Belgium orders five Cessna SkyCourier for special forces

Belgium has ordered five Cessna SkyCourier turboprops for its Special Operations Forces, becoming the first military customer for the twin-engine utility aircraft.  Textron Aviation announced the contract on April 7, 2026, describing the selection as... Read more »

New vehicle joins electric fleet at Shannon Airport – Airport World

Shannon Airport has become the first airport in Ireland to deploy a First‑Mover R‑3500, a state‑of‑the‑art electric vehicle (EV)‑moving system designed to safely relocate both electric and conventional vehicles. Originally developed to... Read more »

US Army launches Altius 700 drone from Apache helicopter

The US Army has for the first time launched a drone from an AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, firing an Anduril Industries Altius 700 medium-range launched effect during a warfighting experiment at Yuma... Read more »

Rheinmetall and Boeing pitch MQ-28 Ghost Bat to Germany

Germany’s interest in acquiring the MQ-28 Ghost Bat has moved from diplomatic signals to a formal industrial partnership in a matter of days, as Rheinmetall announced on March 31, 2026, that it had agreed... Read more »

Embraer KC-390 completes cold weather demo in Sweden

Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium demonstrator has completed short takeoff and landing operations at Sweden’s Vidsel Test Range as part of the aircraft’s ongoing world demonstration tour, with the manufacturer reporting full mission success under extreme cold... Read more »

Safeguarding stock – Airport World

Retail theft has become a real issue for some major international airports and combatting the growing crime requires technology and teamwork, writes Ulbe Keegstra. As airport retail revenues rebound, retail theft and... Read more »

Poland rules out Patriot redeployment to Middle East

The United States has informally asked Poland to consider redeploying one of its two Patriot air defense batteries to the Middle East and to transfer PAC-3 MSE interceptors already in Polish military... Read more »

Middle East conflict strains aviation parts, MRO flows

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to affect millions of people, disrupting daily life and creating uncertainty that extends far beyond any single sector. Within aviation, these conditions are reshaping... Read more »

Changi Airport’s future with air hub chief Lim Ching Kiat

Singapore’s Changi Airport (SIN) welcomed close to 70 million passengers in 2025, not just recovering from the pandemic but surpassing every traffic record in its history.  For Lim Ching Kiat, Executive Vice... Read more »

Traffic on the rise at Sweden’s airports – Airport World

The upward traffic trend in Sweden continued In March, with close to 2.6 million passengers passing through Swedavia’s ten airports. In total, air travel increased by just over 5% compared to March... Read more »