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Flying Legends of Victory Brings B-17, B-25, and CAF Warbirds to Atlanta This Weekend
This weekend in north Georgia is all about warbirds. The Flying Legends of Victory Tour stop at PDK offers Atlanta-area aviation fans a rare opportunity to see World War II bombers, fighters, and trainers up close. This weekend, DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) will come alive with activity you don’t often see today. The arrival of a…
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Meet the Pioneers – British Transport Police
Simon Bachelor is Head of Drones Programme at the British Transport Police. With an extensive
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Helsinki Awakes to Drone Alert
Finland’s recent drone alert demonstrated a high level of operational readiness, but the lack of any confirmed sightings has sparked a debate over the reliability of current threat assessments. While authorities successfully mobilized emergency protocols and grounded flights at Helsinki Airport, the absence of data-driven evidence—and the geographical inconsistency of the restrictions—raises concerns about “counter-drone…
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Trip.com AGC 2026: ‘Crises are great time to build market share’ says Air Asia’s Tony Fernandez
Founder of Malaysian low cost carrier Ais Asia Tony Fernandez says he is looking to take the positive out of the current geopolitical crisis by investing in growth. In March the carrier placed a $19 billion ‘landmark’ order of 150 A220s, the largest of its kind for the single isle aircraft. Air Asia is in…
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Argentina Retires Last A-4 Skyhawks as F-16s Enter Service
The withdrawal of Argentina’s last A-4AR Fightinghawks was officially announced on May 14, 2026, ending 60 years of Argentinian A-4 operations. Beginning in 1966 with the delivery of 25 A-4B Skyhawks to the Argentinian Air Force, the ‘scooter’ has been active in Argentina’s combat aircraft fleet for six decades. Argentina was the first overseas operator…
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Trip.com AGC 2026: Airlines urged to adapt as distribution moves from discovery to transaction
Search giant Google told the Trip.com Airline Global Conference that airline must adapt as travel search becomes more visual, more conversational and more personalised. In a keynote address at this week’s event in Amsterdam, Joff Romoff, Google’s global head – travel and hospitality, set out what it is seeing in terms of merging trends. He…
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EVA Air taps Panasonic for Arc 3D maps
Taiwan-based EVA Air has selected the updated Panasonic Arc 3D in-flight map platform, across its Boeing 787, 777-300ER, and its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 fleet. In addition to the maps, EVA is also the launch customer for Arc for Young Explorers, which combines a dinosaur theme with real-time flight data and allows kids to follow the…
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Allegiant completes Sun Country takeover
Allegiant has successfully completed its acquisition of rival US-based regional airline Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. The deal, announced in January, involved taking over the carrier cash and stock transaction at an implied value of $18.89 per Sun Country share. READ: Spirit Collapse: Wider stress among LCCs indicated “Today marks a defining moment in Allegiant’s history…
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MatrixSpace Brings Portable Counter-Drone Radar to Lithuanian Exercise
The xTechCounter Strike winner deploys portable AI-powered radar to strengthen low-altitude airspace awareness for M-SHORAD units in Pabradė. MatrixSpace is supporting the U.S. Army’s Flytrap 5.0 counter-drone exercise from May 1 through May 15, 2026. The Massachusetts-based company announced its participation on May 12. The deployment follows its xTechCounter Strike win during Flytrap 4.5 in…
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Industrial Policy and Wright’s Law: A New Perspective on Building the U.S. Drone Industry
At the AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2026 conference this week, Red Cat Holdings executive Brendan Stewart delivered one of the more historically grounded and economically detailed discussions of the event, arguing that rebuilding the U.S. drone industry will require long-term industrial policy, manufacturing scale, and patience. Stewart, Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Red…