Iraq is holding direct talks with the United States to secure exemptions from sanctions affecting Iranian airline operations at several Iraqi airports, with the aim of restoring some flights on humanitarian grounds. The move comes after Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and…
Air India has suspended a first officer after a positive pre-flight alcohol test at Zurich Airport forced the removal of flight AI151 from the Zurich-Delhi schedule on 6 September. The co-pilot was taken off duty before departure, later sent back…
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily suspended all arrivals and departures after volcanic ash from Mount Etna drifted into its airspace, forcing the island’s main air gateway to halt operations until 12:00 local time on Sunday. The closure followed an earlier limit…
Catania Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily was forced to suspend all inbound and outbound flights after volcanic ash from Mount Etna drifted over the airfield on Saturday. The operator extended the closure until 12:00 p.m. on Sunday after renewed eruptive activity…
KLM will bring Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam back into its winter 2026/27 network from 25 October, as the Amsterdam-based carrier expands to 164 destinations worldwide for the season. The routes are scheduled to return alongside the introduction of KLM’s first…
Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium to the Uzbekistan Air Force during a ceremony at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil. The handover makes Uzbekistan the first operator of the military transport aircraft in Central Asia and comes under…
Embraer delivered the first C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft to the Uzbekistan Air Force on 25 September at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil. The handover makes Uzbekistan the first C-390 operator in Central Asia and comes under a late-2024…
Hamburg’s economic senator Melanie Leonhard expects the Fehmarnbelt tunnel to intensify competition for airline passengers on the Hamburg-Copenhagen corridor. The planned rail link is due to cut travel time between the two cities to about two and a half hours,…
Air Baltic is stripping small onboard items from its aircraft as part of a cost-saving push during its Chapter 11 restructuring. From 1 October, sick bags will disappear from seat pockets and be stored at the back of the cabin…
aeroTELEGRAPH has revisited the legacy of Swissair flight SR111, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 that crashed into the Atlantic off Halifax on 2 September 1998, killing all 229 people on board. The piece focuses on how the disaster reshaped aviation safety,…
Qantas has warned that its planned Sydney-London Project Sunrise services could take longer and burn more fuel if Midway loses its status as an ETOPS alternate. The airline’s Airbus A350-1000ULR operation is due to begin at the end of 2027,…
Ecuador’s National Assembly has approved a new Civil Aviation Law that opens the domestic market to foreign airlines domiciled in the country and removes prior state-by-state route approvals. The bill passed in Quito by 88 votes to 60 and now…
Germany has opened Berlin-Brandenburg Airport to Emirates while keeping the carrier’s wider German network tightly capped, after both sides agreed a revised traffic arrangement in September. The Dubai airline can add up to seven weekly flights to Berlin, but its…
The National Transportation Safety Board has tied a 2024 Cessna Citation V runway overrun to snow contamination on the wings, an overweight departure and a rejected takeoff begun after decision speed. The case centres on a business jet that failed…
KlasJet has secured FAA Part 129 Operations Specifications approval for U.S.-related ACMI and charter operations, clearing the Lithuanian operator to fly to and from the United States with its Boeing 737NG fleet. The Vilnius-based carrier, part of Avia Solutions Group,…
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved two bipartisan bills to update Federal Aviation Administration guidance on mental health care for pilots and air traffic controllers in Washington, D.C. The measures are designed to encourage earlier disclosure and treatment while preserving…
Stephenville International Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador is set to reopen in early October after about a year of closure, with Stephenville International Airport Corporation overseeing the restart following BTG Capital’s acquisition of the site in June. The reopening restores…
Milan Malpensa Airport was officially renamed for Silvio Berlusconi at a ceremony at Terminal 1 in Somma Lombardo on Friday, with the new name unveiled before Italian government and transport figures and members of the Berlusconi family. The change follows…
The U.S. Navy has released new video showing Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon mounted under an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet during flight testing. The footage provides the clearest public look yet at the air-launched system on the carrier-based fighter and shows…
Tracep Congo Aviation’s Let L-410 UVP Turbolet crashed near Kenge in western Democratic Republic of the Congo on 25 September, killing all 17 people aboard and prompting the suspension of the carrier’s air operator certificate. The aircraft, registered 9S-GUC, was…
Qatar Airways has retired its remaining Airbus A330 passenger aircraft and started a short-term secondment programme for some A330 pilots with RwandAir. The Doha-based carrier is removing the type from passenger operations after aircraft that had been parked in Doha…
The Federal Aviation Administration has ended long-running single-pilot exemptions for older Cessna Citation jets certified for two pilots, forcing affected operators to use a qualified second-in-command on the covered aircraft. The change applies to legacy CE-500-family models including the Citation…
Qatar Airways has fully retired its remaining Airbus A330 passenger fleet and is temporarily sending some A330-qualified pilots to RwandAir in short-term voluntary secondments. The move follows the grounding of aircraft that were leased from Oman Air and never entered…
United Airlines pilots on at least two flights reported GPS interference near Los Angeles in the early hours of 25 September, with both aircraft continuing safely to their destinations. The flights involved were United 1962, an Airbus A321neo climbing out…
A Tracep Congo Aviation Let L-410 crashed near Kenge in Kwango province in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday after developing technical problems during a flight from Kikwit to Kinshasa The aircraft went down in a residential area while…
Metro Aviation has been flying BETA Technologies’ all-electric ALIA CTOL aircraft on medical and disaster-response missions in North Carolina under the FAA and US Department of Transportation’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. The campaign, launched with NCDOT and healthcare partners ECU…
RECARO Rail has unveiled its VELA seating platform at InnoTrans 2026 and confirmed that first serial deliveries are beginning in 2026. FlixTrain will be the launch customer for more than 40,000 VELA PAX seats across retrofit and linefit programmes through…
APEX and the Crystal Cabin Award have opened submissions for a new Seamless Journey recognition programme focused on innovations that make air travel smoother across the full passenger journey. Entries are open until 30 September, with the award to be…
American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and JetBlue have loosened change rules for travellers facing a strengthening nor’easter expected to disrupt Northeast U.S. travel this weekend. The waivers cover flights through major hubs including Boston, New York and Philadelphia,…
Aviation International News has published an AINsight commentary questioning whether total flight time is a reliable measure of pilot competency. The piece argues that logged hours remain a useful indicator of some skills, but they do not fully capture judgment,…
US humanitarian aviation nonprofit Props for a Purpose has taken delivery of its first dedicated aircraft, a Tecnam P2012 Traveller named Servant One. The twin-engine aircraft is being operated under a 10-year lease with AeroSpring Leasing and will support medical…
Airbus has identified a quality issue in the A321neo fuselage involving a deviation in the surface protection coating on stringers in the lower forward section. The aircraft can keep operating because the problem is not a safety risk, and a…
China has publicly shown its Xi’an H-6N strategic bomber carrying a likely nuclear-capable JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile alongside two Chengdu J-20 fighters, offering a rare look at the airborne arm of its nuclear deterrent. The footage, first released in early…
Thales has opened a new Flight Safety Center at its Bordeaux campus in Mérignac, near Bordeaux, creating an immersive space focused on aviation safety culture and training across its civil and military aerospace activities. The facility is intended for employees,…
The FAA and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy have unveiled SMART, a new airspace management system designed to reduce congestion and delays in the Washington, D.C. area before expanding nationwide. The Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories platform…
Transport Canada has issued guidance for Canadian single-pilot international air-taxi and commuter operations, setting out the standard operating procedures operators must have in place under new interim requirements. Advisory Circular 700-067 applies to Subpart 703 and 704 operators using single-pilot…
The FAA has withdrawn a proposed $15.7 million civil penalty against Aery Aviation, ending an enforcement case that alleged 431 flights were operated with unairworthy aircraft. The withdrawal followed a September 14 letter from the FAA’s Aviation Litigation Division to…
The US Federal Aviation Administration is moving to rescind and cancel long-standing single-pilot exemptions for certain Cessna Citation business jets, including the Citation 500, S550 and some 560 variants. The change affects older Part 25 aircraft that have been allowed…
Ukraine’s military units ordered more than 590,000 uncrewed aerial vehicles through the government-run Brave1 Market between January and September 2026, with interceptor drones overtaking FPV kamikaze systems as the most frequently ordered category. The Ministry of Defence’s figures, published on…
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has launched five major tenders to appoint long-term construction and maintenance partners for renewal work across the airport in the Netherlands. The framework contracts are due to start in 2028 and run for nine years, covering maintenance,…
Lufthansa will restore its Bremen–Frankfurt route in the summer 2027 schedule, bringing back a daily link between the northern German city and its main hub after the service was cut in July 2026. The route had previously operated up to…
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation has ordered airlines to suspend the display and sale of tickets for flights to Iraq until further notice, with Najaf among the most affected routes. The move comes amid wider disruption to Iranian air services after…
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed relaxing oxygen-mask requirements for pilots in pressurised aircraft, including Part 91 and Part 135 operations. The notice of proposed rulemaking would lift the two-pilot Part 135 threshold from flight level 350 to FL410, raise…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced $84.4 million in Airport Improvement Program grants for airports in Texas, North Carolina and Wyoming, with funding going to San Antonio International, Abilene Regional, Jackson Hole and Wilmington International airports. The awards…
Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium transport aircraft to the Uzbekistan Air Force at its facility in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil. The handover took place during an official ceremony attended by Uzbekistan Air Force commander Maj.-Gen. Akhmad Jamolovich Burkhonov and…
A Jet2 aircraft was evacuated at Tenerife South Airport on Friday after a passenger reportedly made a bomb threat, triggering a precautionary security response by Spain’s Civil Guard. The flight, identified as LS1536 from Tenerife South to London Stansted, later…
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched an independent review into the 8 September software failure at NATS and will examine whether the air traffic control provider has the leadership, governance and delivery capability needed to carry out its modernisation…
Qatar Airways Cargo, IAG Cargo and MASkargo have completed the first trial shipment under their planned global cargo joint business, moving copper foil from Kuala Lumpur to Chicago via Doha and Dublin. The test covered 12.1 tonnes of cargo and…
Germany has taken delivery of its first F-35A Lightning II at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, where Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and senior Luftwaffe officers attended a formal handover of aircraft 35+01. The jet is the first…
Milan’s Malpensa airport was officially renamed for former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday, with a ceremony and plaque unveiling at Terminal 1. The airport’s public name is now presented as Silvio Berlusconi Milan-Malpensa Airport, while the operational code…