February 13, 2026

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup

>Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel

On 8 February, Cuba published NOTAMs warning that jet fuel will be unavailable at airports across the island beginning 10 February through 11 March. Read More

>Pilot Praised After Crash-landing a Faulty Somali Passenger Plane on a Seashore

An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane, which had suffered a technical fault, on the shoreline next to the capital’s international airport, with all 55 on board surviving. Read More

>MRO News in Brief 10 February 2026

AJW Group, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, Air Premia, Lufthansa Technik, Dedienne Aerospace, GE Aerospace, ST Engineering, Xiamen Airlines, Airbus, Thai Airways. Read More

>Baby Bus: Do Any Airlines Still Fly the Airbus A318?

Following Romania’s TAROM airline retiring its last Airbus A318 in 2024, Air France is the last remaining commercial operator of the Baby Bus. Read more

>LATAM Airlines to install AeroSHARK riblet coating across its entire Boeing 777 fleet

With the application of the riblet coat to more of its Boeing 777s, the carrier is looking to further reduce overall fuel consumption and decrease CO₂ emissions. Read more

>Indian eVTOL Aircraft Pioneers Seek Regulatory Progress

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a “leapfrog to aerial mobility”. Read more

>Here’s How Much Bigger The Airbus A350-1000 Is Compared To The A350-900

Modern long-haul aviation has increasingly shifted toward highly efficient twin-engine widebody aircraft capable of flying farther while using less fuel. At the center of this shift is the Airbus A350. Read more

> Sofema Online Prepares for a New Era: Exclusive Insights into Our Custom-Built LMS Launching March 2, 2026.

Petya Ilieva, Director of Tech, Training Support & Marketing at Sofema Aviation Services, shares the strategy, technical journey, and long-term vision behind Sofema Online’s new custom-built LMS.  Read more

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