A House-passed air-safety bill has become the focus of a partisan fight in Congress over whether state tax officials should be allowed to use aircraft-tracking data to collect taxes on private jets. The dispute is now tied to final negotiations…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines have agreed to form a joint venture in Singapore to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for CFM LEAP engines. The arrangement was confirmed in a Safran press release dated 5 June 2026.…
IATA has cut its 2026 global airline industry profit forecast to US$23.0 billion, saying war-related disruptions in the Middle East and higher fuel prices are eroding earnings. The updated outlook was released in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at the…
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines temporarily suspended operations at General Santos International Airport on 8 June after a powerful earthquake struck southern Mindanao, with flights halted while safety checks were carried out. The airport was placed under a…
Airbus Helicopters has introduced the U145, an uncrewed version of the H145 developed for cargo transport. The announcement was published by Airbus on 8 June 2026 and confirms the company is extending the H145 family into an autonomous logistics role.…
Safran will invest €120 million at its Montluçon site in central France to triple production of its hemispherical resonator gyroscopes by 2032. The announcement was made on 7 June by Safran chief executive Olivier Andriès. The project will lift annual…
Air Zimbabwe is planning a Harare-London service with Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas operating the flights under an ACMI wet-lease arrangement. Recent reports published on 7 June 2026 say the route is targeted for launch on 1 July, with London reported…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a full-fledged CFM LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul shop in Singapore. The deal, announced on 5 June 2026, formalises a planned expansion of LEAP…
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith said on 7 June that the group would be open to discussing a possible role in any takeover bid for easyJet, if such an approach were made. His comments were reported as part of…
Two people were killed when a Gulfstream G200 crashed during a failed emergency landing at La Romana Airport in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, 7 June 2026. According to the report, the pilot and co-pilot died in the accident. The…
China has rolled out its first domestically developed electric engine for eVTOL aircraft, with the AEE25 aviation electric engine made and delivered in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, on 5 June 2026. The engine was developed by the AECC Aeroengine Control System…
Air Canada and Abra Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a long-term strategic partnership that would include revenue sharing, deeper commercial integration and an expanded codeshare arrangement. The announcement was made in Rio de Janeiro and points…
Two crew members were killed on 7 June when a Gulfstream G200 crashed during an attempted emergency landing at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic. The US-registered business jet, N318JF, had returned toward the airport after the crew…
Three Air India aircraft were damaged at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening after a sudden storm with strong winds and rain displaced ground support equipment that struck the parked jets at Terminal 2. The aircraft were taken…
The International Air Transport Association has announced the winners of the 8th edition of its Diversity and Inclusion Awards at its 82nd Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The awards were presented as…
Flight operations at Munich Airport were temporarily suspended on Sunday evening after a fire alarm and the smell of smoke were reported in the control tower. Traffic resumed after the all-clear, following a precautionary evacuation of the tower. The response…
IATA has cut its 2026 net profit forecast for the global airline industry to $23 billion, almost half the $41 billion it had previously projected. The revision, reported on 7 June, reflects mounting pressure from higher jet fuel costs and…
Delta Air Lines is stepping up its challenge to United Airlines across the Pacific, with a report published on 7 June 2026 saying the carrier wants a bigger share of the transpacific market. The story frames the move as a…
Qatar issued NOTAM-based airspace restrictions on 7 June, partially closing and rerouting traffic through its airspace, including flights to and from Doha Hamad International Airport and aircraft entering from Saudi Arabia. The measures were set out in two NOTAMs from…
Qatar has temporarily restricted its airspace, according to a 7 June 2026 report from aeroTELEGRAPH. The notice did not give a reason for the measure, and no official Qatari statement was included in the available material. The move may affect…
Willie Walsh used his farewell address as IATA director general to launch a sharp attack on aircraft and engine OEMs at the association’s annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 7 June 2026, accusing them of failing airlines on…
Air Canada and Abra Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a broad, long-term strategic partnership linking Canada, Latin America and other international markets. The announcement was made in Rio de Janeiro on 7 June 2026 and sets…
NASA’s X-59 flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time on 5 June 2026, completing an 81-minute test flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California. The experimental aircraft reached about Mach 1.1, or roughly 713 mph,…
Turkish Airlines plans to launch a premium economy cabin in 2028, reversing an earlier position that it could operate without the intermediate product, according to a report published on the same day. The airline has confirmed the plan directly to…
Roberto Alvo, chief executive of LATAM Airlines Group, has taken up duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Directors after the conclusion of the 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 7 June 2026. The appointment…
IATA has cut its 2026 profit outlook for the global airline industry, saying net earnings will fall to $23.0 billion as higher fuel costs and Middle East disruption weigh on performance. The revised forecast, released in Rio de Janeiro on…
Philippine Airlines has agreed to join oneworld, ending its long-standing independence and becoming the alliance’s 16th member airline. The announcement was made on 6 June 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the International Air Transport Association’s 82nd Annual General…
The International Air Transport Association has cut its 2026 net profit forecast for the global airline industry to $23.0 billion, about half its previous estimate, as war-related disruptions in the Middle East and rising fuel costs weigh on earnings. IATA…
Ireland’s government is preparing legislation that could remove or alter Dublin Airport’s 32 million annual passenger cap, with Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien expected to bring the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 to Cabinet on 16 June. The move would…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines have signed an agreement to form a joint venture in Singapore to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for CFM LEAP engines. The deal covers the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B variants and was confirmed…
Safran will invest €120 million to expand production of hemispherical resonator gyroscopes, or HRGs, with the aim of tripling annual output from 10,000 to 30,000 units by 2032. The project is tied to the company’s Montluçon facility in central France…
Philippine Airlines will become oneworld’s 16th member airline after signing a memorandum of understanding at a press briefing during the IATA 82nd Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on 6 June 2026. The announcement marks a formal step toward…
Global sustainable aviation fuel production is forecast to reach 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, unchanged from IATA’s previous estimate and still only 0.8% of total airline fuel demand. The association said the outlook remains disappointing because supply is far below…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines signed a joint venture agreement on 2026-06-05 to create a CFM LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul venture in Singapore. The companies will establish a full-fledged LEAP engine shop to support LEAP-1A and…
IATA has announced that Xiamen Airlines will host the 83rd IATA Annual General Meeting in Xiamen, Fujian province, China. The release is dated 7 June 2026 and identifies Xiamen Airlines as the host airline for the industry gathering. The announcement…
IATA said on 7 June 2026 that global airline net profit is projected to fall to $23.0 billion in 2026, about half of its earlier forecast of $41 billion, as high fuel costs and Middle East disruptions weigh on profitability.…
Xiamen Airlines will host the 83rd IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Xiamen, China, from 30 May to 1 June 2027. The announcement was issued by IATA on 7 June 2026, giving the industry more than…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines signed a joint venture agreement on 2026-06-05 to create a CFM LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Singapore. Safran will hold 51% of the venture and SIAEC 49%. The joint venture…
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747-446(BCF), registration N744CK, was involved in an incident on 3 June 2026 after departing Anchorage. The crew was later alerted to reports that a panel had fallen from the aircraft, but the flight continued. The event…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines will form a joint venture in Singapore to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for CFM LEAP engines, according to official company announcements released on June 5, 2026. The planned venture brings together…
Philippine Airlines said it will join oneworld as the alliance’s 16th member airline after signing a memorandum of understanding at the IATA 82nd Annual General Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The announcement was made on June 6, 2026, and marks…
Airbus is facing fresh delays in China, with reports that Beijing is withholding final delivery approvals for some aircraft amid a wider dispute over Europe’s certification pace for the COMAC C919. The issue adds a political and commercial dimension to…
IATA said global sustainable aviation fuel production is expected to reach about 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, equal to 0.8% of aviation fuel use, and estimated the cost to airlines at $4.3 billion. The association published the forecast in an…
Ireland is moving to remove the 32 million annual passenger cap at Dublin Airport through legislation, with Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien expected to bring the full text of the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 to Cabinet on June 16.…
Safran will invest €120 million to expand hemispherical resonator gyroscope production at its Montluçon site, with the goal of tripling output by 2032. Reuters reported the plan after comments by chief executive Olivier Andriès to La Tribune. The project forms…
Lebanon officially launched the Rene Mouawad Airport redevelopment project at Qlayaat Airport in Akkar on 2026-06-06, advancing plans for the site to return to operation. The launch was attended by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Minister Fayez Rasamny, and local and…
Philippine Airlines will become oneworld’s 16th member airline after signing a memorandum of understanding at an IATA annual general meeting press briefing in Rio de Janeiro on June 6, 2026. The alliance and the flag carrier said the agreement will…
IATA said airline profitability is coming under pressure from Middle East disruptions and high fuel prices, even as Q1 2026 revenue growth remained strong. The association said its latest analysis shows that improving revenues are masking worsening profitability challenges across…
SIA Engineering Company and Safran Aircraft Engines have signed a joint venture agreement to establish a CFM LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul business in Singapore on June 5, 2026. The new company will provide MRO services for the LEAP-1A…
The US State Department has approved the sale of a drone defence system to Kuwait valued at about $2 billion. The deal identifies Anduril as the main contractor and marks the latest verified development in Kuwait’s procurement response to drone…