The U.S. Navy is shifting routine carrier-maintenance work on USS Harry S. Truman’s upcoming refueling and complex overhaul to commercial contracts, ending the default reliance on sailors for supplementary shipyard duties. The change, announced on 15 June 2026, is being…
Gol baut die Nonstop-Verbindung zwischen São Paulo-Guarulhos und Montevideo aus und ergänzt ab 13. August 2026 drei wöchentliche Flüge. Damit steigt das Angebot auf zehn Umläufe pro Woche je Richtung. Die zusätzlichen Rotationen sollen nachts ab São Paulo und früh…
The U.S. Coast Guard will base its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Kodiak, Alaska, with a third cutter in Seward once infrastructure is ready. The service says the move will put its next-generation icebreaking fleet closer to Arctic operating…
Austrian Airlines will put a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the Vienna-Berlin shuttle for three Wednesday rotations in October 2026. The wide-body will work OS227/228 on 7, 14 and 21 October, replacing the usual narrow-body on a sector scheduled at 11:30…
Tactical Photonics has unveiled an ITAR-free laser targeting payload for tactical drones at Eurosatory in Paris, pushing laser designation into a sub-2 kg package built for rapid integration across fixed-wing and helicopter-type platforms. The Lithuanian company says the system can…
The International Energy Agency sees the oil market moving from wartime supply stress to a surplus in 2027, with output rising far faster than demand. Supply is projected to add about 8 million barrels a day against demand growth of…
Ariane 6 entered its P160C era on 17 June with a successful Ariane 64 flight that placed 36 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission used four upgraded solid boosters, lifting the…
The International Energy Agency sees the oil market flipping from a 2026 deficit to a 2027 surplus of more than 5 million barrels a day. Supply rises about 8 million barrels a day as Middle East output and exports recover…
Mexico enacted a reform to its Airport Law Regulations establishing a new framework for capacity management, slot allocation, and congestion control. The pivotal change eliminates the conflict of interest where airport administrators assigned slots, replacing it with a functionally independent…
Kenya Airways has put the Embraer E2 back on the table as it resets its regional fleet plan. Interim chief executive George Kamal says the aircraft looks good and is under active study, even after earlier signals that the carrier…
easyJet has launched Drop Everything, a new booking filter that surfaces flights departing within the next 48 hours. The feature sits inside Inspire Me and lets customers search by budget, trip type and travel dates across the airline’s European network.…
German national team players, led by captain Joshua Kimmich, are covering shuttle bus costs for 600 supporters traveling from New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the June 25 match against Ecuador. This gesture directly addresses backlash over…
In Krasnojarsk verlangt die Staatsanwaltschaft zwölf Jahre Haft für Maksym Andrakhanov, den früheren Chef des staatlichen Flughafenbetreibers. Der Fall geht nach fast neun Jahren Ermittlungen vor das Ende und rückt die Kontrolle über Vergaben im Airport-Betrieb in den Fokus. Die…
Air Transat has set out a replacement window for its A330s in 2029-32, giving the carrier a clearer timetable for its next widebody move. Sebastián Ponce said the fleet still fits the airline’s seasonal leisure model, but the aircraft are…
JetBlue will close its flight attendant base at Newark Liberty International Airport and shut technical operations bases at Newark and LaGuardia this fall, while ending seasonal Newark-Los Angeles and Newark-Las Vegas flying. The carrier is redirecting capacity to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood…
The UK has opened a new £219 million Low Carbon Fuels Fund to push domestic sustainable aviation fuel production, while airlines warned that advanced supply, especially power-to-liquid e-fuels, may still miss mandate demand. The fund will offer £93 million over…
Horizon Air flight attendants have voted 99.8% to authorize a strike, sharpening pressure on Alaska Air Group after more than two years of stalled bargaining. The 650-member AFA-CWA unit is seeking wage gains, boarding pay, benefits upgrades, and work-rule changes…
U.S. airlines are continuing to add buffer time to published schedules, turning block time into a control lever for on-time metrics and network stability. The latest analysis uses Department of Transportation data across the top twenty cities and shows that…
The European Commission has approved 4.5 million euro in investment aid for Paderborn/Lippstadt airport, clearing a funding package aimed at keeping the regional hub operational through 2030. The money will support infrastructure upgrades and service quality improvements while covering measures…
Qantas will im Oktober 2027 die erste Project-Sunrise-Route mit einem Nonstop-Flug von Sydney nach London aufnehmen. Der Verkauf soll im Februar 2027 beginnen; das Programm setzt auf den Airbus A350-1000ULR mit bis zu 238 Sitzen und einer Auslegung für Missionsprofile…
SpaceX’s IPO has pushed Tesla merger speculation from side chatter into market thesis. With SpaceX now public, analysts and executives are framing a Tesla tie-up as a stock-swap path that could create a roughly $3 trillion entity and tighten Musk’s…
JetBlue will add a daily Mint flight from Fort Lauderdale to San Diego on 19 November 2026 and increase premium transcontinental capacity to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The new West Coast link gives Fort Lauderdale another lie-flat option in…
Twelve has opened AirPlant One in Moses Lake, Washington, the first commercial-scale U.S. plant to make E-Jet sustainable aviation fuel from captured CO2, water and renewable electricity. The PtL facility marks the shift from pilot output to commercial production for…
GFD GmbH has chosen Universal Avionics to modernize its missionized Learjet 35A/36A fleet with the InSight flight display system. The retrofit, led with Scandinavian Avionics A/S on STC development and installation, replaces legacy cockpit instrumentation with a glass-cockpit architecture built…
Metrojet has placed Asia’s first Bombardier Global 8000 into its managed fleet, giving Hong Kong’s business aviation market its first exposure to Bombardier’s flagship ultra-long-range jet. The move extends Metrojet’s premium aircraft-management portfolio with a type defined by Mach 0.95…
Pro Star Aviation secured FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval to install Gogo Galileo HDX on the Pilatus PC-12 under its STC. This FAA-sanctioned retrofit enables electronically steered antenna integration for LEO satellite connectivity, delivering global low-latency data across open water,…
Horizon Air flight attendants have voted 99.8% to authorize a strike, escalating a contract fight that has dragged through prolonged mediation and stalled economic talks. The vote covers about 650 flight attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and…
Emirates ha lanzado Comprehensive Travel Cover, un seguro de viaje que presenta como el más completo de la aviación comercial. El producto sale con cobertura médica para incidentes vinculados a conflictos, hasta 25.000 dólares de reembolso, y una ampliación automática…
Wingo has launched a direct Bucaramanga-Aruba route, putting Queen Beatrix International Airport on the network from Palonegro with the airline’s first nonstop link between the two cities. The service is seasonal, runs from June through August 2026, and operates twice…
A NetJets Cessna Citation Latitude crashed on Loop 20 in Laredo, Texas, after diverting from a Los Cabos-to-Austin flight, killing one person and leaving five survivors. The tail number N523QS came down near Laredo International Airport after the crew reported…
The Army will move the ISV-Heavy into its next procurement phase in the fourth quarter of 2026. The vehicle is being pushed as a commercial, minimally modified platform that closes a power-generation gap for command posts and mobile tactical networks.…
Google Cloud will cut the emissions profile of selected air freight by backing sustainable aviation fuel use in Kuehne+Nagel shipments. The pilot covers an energy equivalent of up to 5.2 million litres of SAF for Google Cloud infrastructure cargo and…
Brussels Airport and Safran have started work on a 15,000 sqm-plus expansion of Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels, turning the LEAP MRO site into a Module Factory for engine-module maintenance. The project adds nearly 12,000 sqm of workshop space and…
Lufthansa Technik Philippines will build a new base maintenance facility at Clark International Airport, a three-digit million-dollar project that extends its Philippine MRO footprint beyond Manila. The planned site spans 157,000 square metres and will house up to nine widebody…
A B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base on a radar modernisation test mission, killing all eight people aboard. The aircraft was flying at 11:20 a.m. PDT and carried a mixed crew of military personnel, government…
Thales used Eurosatory 2026 to unveil RapidStriker, a mobile counter-drone and short-range air-defence system built for manoeuvre forces. The package combines 360-degree detection, automated fire control and multiple effectors, including 68 mm and 70 mm rockets, a small-calibre cannon and…
Southwest Airlines will shift most of its IT infrastructure to Amazon Web Services by 2028, making AWS its primary cloud provider. The airline is moving away from largely on-premises systems to support customer service, flight operations and software development. The…
The EU’s revised air passenger rights package keeps the 3-hour delay trigger and the €250, €400 and €600 compensation ladder, while tightening how carriers must handle claims and disruption notices. The political deal adds a 96-hour duty for airlines to…
Alaska Airlines has elected Shane Tackett as president and chief financial officer, broadening his remit while he keeps the finance job. The move takes effect on 29 June 2026 and places commercial, finance, fleet, investor relations, supply chain, internal audit,…
Boeing has officially withdrawn the T-7A Red Hawk from the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition on 12 June 2026, citing failure to meet Navy-specific requirements. The decision eliminates a leading contender already entering Air Force service, narrowing the…
LOT Polish Airlines nimmt im Winterflugplan 2026/27 eine saisonale Direktverbindung von Warschau nach Tromsø auf. Der Erstflug ist für den 1. Dezember 2026 angesetzt, die Strecke läuft bis 13. Februar 2027 und wird zweimal wöchentlich dienstags und samstags bedient. Zum…
Air Canada has opened its first premium lounge at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, adding a 97-seat Air Canada Café to the terminal on 16 June 2026. The 3,616-square-foot space is the airline’s seventh café and extends its lounge…
SriLankan Airlines has brought Lido Flight 4D back into operation for flight planning, reestablishing its partnership with Lufthansa Systems. The Colombo-based carrier returned to the platform to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and restore a stable, integrated planning environment across its…
Alaska Airlines has elected Shane Tackett to serve as president and chief financial officer, extending his remit beyond finance into fleet, IT and the commercial organisation. The move takes effect on 29 June 2026 and keeps him on the executive…
Ariane 6 flies today with four P160C solid boosters for the first time, lifting 36 Amazon Leo satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The Ariane 64 configuration gives the launcher more thrust and a higher LEO payload margin, enough…
HHLA has doubled the storage area for Airbus aircraft segments in the Port of Hamburg, widening the logistics footprint around one of the group’s core industrial nodes. The move reinforces Hamburg’s role in Airbus’ supply chain for large fuselage and…
Arajet puso en servicio su ruta directa entre Punta Cana y Rosario, con tres frecuencias semanales y apertura de un nuevo eje internacional para el interior argentino. El enlace arrancó el 16 de junio y convierte a Rosario en el…
Washington National Airport will shut down most air operations on 4 July, starting at noon local time, to clear airspace for military flyovers tied to the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority also set a rehearsal…
AJW Group has appointed Angus Whiteside to its board as it expands leadership across its aviation supply-chain business. The move brings a rare mix of hands-on technical and commercial experience into the room, with Whiteside progressing from mechanic at AJW…
Qantas setzt Project Sunrise im Oktober 2027 erstmals kommerziell um: Sydney und London werden dann ohne Zwischenstopp verbunden. Die Strecke soll rund 20 bis 22 Stunden dauern und damit den längsten Nonstop-Passagierflug der Welt markieren. Die Verbindung läuft auf Airbus…