Aviation

• FFlightradar24 Blog2026-10-15✓ Read

  The intricate sky art of Benjamin McDaniel and N1810R

  For the past few months, Flightradar24 users have been able to follow Benjamin McDaniel and his Cessna Skylane RG for hours each week as he completes intricate paths in the sky. From The Lord of the Rings to the Mona Lisa, from a self-portrait to The Scream, McDaniel puts an incredible amount of effort into his sky art.

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• FFlightGlobal2026-10-14✓ Read

  Boeing rebuilds backlog after 737 Max and pandemic crises

  The company’s orderbook has particularly swelled since early 2025 amid strong demand for 737s and 787s. Boeing’s commercial aircraft backlog now includes some 2,300 more aircraft orders now than it did during the depths of the twin coronavirus and 737 Max crises in 2020, reflecting a recovery that has particularly picked up steam in the… The post Boeing rebuilds backlog after 737 Max and pandemic crises first appeared on FlightGlobal.

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• SSkift2026-10-14✓ Read

  Delta and Amex GBT Test One-Click Status Enrollment for Corporate Travelers

  Skift Take: Both companies are betting that the one-click enrollment capabilities for Delta SkyMiles will boost engagement with business travelers. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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• AAeroTime2026-10-14✓ Read

  Airbus eyes A350 production expansion as demand grows

  Airbus expects to decide soon on expanding A350 production capacity as airlines seek more long-haul aircraft, its commercial aircraft chief Lars Wagner said on October 14, 2026.

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  Airbus sees no business case for stretching A321neo

  Largest single-aisle twinjet undergoing enhancement with technologies from long-range XLR. While Airbus is migrating the A321XLR wing to the baseline A321neo, as part of an enhancement plan, the airframer is ruling out a further stretch to its largest single-aisle variant. Speaking during a briefing in Toulouse on 13 October, head of the A320 programme Christoph Zammert said the A321neo “in theory…still has some potential to be stretched”.

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• AAeroTime2026-10-14✓ Read

  Pilot reported icing before Wisconsin crash killed six

  The pilot of a Piper JetProp DLX single-engine turboprop reported encountering icing and requested a descent before the airplane crashed in Wisconsin on October 13, 2026, killing five adults and a child.

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  ITA Airways to launch Rome–Caracas flights in March 2027

  ITA Airways will launch a direct service between Rome Fiumicino and Caracas on 30 March 2027, operating three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with an Airbus A330-900. The announcement follows cooperation with the relevant authorities and diplomatic representatives, including Venezuela’s embassy in Italy. ITA chief executive Joerg Eberhart and Venezuelan ambassador María Elena

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  JAL orders up to 26 Embraer E190-E2s to renew J-Air’s regional fleet

  Japan Airlines has ordered up to 26 Embraer E190-E2 aircraft for its regional subsidiary J-Air, comprising 16 firm orders and ten options. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2029, replacing first-generation E170 and E190 jets.  Based at Osaka Itami Airport, J-Air operates domestic connections across Japan. JAL positions the investment as part of

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• AAeroTime2026-10-14✓ Read

  Airlines need 2.4 million new workers by 2045, Airbus says

  The aviation industry will need 660,000 new pilots, 730,000 maintenance technicians and 1.05 million cabin crew over the next two decades as passenger numbers double, according to a new forecast from Airbus.

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• SSkift2026-10-14✓ Read

  Americans Paused. Canadians Pivoted. Europe’s Marketing Has to Change

  Skift Take: Americans and Canadians have stopped traveling like one market. Whether a European destination runs North America from New York or has a team in Toronto, the ones that plan for each market separately stand to take the growth. Read the Complete Story On Skift

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• SSkift2026-10-14✓ Read

  MMGY’s Biggest Deal Brings Las Vegas Marketing and Lobbying Into Its Fold

  MMGY Global is combining with R&R Partners, the marketing agency behind Las Vegas’ “What Happens Here, Stays Here” campaign that also holds a lobbying

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• FFlightGlobal2026-10-14✓ Read

  Poland’s PGL plans all-cargo operation

  Entry into the all-cargo market forms part of wider strategic plan for more co-operation among its Polish aviation interests including LOT.

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  Abra still eyeing IPO when volatility clears

  Abra chief executive Adrian Neuhauser says the group remains ready for listing, but that timing is not right.

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• AAviation24.be2026-10-14✓ Read

  Air Tahiti receives 26-seat all-business ATR 72-600 for premium island services

  Air Tahiti has taken delivery of an ATR 72-600 fitted with a HighLine All-Business Class cabin, becoming the second airline to introduce the configuration after Berjaya Air. The aircraft is scheduled to enter commercial service in December 2026. The turboprop will support the launch of Air Tahiti Signature, a premium service linking Tahiti with destinations

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• FFlightGlobal2026-10-14✓ Read

  Israel signs for 12 E-model Apache attack helicopters

  The “Echo” model AH-64Es are scheduled for delivery at the beginning of the 2030s. Israel has signed a deal with Boeing covering 12 of the airframer’s latest AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The agreement will see the new rotorcraft delivered in the beginning of the 2030s, with neither Boeing nor the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) providing a more specific timeframe. A purchase price was also not disclosed.

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• AAviation24.be2026-10-14✓ Read

  Liège Airport passes one million tonnes as exports offset parcel-tax impact

  Liège Airport handled more than one million tonnes of cargo in the first nine months of 2026, with strong export growth helping offset a sharp decline in small-parcel volumes following the introduction of a €3 import tax. January–September freight throughput reached 1,032,283 tonnes, up 7.3% year on year. Exports rose 18.5% to 453,265 tonnes, while

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  Air Canada to launch Montréal–Seville flights with A321XLR in September 2027

  Air Canada will launch seasonal non-stop flights between Montréal and Seville on 8 September 2027, adding its fifth Spanish destination. According to the airline, the route will be Seville’s only non-stop connection with North America. Services will initially operate three times weekly, increasing to four weekly flights from 1 October. Air Canada will deploy Airbus

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  LOT and Thai Airways plan codeshare partnership for summer 2027

  LOT Polish Airlines and Thai Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish codeshare cooperation covering selected destinations in Europe, Asia and Oceania. The partnership is expected to launch at the start of the 2027 summer season, subject to regulatory approval. The signing coincided with the inauguration of LOT’s Warsaw–Bangkok route. The airlines intend

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• FFlightGlobal2026-10-14✓ Read

  F-35C logs first landing aboard Ford-class aircraft carrier

  The John F Kennedy is the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier and the second vessel in the Ford-class line. Lockheed Martin’s F-35C naval strike fighter has logged its first landing aboard one of the US Navy’s new Ford-class aircraft carriers. The milestone, which took place on 13 October off the coast of Virginia, did not… The post F-35C logs first landing aboard Ford-class aircraft carrier first appeared on FlightGlobal.

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• FFlightGlobal2026-10-14✓ Read

  Turning point on scaling SAF output unlikely before 2040, says producer

  Aether Fuels is confident it will have several commercial plants ‘up and running’ in 14 years and expects to sign more agreements with airlines in the near future.

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