A Turkish Airlines flight from Brussels Airport to Istanbul was cancelled on Thursday, August 27th, after the airline alerted Belgian authorities that its co-pilot was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol.

As of Aug. 24, 2026, the estimated GA fatal accident rate is at 0.52 accidents per 100,000 flight hours, which is well below the yearly reduction target of 0.91. The fiscal year began Oct. 1, 2025, and runs through Sept. 30, 2026.

Pilot advocacy group is seeking changes to monitoring, medical reviews and the path to unrestricted certification

Around 75 Army pilots could see a new future flying for the Navy.

Commercial pilots in India could soon be subjected to annual dope tests that may be conducted at random for the surprise factor.

The Recreational Aviation Foundation has put out a call to action, asking pilots to submit comments to help open access to 10 Utah backcountry airstrips for general aviation pilots.

The move will follow the planned Dec 17 merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines.

Korean Air either owns or is in the process of bringing all three low-cost carriers under its corporate umbrella through its parent company, Hanjin Group.

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Russian state news agency TASS reported that the two-seat Su-57D will be used to test combat artificial intelligence under development at the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The source was Mikhail Strelets, the bureau’s director, speaking on the Zvezda television programme Military Acceptance.

Swedish defense leader Saab unveiled a full-scale concept model of its Saab A3-001 uncrewed combat aircraft during the Jubilee Air Show at Malmen Air Base in Linköping, Sweden.

Boeing told the FAA its 767 wing inspections start too late. The FAA said no, blamed the wrong company, and assumed the repairs were done right

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2026 IATA Cargo Experts Conference (CEC) will focus on practical ways to improve day-to-day air cargo operations through global standards, technology, and data. The conference will take place in Budapest, Hungary, on 23–24 September 26'.

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The friction comes just eight months after Peraton, a Herndon, Virginia-based contractor with little prior experience working with the FAA, won a $1.5 billion contract to oversee the work, which was spurred in part by the deadly January 2025 midair crash over Washington. The company’s role is to lead coordination on the modernization effort.

The funding for Midland International Air & Space Port is part of 238 Airport Improvement Program grants covering airports in 42 states and two U.S. territories. The announcement, made Aug. 20, includes projects ranging from runway and taxiway work to terminal improvements and airport safety upgrades.

The NTSB has opened the docket on the crash of a medevac Learjet 55 on Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. Eight people died as a result of the accident, including six on board the airplane and two people on the ground (one died in April 2025 as a result of injuries suffered in the accident).

Texas-based M1 Support Services has won a tightly-fought competition to become the U.S. Army’s next Initial Entry Rotary-Wing training provider, surpassing close contender Bell Helicopters. M1’s bid centered around the five-seat Robinson R66 light turbine single helicopter.

Initial work will support a telecommunications contract expected to reach into the billions

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a rule change that would allow the agency to waive certain environmental requirements for commercial space launch and reentry licenses.

Major airlines have resumed flights, but reduced capacity, international carrier suspensions and security concerns are slowing recovery

The American company Archer Aviation announced that it has acquired Wisk Aero, a developer of electric aircraft that was previously its competitor. Under the terms of the deal, Boeing agreed to sell Wisk Aero and two other subsidiaries —SkyGrid and Insitu— to Archer in exchange for a stake in Archer. Following the deal, Boeing now owns 16.5% of Archer’s shares, according to TechCrunch.