Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Thai Airways suspends chief executive as carrier reviews flood crisis response

Acting head appointed to succeed Chai Eamsiri as flag-carrier reviews its crisis-management procedures. Thai Airways International has suspended its chief executive, Chai Eamsiri, and appointed an interim successor in the aftermath of severe flooding which disrupted the carrier’s services from Bangkok in late September. The airline says the situation has “affected the aviation business and…

Embraer sets Q3 delivery record as full-year targets loom

Embraer will need another 28-33 commercial aircraft and 45-55 executive jets delivered in the fourth quarter to reach its full-year targets. Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered a hefty 66 aircraft during the third quarter of 2026 – the company’s best third-quarter delivery performance in history – as it works toward its full-year delivery targets. The total…

All Elixir aircraft grounded after fatal accident involving light single

Emergency directive formalises instruction from French manufacturer. French-based single-engined trainer manufacturer Elixir Aircraft has grounded all its airframes following a fatal accident. Investigations have been initiated to determine the cause of the crash. The company has issued a service bulletin “grounding all Elixir aeroplanes”, says the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. EASA has formalised the…

What Boeing’s F/A-XX win means for the US aerospace industry
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What Boeing’s F/A-XX win means for the US aerospace industry

A win in two sixth-generation programmes secures Boeing’s fighter enterprise for the next 50 years, while leaving other manufacturers out in the cold. In choosing Boeing to supply its next tactical fighter, the US Navy has handed the US aerospace giant a solid lock on the development and production of a new generation of aircraft,…

Space Force Sunsets 1970s-Era Missile Warning Satellite Constellation
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Space Force Sunsets 1970s-Era Missile Warning Satellite Constellation

More than 50 years after the U.S. military launched its first Defense Support Program satellite, the Space Force has officially decommissioned the missile warning constellation as it prepares to start fielding its next-generation architecture.  In a swan song of sorts, the last two remaining DSP spacecraft participated in a U.S. Space Command exercise in early…

B-52s Get Prototype System for Beyond-Line-of-Sight Communications

Air Force Global Strike Command has fielded a new prototype system for beyond-line-of-sight communications on the B-52H Stratofortress in a step forward for modernizing the Cold War-era heavy bomber. IRIS, a communications system developed by Outerlink Global Solutions, integrates a satellite communication terminal with other components both on the bomber itself and on the ground,…