The Ukrainian Air Force lost a MiG-29 during a combat mission over Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine on Monday evening after an air-to-air missile launch incident set the fighter on fire. The pilot ejected safely and was taken for medical…
Lufthansa Group is moving to sell all 23 CRJ-900 regional jets inherited from Lufthansa CityLine while SWISS will permanently retire its nine Airbus A220-100s, narrowing its feeder fleet across Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich. The group is streamlining short-haul operations to…
DHL Express has expanded its China logistics footprint with a major upgrade of its Shenzhen Super Gateway and the launch of a dedicated Boeing 767 freighter service linking Shanghai, Bangkok, Bahrain and Brussels. The Shenzhen facility at Bao’an International Airport…
Hyde County EMS has carried out two live 911 medical responses using Pivotal’s BlackFly eVTOL in rural eastern North Carolina, in what the partners describe as the first operational use of an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for routine…
Airbus is still publicly targeting certification and first delivery of the A350F by the end of 2027, but the freighter’s delivery ramp is now expected to build meaningfully only in 2028. The latest reporting follows Airbus updates and executive remarks…
The U.S. Army has awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services for the modernization and sustainment of the CH-47 Chinook fleet. The work covers avionics upgrades aimed at easing the…
Lufthansa Technik Philippines has started construction of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Clark International Airport in Pampanga, expanding its Philippines footprint beyond its long-established Manila base. The widebody-focused site will occupy 157,000 square metres and is scheduled…
Etihad Airways has launched daily nonstop service between Abu Dhabi and Tashkent, opening its first route to Uzbekistan with an inaugural Airbus A320 flight on 10 August. The new connection links Zayed International Airport with Tashkent International Airport and begins…
Southwest Airlines appointed Jason Liberty and Varun Krishna to its Board of Directors on 10 August 2026, bringing in two outside chief executives with experience in travel, technology and financial leadership. The appointments took effect immediately and expand the Dallas-based…
Swissport Tanzania has opened a new temperature-controlled cargo facility at Kilimanjaro International Airport in northern Tanzania, expanding cold-chain capacity for horticultural exports and other perishable goods. The warehouse is designed to handle temperature-sensitive cargo for exporters, airlines and freight forwarders,…
Teledyne Controls has received FAA supplemental type certification for its GroundLink Edge Computing Platform on the Boeing 737 series and has introduced the companion AppLink cloud service. The approval allows the platform to be installed on certified 737 aircraft as…
Pivotal, Hyde County EMS and Code Blue Resources have placed an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft into live emergency service in Hyde County, North Carolina, where it responded to two 911 calls as part of routine medical operations. In…
Ryanair is facing a London Commercial Court group claim brought by 262 current and former pilots over alleged withheld holiday pay and related employment benefits. The case, led by former Ryanair pilot Richard Phillips, also names Storm Global, Brookfield Aviation…
Pan Am’s owners are pressing ahead with plans to return the brand to scheduled airline service after filing for a Part 121 certificate with the Federal Aviation Administration. The revival effort pairs the regulatory bid with an AI-driven operating model…
President Donald Trump was moved off a visible Air Force One boarding sequence in Ankara onto a C-32A after the NATO summit, using an airport catering truck as part of an elaborate decoy operation tied to a reported Iranian threat.…
A Fiat Panda service vehicle collided with a taxiing Hawker Beechcraft 400A private jet at Milan Linate Airport on Monday, briefly disrupting operations at the Italian hub. No injuries were reported after the aircraft, registered I-AERB, was struck while moving…
Kalashnikov Group has modified its Vikhr missile with a non-contact target sensor so it can be used from Ka-52 attack helicopters against drones, moving the weapon into an air-to-air role that is already being used in combat. The disclosure was…
Vueling will operate 11 flights during the 12 August 2026 solar eclipse with passengers able to view the phenomenon from the air, including two services that cross the path of totality. The Barcelona-Lisbon and Palma de Mallorca-Lisbon routes are expected…
Catania airport remained under pressure on Monday as volcanic ash from Mount Etna again affected operations, prompting airport operator SAC to suspend arrivals until 17:00 local time. The restriction hit Sicily’s main gateway during the peak summer travel period and…
Air India is facing an investigation after an Airbus A320neo operating flight AI2379 from Phuket to Delhi suffered a sudden loss of altitude in cruise on 4 August, injuring 17 people on board. The aircraft landed safely at Indira Gandhi…
Archer Aviation has agreed to acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid businesses in an all-equity transaction that will make Boeing a strategic shareholder in the electric aircraft developer. The deal brings together autonomous flight technology, unmanned aircraft systems and…
Vertical Aerospace has secured financing commitments of about $100 million to support certification and commercialisation of its Valo aircraft programme. The package combines $40 million from Mudrick Capital, $35 million in equity and $25 million from Yorkville Advisors, with closing…
A Fiat Panda service vehicle struck the nose section of a Hawker Beechcraft 400A private jet at Milan Linate Airport on Monday morning, briefly suspending traffic at the Italian hub. No injuries were reported among the aircraft crew, passengers or…
Jazeera Airways posted a first-half net profit of 8.57 million Kuwaiti dinars for 2026, down 10.3% from a year earlier, as temporary restrictions at Kuwait International Airport weighed on capacity during the Middle East conflict. A stronger second quarter lifted…
Donald Trump was reportedly moved from Air Force One to a smaller U.S. military aircraft by airport catering truck during departure from Ankara after the NATO summit, in an operation designed to reduce exposure to a credible Iranian threat. Major…
Ryanair will suspend all flights to and from Niš, Serbia, from the start of the winter 2026/27 schedule, ending its remaining service from the southern Serbian airport. The low-cost carrier has linked the withdrawal to regulatory problems affecting fuel supply…
Lufthansa and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit have agreed to a mediation and arbitration process over their unresolved labour dispute, temporarily reducing the risk of further strike action at the German carrier and its subsidiaries Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa CityLine and Eurowings.…
Emirates has introduced unlimited free date changes for passengers flying to Dubai, beginning on 10 August, in a policy aimed at boosting inbound demand to the city. The waiver covers change fees on selected Dubai-bound fares, while travellers who rebook…
Droniq chief Jan-Eric Putze has said the technical detection of drones is not a problem, with radio-frequency scanning identified as the cheapest and first line of monitoring for larger airspace zones. The German joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and DFS…
Donald Trump was moved out of view from Air Force One into an airport catering vehicle in Ankara before transferring to a smaller U.S. military C-32A for departure from Turkey after the NATO summit, in an unusual security operation linked…
Two pilots were killed when a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane crashed while supporting firefighting operations on Utah’s Widemouth 2 Fire, near Richfield and the Three Creeks Reservoir area in central Utah. The aircraft was working under contract for the U.S. Forest…
Air France is expected to operate Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey to France from 25 to 28 September, with the Vatican publishing the official programme for the four-city visit on 7 August. The itinerary covers Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and…
Lufthansa Group will launch free Starlink-powered in-flight Wi‑Fi under the new Lufthansa Group Wi‑Fi brand, with the first commercial flight set for 19 August on a Lufthansa Airbus A320neo. The service will be available free of charge to Miles &…
NASA’s WB-57 research aircraft has arrived in Iceland for a high-altitude mission to observe the total solar eclipse from above the North Atlantic. The WB-57F Canberra, operating as NASA926, is based at Keflavík and is due to depart on 12…
Lockheed Martin has formed a teaming agreement with Albany Engineered Composites to speed scalable production of U.S. hypersonic systems from Littleton, Colorado. The partnership is designed to support high-rate, mission-ready capability for the U.S. Department of War, with the companies…
Pawan Hans has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Norway-based Noemi Aerospace, also known as Elfly AS, to explore cooperation on electric seaplane technology and other sustainable aviation solutions in New Delhi. The agreement focuses on feasibility work, technical…
Lockheed Martin has launched Strigo and a new Product Center of Missile Technology Solutions in Orlando, Florida, as it steps up development of modular missile and sensing systems. The architecture is built around a common baseline spanning RF sensors, missile…
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, prompting Aeronáutica Civil to suspend operations at several airports while inspectors checked for structural damage. Services at Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura were halted, while Cali’s Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport…
KLM will introduce a new onboard catering concept called Grand Café KLM on European flights from October, giving Economy Class passengers a mix of complimentary basics, pre-order meals and paid menu items. The Dutch carrier is reshaping short-haul service around…
airBaltic is cutting winter-season capacity across its Baltic network, suspending several routes and reducing frequencies on selected services as it reshapes flying for softer demand. The changes include the suspension of Vilnius-Berlin, Vilnius-Dubai and Palanga-Tenerife, alongside a lower frequency on…
S7 Airlines suffered a second Boeing 737 runway overrun in six weeks after a cargo aircraft arriving at Norilsk Airport in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region went beyond the runway end on landing on 8 August. The aircraft had flown from Moscow…
Air Charter Service generated $845 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, up 38% from a year earlier. The UK-based charter broker’s growth was broad-based across private jets, group charter and cargo, with cargo missions delivering the strongest…
The FAA’s runway incursion mitigation programme shows a sharp decline in incidents at airfield locations where taxiway geometry has been corrected. In its Fiscal Year 2025 annual summary, the agency found that 98 locations that contributed to the programme’s inventory…
CFS Aero is relocating its primary base of operations from Lanseria International Airport to Fireblade Aviation’s facilities at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The business aviation operator will make the airport its new headquarters and principal operational hub, while…
Embraer delivered record second-quarter revenue of US$2.235 billion in the April-to-June period, up 23% from a year earlier, as strong demand across its commercial, executive and defence businesses lifted deliveries to 65 aircraft. The Brazilian manufacturer also reported its highest…
Velocity FBO Network has acquired SkyPlace FBO at San Antonio International Airport in Texas, expanding its platform to a sixth fixed-base operator location. The deal gives the Tallvine Partners-backed company a foothold in one of Texas’s major general aviation markets…
SWISS diverted flight LX52 from Zurich to Boston to Dublin after smoke developed on board and was traced to a power bank. The aircraft landed safely with 206 passengers and crew on board, and passengers were accommodated overnight in a…
Germany is preparing a reform of its intelligence law that would let the BND and domestic security service take active countermeasures in defined threat scenarios, including disruption of hostile drones and related industrial facilities. The draft, developed by the Interior…
AIN has published a guide aimed at aircraft owners preparing to sell their aircraft, focusing on the practical steps and expectations that can shape a successful transaction. The piece centres on pre-sale readiness in business aviation, offering timely market guidance…
Robinson Unmanned has been selected for Gauntlet II of the U.S. Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program while continuing Phase 1 deliveries of its SPIRIT-FPV systems. The Wilmington, Massachusetts-based company is advancing its coaxial unmanned aircraft through a programme designed…