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Published at 1900PST 06FEB26 / 0300GMT 07FEB26South African carrier Airlink earlier this month expanded capacity on Johannesburg – Lilongwe route, where the airline began Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on this route, replacing E190-E1. The E195-E2 is currently scheduled from 02FEB26 to 06MAR26, 4 times weekly.4Z460 JNB1050 – 1310LLW 295 x2474Z461 LLW1400 – 1630JNB 295 x247
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Published at 1830PST 06FEB26 / 0230GMT 07FEB26Cayman Airways during Northern summer 2026 season plans to operate Grand Cayman – Austin route, scheduled on weekly basis. From 24MAY26 to 16AUG26, Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft to serve this route once a week.KX330 GCM0815 – 1115AUS 7M8 7KX331 AUS1245 – 1545GCM 7M8 7
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Published at 1800PST 06FEB26 / 0200GMT 07FEB26Uzbekistan’s Centrum Air has revised planned new service on Tashkent – Frankfurt route. Planned service launch on 30MAR26 remains unchanged with 2 weekly flights, however operational aircraft has switched from Airbus A321neo to A320neo.C6151 TAS0240 – 0655FRA 32N 1C6151 TAS1320 – 1730FRA 32N 5C6152 FRA0820 – 1740TAS 32N 1C6152 FRA1900 – 0430+1TAS 32N 5
An Agape Flights Embraer 110 aircraft operated by the Florida-based missions organization has been confirmed lost following a crash in mountainous terrain in Haiti, bringing a tragic end to an overnight search and rescue effort and sending shockwaves through the close-knit aviation ministry community. Agape Flights CEO Allen Speer delivered the confirmation in a somber […] The post Agape Flights Embraer 110 Missionary Flight Lost in Haiti; No Survivors appeared first on Avgeekery.
Published at 1730PST 06FEB26 / 0130GMT 07FEB26Asiana Airlines during Northern summer 2026 season plans to shift operational schedule on Seoul Incheon – Sydney route, operated by Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. From 08JUN26, Seoul departure will shift from evening to morning hours, while Sydney departure moves from morning to evening hours.OZ601 ICN0800 – 1925SYD 77L DOZ602 SYD2100 – 0635+1ICN 77L D
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Published at 1700PST 06FEB26 / 0100GMT 07FEB26 Singapore Airlines this week opened reservations for Singapore – Chengdu Tianfu route for travel on/after 29MAR26. During Northern summer 2026 season, the Star Alliance member will operate 1 daily flight with Boeing 787-10. SQ842 SIN1225 – 1710TFU 787 DSQ843 TFU1825 – 2315SIN 787 D
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Published at 1630PST 06FEB26 / 0030GMT 07FEB26 Motu Link Airline this week on its facebook page revealed its planned operational network. The French Polynesian all-cargo start-up will operate ATR72-500 Freighter on following routes, although the airline did not provide actual timeframe of planned service launch in 2026.Papeete (Tahiti) – Bora Bora 2 weeklyPapeete (Tahiti) – Nuku Hiva – Bora Bora – Papeete (Tahiti) 1 weeklyPapeete (Tahiti) – Nuku Hiva – Rangiroa – Papeete (Tahiti) 1 weeklyPa
After losing about 20% of its civil servant workforce in the past year, NASA’s administrator says the agency plans to bring more expertise in-house and reduce its reliance on contractors. The post NASA seeks to bolster workforce, reduce reliance on contractors appeared first on SpaceNews.
Published at 1601PST 06FEB26 / 0001GMT 07FEB26LOT Polish Airlines this week announced service resumption of Gdansk – Krakow route, last served until October 2022 with Dash 8-Q400 aircraft. The Star Alliance member from 29MAY26 to 28SEP26 will serve this route 4 times weekly, on board Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.LOT is the official carrier of CONNECT 2026 Route Development Forum, scheduled from 17FEB26 to 19FEB26. AeroRoutes will be attending the event.LO3517 GDN1245 – 1400KRK 7M8 x236LO3518 KRK150
Published at 1530PST / 2330GMT 06FEB26IndiGo this week filed service changes for selected long-haul routes, effective February 2026. Planned changes include the following.Delhi – London Heathrow eff 09FEB26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weeklyDelhi – Manchester eff 07FEB26 Reduce from 5 to 4 weekly, 3 weekly from 19FEB26Mumbai – Copenhagen 3 weekly service cancelled from 15FEB26
Published at 1500PST / 2300GMT 06FEB26Starlux Airlines as of Friday (06FEB26) published its planned operational frequencies for Taipei Taoyuan – Shimojishima route for Northern summer 2026 season. From 30MAR26, the airline to increase service from 2 to 3 weekly, further increases to 4 from 28SEP26. Following schedule focuses on the period of 28SEP26 – 24OCT26, as operational schedule varies throughout the season.JX890 TPE1040 – 1300SHI 32Q x245JX891 SHI1400 – 1410TPE 32Q x245
While Viasat has no plans to join the rush to deploy orbital data centers, the satellite operator sees a role providing the communications links needed to connect such systems with users on Earth and other spacecraft. The post Viasat sees orbital data center partnership opportunity appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Published at 1430PST / 2230GMT 06FEB26AirAsia this week announced new route launch to Japan, as the carrier extends Kuala Lumpur – Kaohsiung service to Osaka Kansai, effective 15JUN26. The airline will operate 1 daily flight with Airbus A320 aircraft.AK170 KUL0255 – 0730KHH0830 – 1240KIX 320 DAK171 KIX1345 – 1600KUL1700 – 2125KUL 320 DOverall Kuala Lumpur – Kaohsiung sector increases from 4 to 7 weekly, with revised schedule (listed above).
The Chinese clone of the Sikorsky S-97 Raider compound helicopter appeared again in a video recently emerged online. Months after the first images emerged online, the Chinese clone of the Sikorsky S-97 Raider appeared again in a video recently emerged online. Exactly like its U.S.-made counterpart, this compound helicopter features two coaxial main rotors and […]
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