Indian carriers told to offer majority of domestic seats without extra fees
2026-03-19 - flightglobal.com
MHI, Shield AI complete autonomous flight tests in Japan
2026-03-19 - flightglobal.com
Ramp agent seriously injured by A319 jet blast after misunderstanding signal
2026-03-19 - flightglobal.com
FAA suspends visual separation between helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in busy airspace
2026-03-19 - flightglobal.com
USAF pauses contract for 75 KC-46 tankers until Boeing fixes deficiencies
2026-03-19 - flightglobal.com
First South Korean C-390 completes maiden flight in Brazil
2026-03-19 - flightglobal.com
Navy Juggles Its Aircraft Carrier Plans To Stay Afloat One carrier was already tired before it had a fire, another saw its service life extended for the second time, while the delivery of a third is delayed. https://www.twz.com/sea/navy-juggles-its-aircraft-carrier-plans-to-stay-afloat
2026-03-18 - twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @thewarzonewire: The World’s Ugliest Airplane Just Flew For The First Time In a world of increasingly homogeneous-looking military aircraft designs, the platypus-like Kawasaki EC-2 is a radical outlier. https://www.twz.com/air/the-worlds-ugliest-airplane-just-flew-for-the-first-time
2026-03-18 - twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @thewarzonewire: Trump No Longer Wants Allies To Send Warships To Open The Strait Of Hormuz A day after allies pushed back on his demand they send warships to the strait, Trump declared “WE DO NOT NEED HELP FROM ANYONE!” Live updating: https://www.twz.com/news-features/trump-no-longer-wants-allies-to-send-warships-to-open-the-strait-of-hormuz
2026-03-18 - twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @thewarzonewire: Navy E-2D Hawkeye Radar Planes Appear To Be Rushing To The Middle East The E-2D is America's most capable platform for spotting drones and other low-flying Iranian threats that are wreaking havoc on Gulf Arab States. https://www.twz.com/air/navy-e-2d-hawkeye-radar-planes-appear-to-be-rushing-to-the-middle-east
2026-03-18 - twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @SpaethFlies: That´s why I never do spring cleaning 15 March 1985 - UTA B-747 [Reg. F-GDUA] is parked at Paris CDG. "During a routine cleaning of the passenger cabin, due to a cigarette butt thrown in the toilet of one of the galley of the front section, a fire breaks out on board The damages are such that the plane, with just 2.3 years of life, is written off"
2026-03-18 - twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: Another emergency evacuation and people carry prodigious amount of bags with them. One passenger carrying his child and a significant amount of other stuff, which undoubtedly causes their fall. Nothing is more important than your life. GET OUT
2026-03-18 - twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: British Airways. Lufthansa. Swiss. Austrian. Air France. KLM. Cathay Pacific. Singapore Airlines. Finnair. Virgin Atlantic. All suspended flights to Dubai. The busiest airport in the Middle East is running on Emirates, Etihad, and hope. The suspensions are not symbolic. British Airways has cancelled all flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, and Tel Aviv, with Abu Dhabi routes suspended into later this year. Lufthansa Group, covering Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and Brussels Airlines, suspended Dubai and Abu Dhabi until at least mid-March with rolling extensions. KLM cancelled Dubai until 28 March. Cathay Pacific until 31 March. Finnair until 29 March. Singapore Airlines until at least mid-March. Every carrier cites the same three words: airspace, insurance, safety. The insurance is the mechanism. War-risk premiums for Gulf airspace surged 300 to 1,000%, and no airline’s risk committee will authorise a route where the premium assumes a drone can reach the fuel supply and the fuel supply just proved it can be reached. Hours ago, the Dubai Media Office confirmed a drone incident near DXB that set a fuel tank on fire. Civil Defence contained it. No injuries. But the fire is not the problem. The fire is the evidence that the risk committees used to justify the cancellations, and the evidence just updated in real time. DXB processed 95.2 million passengers in 2025. It connected 260 destinations across six continents. It was the physical proof that the Gulf was open, safe, and central to global aviation. Seventeen days of war have reduced it to a hub running limited schedules on its home carriers while every major international airline that made it the world’s busiest routes its passengers through Istanbul, Doha, and Singapore instead. Emirates and Etihad are operating limited services and gradually resuming. They have no choice. DXB and Abu Dhabi are their homes. But a hub is not defined by its home carriers. It is defined by the international network that feeds it. British Airways feeding London passengers through Dubai is what makes DXB a global hub rather than a regional airport. Cathay Pacific feeding Hong Kong. Singapore Airlines feeding Southeast Asia. Lufthansa feeding Frankfurt. When those carriers leave, the hub becomes a terminal with runways and a fuel tank that was on fire this morning. The suspensions are temporary. Every airline says so. Every statement includes “pending airspace stabilisation” and “subject to review.” But temporary in aviation means something specific: it means the route remains cancelled until the insurance market reprices the risk below the threshold at which the route generates positive margin. The insurance market will not reprice the risk until the war ends. The war shows no sign of ending. Araghchi told CBS “as long as it takes.” The insurance cancellations are not temporary. They are indefinite with a euphemism attached. The tourism economy that lost $600 million per day was calculated when the airlines were merely cautious. The DFM Real Estate Index that fell 30% was calculated when the airport was merely disrupted. The fuel tank fire converts “disrupted” into “targeted.” And targeted airports do not attract the 95.2 million passengers who made DXB the world’s busiest. They attract the insurance adjusters who calculate whether the airport can reopen at premiums anyone will pay. Dubai built its economy on connectivity. The airlines that provided the connectivity have left. The fuel tank that powered the connectivity is on fire. And the war that caused both is being fought by a regime that says it will last as long as it takes, funded by an economic empire of 812 companies that no bomb has touched. https://open.substack.com/pub/shanakaanslemperera/p/actuarial-warfare-how-seven-insurance?r=6p7b5o&utm_medium=ios
2026-03-18 - twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: One year ago - In clashes between rival militias, the Yemeni presidential Boeing 747SP was sprayed with bullets from gunfire from forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh.
2026-03-18 - twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: A Flydubai B737 aircraft grounded at Basra International Airport (BSR), collided with the passenger bridge due to strong winds that struck the province on 15 March. The video shows clear damage to the aircraft winglet and the aerobridge. #aircraft
2026-03-18 - twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: Takeoffs and landings have resumed at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates through plumes of black smoke after temporary disruption of the operations earlier today. Dubai Media Office: "Dubai Civil Aviation Authority announces the gradual resumption of some flights to and from Dubai International Airport to selected destinations, following the temporary suspension implemented as a precautionary measure. Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for the latest updates regarding their flights." #airport
2026-03-18 - twitter_SpaethFlies
Japan’s EC-2 EW aircraft approaches service entry
2026-03-18 - flightglobal.com
Amazon fleet of A330 converted freighters transferred to IAT Leasing
2026-03-18 - flightglobal.com
China Airlines cuts back previous deal for A350-900s and A321neos
2026-03-18 - flightglobal.com
Firming of options takes lessor Avation’s ATR orders to more than 50
2026-03-18 - flightglobal.com
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