airBaltic bondholders have approved amendments to the airline’s €380 million 14.50% senior secured bonds due in 2029, allowing the August and November interest payments to be capitalised and temporarily suspending the minimum liquidity covenant until 14 November. The vote, held…
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 operating flight LH459 from San Francisco to Munich touched down before the runway threshold at Munich Airport on 17 August, damaging runway lighting but landing safely with all 351 passengers unharmed. The aircraft, registered D-AIML, remained…
STS Aviation Services has secured UAE General Civil Aviation Authority approval for a CAR-145 C6 equipment rating at its Dubai CommerCity facility in Dubai. The approval, issued under GCAA CAR-145 approval UAE.145.0101, allows the company to carry out approved component…
KLM has introduced new youth and student fare options across its network, adding free ticket changes and an extra checked bag for eligible travellers. The offer is aimed at passengers aged 12 to 24 and full-time students aged 18 to…
Paraguay is evaluating Taiwan’s retired F-5E/F Tiger II fighters and AIDC AT-3 Tzu Chung trainers for a possible transfer as it seeks to restore a supersonic combat capability after decades without one. The proposal would complement Paraguay’s ongoing introduction of…
Spanish civil aviation investigators are examining a serious traffic conflict involving a SAS Connect Airbus A320neo approaching Málaga on 6 July 2026. Flight 1817 from Stockholm was cleared to land, then went around after the cockpit received a TCAS alert…
Vietnam’s civil aviation authorities are examining a takeoff anomaly involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 that briefly lost speed during the departure roll from Munich to Hanoi before the crew continued and the aircraft later returned for inspection. The incident…
Alliance Aviation Services has appointed Steven Greenway as chief executive, with the Australian charter and FIFO operator replacing long-serving managing director and CEO Stewart Tully. Greenway will take over in October, while Tully remains for a short transition period as…
Lufthansa City Airlines’ first Airbus A220-300 is scheduled for delivery in November 2026, with the aircraft now moving through final assembly at Airbus Canada’s Mirabel site near Montreal. The jet, MSN 55501 and later to be registered D-ACAA, will make…
Israir has received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin selling tickets for its planned Tel Aviv-New York service, clearing a key regulatory hurdle for the Israeli low-cost carrier. Ticket sales are due to open next week, while…
German pilots are warning against shooting down drones too hastily after a recent incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport exposed the risks faced by airports when unmanned aircraft enter controlled airspace. The debate has widened over how Germany should respond to drone…
Norse Atlantic is in talks with Pakistan International Airlines and Biman Bangladesh Airlines to lease out up to six Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with the potential deals ranging from dry lease to wet lease structures. The discussions centre on the Norwegian…
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, with the milestone aircraft—a Citation CJ4 Gen2—going to a customer based in the Philippines. The delivery, disclosed on 17 August, comes as the Wichita manufacturer prepares the next…
Malaysia Aviation Group has completed mandatory drug screening for all operational Malaysia Airlines pilots, with every result returning negative. The exercise follows the arrest of a Malaysia Airlines second officer in Indonesia on drug-smuggling allegations and forms part of a…
Air Astana has extended the suspension of its flights from Almaty and Astana to Dubai through 30 September 2026, keeping the routes grounded amid continuing instability in the Persian Gulf region. The latest move also pushes back the recovery of…
Wizz Air will add three direct routes from Sarajevo International Airport to Berlin, Bratislava and Prague for the winter schedule, with the first two services due to begin on 3 December and Prague following on 18 December. The expansion gives…
Aircraft dumped fuel 15 times in German airspace in the first half of 2026, with the latest figures placing the incidents within a broader public record that now runs from 2018 to early July 2026. The data, reported from the…
SWISS will replace two Airbus A220-300s with two Airbus A320neos at its Geneva base for the summer 2027 schedule, increasing seat capacity on the Geneva–London Heathrow route. The aircraft swap adds 35 seats per flight, lifting capacity from 145 to…
Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, with the milestone aircraft a CJ4 Gen2 handed over to a customer in the Philippines. The Wichita, Kansas-based company tied the delivery to more than a decade of…
SWISS will replace two Geneva-based Airbus A220-300s with two larger A320neos on the Geneva–London Heathrow route for the summer 2027 schedule. The switch will add 35 seats per flight, lifting capacity from 145 to 180 seats on one of the…
Google, NATS and UK research partners will launch Operation Blue Skies in Shanwick oceanic airspace over the North Atlantic, beginning the world’s first state-backed trial to avoid contrails across an entire airspace corridor. The 30-month programme, supported by the UK…
Wizz Air will open a new base at Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport in central Romania in December 2026, making it the carrier’s 10th base in the country. One Airbus A321neo will be stationed there to support four new routes to Chișinău,…
Australia’s CH-47D Chinook has carried out France’s first nighttime waterbombing sorties over the Landes, expanding aerial firefighting operations at Mont-de-Marsan with a heavy-lift helicopter able to drop about 11,300 litres of water after dark. The aircraft is deployed with Coulson…
Vietnam Airlines has grounded a Boeing 787-9 after flight VN34 from Munich to Hanoi suffered a tail strike during takeoff at Munich Airport on Saturday. The aircraft, registration VN-A867, later returned to Munich after the crew received technical warnings, including…
Germany’s debate over drone defence at airports sharpened after Hamburg interior senator Andy Grote, who chairs the Interior Ministers’ Conference, dismissed claims that responsibility for countering drones is unclear. In a ZDF morning interview, he argued that the division of…
France carried out its first nighttime aerial firefighting drops overnight on 17-18 August using an Australian CH-47D Chinook based at Mont-de-Marsan in southwest France. The heavy-lift helicopter, operated by Coulson Aviation for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, carries…
Alliance Aviation Services has appointed former flyadeal chief Steven Greenway as its next chief executive, with the leadership change coming as the Australian FIFO and charter operator adjusts to a revised Qantas wet-lease arrangement. Stewart Tully will step down after…
Qantas flew an Airbus A380 from Sydney to Dallas-Fort Worth and back with a 33 cm maintenance work light left inside the left wing after work in Sydney on 7 January. The object remained undetected through two long-haul sectors before…
Air New Zealand has judged Beta Technologies’ Alia CX300 electric aircraft too small to be cost-effective for its operations and has asked the US manufacturer to look at a larger battery-electric design. Chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar also indicated that even…
Airbus has identified a rare, brief loss of hydraulic pressure across all three independent systems on an Air India Airbus A320neo operating flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi on 4 August, in a preliminary assessment of the incident. The aircraft…
Germany’s Aero-Dienst is examining a Malta Air Operator Certificate as part of a wider expansion of its maintenance, repair and overhaul business. The move would give the business aviation operator and maintenance provider greater operating flexibility while it assesses how…
Riyadh Air and ANA All Nippon Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation and expand connectivity between Saudi Arabia and Japan. The agreement focuses on potential codeshare services and broader commercial ties, with both carriers aiming to…
Japan Airlines will lift Europe capacity by 16% in the winter 2026/27 schedule, with more Airbus A350-1000 operations on its Tokyo Haneda services to London and Paris. The airline will also run daily Haneda-Helsinki flights, while the Haneda-Doha service remains…
AirBaltic bondholders have approved a temporary deferral of the airline’s August and November interest payments on its €380 million 14.5% bonds due in 2029, giving the Latvian carrier immediate liquidity relief as it pursues wider restructuring and fresh investment. More…
Google has won a bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines’ internal business data and software, agreeing to pay $10 million for a deidentified package intended for product development and AI model training. The deal, tied to Spirit’s proceedings in the Southern…
Construction work on Berlin’s S-Bahn network is disrupting rail access to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, with the S9 section between Treptower Park and Schöneweide suspended and replacement buses operating. Passengers using the airport link are being directed to regional alternatives, including…
The German Aerospace Center has opened a Technology Center for Drone Security at its site in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, to develop and test systems for detecting and countering malicious drones under realistic conditions. The facility is designed to link research with…
Bolivia is pursuing a leasing plan for at least 10 Embraer aircraft for state carrier Boliviana de Aviación as part of a fleet renewal push. The discussions centre on modernising the airline’s operations without an outright purchase, with the government…
Shenzhen Airlines and Loong Air have signalled interest in adding COMAC C919 narrowbodies to their fleets, but neither carrier has confirmed a firm order. Comments made at an aviation forum in Guangzhou indicate growing attention from Chinese airlines to the…
Four men linked to air cargo handling at Amsterdam Schiphol were arrested on 11 August in an investigation into suspected drug smuggling through the airport. The suspects, aged 34, 38, 46 and 48, are accused of helping to misuse logistics…
Jetcraft is again marketing the former German government Airbus A340-300, 16+02, known as Theodor Heuss, after earlier sale efforts failed to secure a buyer. The long-range VIP aircraft, once operated by Germany’s Flugbereitschaft, is being offered internationally with a VVIP…
Switzerland’s Armasuisse has confirmed that production of the country’s first F-35A is under way at Leonardo’s Cameri facility in northern Italy, where the first fuselage section has been joined with the first wing. The aircraft, allocated Swiss military registration J-6004,…
Hong Kong-based Transwell Corporation has submitted an unsolicited turnaround proposal for SriLankan Airlines, opening a private investor-led route for restructuring the debt-laden national carrier. The plan is now under review as Sri Lanka weighs the airline’s future and decides whether…
Vietjet will launch five new international routes between Vietnam and destinations in the Philippines, Thailand and Japan in a network expansion that begins in late October and December. The carrier will add direct links from Ho Chi Minh City and…
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are widening their codeshare cooperation again from 24 August, adding a further wave of domestic and international routes through Seoul Incheon. The latest filing extends coverage to multiple Japan points, Brisbane and several Korean domestic…
Fly2Galicia will begin operations from Santiago de Compostela next year with an Airbus A320 based at Lavacolla, setting Munich among eight launch destinations. Ticket sales are due to open on 18 August, with the first flights planned for 1 December…
Allegiant Travel Company has added nine nonstop routes, all focused on Florida leisure travel, with service set to begin in February 2027. The expansion includes one year-round route, one seasonal route and seven hyper-seasonal links designed to capture spring break…
L3Harris Technologies has removed chairman and chief executive Christopher Kubasik after a board investigation found conduct inconsistent with the company’s code of conduct, naming Sam Mehta as president and chief executive with immediate effect. Lewis Hay III has become independent…
Air New Zealand is continuing talks with Beta Technologies after trialling the ALIA CX300 battery-electric aircraft in New Zealand, with chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar pushing for a larger design that better matches the airline’s operational and commercial needs. The carrier…
WestJet will expand its winter 2026/27 network to Latin America and the Caribbean with up to 1,252 weekly flights across 88 nonstop routes from Canada. The programme lifts capacity by 12% year over year and adds new service from Calgary…