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French Rafale fighter jets are said to have shot down around 60 Iranian drones over the United Arab Emirates.   France had already confirmed its Rafale jets were intercepting Iranian drones. On March 4, 2026, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated that French jets had neutralized drones targeting the UAE during a defensive mission.  La Tribune says the pace of operations has depleted French stocks of MICA air-to-air missiles faster than expected. The report also highlights a familiar air defense problem, the cost-exchange ratio, with MICA missiles costing around €600,000 to €700,000 per unit, compared with $30,000 to $50,000 for a Shahed drone.  The wider threat environment…

The IMRBPB aims at developing higher maintenance standards and improving safety in maintenance aspects. It allows harmonization between authorities and ensures a common approach.At the IMRBPB Annual Meeting 2026, various improvements are to be agreed, among others:- the update of the International Maintenance Process Standard (IMPS) document;- the Maintenance Programme Development tool MSG-3; and- associated Maintenance Review Board / Maintenance Type Board processes source

Business and tourism must be booming in North Korea, because the country is seeing service from a second international airline! Air China resumes once weekly Beijing to Pyongyang route Air China has announced that it’s resuming flights between Beijing (PEK) and Pyongyang (FNJ). The once weekly flight to North Korea will operate with the following schedule: CA121 Beijing to Pyongyang departing 8:05AM arriving 11:00AMCA122 Pyongyang to Beijing departing 12:00PM arriving 12:55PM The flight will be operated on Mondays in both directions using a Boeing 737-700, which features 128 seats, including eight business class seats and 120 economy class seats. The…

Loganair and BETA Technologies have begun a series of demonstration flights to showcase the capabilities of the ALIA CTOL electric aircraft. Specifically, the BETA Technologies ALIA CTOL electric aircraft is being used to inform how the UK’s Royal Mail could use the plane as part of their essential daily mail flights delivering post to remote Scottish communities. On March 20, 2026, the first demonstration flight took off from Glasgow to Dundee, with further flights planned between Aberdeen, Inverness, Wick and Orkney. The flights will carry representative letters and parcels, replicating the daily mail flights operated by Loganair so that Royal…

The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) has ordered an investigation into a ‘close call’ between Alaska Airlines and FedEx jets at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). In a statement on March 19, 2026, the NTSB said that an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 “overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways”. An air traffic controller instructed the Alaska Airlines aircraft to “perform a go-around because the FedEx flight was cleared for the final approach to an intersecting runway”. Flightradar24 has released a visual guide of the incident in which the two aircraft…

When researching components for pressurized aircraft systems, you may come across air valves. They are found in nearly all modern airplanes. Pressurized systems, such as oleo-pneumatic struts, use air valves to regulate their pressure. For a better understanding of air valves and how they are used in airplanes, keep reading. What Are Air Valves? Air valves are mechanical devices that control the flow of air or gas. They allow air or gas to enter or escape a pressurized system in a controlled manner. How Air Valves Work You can find air valves in different styles, but most rely on a…

The US Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB) has used the AH-64E Apache in a counter-drone role during an exercise in Germany, in what the unit described as a first for the European theater.  In a release published on March 19, 2026, the brigade said that soldiers from the 2-159th Attack Battalion had used the helicopter’s existing weapons to engage and destroy drones in air-to-air engagements during Operation Skyfall at the Grafenwoehr Training Area.   According to the brigade, the exercise was designed to support the Eastern Flank Deterrence Initiative and to show how attack helicopters could contribute to counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) missions, alongside more traditional…

Raul Villaron, Embraer’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales and Head of Asia Pacific, looked entirely at home inside an E195-E2. The aircraft, wrapped in a Hunnu Air livery, was quiet, spacious and, notably, free of the dreaded middle seat. Villaron gestured at the two-by-two configuration around him. “Both [offer] aisle seat access,” he said with a grin. The aircraft was on display at the Singapore Airshow 2026, an event which gave AeroTime the opportunity to sit down with Villaron to discuss why Southeast Asia could become one of the most important growth markets for the Brazilian planemaker’s E2…

In May 2025, United Airlines unveiled its new Polaris business class. These seats are being installed on newly delivered Boeing 787-9s, which are in an uber-premium configuration. United is just taking delivery of the first of these planes, and the expectation is that they’ll enter service in the coming weeks.In this post, I want to focus specifically on the United Polaris Studio, which is the carrier’s “business class plus” concept. That’s because the first flights with the new product are now on sale, so we know what pricing will be like. Let me recap the basics, and then I’d like…