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NEW DELHI — India has cleared a proposal to buy 114 Rafale multirole fighter jets from France to bolster its air force in its largest-ever military hardware procurement.The push to acquire the jets comes amid a critical shortfall in the combat capability of the Indian Air Force at a time when the country has witnessed heightened tensions with Pakistan and China.The Rafales were the biggest and most high profile acquisition to be cleared among nearly $40 billion worth of hardware that India plans to buy to modernize its military.The go-ahead by the Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defense Minister Rajnath…

Here’s a wild story… on the plus side, at least they only consumed these sweets after the flight? Sweet gift from British Airways passenger backfires Once in a while you’ll see passengers bring gifts for airline crews, as a small thank you for good service. The most common gift is something like cookies or chocolate. Last week, on a British Airways flight from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX), a passenger gave a bag of gummy bears to the crew, seemingly as a thank you. While the crew was on the bus to the hotel after landing in California, a…

Aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth talks to Johannes Lampela, Director of Industrial Design at BMW Designworks’ Los Angeles studio. He and his team created the entire interior design for the fleet of STARLUX Airlines and has worked repeatedly on the premium products of Singapore Airlines.  Johannes Lampela hails from Finland and studied in Lahti and Milan, starting his designer career working for furniture manufacturers. In 2005, Lampela joined Designworks at the Los Angeles studio, becoming Director of Industrial Design in 2015. He leads a multidisciplinary team of designers and creative directors focused on transportation. He has done projects for Singapore Airlines since 2010, when his team…

AERO, the world’s leading trade show for General Aviation (GA), is approaching and promises to be an exciting event once again. This year AERO will take place from 22 to 25 April 2026 in Friedrichshafen, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will continue to play an active role in this unique show. Come and visit our new EASA stand at AERO 2026 Friedrichshafen in Hall A5 at stand A5-300 from Wednesday, 22 April to Friday, 24 April (09:00-17:00) and on Saturday, 25 April (09:00-16:00). You will have the possibility to meet several EASA experts ready to answer your…

Emirates has confirmed its final flight out of Algeria in a post on social media, without providing a clear explanation for the development. On February 13, 2026, Emirates announced that “currently” its last scheduled flight will depart from Algerian capital Algiers on February 3, 2027. The airline added that flights to and from Algeria are still operating as scheduled and that services between the two countries remain unaffected for now. While no definitive reason for the decision was disclosed, the move comes days after Algeria began the process of cancelling an air services agreement (ASA) with the United Arab Emirates…

ROME — Italian shipyard Fincantieri will boost revenue by 40%, hit profits of €500 million ($593 million) and double its defense production in Italy by 2030 as global defense spending booms, the firm has said.In a new business plan covering 2026-2030, the Italian state-controlled yard said it expected annual revenue to rise from €9 billion in 2025 to €12.5 billion in 2030, while it will book €50 billion worth of orders over the period, adding to a current €60 billion order backlog.By 2035, revenue will double, reaching €18 billion, the firm said.Fincantieri has long split its focus between navy ships,…

Indonesia successfully demonstrated its first fighter aircraft landings on a toll road on February 11, 2026. The exercise has launched an ambitious plan to transform highway infrastructure across the sprawling archipelago into emergency military runways. Two Indonesian Air Force aircraft, an F-16 fighter and an EMB-314 Super Tucano, conducted landing and takeoff tests on the Terpeka section of the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road in Lampung Province.The demonstration marked the first time fighter jets have used Indonesian toll roads as runways, according to local news outlet Antara.The exercise has highlighted Indonesia’s novel approach to military readiness, across a nation spanning more than…

NASA has taken a small but important step toward cleaner, more efficient flight on future airliners by testing a new laminar-flow wing concept that aims to keep airflow smoother and thereby cut drag and reduce fuel burn.  The agency said it completed the first flight of its Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) scale-model wing during a test at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA used one of its F-15B research jets as the flying testbed.   The CATNLF article is not a full wing. It is a 40-inch-scale model that NASA mounted under the F-15’s belly, standing upright like a fin. NASA picked that configuration so it…

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom is under a lot of scrutiny right now. American’s 2025 financial results paled in comparison to the results of Delta and United, and many employee work groups received 0.3% profit sharing, given the lack of profits to share. American’s flight attendant union has issued a vote of no confidence in Isom, the first time in history that the union has done such a thing. Meanwhile American’s pilot union has also called on “decisive action” from management, demanding to speak with the board. Given all the pressure, Isom has just issued a direct message to employees,…

Booking cargo is already a sport. Insurance emails here. Financing calls there. Delay risk? That’s a problem for fuMost freight  forwarders optimize for existing customers. This makes business sense. Existing customers they drive the volume, they win more often, they’re predictable. The data shows this (more on that in a second) but so do their homepages. Look at the homepages of the world’s top 25 freight forwarders (based on Armstrong & Associates’ list). 15+ of them optimize first for existing shipments – pushing “Track,” “Login,” “Portal” buttons front and center. Only a handful prioritize transactional flows for new customers. The…