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The US Air Force has conducted a live demonstration of manned-unmanned teaming, linking a crewed F-22 Raptor with an uncrewed MQ-20 Avenger in a flight test designed to explore how autonomous aircraft can support frontline fighters in future operations...

Air New Zealand is preparing to launch a charter flight that transforms a commercial aircraft into a high-altitude concert venue. The experience, called “SYNTHONY in the Sky,” is described as an experimental approach to aviation entertainment.
The May 15, 2026 charter flight from Auckland Airport (AKL) to Christchurch Airport (CHC) will feature live performances by SYNTHONY, an orchestral electronic music group, while passengers travel at cruising altitude....

The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have finalized an agreement to accelerate production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, using $4.5 billion in congressionally authorized funding to expand annual manufacturing capacity by about 25%.
The US Department of the Air Force said the agreement applies $4.5 billion already authorized and appropriated under the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation legislation to accelerate the approved acquisition profile by increasing annual production capacity...

A 38-year-old man based in the UK has been jailed for over four years in prison after orchestrating a $52 million (£39.3 million) fraud selling fake commercial aircraft used by global airlines.
On February 23, 2026, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced that following his guilty plea in Southwark Crown Court, London, on December 1, 2025, AOG Technics Director Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala was sentenced to four years and eight months behind...