The Royal Air Force has been using a ground-based electronic warfare system for about a year to jam or block satellites from other countries, with the capability already used to deter adversaries, according to BBC reporting tied to the UK…
Air India will end its Delhi–Copenhagen service at the end of October, with the last flight reported for 23 October. The route is operated with Boeing 787-8 aircraft and had been planned to continue into the 2026/27 winter schedule before…
Qatar Airways has retired its last Airbus A330 passenger jets and is offering a voluntary short-term secondment for a group of A330 pilots to RwandAir. The move links fleet changes in Doha with RwandAir’s growing A330 operation, as one of…
The Australian Army will shortly end flying operations of its ARH Tiger attack helicopters in Darwin, closing nearly two decades of service and shifting its attack aviation focus to the AH-64E Apache. The 1st Aviation Regiment is due to mark…
West Star Aviation has introduced an interactive online map showing where business aviation operators can find 24/7 aircraft-on-ground support across the United States. The tool is designed to make West Star’s AOG technician coverage more visible and help operators identify…
Lufthansa will restore its Bremen-Frankfurt route in the summer timetable 2027, bringing back one daily round trip between the north German city and the carrier’s Frankfurt hub. The service had been suspended on 1 July after the airline judged it…
Airbus has set 29 September for the first flight of its A350F freighter, with the maiden sortie from Toulouse due to begin at 10:20 GMT+2 and be streamed live on the company’s X account. The aircraft involved is the A350F…
The U.S. Air Force has blamed a Dec. 3, 2025 Thunderbird F-16CM crash near Trona, California, on three misaligned compressor vanes inside the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 engine. The Air Force Accident Investigation Board completed the report on 1 September…
Alaska Air Group expects Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 to be certified by the end of September, with first delivery planned for spring 2027 and passenger service targeted between April and mid-May 2027. Chief operating officer Jason Berry outlined the timeline…
Canada has signed a non-binding term sheet with Saab that sets the framework for detailed negotiations on a possible purchase of six GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The agreement covers the aircraft,…
The Spanish Army’s BHELMA IV has received its first NH90 at El Copero air base in Dos Hermanas, near Seville, starting the unit’s gradual replacement of its Cougar fleet. The helicopter arrived on 22 September after a ferry flight from…
Vertical Aerospace has opened a dedicated Aircraft Assembly Centre at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, creating the company’s first UK manufacturing base for its Valo eVTOL programme. The refurbished site adds 60,000 square feet to the campus, taking the footprint to…
Thai Airways will introduce a new premium economy cabin and refreshed business class across its Boeing 777-300ER fleet from mid-2027, beginning a widebody cabin overhaul that will reach 14 aircraft. The retrofit programme also includes updated economy seating and larger…
Iran has threatened to make airports in neighbouring states unusable if those countries cooperate with Washington’s push to stop Iranian flights. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, issued the warning on state television as US sanctions tightened…
Germany, Austria and Luxembourg have launched a joint funding scheme to speed up the market ramp-up of electricity-based sustainable aviation fuel, or eSAF, for use in European aviation. Germany will provide up to €2 billion, while Austria and Luxembourg will…
Airbus has identified a quality defect in the fuselage structure of its A321neo jet and said the problem does not create a safety risk, allowing aircraft to remain in service. The issue affects about 500 aircraft in total, including roughly…
Iberia, Iberia Express and the SEPLA pilots’ union have agreed a new indefinite labour and operational framework that unlocks future growth for the group’s Madrid-Barajas hub. The deal covers eight additional aircraft between 2028 and 2030, split between two for…
Vietjet has registered its first aircraft in Australia, with a Boeing 737 MAX 8 appearing on the Civil Aviation Safety Authority register on 23 September. The aircraft, VH-T8A, is listed as MSN 63879 and is identified as a 2026-built jet,…
Iberia, Iberia Express and the SEPLA pilots’ union have agreed an indefinite labour and operational framework that supports fleet growth under the group’s Flight Plan 2030. The deal covers eight additional aircraft between 2028 and 2030, 240 direct jobs and…
Air Canada plans to launch scheduled service to Ho Chi Minh City in 2027 after Canada and Vietnam expanded their air transport agreement on 24 September 2026. The move opens the first framework for direct flights between the two countries,…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in Kyiv that Ukraine’s more than €23 billion budget gap could threaten financing for urgently needed drone purchases. He linked the shortfall to military procurement pressure and urged faster European Union payments from the €90 billion…
GMF AeroAsia and FTAI Aviation have expanded their strategic collaboration to widen engine and auxiliary power unit maintenance capacity across Asia-Pacific, with guaranteed capacity for FTAI over the next five years. The agreement, formalised at MRO Asia-Pacific 2026 in Singapore,…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG are coordinating future infrastructure needs at Dresden Airport to support EFW’s long-term growth, with particular attention on aircraft parking and apron capacity. The planning focuses on wide-body operations linked to Airbus A380 and A330…
Mexico’s Fuerza Aérea Mexicana has acquired a second Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, extending a fleet modernisation effort that began with the first aircraft order in January. The follow-on deal expands the air force’s tactical transport capacity and…
Condor’s shareholder structure will be reorganised after majority owner Attestor exercises a purchase option to acquire the remaining 49% stake held for the German federal government and the state of Hesse. The deal is scheduled to close on 31 August…
Finnish and Swedish fighter jets jointly intercepted and identified Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland on 24 September, in the first operational identification mission conducted together by the two air forces. Finnish F/A-18 Hornets and Swedish JAS 39…
Mexico’s air force has acquired a second Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, extending its fleet modernisation drive and adding to the country’s airlift and humanitarian response capacity. The move follows Mexico’s first C-130J-30 order in January, which made…
Swedavia will cut 95 jobs as part of a wider reorganisation that affects about 125 positions including vacancies, with the bulk of the changes concentrated at its Stockholm head office. The Swedish state-owned airport operator is seeking to simplify its…
Lufthansa has apologised publicly on X after a blunt reply to a passenger complaining about a long-delayed compensation case drew backlash online. The exchange centred on a customer posting under the handle @AQululu66418, known as “Baku Man”, who said the…
A flight-tracking display that appeared to show a French Safran Patroller over northern Poland near the Belarus border was most likely a Polish Border Guard Stemme ASP S15-1 crewed surveillance aircraft. The misidentification centred on a track near the Białowieża…
easyJet has put 18 new summer 2027 routes on sale from 10 UK airports, with Girona joining the network for the first time. The expansion covers leisure destinations across Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, Montenegro and Bulgaria, and includes…
Airbus has alerted customers to a quality defect in the fuselage structure of some A321neo jets, a problem that could affect more than 500 aircraft. The issue involves a deviation in surface protection on stringers in the lower forward fuselage,…
The Royal Australian Air Force has flown F-35A Lightning II fighters into New Zealand for the first time, with two jets operating from RNZAF Base Ohakea during Exercise Agile Tasman. The deployment, supported by an Australian C-130J Hercules, also included…
U.S. Northern Command and Alaskan Command linked Alaska-based F-35A fighters, an E-3 Sentry and tanker support over the Bering Sea during Operation TUNDRA MERLIN, as U.S. and Canadian forces rehearsed a multi-domain maritime strike scenario about 100 nautical miles north…
The US Air Force has brought its first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft to Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, with Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury and General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Vengeance entering operational experimentation under Air Combat Command. The aircraft are now being…
World2Fly has signed a long-term Flight Hour Services contract with Airbus for maintenance and logistics support across its wide-body fleet, covering four A330s and three A350s. The agreement was announced in Madrid and includes component exchange, component repair, reliability services,…
United Airlines is investigating a reported in-flight sexual misconduct incident on a United Express service from Rochester, New York, to Newark Liberty International Airport after a 25-year-old passenger alleged that the man seated next to her masturbated while staring at…
Google will launch its first Project Suncatcher prototype satellite on 1 October aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, beginning a technical test of whether its TPU artificial intelligence chips can operate in…
EINSA has introduced the ASU-310T, a dual-turbine pneumatic air start unit, at GSE Expo Europe 2026 in Lisbon. The Spanish ground support equipment maker designed the unit to serve both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, with output of up to 155…
Heart Aerospace has unveiled a redesigned 36-seat ES-36 hybrid-electric regional aircraft and secured a deposit-backed commitment from JSX for 50 aircraft, plus purchase rights for another 50. The announcement replaces Heart’s earlier ES-30 programme with a larger model intended for…
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority has suspended all flights operated by Iranian airlines to and from the country until further notice, after new US sanctions tightened pressure on Iran’s aviation sector. Iran then moved to bar UAE-registered aircraft from…
Attestor will take full ownership of Condor after agreeing to buy the remaining 49% stake in the German leisure airline from the federal government and the state of Hesse. The shares are held through SG Luftfahrtgesellschaft, and closing is planned…
Airbus has identified a quality defect on the A321neo that could reduce corrosion resistance in the lower forward fuselage, affecting more than 500 aircraft across its fleet and production system. Roughly 250 jets are already in service and about 250…
Attestor will take over the remaining 49% of Condor from the German federal government and the state of Hesse, giving the leisure airline a single owner after the planned closing on 31 August 2027. The majority owner is exercising a…
Telespazio Ibérica has signed two contracts with Portuguese companies CEiiA and N3O, advancing a future federation between the Canary Islands and Atlantic satellite constellations. The agreements, unveiled in Vigo during the New Space España conference, connect Earth-observation imaging with ground…
Valencian aerospace companies will validate drones and advanced systems directly with the Spanish Army in València through a new programme led by Espai Aero CV, the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Regimiento de Caballería Lusitania of the Brigada Paracaidista.…
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first Airbus A321XLR powered by its GTF Advantage engines to United Airlines, with the handover taking place in East Hartford, Connecticut. The aircraft is the first customer jet to enter service with the new…
NASA has named the four astronauts for its SpaceX Crew-14 mission to the International Space Station, with liftoff targeted for no earlier than spring 2027. The crew will be led by NASA astronaut Kayla Barron as commander, with Chris Birch…
SAS will open a new signature lounge at Copenhagen Airport in June 2027, creating its largest lounge project to date at the airline’s main hub. The facility will occupy the fourth floor of Terminal 3 and is designed to replace…
Attestor is moving towards full ownership of Condor, with the German leisure airline’s remaining 49% stake set to be taken over by 30 September if no other investor appears. The British investment firm already controls 51% of Condor, and a…