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The Daily Memo

sideview of Azul aircraft
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Daily Memo: Azul Touts Network Superiority As Major Weapon To Fight Soaring Fuel Costs

May 14, 2026
Brazil’s Azul often touts its network strength, pointing to market dominance on most of its routes.

Technology

NASA/Jim Ross
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NASA Picks Up X-59 Flight Test Tempo

May 14, 2026
NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.
An Iridium Next satellite.
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Iridium To Acquire Aireon Space Surveillance System

May 14, 2026
Iridium has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Aileron space-based air traffic surveillance system that it hosts on its satellite network.

Airlines

SIA a350-900
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SIA Launches Madrid Service As Part Of Europe Expansion

May 08, 2026
Singapore Airlines will launch flights to Madrid via Barcelona from Oct. 26, 2026, marking the carrier’s return to the Spanish capital after 22 years.
Copa Airlines 737-9
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Copa Keeps Capacity Targets Intact Despite Surging Fuel Prices

May 14, 2026
Panama’s Copa Airlines is sticking to previous capacity growth targets after facing constraints stemming from aircraft delivery delays.
Singapore Airlines aircraft
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Singapore Airlines Ends Fiscal 2025-26 On High, Braces For Impact

May 14, 2026
Singapore Airlines ended fiscal 2025-26 with record revenue, buoyed by strong second-half demand.

Safety

March 25, 2026, Queens, New York, Usa: (NEW) Airport maintenance crews position a tow truck as they prepare to move the wreckage of a Port Authority firetruck from the runway where it had collided with an Air Canada Express jet
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FAA To Equip Ops Vehicles With Transmitters

May 13, 2026
The FAA is fast-tracking a plan to equip all of its airport vehicles with transmitters that will make them more visible to airport surface safety systems.

Advanced Air Mobility

Art credit: Joby Aviation Caption: Joby plans to return to New York for flights under the FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
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Joby Outlines Hopes For Commercial Air Taxi Progress Under FAA’s eIPP

May 14, 2026
Complex operations enabled by regulatory waivers and deviations under an FAA pilot program are expected to shorten the time from type certification to operational readiness for commercial electric taxi operations.

Sustainability

Suez Canal
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Egypt’s First SAF Facility Secures $143M In Financing

May 12, 2026
Egypt’s first SAF plant secures $142.9m financing, aiming to produce 200,000 metric tons of biofuels annually with Shell as a key partner.

MRO

a Firefly aicraft in a hangar
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Malaysia Aviation Group Boosts MRO Capability With Hangar Shift

May 07, 2026
MAB Engineering, a subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group, is moving into a much larger hangar at Kuala Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
engine GP7000
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GE, Emirates To Develop GE90, GP7200 Piece-Parts Repairs

May 14, 2026
GE Aerospace has signed an agreement with Emirates to develop piece-part repair capability for the GE90 and Engine Alliance GP7200 engines.

Industry Data