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"This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to supporting flight schools nationwide. By bringing modern, intelligent digital tools into the training environment, AIROS helps flight schools and CFIs operate more efficiently and enhances the student experience, delivering a more professional, technology-forward training journey from day one…" Source: Capt. David Spektor, AIROS founder and CEO, discussing how Piper Aircraft is doing a strategic collaboration with AIROS, the intelligent digital pilot logbook designed to reduce administrative workload and allow pilots and training organizations to focus more on flight time.

The US Navy’s Blue Angels will start their 2026 season later than planned after two early West Coast air shows were canceled as military installations tightened security amid the escalating conflict involving Iran.  Naval Air Facility El Centro and Naval Air Station Lemoore, both in California, cited “increased security measures and evolving force protection requirements” in announcing the cancellations of their March events. El Centro’s show had been scheduled for March 14, while Lemoore’s show had been set for March 21-22.   NAF El Centro posted the decision on its official air show site. Commanding Officer Capt. Ryan “Mouth” Carstens said…

Delta Air Lines announced a slate of leadership changes on March 5, 2026, promoting a new president, naming a new chief operating officer and chief financial officer, and installing a new chief marketing and product officer, with the moves tied in part to the planned retirement of longtime operations leader John Laughter at the end of April.  Delta said it has promoted Peter Carter to President and elevated Dan Janki to Chief Operating Officer as part of the broader leadership reorganization the carrier said will strengthen its executive team and support long-term growth.  Delta disclosed the changes in a memo CEO Ed Bastian sent to employees. Bastian said…

The Hava SOJ program envisages four aircraft, based on the Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, with Aselsan developing the payload and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) integrating it. The first of the Turkish Air Force’s (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri – THK/TurAF) Stand-Off Jammer (SOJ) aircraft was photographed Mar. 1, 2026, in flight at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) facility in Ankara. Two of the aircraft, based on the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet, had also been tracked live on Feb. 20, 2026, as ‘THS42’ and ‘THS41’ during test flights. It is not clear if the image, captured by photographer ‘ahmet8630580179’ pertains to these…

March 5, 2026, © Leeham News: Before Christmas, we started a series examining the status of alternative propulsion projects. We finished on December 18 by looking at Series Hybrids, often as battery-electric aircraft with range extenders (Figure 1).The range extender is the natural next step when a project realizes that a pure battery-electric aircraft won’t be able to fly the missions the market is asking for.Figure 1. The Heart Aerospace Battery-Rlectric ES-30 with dual range extending turbo-generators in the back. Source: Heart Aerospace.After a while, analysing the range extender, the drawbacks become increasingly obvious. Charging the battery system in flight…

Qatar Airways has arranged a handful of repatriation flights to Europe from Oman, while Doha operations remain suspended due to the Qatari airspace closure. Qatar Airways confirmed that relief flights had been scheduled from March 5, 2026, from Muscat International Airport (MCT) to London Heathrow (LHR), Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Rome, and Amsterdam. The Qatar flag carrier added that a seventh repatriation flight would depart King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for Frankfurt. According to Flightradar24, the flights to London-Heathrow and Berlin have already left Riyadh. The flights to Copenhagen, Madrid and Rome are scheduled to take off…

Subscription Required By David Slotnick March 5, 2026, © Leeham News: Airbus’ head of procurement shared a rallying cry for both OEMs and suppliers at the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance (PNAA) in suburban Seattle on Feb. 10, ahead of the European planemaker’s plans to increase production to record-breaking rates. Florian Seidel. Source: Florian Seidel. In a speech at the annual conference, Florian Seidel, the chief of strategic procurement at Airbus Americas, urged the entire supply chain from top to bottom to focus on working “like Swiss clockwork” as manufacturing increases and airline customers continue to require support throughout each aircraft’s…

Finland’s integration into NATO’s air command structure continues to deepen, with the Finnish Air Force confirming that a NATO E-3A Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft conducted a mission in Finnish airspace for the first time.  The Finnish Air Force said the sortie involved joint flight operations between Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighters and the NATO E-3A Sentry airborne early-warning platform. The mission marked the first time the NATO-operated aircraft had flown a task over Finland since the country joined the alliance in 2023.  According to the Finnish Air Force, the activity aimed to strengthen cooperation between national air-defense forces and NATO assets.…

This is the first time an F-35 has shot down a manned fighter jet. We will probably get more details throughout the day, but on Mar. 4, 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces announced on social media that an F-35I Adir jet belonging to the Israeli Air Force shot down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran.  מטוס אדיר (F35I) של חיל האוויר הישראלי הפיל לפני זמן קצר מטוס קרב איראני (YAK-130) מעל שמי טהרן. זו הפלה הראשונה בעולם של מטוס קרב מאויש על ידי F-35 — צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 4, 2026 Here’s a translation of the text posted by the…

Embraer and Valkyrie Aero are expanding the A-29 Super Tucano’s counter-drone package with an AI-enabled system designed to speed up detection-to-engagement decision-making in manned counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) missions, the companies said on March 4, 2026.   The upgrade centers on Valkyrie Aero’s “Gunslinger” AI suite, which Embraer says will be integrated into the A-29’s existing sensors and weapons set to support the “find, fix, finish” cycle against unmanned threats.   AI “Gunslinger” suite, a low-cost manned C-UAS option  Embraer and Valkyrie argued that militaries are increasingly burning expensive flight hours and interceptors by tasking frontline fighter aircraft to counter small drones. Fast jets are often too quick to use their guns…