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SAS Scandinavia Airlines is in talks with Boeing and Airbus over a potential order for widebody jets, with the A350 and 777X both in contention, Bloomberg has reported. According to a Bloomberg article published on February 4, 2026, the CEO of SAS, Anko van der Werff, has hinted at a large order to meet an increasing demand for long-haul travel. While not revealing exactly how many widebodies the airline is looking to purchase, van der Werf said it was enough to “make people very interested”. While SAS’s current fleet consists of only Airbus widebodies, namely the A350-900 and A330-200, van…

Tampa International Airport (TPA) has a special place in my heart. I grew up in Tampa, so it used to by home airport back when I’d do mileage runs. My dad still lives in Tampa, so it’s an airport I return to all the time. On top of that, it’s just generally an awesome mid-size airport — it’s so easy to use thanks to the central concourse, with several smaller terminals. In late 2024, Tampa Airport previewed its first new terminal in around 20 years. I’d like to provide an update, as the terminal’s final design has just been revealed,…

Bangladesh’s civil aviation ministry has appointed Humaira Sultana as the new head of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, following the arrest and dismissal of the carrier’s former chief executive. In a formal notice issued on February 3, 2026, the ministry said former CEO Shafiqur Rahman had been “charged with a criminal offence and imprisoned,” prompting the cancellation of his appointment. According to the ministry, Rahman was arrested in connection with allegations of violating Bangladesh’s “repression prevention” laws, based on a case filed in Dhaka.     According to Bangladeshi media reports, Rahman was arrested on February 2 at his residence in Uttara, Dhaka, following a case filed under…

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s military is implementing new doctrines to counter swarms of low-cost drones and boosting its drone capabilities by relying largely on Israeli-made systems as the baseline of its fleet, the Air Force chief said.“We’re no strangers to drones, having used them for almost 40 years, but they will play a much bigger role in the Royal Singapore Air Force in terms of scale,” Maj. Gen. Kelvin Fan, the chief of Singapore’s Air Force, told Defense News. “We are currently operationalizing our Orbiter 4 and Hermes 900 UAVs.” Both drones are produced by Israeli-based companies, namely Aeronautics Group and…

We just spent a night at the Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows. We had a 16-hour overnight in Phoenix, so rather than staying at one of the (rather depressing) airport hotels, I figured it would be more fun to redeem World of Hyatt points and stay at a property that offers a bit more of an experience. I’ll have a full review soon, but in this post I’d like to sort of address a topic more broadly. I think this hotel stay sums up why I really don’t particularly enjoy staying at most hotels in the United States. Essentially, I’d…

Honda Aircraft has received US FAA approval to equip the HondaJet Elite II with Garmin’s Emergency Autoland system, making it the first twin-engine jet certified for the technology. Honda Aircraft announced the approval on February 4, 2026, marking a milestone for the autonomous safety system in the light jet category. Emergency Autoland, developed by Garmin in 2019, allows an aircraft to land itself in the event the pilot becomes incapacitated. The system had previously been approved on a range of single-engine airplanes, turboprops, and the Cirrus Vision Jet, but the HondaJet Elite II becomes the first production twinjet to receive certification for the capability.  Honda Aircraft said the system has been highly anticipated by HondaJet customers and confirmed it…

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Chinese electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer AutoFlight has unveiled ‘Matrix’, a five-ton air taxi that the company claims as a world first. On February 5, 2026, details regarding AutoFlight’s latest eVTOL innovation emerged after the developer successfully completed a public full transition flight demonstration. According to AutoFlight, Matrix has been built to carry up to 10 passengers, even including washbasins and lavatories as part of the cabin configuration. Currently, most eVTOL aircraft are being developed to carry four to six people, so Matrix’s approach could certainly open new possibilities within the air taxi market. “Matrix is not…

Russia’s drone manufacturers recently got a New Year’s present: the government incentivizing Russian companies to buy their technologies.On Jan. 1, an order went into effect providing Russian companies with expanded income tax incentives for buying Russian unmanned aerial vehicles. For every ruble they spend on UAVs, those companies can deduct two rubles from their income taxes. On its face, it’s a pretty good deal, especially for those companies hoping to contribute to the state’s war machine.But the reality, including what this means for Ukraine and the West, is more complicated.Russia’s decade-plus domestic tech push shows that Russia can excel at…

The webinar is aimed at AOC holders overseen by EASA and will provide helpful advice and guidance to AOC holders on how to best comply with occurrence reporting requirements. Elements that will be covered include:  Regulatory basis for reporting Why are there obligations, and what are they for; What is reportable and to whom ? (EASA, TCH, SoR CAA…)? How to report? Registering for an E2 account (compulsory) and a tailored reporting sheet (optional); How we measure the data quality of your reporting; What is done well – and what to improve SolutionsThe webinar is interactive. You can submit questions using…