Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Citation CJ4 series business jet, marking a major milestone for the light jet family. The aircraft, a Citation CJ4 Gen2, went to a customer based in the Philippines as the company positioned the…
A private helicopter crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, killing three people on board and triggering a fire near the Tholos area close to the island’s heliport. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff, with firefighters and…
Google has won a $10 million bankruptcy auction for Spirit Airlines’ corporate data and custom software, securing a trove of internal records that the company plans to use to improve its products and AI models. The deal emerged from Spirit…
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded AT&T an initial $74.3 million task order to begin building a new nationwide telecommunications network for its air traffic control modernisation programme. The work sits under the FAA Enterprise Network Services initiative, which will…
L3Harris Technologies has removed Chairman and Chief Executive Christopher Kubasik after a board investigation found conduct inconsistent with the company’s Code of Conduct. Sam Mehta, formerly head of the company’s space business, takes over immediately as president and chief executive,…
Scandinavian Airlines will restart nonstop service between Copenhagen and Mumbai on 1 October with five weekly flights operated by an Airbus A330, restoring its India presence after 17 years. The move follows earlier regulatory delays that forced the carrier’s first…
The Federal Aviation Administration has installed Surface Movement Radar Model 4 systems at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport, while also awarding AT&T an initial $74.3 million contract for communications work linked to its network modernisation…
Hyde County Emergency Medical Services has used a Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL on two live 911 responses in rural North Carolina, with flight-trained paramedic Quinn Reece reaching one patient about 20 minutes before a ground ambulance. The missions, carried out in…
IndiGo has denied reports that it is in talks with Embraer over a potential purchase of E2 regional jets, pushing back on market speculation that the aircraft could form part of its future fleet plans. The Indian carrier’s response comes…
Heart Aerospace has flown its X1 demonstrator for the first time, with the full-scale aircraft taking off from Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York on Wednesday. The 27-minute piloted mission reached 1,100 feet above ground level and used more…
A private Bell 206 helicopter crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos on Monday, killing all three people on board. The aircraft went down in the Tholos area near the island’s heliport during a flight linked to the Athens area,…
Flexjet is moving its European helicopter operation to Blackbushe Airport in Hampshire, near London, where its Flexjet Vertical Lift division will base Sikorsky S-76 and Leonardo AW139 aircraft for transfers to and from London-area airports. The new setup also supports…
Air Peace is set to receive the first of three used Boeing 737-800s previously operated by Jeju Air, with the aircraft already being ferried to Nigeria for entry into service as 5N-CGO. The eight-year-old jet, serial number 64177, is the…
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford has opposed Cleveland’s plan to close Burke Lakefront Airport, joining U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted in arguing that the downtown airfield should remain open or face any change through the normal federal process. The…
Flexjet has based its European helicopter fleet at Blackbushe Airport, using Sikorsky S-76 and Leonardo AW139 aircraft to move passengers to and from London-area airports. The operation positions the business aviation group’s rotary-wing service around premium airport transfers in the…
Air Canada has agreed to sell a 25% non-controlling stake in its Aeroplan loyalty programme to funds managed by Blackstone and La Caisse, alongside PSP Investments and BCI, for C$2.5 billion. The deal values Aeroplan at C$10 billion and leaves…
United Aircraft Corporation’s first serial MC-21-310 powered by Russian PD-14 engines completed a non-stop delivery flight from Irkutsk to the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield near Zhukovsky on 13 August. The aircraft covered more than 4,000 km in about five…
Air France has begun serving San Francisco with its new La Première first class cabin on selected Boeing 777-300ER flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, extending the refreshed flagship product to a seventh US city. The daily service uses flight AF084…
SWISS will replace two Airbus A220-300s with two larger Airbus A320neos on its Geneva–London Heathrow service for the summer 2027 timetable, increasing capacity from 145 to 180 seats per aircraft. The aircraft swap is due to take effect in the…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced the installation of a new Surface Movement Radar at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, with the upgrade aimed at helping air traffic controllers track aircraft and vehicles on runways and…
TAAG will launch a new Luanda–Dakar–Praia service on 31 October, restoring direct connectivity between Angola and Cape Verde with Dakar as an intermediate stop. The route, timed for the start of the IATA winter schedule, gives Angola’s national carrier a…
India’s Ministry of Defence has opened a competition for 60 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, issuing a request for proposals that puts around ₹1 lakh crore, or $10.5 billion, of business on the table. The programme is…
The U.S. Army has awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract for up to 12 UH-72B Lakota helicopters, with an initial obligation of $115.4 million and a potential cumulative value of $140.7 million if options are exercised. The firm-fixed-price deal covers aircraft…
TAP Air Portugal will launch a direct Porto–Sal service on 25 October 2026, expanding its Atlantic network from northern Portugal with twice-weekly flights operated by Airbus A320neo aircraft. The Cape Verde route will run on Thursdays and Sundays from Porto,…
Rakuten Group is acting as the Japan-side intermediary for Helsing’s HX-2 strike drone as Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force carries out field tests through the end of September. The effort puts the German defence-AI company’s loitering munition into the Japanese procurement…
Swiss will increase capacity on the Geneva–London Heathrow route from the summer 2027 timetable by replacing two Airbus A220-300s with two larger Airbus A320neo aircraft. The change lifts seat count on the route from 145 to 180 per aircraft, adding…
airBaltic bondholders have approved amendments to the airline’s €380 million 14.50% bonds due in 2029, giving the Latvian carrier more room to manage near-term cash needs while it works on interim financing and a wider restructuring plan. The changes allow…
South African Airways has placed acting group chief executive Matshela Seshibe on special leave with immediate effect and appointed chief legal officer Koekie Mbeki as acting group CEO. The abrupt change comes only four months after Seshibe’s appointment and leaves…
Boeing has publicly shown the first F-15EX Eagle II intended for Kadena Air Base in Japan in full 18th Wing markings and the squadron’s ZZ tail flash. The aircraft, serial 22-0022, first flew from Boeing’s St. Louis facility on 4…
Aebi Schmidt Group and Yeti Move have expanded their strategic partnership to bring driver-assisted and autonomous software to airport winter operations in North America, with exclusivity in the US market and selected collaboration in Europe and Japan. The integration will…
Malaysia Aviation Group has completed mandatory drug screening for all operationally active Malaysia Airlines pilots, with every result returning negative. The group will now extend the programme to about 2,840 Malaysia Airlines cabin crew from 18 August, following a pilot…
South African Airways has placed acting Group Chief Executive Officer Matshela Seshibe on special leave with immediate effect, only four months after he took the job, and appointed Chief Legal Officer Koekie Mbeki as acting group CEO. The state-owned carrier…
Alfor Aviation has moved ahead with a £50 million passenger-to-freighter conversion campus at Teesside International Airport after senior executives visited the site on 12 August. The facility is planned as a dedicated aircraft conversion hub with capacity for up to…
The US Army has awarded M1 Support Services the Flight School Next contract, a deal worth up to $10 billion to train initial entry rotary-wing pilots at Fort Rucker, Alabama. The single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract runs for up to 26…
Five aircraft approaching Brussels Airport were disrupted by laser beams aimed at cockpit crews on Friday night and into Saturday morning, in a rare cluster of incidents that prompted police attention and a safety warning from Belgian air navigation provider…
Brussels Airlines will launch scheduled winter services from Brussels to Evenes in Norway and Kemi and Kittilä in Finland for the 2026/27 season. The carrier is expanding its Arctic leisure network with three destinations that it has already served through…
easyJet is weighing a possible codeshare or interline arrangement with Air France-KLM, with Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle among the hubs under discussion. The potential link-up would broaden easyJet’s short-haul network with feeder connections and could eventually support…
The US Department of Homeland Security spent $464 million on a no-bid purchase of 10 used aircraft for deportation flights, including seven older Boeing 737 passenger jets and three business jets, then left most of the fleet parked for months…
Poland and Boeing have signed offset agreements in Łódź to create what officials described as Europe’s largest authorised support centre for the AH-64E Apache Guardian fleet. The project, based at Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1, is tied to Poland’s planned…
Switzerland’s first F-35A has entered assembly at Leonardo’s Cameri facility in northern Italy, with the first fuselage section joined to the first wing as the programme moves into production. armasuisse said the jet, identified as MJ-4 and later to become…
GE Aerospace and Kratos have secured a U.S. Air Force Engineering, Manufacturing and Development contract for the GEK800 engine, which has also received the military type designation F143-ZZ-100. The 800-pound-thrust turbofan is being developed as a second-source propulsion system for…
Berlin Brandenburg Airport handled 11.9 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 1.2% from a year earlier, while aircraft movements fell 3.2% to 89,505, according to data from the Berlin-Brandenburg statistics office. The figures point to a modest…
Fly2Galicia will begin operations from Santiago de Compostela on 1 December 2026 with eight routes and 17 weekly frequencies, including three domestic links and five European destinations. The new low-cost brand is preparing to serve Alicante, Zaragoza and Granada in…
LEAV Aviation will open a direct Cologne/Bonn–Deir ez-Zor service on 1 September with one weekly flight, linking the German airport with eastern Syria for the first time. Syrian aviation authorities say the route will be the first regular direct European…
easyJet cancelled about 100 flights from French airports over the weekend after cabin crew launched a strike over repeated roster and scheduling changes. The disruption hit services at major bases including Paris Orly, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lyon, Nice, Nantes…
Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have agreed to pursue a sovereign combat engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme, widening the industrial base behind the country’s next-generation fighter push. The two groups will work on design, development, manufacturing and delivery…
TAAG Angola Airlines transported two adult lions from Johannesburg to Lagos in an unusual cargo operation routed through its hub at Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport in Luanda, using a Boeing 737-800 Freighter. The shipment, completed earlier in August…
A pilot was seriously injured when a Druine D.31 Turbulent was damaged during a display at Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome in Essex, prompting organisers to halt the air show and close the site to the public. Essex Police, the…
Etihad is reducing frequencies on three Europe routes for the 2026/27 winter season, with fewer flights to Frankfurt, Geneva and Zurich as it adjusts capacity and aircraft deployment. Frankfurt is due to remain at one daily service from late October…
Catania–Fontanarossa airport resumed flights on 15 August after authorities downgraded Mount Etna’s aviation alert from red to orange, easing a week of disruption caused by volcanic ash. Sicily’s main airport had repeatedly extended suspensions as ash clouds forced cancellations and…