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The Canadian government has announced that it is entering into discussions with Saab for the supply of the GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft, beating out the American Boeing and L3Harris. On May 27, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced at the CANSEC exposition, Canada’s largest defence and security trade show, that Canada would procure the GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft. For any readers who are James Bond fans, Carney did mistakenly call the aircraft “Saab’s Goldeneye,” though he quickly corrected himself before explaining the GlobalEye’s capabilities and their suitability to Canada’s needs, both industrial and military. To this end, the partnership between Canada…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a new airworthiness directive for 610 US-registered Bombardier Challenger 600-series aircraft after an in-flight flap malfunction raised concerns about the potential for dangerous loss of handling in the business jet. The proposed AD, published May 26, 2026, would apply to all Bombardier CL-600-1A11, CL-600-2A12 and CL-600-2B16 aircraft. The models include the Challenger 600, 601, 601-3A, 601-3R and 604 variants. The FAA said the proposal follows an in-flight event in which a CL-600-2B16 experienced uncommanded and unarrested flap movement from 0 degrees to 45 degrees, accompanied by a FLAPS FAIL caution message. The aircraft…

China has reportedly delayed final approvals for Airbus aircraft deliveries in recent months as Beijing presses Europe over certification of COMAC’s C919 narrowbody jet. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)held up approvals needed for Airbus aircraft to enter the country and begin service, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The reported delays affected nearly 20 aircraft bound for Chinese customers and contributed to Airbus delivering its fewest commercial aircraft in a first quarter since 2009. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury referred to the China delivery issue as an “administrative delay” during the company’s April 28, 2026, earnings call.…

Though the drone was designed to haul supplies across the battlefield, the Army recently tried adding a new capability to its body to see if it could do something else entirely: fire rockets. During an experiment at Fort Rucker, Alabama, defense industry partners successfully attached a three-shot weapon system on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle, or TRV 150 drone, in an attempt to fire 70 millimeter rockets, according to an Tuesday Army release. The move is aimed at bringing more capabilities to lower echelons of command. “Normally, industry waits for requirements to come out of the government, and they meet that…

Though the drone was designed to haul supplies across the battlefield, the Army recently tried adding a new capability to its body to see if it could do something else entirely: fire rockets. During an experiment at Fort Rucker, Alabama, defense industry partners successfully attached a three-shot weapon system on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle, or TRV 150 drone, in an attempt to fire 70 millimeter rockets, according to an Tuesday Army release. The move is aimed at bringing more capabilities to lower echelons of command. “Normally, industry waits for requirements to come out of the government, and they meet that…

We’ve just seen World of Hyatt make massive changes to its award pricing. While the program is maintaining a published award chart, it’s increasing the range of pricing, meaning that peak season award stays will cost more than ever before. When these negative changes were announced, Hyatt also teased a couple of positive updates, to be implemented later this year. There’s now an update, as we know the timeline with which the first of these changes will be introduced. Hyatt free night awards will be available up to 13 months out For bookings as of June 30, 2026, World of…

When Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal walk out in Budapest’s Puskás Aréna on Saturday for the Champions League final, two airlines will be watching with more than passing interest. Qatar Airways’ logo will be across PSG’s chest, Emirates’ on Arsenal’s. The two Gulf carriers, bitter commercial rivals for decades, will contest football’s biggest prize by proxy — a fitting climax to a season in which the aviation industry has, quietly and expensively, taken over European football. This year’s Champions League semi-finals featured four clubs. Three of them carried an airline on their shirts. Emirates sponsored Arsenal, Qatar Airways backed PSG. Riyadh…

There are a lot of questionable “airline startups,” but arguably none as unusual as Global Airlines, which wants to bring back the “golden age” of travel with Airbus A380s, or something. In the spring of 2025, the airline actually operated two roundtrip flights to New York out of Europe, for reasons that most of us couldn’t really make sense of. For that matter, this was part of a wet lease agreement with Portuguese charter company Hi-Fly, given that Global Airlines lacks its own operating certificate. Shortly after the plane operated those flights, it entered long term storage, as it needs…

Lufthansa Group is taking steps to calm passenger summer travel jitters around fuel supply, insisting that there are no shortages and travelers should book with confidence. On May 27, 2026, Dieter Vranckx, Chief Commercial Officer of the Lufthansa Group, sprang into action to reassure nervous flyers that “there are no signs from our suppliers that fuel supply will be at risk this summer”. Vranckx explained that just under a quarter of jet fuel shipments destined for Europe to transition through the Strait of Hormuz and any shortfalls have been compensated for. “Imports are now increasingly reaching us from other continents…

Electra completed what it described as the first urban demonstration flight of its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft at the Columbus Street Terminal in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, showing how the company’s design could allow fixed-wing aircraft to operate from spaces far smaller than traditional runways. The May 28, 2026, flight used Electra’s EL2 Ultra Short technology demonstrator during the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Americas. Video of the event shows the aircraft making a slow approach to the waterfront pier, landing in a short distance in front of spectators, and later taking off after only a brief ground roll of five…