UAE defense giant tests drone built from a kit plane

• https://defence-blog.com/uae-defense-giant-tests-drone-built-from-a-kit-plane/
• https://x.com/i/status/2084973074487693450

EDGE to Acquire 100% Stake in Brazilian Aerospace Engineering Firm AKAER

https://edgegroup.ae/news/edge-acquire-100-stake-brazilian-aerospace-engineering-firm-akaer

Suspected Explosive Drone Found Beside Ukraine’s Antonov An-124 at Leipzig Airport

• https://united24media.com/world/suspected-explosive-drone-found-beside-ukraines-antonov-an-124-at-leipzig-airport-21378
• https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/05/flights-at-germanys-leipzighalle-airport-disrupted-after-suspicious-objects-sighted

SpaceX dives 10% after AI spending surge rattles investors

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/05/spacex-spcx-stock-today-earnings.html

Ryanair sued by hundreds of pilots

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/04/ryanair-sued-by-hundreds-of-pilots/

UFO disrupts traffic at German airport on Tuesday night

https://www.brusselstimes.com/world/2258932/ufo-disrupts-traffic-at-german-airport-on-tuesday-night

FAA says it is investigating Trump helicopter safety incident in Washington | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/faa-investigates-marine-one-safety-incident-washington-wsj-reports-2026-08-05/ 

Teaching Someone to Fly by Osmosis Doesn’t Work

 https://www.flyingmag.com/teaching-someone-to-fly-by-osmosis-doesnt-work/

Leonardo Signals Potential Fast-Track Deployment for Sixth-Generation Global Combat Air Programme Fighter Jet

 https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/leonardo-signals-potential-fast-track-deployment-for-sixth-generation-global-combat-air-programme-fighter-jet/

Cat Mishu found alive after 17 days missing at Brussels Airport

 https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brussels-airport-bru/cat-mishu-found-alive-after-17-days-missing/

NASA opens first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years

 https://australianaviation.com.au/2026/08/nasa-opens-first-new-wind-tunnel-in-more-than-40-years/

Airbus has completed Ground Vibration Testing on the A350F freighter, a critical part of certification trials ahead of first flight.

•  https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2026-08-pushing-the-a350f-to-the-limits-ground-vibration-testing
• https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/airbus-a350f-ground-vibration-tests-certification/
  

ADR Failure Forced British Airways A320 Into Alternate Law Over London, AAIB Opens Probe

 https://www.techtimes.com/articles/322350/20260730/adr-failure-forced-british-airways-a320-alternate-law-over-london-aaib-opens-probe.htm

UK regulator concerned over rise in decisions to continue unstable approaches

 https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/08/uk-regulator-concerned-over-rise-in-decisions-to-continue-unstable-approaches/#:~:text=Civil%20Aviation%20Authority%20safety%20notice,trend%20in%20decisions%20to%20continue.

SibNIA aims to advance An-2 modernisation after securing type certificate

• https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/07/sibnia-aims-to-advance-an-2-modernisation-after-securing-type-certificate/
• https://www.flightglobal.com/archive/2026/08/an-2-modernisation-plans-include-range-extension-and-higher-passenger-accommodation/

First production model of Russia’s MC-21 jet completes maiden flight

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/aviation/first-production-model-of-russia-s-mc-21-jet-completes-maiden-flight/ar-AA29it70?ocid=BingNewsSerp