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Tailwind Air, a regional charter airline based in the state of New York, filed for bankruptcy protection at the Virginia Eastern Bankruptcy Court on January 15, 2026.  This decision comes less than two years after the operator wound down its short-lived scheduled seaplane service linking downtown New York to Boston and Washington DC. Since 2024, Tailwind Air had focused on operating on-demand charter services with a small fleet of executive aircraft.  Tailwind Air also had ambitious plans in the electric aircraft space, and, in 2021, it partnered with Airflow, a startup developing an electric regional aircraft which was later acquired…

ROME — Italy’s outlay on the design and development of the tri-nation GCAP fighter has tripled from €6 billion to €18.6 billion — or from $7 billion to $21.8 billion — in the last five years, the country’s defense minister has told parliament.The announcement of the price hike came in a request to parliament to authorize the pay-out which prompted criticism from Italy’s opposition Five Star party.“This is the most expensive program in the history of the Italian military, overtaking the F-35 where €18 billion was spent on 90 aircraft,” Five Star parliamentarians said in a statement.RELATEDItaly is a member…

The United States has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize two anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission crew trainers that were intercepted while being shipped from South Africa to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on January 15, 2026.  The trainers were manufactured by the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA), a private aviation training company that has previously attracted scrutiny in the United States and Europe for its links to PLA training programs.  Modeled on P-8 Poseidon systems  Court filings describe the units as containerized mission crew trainers built under an internal TFASA effort…

SWISS leisure subsidiary Edelweiss Air is in the process of overhauling its long haul fleet, as the airline replaces its Airbus A340-300s with Airbus A350-900s. The airline acquired these A350s from LATAM, and has initially maintained the same interiors, with plans to retrofit the aircraft at a later point.There’s now an interesting update, as the Zurich-based airline has announced details of its new A350 cabins, plus the timeline with which this work will be done. Edelweiss unveils all-new Airbus A350 cabin interiorsEdelweiss has just unveiled the details of the cabins we can expect onboard all of the carrier’s A350s. The…

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) aircraft are set to deploy to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland for a series of long-planned activities, a move that comes as Washington and European allies quietly compete for influence over the island’s security role in the Arctic.  In a statement on January 19, 2026, NORAD said aircraft at Pituffik will operate alongside assets based in the continental United States and Canada to support “various long-planned NORAD activities,” describing the operations as part of the command’s routine, sustained, and dispersed posture across its three regions: Alaska, Canada, and the continental US.  The command stressed that the deployment has been coordinated…

PARIS — Defense-technology startups had their best funding year ever in 2025, with investors keen to finance autonomous systems and artificial intelligence for the battlefield, according to data from business-intelligence providers that track venture capital funding.The value of venture capital deals in defense technology jumped to a record $49.1 billion last year from $27.2 billion a year earlier, according to data compiled by PitchBook and shared with Defense News. The PitchBook data includes startups that provide dual-use technology, including companies whose primary markets are civilian but also have defense applications.Equity funding for defense technology startups more than doubled to $17.9…

When you’re booking a revenue ticket on an airline (as opposed to redeeming miles), are you better off booking directly with that airline, or through an online travel agency? In this post, I’d like to address that topic, since the answer isn’t obvious to most. For those not familiar with online travel agencies (often referred to as “OTAs”), these are websites like Expedia and Orbitz, which let you book flights, hotels, rental cars, and more. Let me start with a couple of things upfront that should be the same regardless of whether you book directly with an airline or through…

Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) announced that it has launched its first fleet of fully driverless autonomous tractors for airside operations following nearly a year of testing that covered more than 5,000 test trips. The deployment, officiated by Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling, represents a significant step in the airport’s push toward automation and marks Singapore’s latest effort to integrate autonomous technology into airport operations. Current operations and technology Two autonomous tractors are now operating in live service, transferring passenger baggage between Terminal 1 and Terminal 4’s baggage handling areas, according to Changi Airport Group (CAG). Each tractor…

A public and increasingly personal feud has erupted between Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk after the airline ruled out installing Starlink in-flight internet across its fleet.  O’Leary told Reuters that Ryanair would not adopt Starlink, citing the cost and aerodynamic drag associated with the required antennas. He said the added drag would increase fuel burn and could cost the airline between $200 million and $250 million annually, which he translated to roughly an extra dollar per passenger.  The Ryanair chief also questioned passenger demand, noting that the airline’s average flight lasts about an hour. In his view, few customers would be willing to pay for onboard…

The United States has quietly completed its withdrawal from al-Asad air base in Iraq’s Anbar Province, the Iraq Defense Ministry said Saturday, bringing to a close more than two decades of American military presence in the western part of the country.Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah oversaw the transfer of responsibilities at the base, according to the Defense Ministry. U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the handover.The drawdown follows an agreement reached in September 2024 between Washington and Baghdad to shutter the U.S.-led military coalition that had long…