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A new year and a new injection of fresh talent has been introduced at Vertical Aerospace as the electric vehicle and takeoff (eVTOL) aircraft developer starts 2026 with two full-scale VX4 prototypes. On January 8, 2026, Vertical Aerospace announced that it was strengthening its leadership team with three additional appointees in various parts of the company. Juan Carlos Sacristan is joining as Vertical’s Chief Data & Information Officer (CDIO), Ollie Roberts as Chief People Officer (CPO) and Richard Moore as Vice President, Powertrain. Sacristan will lead Vertical’s long-term data, digital and AI strategy, connecting information across design, procurement, testing, production…

Joby Aviation is expanding its production capacity with the acquisition of a second manufacturing plant in the Dayton, Ohio, area, the company announced on January 7, 2026.  The newly acquired 700,000 square feet (65,000 square-meter) facility is reportedly already ready for industrial use and will supplement Joby’s original manufacturing site in Marina, California, and the firm’s main assembly line, which is also being built in Dayton.  The Trump administration’s recent approval of the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), an initiative to accelerate eVTOL and other novel air transportation technology adoption in the United States, appears to have renewed the optimism…

After completing Starlink Wi-Fi installation across its fleet of 54 Boeing 777s in July 2025, Qatar Airways swiftly moved on to begin the connectivity upgrade across its 62 Airbus A350s. Qatar Airways made light work of the 777 upgrade, completing the project in nine months after the installation was initially scheduled to take two years. Continuing with the project at pace, on January 7, 2026, the carrier announced that all A350-900s and A350-1000s had been fitted with Elon Musk’s lightning-quick satellite powered Wi-Fi. According to the Qatar flag carrier, the entire A350 upgrade was completed in December 2025, within a…

A “medical situation” involving an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) has given rise to the possibility of SpaceX Crew-11 returning to Earth early. Station Commander Mike Fincke, 58, and Flight Engineer Zena Cardman, 38, were scheduled to conduct their mission’s first spacewalk on January 8, 2026, at 08:00 EST but on January 7, 2026, NASA announced that it was postponing the event. In a statement, NASA said staff were “monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex”. Due to medical privacy no further details were given about the astronaut’s condition,…

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — China’s two days of military drills in waters surrounding Taiwan last month came closer than ever to the self-ruled island’s coast and were the largest-scale exercises in more than three years of exercises partly aimed at deterring a U.S. role in an actual war, analysts say.A rocket artillery unit participating in the People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command’s “Justice Mission 2025” drills fired shells into the sea into the contiguous zone 24 nautical miles off Taiwan’s coast on Dec. 30, the National Defense Ministry told domestic media. The unit’s fire took place during PLA drills…

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo becomes India’s first operator of the Airbus A321XLR after taking delivery of the first aircraft of this type on January 7, 2026.  The aircraft is the first of 69 aircraft of this type ordered by IndiGo from Airbus. These A321XLRs are part of the airline’s successive mega-orders, which have brought its order book with the European aircraft manufacturer close to the 1,000-aircraft mark.  IndiGo has bet on the A321XLR as an important asset to implement its ambitious international expansion strategy. This narrowbody aircraft will enable the Indian carrier to open new markets throughout the Indian Ocean…

Dassault Aviation slightly exceeded its Rafale delivery target in 2025, but the French manufacturer is still producing its flagship fighter at a pace that leaves customers facing long waits amid intense global demand.  In a financial release published on January 7, 2026, Dassault said it delivered 26 Rafale fighters last year, including 15 for export customers and 11 for the French armed forces, compared with guidance for 25 aircraft. The company also handed over 37 Falcon business jets, short of the 40 deliveries it had targeted.  Less than three Rafale jets a month  Dassault Aviation For air forces waiting for new…

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is running low on aircraft de-icing fluid, as heavy snow and plunging temperatures disrupt transport and power systems across Europe. Since the cold snap started last week, Air France-KLM — which is responsible for most ice-removal operations at the Netherlands’ biggest airport — has been using a winter’s worth of de-icer every […] source

Gudny Genskowsky, senior vice president of network and alliances at LATAM Cargo, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for the panel discussion “Expanding widebody freighter capacity in Latin America” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 9:15 a.m. (GMT-6). The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb. 10-12 at the Marquis Reforma in Mexico City, assembling decision-makers, global executives and leaders to share insights and analyze the latest market trends, air cargo developments and their potential impact in Latin America. View the full 2026 event agenda. Genskowsky became SVP at LATAM Cargo in 2022. She began her career in…

Suparna Airlines this week launched the first direct all-cargo route between Belgium’s Liege Airport and China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Suparna Airlines launched the route from Liege (LGG) to Chongqing (CKG) on Jan. 5 with the 777F (70288) that had been delivered to the airline by Boeing in September 2025. The freighter returned to LGG […] source