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ITA Airways Joins Star Alliance
Source: Air Canada Star Alliance welcomes Italy's flag carrier, further enabling seamless journeys for customers worldwide. Star Alliance officially welcomed ITA Airways as its newest member, marking the completion of the Italian carrier's integration into the world's largest airline alliance. [...]
Air Canada Board of Directors announces the retirement of President and Chief Executive Officer
Source: Air Canada Comprehensive process is underway to identify next leader The Board of Directors of Air Canada today announced that Michael Rousseau has informed the Board that he will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, [...]
IATA: Air Cargo Demand up 11.2% in February 2026
Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for February 2026 global air cargo markets showing: Total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 11.2% compared to February 2025 levels (+11.6% for international operations). Capacity, measured [...]
Successful first demo flight: Airbus’ uncrewed Bird of Prey interceptor autonomously engages kamikaze drone with Frankenburg missile
Source: Airbus The Airbus ‘Bird of Prey’ interceptor drone successfully completed its first demonstration flight at a military training area in northern Germany. In a realistic mission scenario, it autonomously searched, detected and classified a medium-sized one-way attack (kamikaze) drone. [...]
Star Alliance opens Star Connection Centre at Los Angeles International Airport
Source: Star Alliance Strengthening seamless multi-airline connections at one of Star Alliance’s busiest transfer hubs in North America To reinforce its commitment to delivering effortlessly connected multi-airline journeys across its global network, Star Alliance has opened a new Star Connection [...]
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Aviation and Space Debris: A Challenge for Air Safety
By Exequiel Sanhueza* Have you ever wondered what the relationship is between current aviation and space debris? Although for many people these topics may seem distant, they are actually more connected than we can imagine. Space debris or junk, made up of artificial objects that orbit the Earth and that [...]