India’s National Company Law Tribunal will rehear insolvency petitions against SpiceJet after the airline reached a last-minute settlement with aircraft lessor Aviator ML, delaying a ruling that had already been prepared. The batch concerns eight petitions over unpaid dues linked…
Rosaviatsiya has issued a single type certificate for the Tupolev Tu-204 and Tu-214 family, replacing four separate approvals for the different variants. The move covers the Tu-204, Tu-204-100V, Tu-204-300 and Tu-214, and is expected to simplify fleet support, reduce operating…
Airbus is working towards a tentative first flight for the A350F in late September, with 24 September understood to be the preferred target and early October also possible. The schedule remains provisional, but if it holds it would leave the…
Flybondi’s website became inaccessible on Tuesday, displaying a 504 Gateway Time-out that prevented passengers from buying tickets, changing reservations or completing online check-in across the Argentine low-cost carrier’s network. The outage hit while the airline was already under pressure from…
Germany’s BFU has released new findings on the Munich incident involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9, confirming that the aircraft lifted off late on Saturday, its tail struck the runway during rotation and tyre marks matching the jet were found…
SkyAlps Europe s.r.o., the Bratislava-based Slovak subsidiary linked to SkyAlps, is targeting an air operator certificate and operating licence in September and plans to start flying with two de Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops from the group’s existing fleet. The first…
Netflix on Wednesday began streaming Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, Rory Kennedy’s documentary follow-up to her 2022 film on the company. The new feature revisits the 737 MAX tragedies in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed 346 people, and examines allegations…
Somali Airlines is preparing to resume scheduled passenger flights in September 2026 from Mogadishu, with operations expected to start from Aden Adde International Airport after about 35 years on the ground. The government-backed revival of the national carrier is in…
American Airlines will restore seatback screens on its narrowbody fleet and expand premium seating across those aircraft in a major cabin overhaul unveiled in Fort Worth, Texas. The rollout starts with new Airbus and Boeing deliveries in 2028, then moves…
Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 VN-A867 was not incorrectly loaded when it suffered a takeoff incident in Munich on 15 August, narrowing the focus of the investigation into the flight preparation for VN34 to Hanoi. A load sheet seen by sources…
ATR has identified 209 domestic routes in Indonesia that it считает economically viable for regional turboprops, with combined annual demand of about 16 million passengers. The study highlights a sizeable opportunity outside Java, where most of the routes are concentrated,…
Qantas and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau have disclosed that an Airbus A380 completed two passenger sectors with a 33-centimetre maintenance work light left inside its left wing after servicing in Sydney. The aircraft, registered VH-OQK, later flew to Dallas-Fort…
Almost half of Germany’s government aircraft movements in the first half of 2026 took place without passengers, after the Bundeswehr flight service recorded 308 passenger-carrying legs and 305 repositioning flights. The figures, released by the Defence Ministry in response to…
Alliance Aviation Services has appointed former flyadeal chief executive Steven Greenway as its next chief executive, with the handover scheduled for 1 October. Current chief executive Stewart Tully will remain in place until 29 October to support the transition at…
Korean Air will launch seasonal nonstop flights between Seoul Incheon and Melbourne from 18 December 2026 to 14 March 2027, using Boeing 787-9 aircraft. The service will operate three times a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with departures timed…
ATR has identified 209 potentially viable domestic routes in Indonesia, representing an estimated market of about 16 million passengers a year. The network study uses the company’s MobilityMonitor data to match travel patterns with existing airport infrastructure, highlighting a large…
Air India Group plans to induct more than 100 aircraft over the next two years, extending a fleet expansion and retrofit programme covering Air India and Air India Express. The additions will include Boeing and Airbus aircraft already in the…
Chinese state-linked contractors dominate the shortlist for Ethiopia’s $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport project, with 15 of 33 positions across the main civil works packages. Ethiopian Airlines completed prequalification in April and has now advanced bidders for the megaproject, which…
Asia-Pacific carriers have delivered sharply different second-quarter results as a fuel-price spike linked to Middle East conflict hit margins across the region. AirAsia posted a quarterly loss and moved to trim third-quarter capacity by 20% to 25%, while peers including…
Etihad Airways has delayed the planned start of its Abu Dhabi-Asmar a service from 7 November to 29 March 2027, shifting the route into next summer’s schedule. The Eritrea capital service is now set to operate four times a week…
Air New Zealand is extending its automated passenger rebooking system to international cancellations, aiming to cut disruption handling for most customers on larger aircraft to under 20 minutes. The upgrade expands a tool first introduced on domestic flights in mid-2025…
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways will coordinate departure times on the Tokyo Haneda-Okayama domestic route from the winter timetable period beginning in late October 2026, in their first schedule alignment on a domestic service. The change is designed to…
Flybondi is preparing a creditor-protection filing in Argentina as its financial and operational crisis worsens, with Buenos Aires court action already under way over tax debt and multiple creditor claims. The low-cost carrier, controlled by Leonardo Scatturice and operating as…
American Airlines will install seatback screens at every seat across its narrowbody fleet, reversing a long-standing strategy that relied on passengers’ own devices for inflight entertainment. The rollout starts with new Airbus and Boeing deliveries in 2028 and will extend…
Vietnam Airlines is facing a fresh line of inquiry after a Boeing 787-9 operating flight VN34 from Munich to Hanoi returned to Munich Airport following a takeoff problem on 15 August. The aircraft landed safely but was left disabled on…
Astronics has raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to between $1.02 billion and $1.04 billion after posting record second-quarter results, putting the aerospace supplier on track to top $1 billion in annual sales for the first time. Second-quarter sales reached…
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board is due to vote on Wednesday on a $15.5 billion capital overhaul for Washington Dulles International Airport, a plan tied to President Donald Trump’s earlier redevelopment push and lifting the airport’s total programme to…
Alaska Airlines flight attendants have filed a formal grievance over staffing and workload on Alaska-branded Boeing 787 international flights, arguing that the current main-cabin crew complement cannot deliver the service advertised to passengers. The dispute centres on long-haul 787 operations…
Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in Delta Air Lines by 44% in the second quarter, ending June with 57.3 million shares valued at about $5.37 billion. The move came as Greg Abel continued to deploy Berkshire’s cash pile and extended…
The FAA has opened a draft advisory circular on flightdeck system controls for public comment, inviting feedback on updated guidance for cockpit interfaces used on aircraft certification projects. The draft covers human factors, touchscreens, soft controls, speech recognition and traditional…
Global Jet Capital’s latest business aviation market update shows the bizjet sector holding steady while backlogs continue to expand, with backlogs rising nearly 20% in the second quarter. The report, published by AIN on 18 August, points to a market…
Flybondi is facing mounting disruption in Argentina after courts ordered freezes on its bank accounts over tax debts to ARCA, while its website went offline with a 504 error and flights remained suspended for a 12th consecutive day. The low-cost…
The business jet market remained broadly stable in the second quarter even as backlogs climbed nearly 20%, according to a market update from Aviation International News. The stronger order books point to sustained demand across the business aviation sector, with…
Google has won a $10 million bankruptcy auction for internal business data from collapsed Spirit Airlines and plans to use the material to improve its products and train AI models. The package covers employee emails, Microsoft Teams messages, spreadsheets, calendars…
Japan Air Commuter, the JAL Group’s regional subsidiary, will add two more ATR 72-600 turboprops to its fleet, with entry into service planned for February 2027. The expansion lifts its ATR 72-600 fleet to four aircraft and supports operations on…
Rich Sale International is launching China-US e-commerce freighter flights between Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport and Chicago Rockford International Airport with Atlas Air. The operation begins with eight charter flights in August before moving to twice-weekly scheduled service in September, extending…
LOT Cargo has secured IATA CEIV Pharma recertification, confirming continued compliance with the programme’s standards for pharmaceutical and healthcare shipments. The recertification covers the air cargo arm of LOT Polish Airlines and underlines its ability to handle temperature-sensitive medical freight…
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 business jet, highlighting the long-running light jet family’s commercial durability as the company advances the CJ4 Gen3 programme in Wichita, Kansas. The milestone comes as the next-generation variant targets FAA certification…
Korean Air will increase its Seoul Incheon-Lisbon service to four weekly flights from 21 September, adding capacity on the long-haul Europe route it already operates with Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Reservations are open for the extra frequency, extending the carrier’s current…
Partners in the Green Flyways initiative are trialling electric air services in Norway and Sweden as they assess MD Aircraft’s eViator commuter aircraft for regional operations. The work is focused on whether the aircraft can handle commuter-style routes in Nordic…
Air Canada has finalised the terms of a C$800 million substantial issuer bid that will allow it to repurchase Class A variable voting shares and Class B voting shares through a modified Dutch auction. The offer is due to open…
Sukhoi chief designer Mikhail Strelets has outlined a new role for the two-seat Su-57D, describing it as a test platform for combat AI and for controlling unmanned aircraft, including swarms and the S-70 Okhotnik. Reported from Moscow, the disclosure frames…
Google, the UK Department for Transport, NATS, the Met Office, Contrails.org, Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge have launched Operation Blue Skies, a £5 million trial designed to test AI-driven contrail avoidance across Shanwick oceanic airspace in the…
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 arriving from San Francisco landed too early at Munich Airport on Monday evening and struck runway threshold lights, damaging the lighting and reportedly some tyres. The aircraft, operating as flight LH459, carried 351 people, all of…
A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 became stranded after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa on 18 August, tilting on the runway with its left wing in contact with the pavement. The pilot escaped safely and no injuries were reported,…
COMAC’s C919 is drawing fresh interest from Chinese carriers, with Shenzhen Airlines and Loong Air signalling plans to add the narrowbody as demand for the home-grown jet outpaces the manufacturer’s production capacity. Executives from both airlines voiced interest at an…
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney is moving deeper into the recovery phase of its geared-turbofan crisis, as groundings linked to PW1100G engines fell 25% in the first half of 2026. The improvement is easing operational pressure for airlines operating Airbus A320neo-family…
Jetstream Aviation Capital has delivered a Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft to Ryan Air of Anchorage, Alaska, giving the operator its first aircraft of this type from the lessor. The freighter, serial number 340B-329, was handed over on 4 August and…
SAC has lifted all remaining flight restrictions at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport after the volcanic alert level for Mount Etna was downgraded from red to orange. Arrivals and departures resumed immediately, and airspace sectors that had been closed during the ash disruption…
Airbus is targeting a maiden flight in September for its delayed A350F freighter, with the first test sortie tentatively pencilled in for the third week of the month, industry sources said. The planned timing could still slip into early October,…