PT Danantara Investment Management, SMBC Aviation Capital, and Mandiri Investment Management have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Mandiri Aviation Leasing Fund, Indonesia’s inaugural aviation leasing investment platform. The fund will launch with an initial portfolio valued at…
Airbus has merged its flight operations subsidiary Navblue with the Skywise digital solutions platform, forming a single entity under the Skywise name effective April 1, 2026. The move aims to provide comprehensive digital solutions across flight, technical, and ground operations…
De Havilland Canada and Avincis have signed an agreement to enhance maintenance support for CL-series waterbomber aircraft in Europe and Morocco. Avincis will serve as one of De Havilland Canada’s key regional suppliers for maintenance, repair and overhaul services on…
AerSale Corporation announced on March 31, 2026, the lease of a Boeing 757-200 Precision Converted Freighter to Stratos Freight, an all-cargo airline based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Stratos Freight operates along key trade routes linking China, the Middle East, and Europe,…
ARLINGTON, Va. — RTX (NYSE: RTX) will issue its first quarter 2026 earnings results on Tuesday, April 21, prior to the stock market opening. The company announced the schedule on March 31. A conference call to discuss the results is…
Unverified images and footage circulating on social media on April 3, 2026, appear to show wreckage of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on Iranian soil, along with combat search and rescue operations in the area. The debris, including…
Cargojet Inc., a Canadian cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, has agreed to divest its minority stake in 21 Air LLC, a Miami-based air cargo operator. The company originally acquired a 25% interest in 21 Air in 2021 to support…
South Korea’s newest regional airline, SUM Air, has ordered four ATR 72-600 aircraft, with options for four more. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028. The agreement was signed at the France–Korea bilateral economic forum in Seoul, attended by the…
Unverified images circulating on social media on April 3, 2026, appear to show wreckage of a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on Iranian soil. Markings on the remains of a vertical stabilizer, including the US Air Forces in Europe…
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has named Benoît Rollier as Vice President of KLM Engine Services, effective April 1, 2026. He succeeds Martijn de Vries, who will move to Senior Vice President Commercial on the same date. Rollier…
Air France–KLM and Lufthansa Group have submitted non-binding offers for a minority stake in TAP Air Portugal, meeting the April 2, 2026, deadline in the Portuguese flag carrier’s privatization process. The Portuguese government, through state holding company Parpublica, is selling…
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer delivered 44 aircraft in the first quarter of 2026, a 47% increase from 30 units in the same period of 2025. The company disclosed the figures in a securities filing on April 2, 2026. Growth occurred…
As war in the Middle East disrupts global oil markets, Singapore has postponed its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy rollout. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced on March 25, 2026, that the levy will now apply to tickets…
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, will launch a new four-times-weekly service between London Heathrow (LHR) and St. Louis (STL) starting April 19, 2026, as part of its summer schedule running through October. This route establishes the…
Three people died and two others were injured when a tour helicopter operated by Airborne Aviation crashed into the ocean near Kalalau Beach on Kauai’s Na Pali Coast on March 26, 2026. The Hughes 500 helicopter, carrying one pilot and…
Star Alliance has opened a new Star Connection Center at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), marking its ninth such facility worldwide. The center aims to streamline transfers for passengers connecting between member airlines at one of the alliance’s busiest North…
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 776, representing about 5,000 workers at Lockheed Martins Fort Worth, Texas plant, began contract negotiations with the company on March 26, 2026. The Fort Worth facility serves as the primary final…
Wizz Air has signed an agreement with Barcelona-based inflight digital services provider Immfly and onboard retail partner gateretail to introduce a digital cabin ecosystem across its fleet. Announced on March 25, 2026, the initiative features two main elements. First, Bluetooth-enabled…
Astronomers have confirmed two gas giant planets forming in the protoplanetary disc around the young star WISPIT 2, located 437 light-years away. The star, with a mass of 1.08 times that of the Sun and an age of about 5…
Menzies Aviation has appointed Mark Busalacchi as director of sales Americas. In the role, he will oversee commercial activities for the company’s ground handling, cargo, passengers with reduced mobility, and aviation security services across the region.[1][2][3] The appointment follows a…
Finnair has signed an agreement with Embraer for up to 46 E195-E2 aircraft, including 18 firm orders, 16 options, and 12 purchase rights. The deal, announced on March 23, 2026, calls for deliveries of the 134-seat jets to begin in…
Finnair has signed an agreement with Embraer for 18 firm orders of E195-E2 aircraft, along with options for 16 more and 12 purchase rights, potentially totaling 46 jets. The deal, announced on March 23, 2026, forms part of the airline’s…
Qatar Airways is repositioning five additional widebody aircraft to Teruel Airport in Spain amid regional security concerns from Iranian missiles and drones. Flightradar24 data shows four Airbus A330-300s departing from Doha Hamad International Airport and one Airbus A350-1000 en route…
Embraer is marking the 25th anniversary of its Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering program this March. The initiative, run in partnership with Brazil’s Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), has trained 1,800 specialists over the years and stands as one…
NASAs Artemis II moon rocket rolled back to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center just after midnight on March 20, following repairs and maintenance work. The rollout, delayed from an earlier plan by high winds, began at 24:20 local…
The U.S. State Department has approved a $644 million emergency sale of precision-guided munitions to the United Arab Emirates for its F-16 Block 60 fleet. The package includes 1,500 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, 900 KMU-556 JDAM kits for GBU-31 bombs…
Aero Engine Leasing (AEL), a new aviation leasing platform, has launched to expand options in the global market for CFM engines. The company, founded by aviation aftermarket veterans, partners with Aero Engine Solutions to offer asset-backed leasing solutions for airlines…
Munich Airport has reached Level 4 in the Airports Council International Airport Carbon Accreditation program. This status confirms the airport’s alignment of CO2 management with the Paris Agreement goals and progress toward net-zero emissions by 2035. Level 4 certification requires…
TAT Technologies reported record financial results for full-year 2025 and the fourth quarter, marking its third consecutive year of growth across key metrics. Full-year revenue reached $178 million, up 17% from $152.1 million in 2024, with gross profit increasing 33.6%…
Munich Airport (MUC) welcomed its one billionth passenger this week since opening in 1992. The milestone traveler, Amanda Walls, arrived with her family at Terminal 2 and was greeted in a ceremony attended by Albert Füracker, Chairman of the Supervisory…
The National Aeronautic Association announced on March 18, 2026, that Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 team will receive the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy for achieving the first fully successful commercial lunar landing and operating multiple NASA payloads on…
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet entered Estonian airspace near Vaindloo Island in the Gulf of Finland on March 18, 2026, and remained there for about one minute. The aircraft had no flight plan and maintained no two-way radio contact with…
Thales plans to conduct a large-scale trial of its contrail-avoidance system following a successful 12-month test with French carrier Amelia, aiming to validate the technology for potential commercial rollout by 2030. The Flights Footprint solution, part of the DECOR project…
Honeywell, Boeing and the University of Reading are collaborating on Project MIST, a research initiative funded by the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme. The project aims to develop an aircraft-based prototype sensor to better understand and mitigate climate impacts from contrails,…
India is evaluating participation in one of two European sixth-generation fighter programs, the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) led by the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan, or the Franco-German-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS), also known as SCAF. On March…
The Argentine Navy will take delivery of its first Leonardo AW109M search-and-rescue helicopter in 2027, according to Zona Militar reporting on March 18, 2026. This follows the completion of the initial contractual payment for four units, under a February agreement…
Russian state media released footage on March 17, 2026, showing a VKS Su-35S fighter launching on a night mission over the southern sector of the Ukraine front. The aircraft carried a mixed loadout of air-to-air and anti-radiation missiles, indicating a…
Air Dolomiti, a Lufthansa Group subsidiary, has added two Embraer E195 aircraft to its fleet. The first arrived in December 2025 and entered service immediately, while the second landed on March 16, 2026, and will begin operations soon. This move…
AerFin has completed the sale of an Airbus A330 airframe to the parts trading arm of an airline. The transaction supports the supply of used serviceable material in the global aviation aftermarket. A330 airframes help airlines and parts traders maintain…
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Technology conducted successful multi-aircraft flight tests with its new K2 Kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle over the Gulf of Saros. The two-day trials, held on March 13 and 14, 2026, from the Keşan Flight Training and Test…
Air India and Singapore Airlines have signed a commercial cooperation framework agreement in Mumbai, setting the stage for a potential joint business agreement. The pact, formalized on January 16, 2026, by Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and Singapore Airlines CEO…
Airbus Defence & Space is preparing a pair of Valkyrie drones for a test under the Unmanned Carrier Control Approach (UCCA) mission alongside Eurofighter aircraft for the German Air Force. The effort targets delivery of a loyal wingman capability before…
Belgian aviation unions and professional organizations are urging authorities to address a growing discrepancy between national pension rules and European aviation regulations. According to the groups, airline pilots are prohibited from operating commercial flights after age 65 under European Union…
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has urged governments to consider support measures for airlines facing ongoing disruptions from the Middle East conflict. AAPA highlighted the additional strain on the sector as airspace closures over Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan,…
Collins Aerospace has initiated testing of electric motor drive systems, including two 1MW-class motor generators, for hybridizing a Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engine. The tests are part of the European Union’s Clean Aviation SWITCH project and are taking…
Safran Helicopter Engines and Helicoptères Guimbal have formed an exclusive partnership to equip the GrandCabri G5, a five-seat turbine helicopter under development, with the 450-shaft-horsepower Arrius 2D engine. The GrandCabri G5 aims to fill the gap between Guimbal’s two-seat Cabri…
Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighters intercepted and escorted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over international waters in the Baltic Sea on March 13, 2026. Poland’s Operational Command of the Armed Forces announced the event on its verified X account. A…
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed a firm order for 20 Airbus A350F freighters, with options for 20 more, becoming the largest customer for the new widebody freighter.[1][2] The announcement came on March 16, 2026, from New York, securing early…
London, UK – 3TOP Aviation Services, a leading aftermarket support provider in the commercial aviation industry, announced on March 16, 2026, the acquisition of a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. The aircraft, previously operated by AnadoluJet and identified by manufacturer…
Ground stops have been issued at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) as severe thunderstorms sweep across the eastern US. On March 16, 2026, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed via social media that over…