Articles by Kalum Shashi Ishara

Kalum Shashi Ishara I am an Aircraft Engineering graduate and an alumnus of Kingston University. It was a passion that I have had since childhood driven me to realise this goal of working in the Aviation and Aerospace industry. I have been working in the industry for more than 13 years now, and I can easily identify most commercial aircraft by spotting them from a distance. My work experience involved both technical and managerial elements of Aircraft component manufacturing, Quality assurance and continuous improvement management.

United Kingdom

NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Solairus Moves to Acquire Clay Lacy Charter Business, Forming a 500-Aircraft Management Powerhouse Solairus Aviation's acquisition of Clay Lacy's charter management operation creates one of the largest managed fleets in U.S. business aviation. Read More →

NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Joby Aviation Opens Texas Facility to Prepare for Dallas-Fort Worth Air Taxi Service Joby Aviation has established a new Texas base to support planned electric air taxi operations across the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Read More →

NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Airbus and Boeing Pursue Out-of-Autoclave Composites to Speed Next-Generation Airframe Production Airbus and Boeing are investing in out-of-autoclave composite technologies to accelerate airframe manufacturing rates for future single-aisle aircraft programs. Read More →

NEWS Aug 06, 2026 Silk Way West 747-8 Diverts to Dallas After Houston Mix-Up, Declares Fuel Emergency A Silk Way West Boeing 747-8 cargo jet flew to Dallas instead of Houston, then declared a fuel emergency with just 30 minutes of fuel remaining. Read More →

NEWS Aug 06, 2026 Hyderabad Man Charged With Forgery After Using ChatGPT to Generate Fraudulent IndiGo Boarding Pass A man in Hyderabad faces legal trouble after airport staff caught him using an AI-generated fake flight ticket meant as a joke. Read More →

ROUTES Aug 05, 2026 Delta Air Lines Launches Non-Stop Atlanta to Riyadh Service on October 23 Despite Regional Tensions Delta Air Lines begins non-stop flights between Atlanta and Riyadh on October 23, marking its first route to Saudi Arabia amid Middle East unrest. Read More →

NEWS Aug 04, 2026 United Finally Unlocks the Doors on Its New Polaris Suites United Airlines will soon unlock its new Polaris Studio suites aboard premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, marking a major cabin overhaul for the carrier. Read More →

NEWS Aug 04, 2026 Joby Teams With Travis Kalanick and Atoms to Build U.S. Vertiport Network Joby Aviation partners with startup Atoms and former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to develop takeoff and landing sites for its coming air taxi service. Read More →

NEWS Aug 03, 2026 BALPA Warns of Uncommanded Engine Shutdowns from Fire Switch Release British pilots' union BALPA raises alarm over fire switch fault that can cause uncommanded engine shutdowns on Airbus A350 and A320neo jets. Read More →

NEWS Jul 30, 2026 Inside Dovetail Electric Aviation's Landmark Path to Zero-Emission Flight Dovetail Electric Aviation lands its first paying customer and unveils a confident, refined roadmap to zero-emission flight at Farnborough 2026. Read More →