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Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

Turkish Airlines has submitted a binding offer to acquire a 40% stake in Izmir-based biodiesel producer DB Tarımsal Enerji, proposing roughly $42 million of investment to bolster the carrier’s sustainable aviation fuel supply and reduce exposure to tight SAF markets.

2026-04-02T11:01:40.193501-07:00

Bloomberg

Lufthansa readies crisis plans that could ground jets amid fuel‑price spike and Gulf supply disruption

2026-04-02T06:57:50.081704-07:00

Aviation Today

ISTAT Americas 2026: Avionics reset — the shift to silicon‑first, software‑defined systems

2026-04-02T09:38:58.491923-07:00

Aviation Today

Army scales SkyFoundry, brings in commercial partners to hit one‑million drones by 2028

2026-04-02T09:38:58.208150-07:00

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SpaceNews.com

Optical terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's proliferated satellite constellation Optical inter-satellite terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's plans to field a proliferated satellite constellation, constraining deployment of high‑capacity optical networks across multiple orbits. Resolving terminal performance, production scale and integration challenges is necessary before the constellation can deliver its intended connectivity and resilience.

2026-04-02T12:47:24.239965-07:00

Optical terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's proliferated satellite constellation

FlightGlobal

Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply Turkish Airlines has submitted a binding offer to acquire a 40% stake in Izmir-based biodiesel producer DB Tarımsal Enerji, proposing roughly $42 million of investment to bolster the carrier’s sustainable aviation fuel supply and reduce exposure to tight SAF markets.

2026-04-02T11:01:40.193501-07:00

Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

Aviation Today

ISTAT Americas 2026: Avionics reset — the shift to silicon‑first, software‑defined systems Aircraft Value News' ISTAT Americas 2026 round-up identifies a sector‑wide 'avionics reset' toward silicon‑first, software‑defined architectures. The trend implies major changes to supplier roadmaps, retrofit pathways and lifecycle support and aftermarket services as hardware‑centric systems give way to modular, software‑driven platforms.

2026-04-02T09:38:58.491923-07:00

ISTAT Americas 2026: Avionics reset — the shift to silicon‑first, software‑defined systems

Aviation Today

Army scales SkyFoundry, brings in commercial partners to hit one‑million drones by 2028 The U.S. Army's SkyFoundry drone initiative has "evolved" to bring in commercial partners and scale U.S. production toward a goal of one million low‑cost systems by 2028. The shift signals a move from experimental buys to monthly mass manufacture and expanded counter‑drone capability.

2026-04-02T09:38:58.208150-07:00

Army scales SkyFoundry, brings in commercial partners to hit one‑million drones by 2028

Reuters

Ukrainian drone strikes destroyed ~40% of storage at Russia's Primorsk oil terminal, satellite images show U.S. commercial satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters shows Ukrainian drone attacks last month destroyed at least 40% of storage capacity at Primorsk, one of Russia's largest Baltic Sea oil export terminals. The damage highlights Kyiv's ability to strike high‑value energy infrastructure well beyond frontline areas.

2026-04-02T07:10:36.791248-07:00

Ukrainian drone strikes destroyed ~40% of storage at Russia's Primorsk oil terminal, satellite images show

Bloomberg

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Lufthansa readies crisis plans that could ground jets amid fuel‑price spike and Gulf supply disruption Lufthansa is drawing up emergency plans that could include grounding aircraft if demand falls and jet‑fuel becomes scarce or prohibitively expensive due to the Middle East war. The carrier says Persian Gulf deliveries via the Strait of Hormuz are constrained and some airports are already refusing extra flights.

2026-04-02T06:57:50.081704-07:00

Lufthansa readies crisis plans that could ground jets amid fuel‑price spike and Gulf supply disruption

Runway Girl

Latitude Interiors signs long-term cabin interiors agreement with major North American regional airline Latitude Interiors Group has signed a long-term cabin interiors agreement with a major North American regional airline. The multiyear deal commits Latitude to deliver cabin interiors and related services for the carrier’s regional fleet, establishing a sustained supplier partnership for future retrofit and new-fit programmes.

2026-04-02T06:11:18.742303-07:00

Latitude Interiors signs long-term cabin interiors agreement with major North American regional airline

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Spirit AeroSystems' 737 MAX fuselage rail deliveries slowed in March 2026, BNP Paribas warns BNP Paribas Equity Research finds Spirit AeroSystems' rail deliveries of 737 MAX fuselages slowed in March 2026; the bank says the reduction, if sustained, could create short-term constraints on Boeing's MAX throughput and delivery pacing. The note highlights near-term supply‑chain risk to production.

2026-04-02T02:06:14.874146-07:00

Spirit AeroSystems' 737 MAX fuselage rail deliveries slowed in March 2026, BNP Paribas warns

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Turkish Airlines to buy 40% stake in DB Tarımsal Enerji for $42m to secure SAF supply

Lufthansa readies crisis plans that could ground jets amid fuel‑price spike and Gulf supply disruption

ISTAT Americas 2026: Avionics reset — the shift to silicon‑first, software‑defined systems

Army scales SkyFoundry, brings in commercial partners to hit one‑million drones by 2028

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