Articles by Kalum Shashi Ishara

NEWS Feb 04, 2026 Eve Air Mobility Targets 2026 Flight Test Milestones and Finalizes Key Customer Agreement with Japan Leading Charter Operator AirX In the 2026 Singapore Airshow, Eve Air Mobility has solidified its dominant position in the Asia-Pacific market. The company officially transitioned from prototype unveilings to a rigorous commercial and operational phase, securing a binding order from Japan’s AirX. Read More →

NEWS Feb 04, 2026 FedEx A300 Nose Gear Collapses While Parked Outside BWI Marshall Airport Hangar Operations at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) faced an unusual sight, after the nose landing gear of a parked FedEx Express cargo aircraft collapsed outside a maintenance hangar. Read More →

NEWS Feb 04, 2026 Medical Emergency Forces Delta Flight to Make Emergency Overweight Landing in Dublin Emergency protocols were activated at Dublin Airport (DUB) in the early hours of Monday morning as a Delta Air Lines widebody jet, laden with thousands of pounds of transatlantic fuel, executed a high-stakes "heavyweight" landing to address a medical crisis on board. Read More →

NEWS Feb 03, 2026 Air Cambodia Joins Boeing Family With Major Order For Up To 20 737 MAX Jets Announced At Singapore Airshow In a move that signals a bold new chapter for Cambodian aviation, Boeing and Air Cambodia officially unveiled a landmark agreement today, February 3, 2026, identifying the Southeast Asian carrier as the previously undisclosed customer for up to 20 of 737-8 MAX aircraft. Read More →

NEWS Feb 03, 2026 FedEx Airbus A300 Freighter Forces Emergency Return to Norfolk After Engine Shutdown Aviation safety investigators and FedEx Express maintenance teams are converging at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) today, February 3, 2026, following a serious propulsion failure involving an Airbus A300-600 freighter. The aircraft was forced to perform an emergency return and overweight landing after the flight crew reported a total engine shutdown shortly after departure. Read More →

NEWS Feb 03, 2026 WestJet Boeing 737 Aborted High Speed Takeoff After Pilot Seat Shifts Fully Backwards Safety investigators have detailed a harrowing incident in which a WestJet Boeing 737-700 was forced to execute a high-speed rejected takeoff (RTO) after the first officer’s seat unlatched and slid away from the flight controls. Read More →

NEWS Feb 03, 2026 US F35C Stealth Fighter Intercepts and Destroys Iranian Shahed 139 Drone in the Arabian Sea Tension in the Middle East reached a kinetic flashpoint as a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter intercepted and destroyed an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that posed a direct threat to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) carrier strike group. The encounter marks a significant escalation in the ongoing maritime shadow war between Washington and Tehran. Read More →

NEWS Feb 02, 2026 American Airlines Plans Full Widebody Free Wi-Fi Expansion After Internal Meeting Leak A leaked recording from a recent American Airlines employee meeting has revealed that the carrier intends to equip its entire widebody fleet with free high-speed Wi-Fi. As of February 2, 2026, the carrier is moving to close the gap on its long-haul international product, expanding the AT&T-sponsored service that debuted on domestic routes just last month. Read More →

NEWS Feb 02, 2026 Air India Pulls Boeing 787-9 From Service After Serious Fuel Switch Discrepancy Report Air India has taken the preemptive step of grounding one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners following a technical report involving a critical fuel control switch malfunction. The decision, confirmed today, February 2, 2026, underscores the carrier’s heightened focus on safety and operational integrity as it continues its massive fleet transformation under the Tata Group. Read More →

NEWS Feb 02, 2026 FedEx Targets May 31 Return for MD-11 Fleet Following Fatal November Crash A stark divide has emerged between the world’s two largest logistics giants as they navigate the future of the iconic McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter. While FedEx Express is doubling down on the trijet with a target return-to-service date of May 31, 2026, United Parcel Service (UPS) has officially closed the book on the aircraft’s thirty-year tenure following a devastating accident that sent shockwaves through the industry. Read More →