Corendon Airlines will drop Birmingham, Newcastle and London Gatwick from its UK summer 2027 programme, while keeping Antalya services from Glasgow, Manchester and London Stansted. The leisure carrier is trimming capacity after a difficult trading year, with geopolitical uncertainty, high…
Telespazio Ibérica and Space42’s Mira Aerospace have begun a wildfire-monitoring mission in Spain using the ApusNeo18 high-altitude platform system, with the first flight departing from the Canarias Stratoport for HAPS & UAS on Fuerteventura. The 29-hour sortie reached about 16,000…
ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez has completed the latest PANGAEA field-training stage in Lanzarote, where the programme used volcanic terrain to prepare astronauts for future lunar and Martian geology work. The final leg took place around Tinguatón and the Parque Natural…
NASA and Boeing plan to send the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station without a crew as early as December or January, before resuming astronaut flights with the Starliner-2 mission targeted for 2028. The move keeps Boeing’s commercial crew…
SpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time during its 14th test flight from Starbase in South Texas on 28 September, even after an engine problem during ascent led mission managers to shorten the flight. The vehicle later deployed…
NASA and SpaceX cleared the Crew-13 mission to continue towards launch after a Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 25 September, keeping the target liftoff time at no earlier than 11:10 a.m. EDT on 1 October…
The Federal Aviation Administration is delaying certification of Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 until a newly disclosed software issue is resolved, pushing back approval of the largest 737 MAX variant and the last major model in the family still awaiting clearance.…
Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation has identified brake inputs during the takeoff roll as a key line of inquiry in the Munich overrun involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9. The aircraft, operating a scheduled flight to Hanoi with…
Syria’s civil aviation authority has granted Fly Dar Airlines an Air Operator Certificate, clearing the private carrier to begin operations and making it the first Syrian private airline to receive such approval since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government. The…
Sun PhuQuoc Airways will launch daily direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai Pudong on 15 October, adding seven weekly frequencies on one of the busiest Vietnam–China corridors. The new service will be the airline’s first daily nonstop…
Iran has warned that regional air travel could be disrupted more broadly if its airlines remain blocked from flights and airport services, after fresh U.S. sanctions and new restrictions from neighbouring states tightened pressure on the country’s aviation sector. The…
American Airlines has launched an in-app seat-monitoring feature that automatically moves eligible AAdvantage members to a preferred seat when one becomes available. The tool, available in the American app, lets solo travellers on single-passenger bookings choose seat preferences such as…
Oman Air is widening its codeshare partnership with Lufthansa on four routes to Poland, adding services between Frankfurt and Gdańsk, Frankfurt and Poznań, Frankfurt and Wrocław, and Munich and Wrocław. The expanded coverage is due to begin on 25 September…
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched an independent review into the 8 September NATS outage that disrupted more than 2,000 flights across Britain, with an initial report due by the end of January 2027 and a final report due…
Uzbekistan Airways has selected Chinese seat maker Jiatai to equip its new Airbus A321neo fleet with passenger seats, including the JT220B Premium business-class seat fitted with an in-flight entertainment system. The carrier will become the launch customer for the seat,…
German investigators have found that a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 activated its brakes multiple times during the takeoff roll at Munich Airport, leading to a runway overrun and tail strike on 15 August. The BFU interim report, released on 28…
SpaceX’s Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight on Monday, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites before the uncrewed mission ended earlier than planned. The vehicle launched from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and splashed…
RTX’s Raytheon has secured a five-year multiyear contract worth up to $20.7 billion to accelerate production of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or AMRAAM, under the Pentagon’s Arsenal of Freedom effort. The award includes two option years and is tied…
The FAA has proposed a $260,868 civil penalty against ExcelAire, LLC, accusing the New York and Georgia aircraft management and charter provider of conducting unauthorized charter operations after its air carrier certificate was surrendered in June 2025. The agency says…
American Airlines has introduced an app feature that monitors seat availability against customers’ preferences and automatically moves eligible AAdvantage members to a matching seat when one opens up. The tool is designed for single-passenger reservations with an assigned seat and…
The US Senate has passed two bipartisan bills aimed at improving mental health access and medication guidance for pilots and air traffic controllers, sending the measures to the House. The John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act and the…
The US Federal Aviation Administration is delaying certification of Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 while it reviews a newly disclosed software problem affecting some MAX aircraft. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said approval will not move forward until regulators are satisfied there…
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time during its 14th test flight from Starbase in south Texas on Monday, despite an unexpected engine shutdown during ascent. The mission carried 26 next-generation Starlink satellites, completed orbital insertion and then ended…
ITU and the World Meteorological Organization have called on governments and regulators to safeguard radio-frequency spectrum used by meteorological and Earth-observation systems, as the two agencies opened a joint seminar in Geneva. The appeal came alongside the launch of a…
Vietjet has signed a strategic partnership with Starlink to provide free high-speed Wi-Fi on Vietjet-branded flights across its domestic and international network. The initial rollout covers 120 aircraft, including 100 Airbus A321 and Boeing 737 jets and 20 Airbus A330s,…
Avolon has agreed to sell a 33-aircraft portfolio to Lesha Bank LLC (Public) in a deal that expands the Qatari lender’s aviation platform and adds to its managed fleet. The portfolio comprises commercial aircraft leased to 25 airlines worldwide and…
Eurowings has returned an Airbus A320 to operational service after the aircraft was removed from flying duties for inspection following a smoke development incident at Düsseldorf. The jet, which had turned back shortly after departure on a flight to Brindisi,…
Lufthansa’s second Boeing 747-8I for the U.S. Air Force left Frankfurt on 26 September and flew to Pinal Airpark in Arizona under flight number LH9866. The aircraft, D-ABYG, will support the presidential airlift programme by feeding the future VC-25B Air…
The Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne is marking 25 years since the Swissair grounding with a remembrance element in its Air and Space Days programme from 2 to 4 October. The museum will screen Grounding – Die letzten Tage…
The Federal Aviation Administration has ended single-pilot exemptions for older Cessna Citation CE-500 family jets that were originally certificated for two pilots, forcing affected aircraft back to two-crew operations once the policy takes effect in the Federal Register. The move…
South Korea’s air force has received its first production KF-21 Boramae fighter from Korea Aerospace Industries, with the aircraft handed over at the company’s Sacheon plant and then flown to Yecheon Air Base, where it will enter service with the…
American Airlines has launched a new codeshare partnership with STARLUX Airlines to expand trans-Pacific options between North America and Taipei. The agreement lets American place its code on STARLUX-operated flights from Taipei Taoyuan International Airport to Los Angeles, Ontario, San…
Austrian Airlines and Austria’s Bundesheer have started a pilot-sharing cooperation that sends two military pilots, one helicopter pilot and one jet pilot, into Airbus A320 type-rating training with the carrier from Monday. The programme is designed to keep experienced military…
Two Turkish Air Force pilots have begun training on RAF Typhoon fighter jets at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, with the Royal Air Force’s 29 Squadron leading the conversion course. The move is part of the UK-Türkiye Eurofighter Typhoon programme, a…
Rolls-Royce will invest £300 million in its UK manufacturing and engineering network, with spending targeted at sites in Derby, Bristol, Inchinnan near Glasgow, Rotherham and Ansty in Warwickshire. The programme is designed to expand capacity, upgrade facilities and support future…
Avolon and Lesha Bank have agreed a sale and purchase covering a 33-aircraft commercial portfolio leased to 25 airlines worldwide. The transaction, announced from Dublin and Doha, will see the assets transferred to Lesha Aviation Services after completion, lifting Lesha…
A nor’easter has constrained Jet-A fuel deliveries into Boston Logan International Airport, prompting Massport to ask airlines to arrive with extra fuel and helping trigger wider operational disruption at the Boston hub. Delta Air Lines confirmed that weather has limited…
Dassault Aviation has filed a complaint after damage was discovered at its Cergy plant near Paris, where Rafale fighter aircraft are assembled. A collaborator has been detained as French authorities investigate the case, which involves incidents reported across late 2025…
Catania-Fontanarossa airport remained under flight restrictions on Monday after airport operator SAC extended the suspension of arrivals and departures until midnight as volcanic ash from Mount Etna continued to affect operations. The Sicilian hub, Italy’s fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic,…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke has signed a contract in Dresden to maintain NH90 transport helicopters for the German Bundeswehr, taking on the work as a direct contractor for the armed forces. The seven-year deal covers inspections and repairs, and Saxony’s Minister President…
GE Aerospace and Military Aviation Works No. 1 (WZL-1) have finalised an agreement in Dęblin, Poland, to build domestic maintenance, repair and overhaul capability for T700/CT7 engines used on the AH-64E Apache and other rotorcraft. The deal gives WZL-1 a…
Scandinavian Airlines has unveiled a new brand platform and slogan, “Scandinavian as Standard,” to coincide with its 80th anniversary. Developed with Ogilvy, the campaign will run across TV, online video, digital display, outdoor and social media as SAS refreshes its…
Swiftair has been convicted by a Paris criminal court over the 2014 Air Algérie AH5017 disaster, with the Spanish operator ordered to pay the maximum corporate fine of €225,000. The ruling found that training and operational negligence contributed to the…
Russian authorities are considering a new surcharge on airline tickets to help finance leasing and operating costs for domestically built aircraft, including the MC-21, SJ-100 and Tu-214. The proposal, discussed by the Transport Ministry, Industry and Trade Ministry and Rostec,…
Air Canada has completed an $800 million substantial issuer bid, agreeing to buy back 27,586,206 Class A variable voting shares and Class B voting shares at $29 each. The transaction, carried out in Montréal, will leave about 252.7 million shares…
Sepang Aircraft Engineering, a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary, has won a 12-year maintenance contract from Cebu Pacific for seven Airbus A320 aircraft. The work covers heavy maintenance and end-of-lease checks and will be carried out at SAE’s facility at Kuala…
A joint Navy-Marine Corps test team has completed the first lot acceptance test of sonobuoys from an MV-22B Osprey off San Clemente Island, California, using the tiltrotor as an alternate platform for the Navy’s sonobuoy quality assurance programme. The effort…
SpaceX is set to launch Starship Flight 14 from Starbase, Texas, on Monday, with the mission marking the rocket’s first orbital attempt and the first operational deployment of 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The flight follows FAA authorisation issued after 13…
Uzbekistan Airways has chosen China’s Jiatai to supply passenger seats for more than 10 Airbus A321neo aircraft, making the carrier the launch customer for the JT220B Premium business-class seat. The deal covers cabins for the airline’s next-generation A321neo fleet and…
Air Transport Services Group has agreed to sell Omni Air International to OAI Holdings, a private aviation company led by a management team with deep industry experience. The transaction covers the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based passenger ACMI and charter operator, which serves…