Portugal’s Air Force to Introduce C-130 Aircraft into Firefighting

https://aerialfiremag.com/2026/10/23/portugals-air-force-to-introduce-c-130-aircraft-into-firefighting/

Four early warning aircraft based on Y-20 platform seen in Chinese factory on satellite imagery; foreign media speculates on serial production - Global Times

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1372939.shtml

Lockheed lands Pentagon deal for 850 F-35 jets, lifts annual forecast

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/lockheed-lifts-annual-forecast-missile-jet-production-ramps-up-2026-10-22/

Original press release: https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2026-10-22-New-Framework-Agreement-for-Multiyear-F-35-Production-and-Sustainment

USAF Needs ‘1,509 Combat-Ready Jets’ by 2035, According to Service Report to Congress

https://theaviationist.com/2026/10/24/usaf-needs-1509-combat-ready-jets-by-2035/

France’s Archange SIGINT Aircraft Arrives at Évreux Air Base Ahead of Operational Evaluation

https://theaviationist.com/2026/10/25/frances-archange-sigint-aircraft-arrives-at-evreux/

Former US Air Force KC-10A Departs Arizona Boneyard for Commercial Refueling Service

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/former-us-air-force-trijet-kc-10a-departs-arizona-boneyard-for-commercial-refueling-service/

FAA Grants BETA Technologies First-Ever eVTOL Market Survey Authorization for ALIA A250

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/faa-grants-beta-technologies-first-ever-evtol-market-survey-authorization-for-alia-a250/

Armenia Modernizes Aerial Fleet with Czech-Built Aero L-39NG Skyfox Jets

 https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/armenia-modernizes-aerial-fleet-with-czech-built-aero-l-39ng-skyfox-jets/

Greece Secures Three Embraer KC-390 Millennium Airlifters via Landmark Portuguese Defense Framework

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/10/greece-secures-three-embraer-kc-390-millennium-airlifters-via-landmark-portuguese-defense-framework/

Bombardier Plans $270M U.S. Expansion After ‘Deal’ With Trump

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday night, Trump wrote that the business jet manufacturer’s $270 million investment will create thousands of American jobs in Wichita, Kansas, home to the company’s U.S. headquarters, as well as Texas and Indiana

https://www.flyingmag.com/bombardier-270m-us-expansion-deal-with-trump/

Archer Plans Electric Air Taxi Operations at GA Facilities in Texas

https://www.flyingmag.com/archer-electric-air-taxis-ga-airports-texas/

Attention, passengers: High airfares may be here to stay

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/attention-passengers-high-airfares-may-be-here-to-stay

UK unveils future wildfire plan: military aircraft, specialist fire teams and landscape transformation

https://wildfiretoday.com/uk-unveils-future-wildfire-plan-military-aircraft-specialist-fire-teams-and-landscape-transformation/

FAA Releases Draft Design Standards for Vertical Flight Facilities

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-releases-draft-design-standards-vertical-flight-facilities