Jet2 is adding 34 brand-new routes for Winter 2026/27, expanding its programme to 6.3 million seats across 42 destinations and lifting capacity by 8.7% year on year. The UK leisure carrier’s biggest winter schedule to date includes its first full…
Dassault Falcon Service has marked 10 years of operations at its Mérignac facility near Bordeaux, where the business-aviation maintenance site opened in 2016 to support Dassault’s Falcon fleet. The centre has completed 600 maintenance projects over the decade, including 66…
Philippine Airlines will launch nonstop flights from Manila to Delhi and Mumbai in December 2026, using 168-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft on both routes. The carrier is planning three weekly services to Delhi and four weekly services to Mumbai, with the…
Vertical Aerospace has opened a dedicated Aircraft Assembly Centre at its Flight Test Centre at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, giving the British eVTOL developer new capacity to build certification-conforming Valo aircraft and a hybrid-electric demonstrator ahead of initial customer deliveries.…
Avelo Airlines has added four nonstop routes from McKinney National Airport in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, lifting its planned DTX network to nine destinations and positioning a third aircraft at the Texas base. Denver and Atlanta will start on 16…
My Freighter has taken over its first Airbus freighter, according to a same-day aviation report from Aerotelegraph. The Uzbek cargo carrier’s latest addition signals a broader fleet mix beyond its established Boeing freighter operation, although the exact Airbus model, registration…
Condor will add Athens, Florence and Stockholm/Arlanda to its Frankfurt city network in summer 2027, lifting the carrier’s European metropolitan destinations from the German hub to 16. Athens will begin on 28 April with daily summer service, Florence on 6…
ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business and Collins Aerospace have signed three multi-year agreements in Singapore to expand aircraft component support, including new repair work on Boeing 787 fan assembly electronics boards and broader access to spare parts and lifecycle repairs.…
China’s Civil Aviation Administration has recognised AFRA Disassembly Accreditation in an updated aircraft disassembly advisory circular, opening a compliant registration route for used serviceable material recovered from aircraft disassembled outside China. The framework names the AFRA-CAAC Registry as the overseas…
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after police received a call about three suspicious vehicles moving towards the U.K. base used by the U.S. military. The case is being handled as a counter-terrorism and explosives investigation, with…
A Gulfstream G650ER long associated with Elon Musk landed at Amsterdam Schiphol after flying in from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey. The aircraft, registration N628TS, is recorded under Falcon Landing LLC, the entity tied to Musk’s private aviation activity, while…
Heathrow’s planned third runway may not open until 2039, four years later than the airport’s previously cited 2035 target, as the UK’s biggest aviation hub continues to work through planning and policy hurdles at London Heathrow Airport. The project remains…
Lufthansa diverted an Airbus A321 operating flight LH1170 from Frankfurt to Lisbon to Lyon after a passenger’s power bank caught fire near a seat. The aircraft landed safely, with 198 passengers and six crew on board, and no injuries were…
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport remained closed on Sunday as volcanic ash from Mount Etna continued to disrupt operations, forcing suspension of both arrivals and departures. Airport operator SAC extended the stoppage after first halting flights on Saturday, keeping the Sicilian hub out…
Passenger lawsuits against airlines fell in the first half of 2026, but German civil courts continued to face heavy pressure from compensation claims over delayed and cancelled flights. The 20 largest airport-area district courts recorded 53,150 filings between January and…
Swissair’s handling of the Flight SR111 disaster near Halifax is back in focus in a new aeroTELEGRAPH podcast published on Sunday, with former communications manager Urs Peter Naef recalling how the airline reacted in the first hours and days after…
US Senator Tommy Tuberville used the Senate floor to claim that many airline pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers belong to the furry community, a remark that quickly spread across US political and aviation coverage. He linked the claim…
A helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon in Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, Quebec, about 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal, killing all four people on board. Provincial police and federal investigators are examining the wreckage after the aircraft was found burning at the scene, while the…
Google will send a prototype satellite carrying four Tensor Processing Units into low Earth orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission as part of Project Suncatcher. The test payload, developed with Planet, is expected to lift off from Vandenberg next week…
SpaceX is targeting Starship Flight 14 for the programme’s first orbital launch attempt from Starbase in South Texas on 28 September, with 26 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites on board if the mission gets the final go-ahead. The flight is planned…
Boston Logan International Airport has asked airlines to bring extra fuel on inbound flights after a forecast nor’easter blocked fuel ships from reaching Boston, prompting Massport to conserve Jet-A reserves through the weekend. The airport said it had enough fuel…
Gloucestershire Police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford in Whelford after arresting several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. Residents from a number of nearby properties were evacuated to a leisure centre, while the Army’s specialist…
Boeing has flagged a software glitch on the 737 MAX that can interrupt automated vertical navigation in a narrow missed-approach scenario, prompting the US Federal Aviation Administration to review the issue and consider immediate action if it finds a safety…
Brandenburg’s transport minister Robert Crumbach has ruled out any tightening or loosening of the night-flight regime at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, leaving the current BER rules in place. The policy stance keeps the airport’s limited overnight operating windows unchanged, including the…
A strong nor’easter sweeping the US East Coast forced airlines to cancel more than 400 flights and delay thousands more across the Northeast, with Boston Logan among the hardest hit. The storm disrupted operations from Washington to Maine, as carriers…
Mount Etna’s renewed ash emissions forced Catania–Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily to suspend all arrivals and departures on 26 September, with operations due to remain halted until midday on 27 September. The disruption hit Italy’s fifth-busiest airport and quickly spread across…
Swissair’s former crisis team has revisited the airline’s response to the 1998 SR111 disaster off Halifax, describing how it supported relatives of the 229 victims long after the immediate emergency. The account, led by former finance chief Walter Kälin and…
Boeing has disclosed a flight-management software issue on some 737 MAX aircraft that can affect automated vertical navigation after a missed approach, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to open a regulatory review. The problem could complicate the certification path for…
Volotea will reduce its fleet from 44 aircraft to 30-35 as part of a financial restructuring that also includes a planned capital increase and talks with creditors over longer-term debt terms. The Spanish low-cost carrier is preparing the changes while…
Boeing has identified a newly discovered software issue on some 737 MAX aircraft that can disrupt automated navigation during a specific landing scenario after a missed approach. The problem emerged after a cockpit software update and could temporarily reduce access…
Amsterdam’s Schiphol has launched five tenders for long-term construction and maintenance framework agreements tied to its airport renewal programme, covering terminals, technical systems, aprons, operational buildings, passenger bridges, gate power and air systems, electric ground-service charging infrastructure and fire stations.…
United Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321XLR powered by Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage engines, with the handover marked on 24 September in East Hartford, Connecticut. The aircraft is the first to enter commercial service with the…
Pryor Field Regional Airport in Alabama has opened a business aircraft maintenance operation, expanding its commercial aviation offering to include both fixed-base operations and maintenance, repair and overhaul services. The development positions the airport to serve visiting and based business…
A strong nor’easter cut across the US East Coast on Saturday, disrupting air travel from Washington, D.C., to Maine and forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of delays. Boston Logan International was among the hardest hit airports, while American…
Lufthansa diverted a Boeing 747-400 operating flight LH470 from Frankfurt to Toronto to Manchester after crew detected an unusual odour in the cabin over Scotland. The aircraft landed safely in the UK with 371 passengers on board, and the crew…
Infrabel will reduce train services to Brussels Airport-Zaventem from 3 to 18 October while it renovates part of the rail tunnel serving the station. The work will limit access to the airport platforms and force timetable changes, with several direct…
Belgium has received three more F-35A Lightning II fighters at Florennes Air Base, taking the number of aircraft based in the country to seven. The jets arrived on Friday after a transatlantic ferry flight from Fort Worth via the Azores,…
Two people escaped after a microlight crashed into Lake Bütgenbach in eastern Belgium on Friday evening, leaving the aircraft at the bottom of the lake and its cause still unknown. The two-seat ULM had taken off from Büllingen airfield before…
Lufthansa’s Frankfurt-to-Toronto flight LH470 diverted to Manchester on Saturday after the crew declared an emergency over Scottish airspace, landing the Boeing 747-400 safely with 371 passengers on board. The aircraft, registered D-ABVY, was met by emergency services after touchdown, and…
Thai Airways has waived one ticket change fee for passengers affected by flooding in Bangkok and surrounding areas, while Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports remain open despite road disruption and some flight delays. The measure applies to Bangkok departures between…
Brussels Airlines cancelled a Catania-to-Brussels service after volcanic ash from Mount Etna disrupted operations at Catania Fontanarossa Airport, leaving about 140 passengers stranded in Sicily. The airport remained shut until at least midday on Sunday, while the airline expected the…
An SAS Airbus A320neo operating flight SK528 from London Heathrow to Stockholm Arlanda diverted to Billund Airport on Friday evening after crew and passengers detected a smell resembling smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely and normally, passengers disembarked,…
Delta Air Lines will launch seasonal nonstop service from Detroit to Athens and from Boston to Venice in summer 2027, adding two transatlantic routes on its Airbus A330 fleet. Boston–Venice begins 7 May 2027 and operates four times a week…
The Global Certification Forum and the Mobile Satellite Services Association have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on standards-based satellite communications certification and interoperability for non-terrestrial network services. The agreement covers NTN 5G NR, NTN NB-IoT and direct-to-device applications,…
Copenhagen Airport has launched CPH Air Lab, a new airside testing facility designed to examine whether filtration systems can remove ultrafine particles from air pollution linked to aircraft operations close to the source. The project sits within active airport operations…
Canada has moved into detailed negotiations with Saab over a possible acquisition of six GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The non-binding term-sheet agreement sets the framework for talks on a Canadian configuration,…
Ten F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base returned to RAF Mildenhall after a Middle East deployment, displaying new Mortal Kombat-inspired nose art, aircraft nicknames and drone kill markings. The jets belong to the 4th Fighter Wing and…
Air Canada plans to launch scheduled service to Ho Chi Minh City in 2027 after Canada expanded its air transport agreement with Vietnam on 24 September. The route would be the carrier’s first to Vietnam and would create the first…
Alaska Airlines will expand its Paine Field operation in Everett, Washington, lifting seat capacity by 50% from this fall through summer 2027. The network build-out will include a new twice-daily nonstop service to San Jose, California, from 14 April 2027,…
The death toll from a Tracep Congo Aviation Let L-410 crash near Kenge in western Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to 17 after authorities recovered additional bodies on Saturday. The aircraft, operating between Kikwit and Kinshasa, developed a technical…