Somalia’s national carrier Somali Airlines is preparing to resume scheduled flights in September from Mogadishu, with the first service expected in mid-September after being grounded since 1991. The comeback is centred on the capital’s airport and is linked to the…
Emirates is close to securing approval for a Milan Malpensa–Lima service under fifth-freedom rights, a move that would give the Gulf carrier a new long-haul option from Italy and sharpen competition with ITA Airways’ Latin America plans. Final regulatory sign-off…
Delta Air Lines Flight DL81 from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Seattle was diverted to London Heathrow, then rerouted via New York JFK before completing the journey to Seattle on an Airbus A330-900 carrying 209 passengers. The long-haul service, scheduled as…
Air India has de-rostered two more pilots after preliminary drug-screening results returned non-negative in the wake of the Phuket-to-Delhi safety incident involving flight AI2379, with final confirmatory tests still pending. The move comes as the carrier continues expanded mandatory psychoactive-substance…
Lufthansa is planning two daily Airbus A380 services between Munich and Bangkok for part of the 2026/27 winter schedule, with the superjumbo frequencies currently filed from 16 January to 27 February 2027. The move would give the airline a rare…
Starlux Airlines will invest TWD 4.2 billion, or about US$132 million, in a multipurpose building at its Taoyuan Aerotropolis site near Taoyuan International Airport, with completion targeted for 2029. The facility will function as a training base for pilots, cabin…
SkyDrive has appointed former Airbus Japan president and Airbus North Asia head Stéphane Ginoux as an advisor, effective 1 August 2026, as the Japanese eVTOL developer advances its commercialisation plans from Toyota City. Ginoux will support business development in Japan…
Four Norwegian Air-linked aircraft leasing companies are seeking to depose a former Boeing executive in litigation over the 737 Max, arguing he holds unique knowledge of what Boeing leadership knew during the jet’s development. The move comes as the affiliates…
Hainan Airlines’ listed parent, Hainan Airlines Holding, plans to sell an 80% stake in its aircraft dismantling and second-hand aviation materials unit, Chongqing HNA Aircraft Resources Recycling Co, to Chongqing Fangda Aviation International Headquarters Co for 44.00224 million yuan. The…
A baggage container caught fire at Milan Malpensa Airport on Sunday during ground handling for a British Airways service to London Heathrow. Airport fire crews extinguished the blaze quickly, and the incident was contained without major disruption to operations. British…
Australia has approved Sydney Airport’s Master Plan 2045, clearing the way for a long-term redevelopment of Kingsford Smith Airport that includes expansion of the international T1 terminal and a more integrated domestic precinct linking T2 and T3 with regional and…
Vietnam Airlines flight VN34 returned safely to Munich Airport after a technical problem shortly after departure for Hanoi, involving a Boeing 787 on Saturday. Vietnam’s aviation authority later said warnings indicating a possible tail strike and low tyre pressure were…
Delta Air Lines is planning a return to Singapore as part of a wider Asia growth push, with executives confirming the route is back on the carrier’s radar. The service has not been formally announced, and no start date or…
Belgian startup Aerospacelab has won the largest manufacturing share of the European Union’s Iris2 satellite constellation, with responsibility for up to 264 of the programme’s 348 satellites. The reported contract value is at least 1.8 billion euros, placing the company…
Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of another Airbus A330neo in early September and name the aircraft Champagne Supernova. The twinjet, registered G-VMAN, is linked to Manchester and Virgin Atlantic’s long presence in the city, where the carrier is marking 30…
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Transwell Corporation Limited has put forward an unsolicited turnaround proposal for state-owned SriLankan Airlines, opening a new potential path for the carrier’s restructuring and ownership future. The offer, disclosed by Sri Lanka’s deputy minister for…
Vietnam Airlines faced a serious departure incident at Munich Airport on 15 August when flight VN34, operated by a Boeing 787-9 registered VN-A867, rotated very late on takeoff for Hanoi, overran the end of runway 26L and became airborne only…
Russia’s tax authority has asked a court in St Petersburg to terminate the bankruptcy proceedings of former carrier Transaero, arguing that the estate may not have enough money even to cover the costs of the case. The hearing on the…
Syrian Airlines has resumed direct passenger flights between Damascus and Moscow, restoring a scheduled link between the two capitals after a suspension of more than 18 months. The first service landed at Sheremetyevo on Sunday, with the return flight operating…
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in which two American Airlines Boeing 737-800s operated near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on the same frequency under the same callsign, American 2482. The overlap involved an inbound Chicago-to-Phoenix service and…
Ryanair and Somali startup Rayaan Air sit at opposite ends of the aviation market, even though both operate narrow-body aircraft in low-cost environments. Europe’s largest budget carrier flies a fleet of more than 340 Boeing 737 and 737 Max aircraft,…
ASL Airlines Australia will expand its Boeing 737-800 converted freighter fleet with four additional aircraft, with the first due to arrive in Australia within weeks and the remainder transferred over the following months. The aircraft will move from ASL Aviation…
Kam Air will resume scheduled flights between Kabul and Kuwait City on 24 August, restoring a regional link between Afghanistan and Kuwait with Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The carrier has described four weekly frequencies for the route, although current booking systems…
Garuda Indonesia is targeting a return to profit in the first quarter of 2027, with President Prabowo Subianto linking the flag carrier’s recovery to fleet restoration, passenger growth, higher revenue and tighter costs. He also suggested the airline might already…
Star Air will begin direct flights between Ahmedabad and Mundra in Gujarat on 17 August, opening a new link between the state’s commercial capital and its port and logistics hub. The route will operate three times a week, on Mondays,…
Avianca Cargo has delivered another 60 tons of humanitarian aid from Miami to Cali for communities affected by the recent earthquake in Colombia. The shipment travelled on an Avianca A330F freighter and included electric generators, hygiene supplies and non-perishable food…
The European Union has deployed helicopters and water-bomber aircraft to help Belgium fight its largest recorded wildfire in the High Fens nature reserve near the German border. The fast-moving blaze, which began on Friday, forced evacuations in some villages and…
UL Standards & Engagement has released a new review showing that battery-related incidents on passenger flights continued to climb in 2025, with the weekly average rising to 2.36 from 2.05 in 2024. The report, based on data from more than…
A baggage container caught fire on the ground at Milan Malpensa Airport before British Airways flight BA585 to London Heathrow was loaded, prompting a rapid response from firefighters and ground crews. The Airbus A321neo service was delayed, with the departure…
Munich Airport repaired slight damage to runway-end approach lighting after a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 departure incident on Saturday and reopened the runway at 07:00 on Sunday after overnight inspection and cleanup work. The aircraft’s very late rotation appears to…
Embraer is evaluating additional final-assembly capacity in the United States and India, with any US line linked to demand for the KC-390 Millennium military transport. The Brazilian manufacturer already has an assembly base in Melbourne, Florida, for executive jets, but…
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Brussels service from seven weekly flights to 11 from 15 December 2026, adding four extra frequencies on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The expanded schedule will continue to use the Airbus A321LR, configured with…
Catania Airport resumed arrivals and departures on Saturday after aviation authorities downgraded Mount Etna’s alert from red to orange, allowing operations to restart from 14:00 local time. SAC, the airport operator, lifted the suspension after days of disruption at Sicily’s…
AeroTELEGRAPH has outlined FORDEC, the six-step cockpit decision model developed through cooperation between the German Aerospace Center and Lufthansa’s Crew Resource Management team in the early 1990s. The framework is designed to help pilots make clear, robust decisions under pressure…
Turkish Aerospace Industries has released imagery showing its ANKA III stealth uncrewed combat air vehicle flying with two SÜPER ŞİMŞEK UAVs under its wings. The configuration places the aircraft at the centre of Türkiye’s push toward autonomous wingmen and manned-unmanned…
The Bundeswehr has ended its helicopter deployment against the forest fire in the Eifel after aerial firefighting had taken effect and rain eased the situation in the Hürtgenwald area of Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. The last firefighting flights took place…
Shuttleworth Trust’s historic de Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House was badly damaged after overturning on landing at Old Warden in Bedfordshire during the Flying Proms air show on 15 August. The aircraft, the only airworthy example of the type…
The Shuttleworth Trust’s de Havilland DH.88 Comet, G-ACSS Grosvenor House, was damaged in a landing incident during the Flying Proms Air Show at Old Warden, Bedfordshire, on Saturday evening. The aircraft nosed over after touchdown and came to rest upside…
Two retired Luftwaffe Transall C-160D transport aircraft are being prepared for a return to flight as firefighting aircraft by Lower Saxony-based Total Aeronautical Services (TAS). The first aircraft has been assigned the civil registration D-AMJT, which would make it the…
Romania’s defence ministry said a Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 on NATO air-policing duty shot down an unidentified drone after it entered Romanian airspace from the direction of Moldova. The incident unfolded early on 16 August near Galați, with…
Munich Airport has reopened its north runway after a Saturday incident involving a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 that forced a temporary closure and disrupted traffic at Germany’s busiest airport. The aircraft returned to Munich after the takeoff incident and remained…
Total Aeronautical Services is converting two former German Air Force Transall C-160D transport aircraft in Lower Saxony into firefighting aircraft for European wildfire missions, with Germany a priority market. The project centres on a specially fitted tank holding up to…
Delta Air Lines Flight 81, an Airbus A330-900neo operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Seattle, was diverted first to London Heathrow and then to New York JFK after a mechanical problem involving an onboard lavatory disrupted the long-haul service.…
TAAG Angola Airlines has moved two adult lions from Johannesburg to Lagos on a cargo service routed via Luanda’s Dr. António Agostinho Neto Airport. The shipment used a TAAG Cargo Boeing 737-800F and was handled as a specialist live-animal transport…
Vietnam Airlines has withdrawn a Boeing 787-9 from its Munich-to-Hanoi service after the aircraft rotated very late on departure from Munich Airport and returned following a prolonged holding period. The aircraft, registered VN-A867 and operating flight VN34, landed back in…
U.S. Central Command has created Task Force Falcon Strike, a first-ever multi-domain multinational attack-drone unit designed to operate above, on and below the sea. The effort, unveiled in Tampa, Florida, will use one-way attack drones and other unmanned systems, with…
A University of Surrey study has found that severe solar storms can sharply increase radiation levels at commercial cruising altitudes and trigger electronic faults in aircraft systems. The research, from the Surrey Space Centre, points to the greatest exposure risk…
Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787-9 operating flight VN34 from Munich to Hanoi overran the runway during takeoff from Munich Airport on 15 August, struck its tail and later returned safely to the airport, with no injuries reported. The aircraft, registered VN-A867,…
A Phoenix air traffic controller safely managed an unusual American Airlines incident late on Thursday night, when two Boeing 737s operating as AA2482 were in the same terminal area at the same time. One aircraft was arriving from Chicago O’Hare…
A Phoenix air traffic controller prevented confusion when two American Airlines flights using the same callsign, American 2482, appeared on the same frequency near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. One aircraft was arriving from Chicago while the other was departing…