Finnair will suspend flights between Helsinki and Dubai for the winter 2026/27 schedule, with services cancelled from 25 October 2026 through 27 March 2027. The carrier is linking the route pause to the unstable security situation in the Middle East…
A pilot survived after a Cirrus SR22 caught fire in flight over Minas Gerais, Brazil, and descended under its whole-aircraft parachute system before being destroyed on the ground near Serra Azul in the Mateus Leme region. The privately operated aircraft,…
EgyptAir has signed a three-season sponsorship agreement with FC Barcelona, becoming the club’s Global Partner and Exclusive Official Airline for the men’s first football team, basketball team and handball team. The deal runs through the 2028/29 season and includes EgyptAir…
Vertical Aviation International and the European Helicopter Association have extended their collaboration to produce EUROPEAN ROTORS through the Milan 2027 edition, with both organisations also committing to continue the partnership through 2032. The agreement secures continuity for Europe’s leading vertical…
United Airlines has cast doubt on the Airbus A321XLR’s practical range for some missions, even as the aircraft prepares to enter the carrier’s transatlantic network from Washington Dulles. Senior vice president of global network planning Patrick Quayle described Airbus’s marketed…
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has found that accidents involving loss of visual reference are more than twice as likely to involve helicopters as airplanes, based on Canadian accident data from 2000 to 2021. The finding is tied to the fatal…
Regional Express is changing operating procedures for its Saab 340B turboprops after departures drifted off the planned flightpath shortly after takeoff on Australian domestic services. The revision follows incidents in which crews had to take manual control to restore the…
Duncan Aviation has secured Honeywell Aerospace heavy maintenance authorisation for the RE100 APU series at its Lincoln, Nebraska maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, extending its support for the RE100LJ, RE100XL and RE100CS models. The approval allows the business aviation MRO…
Avcon Industries has delivered its first modified King Air B200 mosquito-control aircraft, extending the Kansas-based special-mission aircraft maker’s work into aerial mosquito abatement. The aircraft, a King Air Model B200 adapted for large-area liquid dispersal, was fitted with a removable…
C&L Aviation Group’s C&L Aerospace in Bangor, Maine has been selected by Héroux-Devtek as the factory-authorised repair station for flutter dampers on Bombardier CRJ and Challenger 604, 605 and 650 aircraft. The work is already under way at the component…
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is pressing helicopter operators and Transport Canada to strengthen defences against loss of visual reference and inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, warning that such accidents occur in rotorcraft at more than twice the rate seen…
Delta Air Lines will resume daily nonstop service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv on 6 September, using an Airbus A330-900neo after suspending Israel flights at the end of February. The first eastbound flight will leave New York on 6…
Pem-Air has selected Ramco Aviation Software as the digital backbone for its engine maintenance, repair and overhaul operations, giving the FAA- and EASA-certified provider a single system for planning, supply chain, quality and compliance, engineering and finance. The deal supports…
AerFin is expanding its Boeing 777 material stock at its Miami hub to support operators across North and Latin America. The move gives the company a larger local pool of widebody components, with the aim of shortening lead times, improving…
Lion Group has inaugurated Batam Aero Engine in Batam, adding a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for jet and turboprop engines and auxiliary power units at Hangar F of Batam Aero Technic. The launch expands Indonesia’s domestic engine-maintenance capacity…
B&H Worldwide has appointed Matt Silverberg as chief executive officer with immediate effect, replacing Stuart Allen, who moves to chairman and board adviser after 13 years as CEO. Silverberg will be based in the United States, while Allen continues to…
Turkish Airlines has received an exception in Russia allowing flights bound for Vnukovo to use Sheremetyevo or Domodedovo as alternates when Vnukovo cannot accept arrivals, instead of diverting to St Petersburg. The change was already being used on Wednesday night…
ARA Flugrettung marked its 25th anniversary on Saturday with a celebration at Watschiger Alm on the Nassfeld in southern Austria, bringing together rescue crews, regional officials and guests from the helicopter emergency medical services sector. The event highlighted the operator’s…
Delta Air Lines will restart daily nonstop service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv on 6 September, using an Airbus A330-900neo on the route. The first eastbound flight is due to reach Israel the following day, with the return service…
Vitol is racing to restore jet-fuel supplies in Namibia after a contaminated shipment disrupted operations at Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek and forced some airlines to reroute Europe-bound flights through Angola. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the shortage could…
United Airlines is still holding hundreds of lie-flat seats in storage for the Boeing 737 MAX 10, as the aircraft’s certification delay has pushed entry into service years beyond the original plan. Chief executive Scott Kirby described the unused inventory…
Air India and Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines have launched an interline agreement that opens single-ticket itineraries between India and Bhutan, with through-baggage handling and coordinated transfers via Delhi. The arrangement connects Air India’s network with Drukair’s services through Delhi, while…
Virgin Atlantic is positioning artificial intelligence as a tool to improve premium travel while preserving the human service that underpins its brand. Corneel Koster, the airline’s chief executive, tied that approach to rising demand for higher-yield cabins as Virgin Atlantic…
Delta Air Lines will resume daily nonstop service between New York-JFK and Tel Aviv on 6 September, using the Airbus A330-900neo. The first westbound return from Tel Aviv is scheduled for 7 September, restoring a major US-Israel link after a…
A small aircraft crashed into Austria’s Attersee near Steinbach in Upper Austria on Wednesday morning, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation that was still under way through the day. The aircraft was widely reported as a Tecnam P2002JF Sierra that had…
Boeing has secured a U.S. government contract with a ceiling value of $131.23bn for the F-15 Eagle Crest programme, covering production, systems integration, upgrades, modernisation, sustainment and depot maintenance for the fighter fleet. The deal includes foreign military sales coverage…
Lockheed Martin’s F-16, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale and Saab’s Gripen remain central to fighter procurement decisions as air forces continue to balance capability with cost, according to an analysis published by aeroTELEGRAPH. The piece argues that modern fourth-generation jets are still…
One Pacific Airways is developing a Micronesia network that would connect the Federated States of Micronesia with Palau and Majuro, with an initial fleet plan centred on a Cessna 337, followed by De Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops and Embraer…
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 operating flight IS-4310 from Tehran Mehrabad to Mashhad veered off the runway after landing at Shahid Hashemi Nejad International Airport on Tuesday. The aircraft, registered EP-FSF, came to a stop after the excursion, and all…
Malaysia Airlines has promoted a UK-market stopover option through its Bonus Side Trip programme, allowing eligible travellers to add a Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan return sector for only taxes and fees on qualifying long-haul itineraries from the UK to Asia or Australasia.…
Avinor improved first-half profit in 2026 as traffic across Norway’s airport network continued to recover, with adjusted operating profit rising by NOK 288 million year on year to NOK 1.1 billion. Operating income reached NOK 7.1 billion, up 8.6% on…
Worldwide Flight Services has secured a conditional cargo handling licence at Oslo Gardermoen Airport, giving the SATS-owned operator its first foothold in Norway. The award makes WFS the airport’s third cargo handler and expands capacity for airlines, freight forwarders and…
Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-500 EP-FSF, a former Sabena aircraft, veered off the runway after landing at Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport in Mashhad, Iran, on Tuesday. The aircraft came to a stop in the runway area after the excursion, and all…
Equatorial Guinea is reported to be pursuing a $139 million deal for ATR 72-600 aircraft for CEIBA Intercontinental, the country’s flag carrier. The proposed transaction points to a possible renewal or expansion of the airline’s turboprop fleet, with the ATR…
NOEMI Aerospace has signed a memorandum of understanding with SkyHop Aviation to explore the introduction of up to 15 amphibious aircraft in India, including as many as 10 by 2030 and an option for five more. The nine-passenger electric or…
RECARO Aircraft Seating has introduced the R4, a next-generation Premium Class seat positioned as the successor to its PL3530 platform. Unveiled in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, the recliner is certified for the Boeing 787 and is already in delivery, with entry…
Chinese J-16 fighters have joined air-combat drills against Egyptian Rafales during the China-Egypt Eagles of Civilization 2026 exercise, with the first flying day reported on 23 August. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and the Egyptian Air Force are conducting…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) has secured a seven-year maintenance contract from the German Armed Forces for NH90 helicopters, with the first aircraft due shortly at the company’s Dresden site. The work covers NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters used by the German…
A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment came down during routine training near Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, with all four crew members escaping injury. The aircraft landed on the east side of Thorodin…
Airbus is facing fresh strike votes in Spain over pay and working conditions, adding pressure to its European operations as the company works to protect deliveries and production schedules. The dispute has also drawn attention to Airbus’s Belfast A220 wing…
Argentina has asked a Washington appeals court to reconsider a ruling that lets Titan Consortium pursue enforcement of a judgment worth about $390.9 million, plus interest, over the 2008 expropriation of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral. The move extends a long-running…
Hamburg Airport is investing more than €2 million in electric special vehicles to improve assistance for passengers with reduced mobility, as part of its wider HAM Upgrade modernisation programme. Two electric high-loader vehicles are already in service, with two more…
Dubai International Airport handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3% from a year earlier as regional disruption linked to the Iran conflict weighed on Gulf air travel. Dubai Airports, which operates DXB and Al Maktoum…
Airbus has brought an A380 back from Abu Dhabi to Europe for a repaint in Ireland, with the aircraft later showing off its new livery over Toulouse-Blagnac. The move drew attention because it was accompanied by an unusually warm farewell…
Aeroflot has halted construction of a new aircraft engine maintenance plant planned to service CFM56 engines before expanding to Russian PD-8 and PD-14 types. The project, developed through AeroTrustTechnics, had already absorbed about 2.7 billion rubles and was intended to…
RECARO Aircraft Seating has begun delivering its new-generation R4 Premium Economy seat to a launch customer, with handovers starting in June and entry into service expected before the end of 2026. The seat, first unveiled at Aircraft Interiors Expo in…
AirInsight’s latest analysis of North Atlantic travel shows the transatlantic market between the United States and Europe had a weak summer through July 2026, with traffic still subdued and only one month of peak-season data left to come. Using DHS…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow on Monday aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III, with flight-tracking data placing the aircraft on a route from Riga to Vnukovo International Airport. The movement, identified through public…
Saudia Group has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with Saudi EXIM and Crédit Agricole CIB to explore and arrange financing for new Airbus aircraft. The agreement, signed in Paris during the French-Saudi investment roundtable events, sets up a structure…
SalamAir will open Salalah’s first airline base at the end of October, extending its presence in Dhofar beyond seasonal services and adding direct international capacity from southern Oman. The low-cost carrier will initially deploy Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft on…