:24:05.899861-07:00

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Global Airlines reshuffles leadership as A380 plan remains sidelined in ongoing flight hiatus

2026-05-15T09:40:51.801483-07:00

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Otto Aerospace clears Phantom 3500 PDR as clean-sheet laminar-flow business jet moves into detailed design (first test aircraft

2026-05-14T02:24:02.740043-07:00

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Lufthansa to move to 90% control of ITA Airways, formalizing majority stake deal for EUR325 million

2026-05-12T02:05:54.075685-07:00

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Global Airlines reshuffles leadership as A380 plan remains sidelined in ongoing flight hiatus UK start-up carrier Global Airlines has replaced a senior director following “twin departures,” while keeping its Airbus A380 “quadjet” in storage in France. The leadership tweak comes amid a continued operational pause that has lasted since May last year, indicating the A380 launch remains deferred.

2026-05-15T09:40:51.801483-07:00

Global Airlines reshuffles leadership as A380 plan remains sidelined in ongoing flight hiatus

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Air India turnaround remains a “long game” as losses reach $2.8B, with Singapore Airlines defending its continued stake Air India reported a $2.8 billion annual loss while Tata Group continues a fleet-renewal and modernization-led turnaround. Singapore Airlines chief Goh Choon Phong and the SIA group again characterized the transformation as a long, difficult process—despite the carrier’s ongoing operational and earnings drag.

2026-05-15T09:24:05.899861-07:00

Air India turnaround remains a “long game” as losses reach $2.8B, with Singapore Airlines defending its continued stake

Aviacionline

Argentina grounds A-4AR Fightinghawk fleet to make way for F-16M Fighting Falcon integration The Argentine Air Force has formally retired the A-4AR Fightinghawk fighter-bombers, ending nearly three decades of service. The service says the decision is tied to sustainability and logistic/cost criteria as it shifts institutional resources to the incoming F-16M Fighting Falcon.

2026-05-14T09:32:03.466000-07:00

Argentina grounds A-4AR Fightinghawk fleet to make way for F-16M Fighting Falcon integration

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Otto Aerospace clears Phantom 3500 PDR as clean-sheet laminar-flow business jet moves into detailed design (first test aircraft Otto Aerospace has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its clean-sheet Phantom 3500 ultra-low-drag business jet, advancing from conceptual design into detailed engineering and production planning. The company said it maintains momentum toward first flight, with its first test aircraft planned for 2027.

2026-05-14T02:24:02.740043-07:00

Otto Aerospace clears Phantom 3500 PDR as clean-sheet laminar-flow business jet moves into detailed design (first test aircraft

FlightGlobal

Vertical Aerospace chair Domhnal Slattery steps down as VX4 industrialisation ramps and up to $850M certification funding procee Vertical Aerospace says board chair Domhnal Slattery will depart effective 12 May, prompting the company to seek a new chair. The move lands as the VX4 programme enters industrialisation, with reported backing of up to $850M to support certification and early scale-up.

2026-05-13T03:55:07.480044-07:00

Vertical Aerospace chair Domhnal Slattery steps down as VX4 industrialisation ramps and up to $850M certification funding procee

Financial Times

Anduril raises $5B and doubles valuation to ~$61B as it scales autonomous warship operations in Seattle Anduril said it raised $5 billion in a round led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, doubling its valuation to about $61 billion in under a year. The company linked the financing to “aggressive” investment plans spanning manufacturing capacity, R&D and infrastructure to produce advanced defense systems, including autonomous warship operations in Seattle.

2026-05-13T01:23:12.090665-07:00

Anduril raises $5B and doubles valuation to ~$61B as it scales autonomous warship operations in Seattle

SpaceNews.com

Quantum Space to build maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aligning production with its new executive base Quantum Space says it will build its highly maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, leveraging the city as the location of the company’s new chief executive. The decision ties the next phase of spacecraft development to an updated leadership and operations footprint in the US.

2026-05-12T12:24:46.032528-07:00

Quantum Space to build maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aligning production with its new executive base

Vertical Mag

Thibauld Jongen appointed EASA certification director EASA has named Thibauld Jongen as its aircraft certification director, placing him in charge of the agency’s certification posture and leadership of the function responsible for validating new and modified aircraft designs. The appointment signals a focus on combining innovation with aviation safety expertise within the EU type-certification framework.

2026-05-12T06:46:23.592482-07:00

Thibauld Jongen appointed EASA certification director

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Air India turnaround remains a “long game” as losses reach $2.8B, with Singapore Airlines defending its continued stake

Global Airlines reshuffles leadership as A380 plan remains sidelined in ongoing flight hiatus

Otto Aerospace clears Phantom 3500 PDR as clean-sheet laminar-flow business jet moves into detailed design (first test aircraft

Lufthansa to move to 90% control of ITA Airways, formalizing majority stake deal for EUR325 million

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