TUI has tightened its full-year underlying EBIT guidance for fiscal 2026 to 1.2 billion euros to 1.3 billion euros, from a prior range of 1.1 billion euros to 1.4 billion euros, after stronger demand in its holiday experiences business and…
Lufthansa Group has exercised options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, lifting its firm Boeing 737 MAX commitment to 60 jets. The supervisory board approved the move on 17 September, with deliveries of the new aircraft due to start…
Safran has launched a new share buyback tranche worth up to €375 million, covering the period from 21 September until no later than 27 November, as part of its wider programme to cancel repurchased stock. The French aerospace and defence…
Safran Landing Systems Singapore has opened a new US$22 million industrial and maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at 66 Loyang Way, expanding its Singapore footprint to 20,500 square metres. The site is Safran’s largest landing-gear MRO hub in Asia-Pacific and…
TAP Air Portugal will raise capacity on its Porto–Rio de Janeiro Galeão service in the Northern winter 2026/27 schedule, adding a third weekly flight from 28 October. The route will continue to be operated with the Airbus A330-900neo, increasing supply…
An Aeroflot Airbus A321 parked at Geneva Airport since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deteriorated to the point that Swiss authorities consider a return to service highly unlikely. The aircraft, VP-BOE, has remained on long-term stand since 27 February 2022…
South African Airways must unwind an unlawful 2019 extension of its dry-lease deal with Flyfofa Airways for a Boeing 737-300 freighter after South Africa’s Special Tribunal set the contract aside. The ruling covers an agreement worth about R85.34 million and…
A large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow on 20 September forced temporary flight restrictions at all four of the capital’s main airports and disrupted more than 400 flights. Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky all faced arrivals and departures limits before…
Qatar Airways has described the Iran conflict as the airline’s biggest crisis in more than 30 years, with Group CEO Hamad Al-Khater saying the carrier has had to adjust operations, network planning and commercial strategy as airspace disruption continues across…
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has chosen American Airlines as the primary carrier for its planned West Terminal, the first new terminal project at the airport in nearly four decades. The facility will be part of the long-term Destination PHX…
More than 140 airline pilots from around the world are gathering in Honolulu this week for the 49th annual conference of the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, or ISA+21. The meeting centres on a group photo scheduled for Wednesday,…
DHL Express has launched a direct weekly cargo service between Bahrain and Johannesburg, with the first Boeing 767 freighter landing at OR Tambo International Airport. The new link connects the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa through Johannesburg, adding capacity for…
The US Department of Transportation has allocated about $11.975 million under its Small Community Air Service Development Program to help 14 airports in 14 states launch, restore or promote commercial air service. Awards range from marketing support to revenue guarantees…
ExecuJet’s Auckland fixed-base operation has received IS-BAH Stage I accreditation, becoming the first business aviation ground-handling provider in New Zealand to achieve the standard. The audit was completed in July 2026, and the company’s long-term goal is to progress to…
Azul Linhas Aéreas has become the official airline sponsor of Oktoberfest Blumenau 2026, taking branding rights for the festival in Blumenau, Santa Catarina. The partnership links the carrier to one of Brazil’s best-known German heritage events ahead of the 41st…
A communications failure at the FAA’s Philadelphia TRACON forced the agency to restrict traffic across the U.S. Northeast on Monday after a primary circuit failed and the backup fibre line was also cut during construction work in New Jersey. The…
British Airways will add Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar to its network for summer 2027, launching a three-times-weekly seasonal service from London Gatwick with Boeing 777 aircraft. The route is scheduled to operate from 29 May to 31 October and will use…
Joby Aviation has completed what it describes as the first autonomous flight across the United States, using a converted Cessna Caravan fitted with its autonomy system. The 3,199-mile eastbound trip ended in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, near Kitty Hawk, with…
EL AL has introduced a new inflight menu created by Michelin-starred chef Assaf Granit on its US East Coast routes to Tel Aviv from New York JFK, Newark and Boston. The refreshed dining programme spans cabin classes and centres on…
GE Aerospace’s board has authorised a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share on its common stock, with payment due on 26 October to shareholders of record at the close of business on 5 October. The ex-dividend date is also set…
A major FAA telecommunications failure disrupted air traffic across the US Northeast on Monday after a primary circuit failed and a backup fibre line was found cut during construction in New Jersey. More than 5,600 flights were affected, including services…
Lockheed Martin has secured an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $1.2 billion from the US Army for Precision Strike Missile Increment 2, the latest version of the service’s next-generation long-range precision fires weapon. The award covers initial procurement, future…
Elroy Air has expanded Bristow Group’s early-delivery reservations for the Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft to 15 positions, up from five, after adding 10 more slots. The move leaves intact Bristow’s separate pre-order agreement for up to 100 Chaparral aircraft, with…
Major U.S. airlines are opposing Air China’s request for two additional roundtrip services between Beijing and the U.S. East Coast, centring on New York JFK and Washington Dulles. The dispute comes as the Chinese carrier seeks temporary extra flying linked…
Flights across the New York area and the Northeast were disrupted on Sunday after an FAA communications failure tied to the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control facility affected traffic at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro and Philadelphia International Airport. Ground stops…
Two crew members were killed when a contract helicopter supporting the Dome Fire crashed during water-drop operations in Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County, California. The aircraft, a Super Puma/Eurocopter AS332 operated by Precision, went down on Sunday afternoon while…
Saab will install and operate remote air traffic control services for Stockholm-Västerås Airport under a 15-year agreement that begins on 1 January 2028. Traffic at the Swedish airport will be managed from Saab’s Remote Tower Centre in Sundsvall, making Västerås…
Typhoon Dujuan triggered 275 flight cancellations across Japan Airlines and ANA on Monday, disrupting operations at Tokyo Haneda and other airports as severe weather moved towards eastern Japan. Japan Airlines cut 135 services and ANA 140, with the disruption hitting…
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered ground stops and delays at major US East Coast airports on Monday after a communications outage hit the Philadelphia-area TRACON facility, disrupting traffic across the Northeast corridor. Newark Liberty, LaGuardia, JFK, Philadelphia International, Boston Logan…
A fibre-optic cable severed in New Jersey triggered a major air-traffic disruption across several large US Northeast airports on Monday, forcing the FAA to pause flights and issue ground stops. Newark Liberty was hit hardest, while JFK, LaGuardia, Philadelphia and…
Libyan prosecutors have opened an investigation into a runway excursion involving a Turkish-operated Cessna Citation Latitude at Misrata International Airport, with the jet’s captain and first officer now in pretrial custody. The near-new business aircraft, registered TC-AKF, veered off the…
Bombardier has opened registration for the 30th anniversary edition of its Safety Standdown seminar, which will return to Wichita, Kansas, from 10 to 12 November. The free three-day event will be held in person and online, bringing together aviation professionals…
An Aer Lingus flight on approach to Dublin Airport on Saturday evening encountered a suspected drone that passed about 20 metres from the aircraft, prompting an alert to air traffic control and a police investigation. The jet was descending over…
The Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy have launched SMART, a new AI-supported air traffic management tool, with the first deployment focused on the three airports serving the Washington region: Ronald Reagan Washington National, Dulles International and…
Air Cairo has signed an agreement to fit CFM International LEAP-1A engines to its new Airbus A320neo fleet, covering 30 aircraft plus eight spare engines. The deal, unveiled at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt, supports the airline’s fleet…
A Federal Aviation Administration technology failure disrupted flights at Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International and Teterboro on Monday, triggering ground stops and severe delays across the Northeast. The outage, tied to Philadelphia TRACON, forced airlines to hold departures, divert some flights…
DHL Express has operated the first direct flight between Bahrain and Johannesburg, opening a new weekly Bahrain–Johannesburg cargo lane with a Boeing 767 freighter. The service links Bahrain with OR Tambo International Airport and adds dedicated capacity for shipments moving…
Ras Al Khaimah has signed a cooperation agreement with Aridge, the Chinese advanced air mobility company formerly known as XPeng AeroHT, to create a regulatory sandbox for flying-car testing in the UAE. The programme, witnessed by Sheikh Saud bin Saqr…
AircraftPost, part of AIN Media Group, will host a one-hour Behind the Deal session during NBAA-BACE 2026 in Las Vegas on Wednesday 21 October. The event will examine a business aircraft transaction involving a Gulfstream G650 and will take place…
Clic Air has filed a request with Colombia’s Aerocivil for 10 new regional routes linking Bogotá and Villavicencio with underserved destinations across the country, in a network expansion that remains subject to regulatory approval. The proposal would add services to…
TAP Air Portugal is marking 80 years since its first commercial service between Lisbon and Madrid, operated on 19 September 1946 with a Douglas DC-3 Dakota registered CS-TDF. The inaugural flight carried 11 passengers and opened TAP’s first commercial route,…
China Eastern Airlines will lift its Shanghai–Auckland–Buenos Aires service from two to four weekly flights from 5 December, using Boeing 777-300 aircraft on the long-haul route. The expansion adds two weekly rotations on the transpacific link between Shanghai Pudong, Auckland…
The U.S. Treasury Department will step up pressure on Iran’s aviation sector from Wednesday, with Secretary Scott Bessent warning that all Iranian airlines will be shut down globally through tighter sanctions and secondary sanctions on foreign service providers. The measures…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has delivered another FQ-42 Vengeance to Creech Air Force Base in Nevada and revealed that the uncrewed fighter has flown in formation with an F-35A Lightning II and an F-15E Strike Eagle. The aircraft arrived on…
NATA marked 10 years of advancing ramp safety at its 10th Annual Ground Handling Safety Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas, where 75 safety professionals, line service managers, operational leaders and trainers gathered on 15-16 September. The two-day event focused on…
France’s BEA has updated its investigation into the September 2025 near-miss at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, where a Nouvelair Airbus A320 flew close over a stationary easyJet A320 lined up on runway 04R. The latest interim findings centre on an…
Airbus disclosed share buyback transactions covering 11 to 18 September, with 1,169,475 shares repurchased at a weighted average price of 196.4258 euros. The open-market purchases were carried out on Euronext Paris and Xetra under a repurchase programme launched to support…
IndiGo is in talks with Embraer and ATR over regional aircraft, with Willie Walsh confirming in London that the airline is considering Embraer’s E2 family for domestic feeder services. The potential deal could complement or replace IndiGo’s ATR 72-600 turboprop…
Edinburgh Airport has appointed Mark Johnston, currently chief operating officer at London Gatwick, as its next chief executive. He will take up the role on 1 October, succeeding Gordon Dewar after 14 years at the helm of Scotland’s busiest airport.…
Finland’s Air Force has left one of its first F-35A fighters, JF-511, in the Azores after a minor avionics fault emerged during start-up on a ferry flight from the United States to Finland. The jet was part of a six-aircraft…