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Airbus ZEROe aircraft
2026 Mar 20
Airbus confirms feasibility of 100-seat ZEROe aircraft hydrogen fuel cell powertrain; aircraft powered by four 2.4MW electric motors; range 1,850 km.
Markets
Embraer E2 between turboprop and narrowbody
2026 Mar 20
E290 E295 jets with max 2x2 seats 114-146 and max payload range 6-7 hrs, provides both seat quantity and route range capability to fill market gap between smaller turboprop and larger narrowbody aircraft.
Markets
Airfreight disruptions feeding congestion
2026 Mar 20
Global airfreight disruptions, causing capacity reduction of 20%, feeding growing congestion across origin transit destination terminals, as reduction in ocean supply increases air demand sustained by longer crowded re-routings with reduced payloads.
Forecasts
Russian aircraft certifications
2026 Mar 20
Rosaviatsia plans 2026 certifications of IL-114-300 in May, PD-8 engine in Apr, SJ-100 in Jul, MC21-310 in Oct.
Markets
Glossary highlight: Middle East
2026 Mar 20
Middle East, primarily countries and territories located in West Asia, originated by Great Britain in 1850s as geo-policital term replacing ‘Near East’ in contrast to ‘Far East’ aka East Asia and expanded to encompass Egypt and Turkey.
Frontiers
Australia eVTOL ecosystem
2026 Mar 20
Eve Air Mobility allied with Alt Air for operational bases and Skyports for vertiports to connect major airports with southeast commercial districts and tourist hubs.
Markets
Airspace closures re-routes
2026 Mar 20
Combined closures of airspaces in Ukraine and Iran forced airlines to re-route flights through world’s most strategic corridors, pushing airlines toward longer, congested, expensive alternative routes flying 1.5 to 3.0 more hours, raising maintenance costs for aircraft and engines and operating costs for crews and fuel.
Frontiers
Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 test flight certification
2026 Mar 20
Hermeus secured experimental type cert from US FAA for Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 to proceed with supersonic flight testing.
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