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First real-time detection of a lithium plume from a Falcon 9 reentry

Researchers captured the first real-time measurements of metal pollution from a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper-stage reentry, identifying a lithium-rich cloud at roughly 96 km altitude. The observation provides direct evidence that routine reentries deposit vaporized metals into the pristine upper atmosphere.

2026-02-19T14:06:20.144692-08:00

Airways Magazine

Future Flight: Emerging technologies, sustainability and advanced aircraft concepts shaping air travel

2026-02-19T14:06:22.148118-08:00

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ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators

2026-02-19T01:56:05.875574-08:00

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Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite

2026-02-18T06:13:59.563866-08:00

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Future Flight: Emerging technologies, sustainability and advanced aircraft concepts shaping air travel A survey of emerging propulsion, autonomy, materials innovations and sustainability initiatives — alongside clean‑sheet aircraft architectures — shows how new technologies and regulatory shifts will reshape fleet economics, infrastructure investment, operational profiles and certification timelines for carriers and OEMs over the next decade.

2026-02-19T14:06:22.148118-08:00

Future Flight: Emerging technologies, sustainability and advanced aircraft concepts shaping air travel

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First real-time detection of a lithium plume from a Falcon 9 reentry Researchers captured the first real-time measurements of metal pollution from a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper-stage reentry, identifying a lithium-rich cloud at roughly 96 km altitude. The observation provides direct evidence that routine reentries deposit vaporized metals into the pristine upper atmosphere.

2026-02-19T14:06:20.144692-08:00

First real-time detection of a lithium plume from a Falcon 9 reentry

AINonline

ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators ATR will decide by end‑2029 whether to launch a hybrid‑electric regional airliner under its Evo programme. The proposal is grounded in technologies and demonstrators developed through EU‑backed Clean Aviation projects that underpin propulsion, systems integration and maturity assessments for the concept.

2026-02-19T01:56:05.875574-08:00

ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators

Aviation Business News

Pegasus opens $40m digitalised MRO at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with five narrowbody bays Pegasus Airlines has opened a $40m state-of-the-art MRO centre at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, completing the first phase of its narrowbody maintenance build-out. The digitalised, sustainability-focused complex includes a paint hangar and five simultaneous narrowbody bays, expanding the carrier's in-house capability to support planned fleet growth.

2026-02-18T06:20:24.533296-08:00

Pegasus opens $40m digitalised MRO at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen with five narrowbody bays

Business Wire

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite Loft Orbital has signed a contract with Australia’s SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre to demonstrate an AI-powered wildfire detection application as a hosted payload on Loft's LEO satellites. The hyperspectral system aims to distinguish smoke from clouds and flag small blazes to improve early warning and forecasting.

2026-02-18T06:13:59.563866-08:00

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite

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EA Maven launches AeroTesseract: full‑stack AAM portal for demand forecasting, scheduling and carbon analytics EA Maven has launched AeroTesseract, a full‑stack online portal that combines market indexing, demand modelling, scheduling analysis and revenue, energy and carbon analytics for regional aviation and Advanced Air Mobility. The tool centralizes planning datasets and metrics used for AAM network and service design.

2026-02-18T01:30:33.251076-08:00

EA Maven launches AeroTesseract: full‑stack AAM portal for demand forecasting, scheduling and carbon analytics

CNBC

GLP‑1 Weight‑Loss Drugs Could Reduce Jet‑Fuel Demand and Reshape Airline Markets Rapid adoption of GLP‑1 weight‑loss therapies is changing consumer behavior in ways that could reduce passenger weight averages and overall air travel demand, with implications for jet‑fuel consumption and airline unit costs. Those shifts are already rippling through markets, helping explain recent re‑rating in aviation and software stocks.

2026-02-17T13:40:42.575303-08:00

GLP‑1 Weight‑Loss Drugs Could Reduce Jet‑Fuel Demand and Reshape Airline Markets

AINonline

SkyNRG breaks ground on the Netherlands' first dedicated SAF plant — 100,000 t/yr due 2028 SkyNRG has begun construction of the Netherlands’ first factory dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel after securing financing, with commercial operations targeted in 2028. The Delfzijl plant is planned to produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, with investment support from KLM.

2026-02-17T09:10:56.787554-08:00

SkyNRG breaks ground on the Netherlands' first dedicated SAF plant — 100,000 t/yr due 2028

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First real-time detection of a lithium plume from a Falcon 9 reentry

Future Flight: Emerging technologies, sustainability and advanced aircraft concepts shaping air travel

ATR to decide on hybrid‑electric Evo regional airliner by end‑2029, built on EU Clean Aviation demonstrators

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC to demonstrate AI hyperspectral wildfire detection on LEO satellite

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