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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Air Canada will use a $1.8 billion investment to repay outstanding bonds, directing fresh capital toward balance-sheet obligations rather than fleet or network expansion. The available report does not identify the investor, timing, bond maturities or other terms of the transaction.
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Air Canada will use a $1.8 billion investment to repay outstanding bonds, directing fresh capital toward balance-sheet obligations rather than fleet or network expansion. The available report does not identify the investor, timing, bond maturities or other terms of the transaction.
Hyde County emergency services used a single-seat Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL for two real 911 responses, marking the aircraft’s first reported emergency deployments in the United States. In one call, the paramedic pilot reached the patient 20 minutes before the ground ambulance in the rural coastal county.
The Department of Homeland Security used a no-bid contract to acquire 10 used aircraft, citing an urgent need for deportation flights. The fleet has reportedly remained largely parked for months, raising questions about procurement urgency, utilization and stewardship of public funds.
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United Flight 108, a Boeing 787-8 traveling from Washington Dulles to Munich, diverted to Boston after its cockpit windshield cracked during the flight. The diversion occurred as severe weather was also causing additional delays and cancellations across the network.
AirSuite has been selected for support from the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network’s R&D Partnership Fund to develop next-generation, Ontario-made mobility technologies for aviation ground operations. The funding positions the company within the province’s effort to advance locally developed solutions for airport and aviation operations.
The U.S. Army awarded Collins Aerospace an engineering-services contract worth up to $472 million to support CH-47 Chinook avionics modernization, upgrades and sustainment. The award follows a separate $876 million Boeing contract for Block II Chinooks, taking Army investment in fleet modernization above $1 billion.
Global business aviation flying activity increased 5.6% in July 2026, according to Argus, even as Europe recorded its first year-over-year decline in 14 months. Stronger activity in North America drove the overall gain, highlighting diverging regional conditions across the business aviation market.
AIR is partnering with the Florida Department of Transportation to establish its U.S. headquarters and an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft production hub in the state. The company says the initiative will position Florida as a base for its advanced air mobility activities and manufacturing operations.
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