Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport plans to install dedicated ablution stations in Terminal D restrooms for Muslim travellers, with one unit in the men’s and one in the women’s facilities. The privately funded project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing…
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Saudi Arabia’s government has landed at Madeira’s Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Funchal for the first recorded arrival of the type on the island. Local reports linked the aircraft to the Saudi royal entourage…
Lufthansa Cargo’s Boeing 777F registered D-ALFA remains grounded at Shanghai Pudong Airport after a rejected takeoff linked to a technical issue. The freighter is still awaiting repair and release, with weather conditions in the Shanghai area delaying work on site.…
Miami-Dade Aviation Department is using Miami Executive Airport in Kendall as an early test site for eVTOL air taxis, autonomous drones and other advanced aircraft under a phased SafeLand programme with Bell-Dancy Industries. The project begins with small drone trials…
Boeing is shedding its Wisk Aero air-taxi unit, along with Insitu and SkyGrid, in a transaction that will hand the three businesses to Archer Aviation in exchange for a near-20% stake in the electric aircraft company. The deal keeps Boeing…
Loganair will withdraw all operations from Dundee Airport on 23 October 2026, ending the Scottish airport’s last scheduled services and leaving it without any commercial airline flights. The move follows the closure of the carrier’s Dundee-London Heathrow public service obligation…
An Italian Eurofighter Typhoon operating from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania shot down an unidentified drone over Latvia on Friday during a NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, with the interception centred on the Balvi area in the country’s northeast. NATO…
Fort Wayne International Airport has completed Project Gateway, a multi-year modernisation of its terminal and landside facilities, with a ribbon-cutting marking the finish of the East Terminal expansion and renovation. The programme, led by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority,…
Aeroméxico has taken delivery of its 25th Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a 787-9 leased from AerCap, in a move that expands the carrier’s long-haul fleet. The handover also gave AerCap its 10th 787 delivered to Aeroméxico and its 100th Boeing 787…
Boeing has signed seven-year framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War and Raytheon to increase production of Standard Missile-3 hardware, including avionics and ejector assemblies, at its Huntsville, Alabama site. The work supports higher output of SM-3 Block IB…
AirAsia Group is in talks with local and international financial institutions for up to US$1.0 billion in new funding and RM700 million in local facilities as it faces a softer trading environment and prepares to trim third-quarter capacity by about…
Avolon has agreed a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Akasa Air for up to seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, extending the lessor’s relationship with India’s newest budget carrier. The aircraft will support Akasa’s fleet growth and network expansion as it builds capacity in…
JetBlue has placed its Flight Operations, Inflight Experience and Technical Operations units under one leader as part of an organisational reshuffle designed to sharpen coordination and execution. Jeffrey Winter has been promoted to senior vice president and will join the…
Boeing has completed flight tests of a shorter Trent 1000 engine inlet on a 787-9 as part of its ecoDemonstrator programme, wrapping up a campaign at its Glasgow, Montana, facility with Rolls-Royce and the FAA’s CLEEN initiative. The work focused…
AirAsia Group Berhad posted a net loss of RM830.5 million for the second quarter ended 30 June 2026, as foreign exchange swings weighed heavily on results and management pursued additional financing to shore up liquidity. The Malaysia-based low-cost group is…
Air Canada expects its revenue in September and October to be the strongest on record for those months, as premium and corporate travellers shift away from peak-summer congestion and heat in Europe and Japan. The outlook from Montreal-based Air Canada…
BETA Technologies lifted second-quarter revenue to $14.7 million as sales of aircraft components, charging infrastructure and related services expanded beyond its core electric aircraft programme. The Vermont-based developer also raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook and continued to build a…
IAG has questioned Heathrow Airport’s proposed third-runway funding, warning that the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s approach could create a precedent for charging airlines and passengers before the project is fully approved. The British Airways parent’s concerns centre on the regulator’s…
Argus Research upgraded Boeing to Buy from Hold and set a $265 price target on Tuesday, putting New York-listed BA shares on a path to roughly 14% upside from their recent level. The call came as the planemaker’s turnaround momentum…
Avolon Holdings has agreed a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Akasa Air covering up to seven Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, expanding the lessor’s relationship with the Indian carrier. The narrowbody jets will support Akasa’s fleet growth and network expansion in India, with the…
The Bundeswehr has sent two NH90 transport helicopters to support firefighting operations in the Nordeifel and Hürtgenwald area of North Rhine-Westphalia, as a fast-moving wildfire threatened several hundred hectares and triggered evacuations in the Gey district. The aircraft, operating from…
A preliminary NTSB finding has tied the July incident on a Malta Air Boeing 737-800 operating for Ryanair to a fan blade failure in the right engine, which sent debris into the fuselage and shattered a cabin window near row…
Lockheed Martin has completed a successful static-fire test of the Next Generation Interceptor Stage 2 rocket motor inside a high-vacuum chamber that simulated near-space conditions, advancing a critical element of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s homeland missile-defence programme. The test,…
A Saudi government Boeing 787 Dreamliner became the first aircraft of its type to land at Madeira International Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo in Funchal on 11 August 2026, during preparations for an expected Saudi royal visit. Local reporting linked the…
Doncaster Council has approved a £7.4 million contract for new primary and secondary surveillance radars at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, advancing a key element of the site’s reopening programme in South Yorkshire. Raytheon Systems Ltd, also known as Raytheon UK, will…
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has identified bird remains inside the damaged engine of a Ryanair/Malta Air Boeing 737-8AS as the leading clue in its investigation into a serious 10 July incident over Greece. The aircraft, operating flight 1879…
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM photographed in the CENTCOM region was configured with an unusually broad weapons and sensor loadout that combined suppression of enemy air defences and precision strike capabilities. The jet carried a LITENING targeting pod, an AN/ASQ-213…
Turkish Airlines will launch flights from Istanbul to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport on 11 November 2026, adding the Chinese city as its fourth mainland destination after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The route will operate three times a week with Boeing…
Vueling will resume flights between Barcelona and Madrid on 5 October 2026, returning to one of Spain’s busiest domestic air bridges after a period away from the route. Tickets are already on sale through 29 March 2027, with the service…
India’s Ministry of Defence has issued a tender for 60 medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, opening a competition that could draw Lockheed Martin, Embraer and Airbus. The requirement is aimed at replacing the air force’s ageing Antonov…
The Berlin Senate has confirmed that the ILA will continue in 2028 and 2030, securing the future of the Berlin-Brandenburg air show through the end of the decade. The next edition is scheduled for 17–21 May 2028 at Berlin ExpoCenter…
Airbus booked 204 gross commercial aircraft orders and delivered 67 jets in July 2026, extending a strong mid-year sales run while keeping production and handover levels broadly steady. The monthly tally included A220s, A320neo-family aircraft and A350s, with deliveries going…
Spirit Airlines’ former headquarters campus in Dania Beach, Florida, has been sold for $93.25 million in a bankruptcy-court auction to DPC HoldCo LLC, an affiliate of Boston-based Hill City Capital. The property, located at Dania Pointe, remains subject to court…
NATO fighters shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace early on Friday, with Latvia’s National Armed Forces reporting that the aircraft was destroyed during an air defence mission. The incident prompted an air threat alert in areas near the…
Delta Air Lines will begin Austin’s first nonstop transatlantic service next spring, linking Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with Paris-Charles de Gaulle on an Airbus A330-900neo. The daily summer-seasonal route is scheduled to start on 27 March 2027 and will make Delta…
Catania-Fontanarossa airport remains closed because of the continuing eruption of Mount Etna, with no arrivals or departures scheduled until Saturday at 02:00. SAC, which operates the airport, issued the latest extension overnight as volcanic ash continued to affect one of…
NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace over the Balvi region in the country’s north-east early on Friday, prompting a temporary air threat alert in several eastern municipalities. Latvian authorities later lifted the alert,…
The US National Transportation Safety Board has found bird remains and feathers in the damaged right engine of a Ryanair-operated Boeing 737-8AS that suffered an uncontained engine failure over Thessaloniki, Greece, on 10 July. The preliminary findings show the fan…
Swiss aviation start-up Moov is pursuing Cape Verde as the centre of a proposed central-Atlantic hub, with management meeting Prime Minister Francisco Carvalho and Transport Minister João do Carmo Brito in Praia to discuss a phased plan for TACV –…
Airbus is keeping the A350F on course for first flight in 2026 after completing ground vibration testing in Toulouse, but market expectations for the freighter’s entry into service have moved back to late 2027, with meaningful deliveries now expected mainly…
Starlux Airlines has launched its first European route, beginning three-times-weekly passenger flights between Taipei Taoyuan and Prague Václav Havel on 1 August. The new service marks the Taiwanese carrier’s entry into Europe and is operated initially with the Airbus A350-900,…
FedEx and the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority have renamed Memphis International Airport as Frederick W. Smith International Airport, unveiling a retro-liveried Boeing 777F during a tribute ceremony in Memphis on 11 August 2026. The dedication marked the first FWS Day…
Wizz Air will open a base at Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport in Romania from December 2026, stationing one Airbus A321neo and launching four routes, including a new service to Karlsruhe The move gives the carrier its 10th operational base in Romania…
Cirrus Aircraft’s G3 Vision Jet has received Brazilian type certification from ANAC, clearing the latest-generation single-engine business jet for delivery and operation in Brazil. The approval opens the country’s market to the aircraft and extends Cirrus’s reach across Latin America,…
China’s Civil Aviation Administration, together with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Transport, has published a new five-year roadmap for the country’s civil aviation sector, setting out priorities through 2030. The plan targets world-class standards in…
Air Arabia posted a net profit of AED 374 million in the first half of 2026, down 51% from a year earlier, as reduced capacity softened traffic and revenue growth. Revenues slipped 1% to AED 3.48 billion, while passenger numbers…
Aer Lingus has accelerated its Starlink rollout, with free high-speed Wi-Fi now available on all transatlantic flights to and from Shannon after the first retrofitted Airbus A330, EI-EIN, entered service in March. The airline says the system can deliver download…
Ethiopian Airlines is working to recover $45 million in revenue trapped in Russia after sanctions blocked standard bank-to-bank transfers, leaving ticket sales proceeds inaccessible. The amount forms part of roughly $90 million in unrepatriated airline funds worldwide, underscoring the pressure…
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily will remain closed until 02:00 local time on 14 August after Mount Etna’s latest ash emissions forced another suspension of flights. Airport operator SAC extended the shutdown as volcanic activity continued to affect operations at Italy’s…
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has found bird remains, including feathers, inside the damaged engine of a Ryanair-operated Boeing 737 involved in a 10 July departure incident from Thessaloniki, Greece. Preliminary findings indicate a fan blade broke off, sent…