Swissport has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Giraldo Hermanos International SAS (GHI), giving the ground services group entry into Colombia. The deal adds operations in Bogotá and Medellín and extends Swissport’s Latin America network, where…
Brazil’s civil aviation regulator ANAC has put new disciplinary rules into force for disruptive passengers, giving airlines a clearer framework to remove offenders, end transport contracts, levy fines of up to R$17,500 and, in the most serious cases, block domestic…
Wild Hornets has published footage of its new STING S interceptor drone destroying a Russian jet-powered Geran-5, with the Rubin crew of Ukraine’s 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment carrying out the shootdown. The combat use was first reported on 20 September,…
Lockheed Martin has formally rolled out Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II at its Fort Worth, Texas production site, handing the fighter to the German government during a ceremony on 18 September. The aircraft, designated 35+01, is the first of 35…
American Airlines has entered a multiyear partnership with Inter Miami CF, becoming the club’s first-ever official airline partner and an official partner of Nu Stadium and Miami Freedom Park in Miami. The deal also gives American naming rights to the…
The US Treasury is widening sanctions pressure on Iran’s civil aviation sector, targeting Iranian airlines and the foreign companies that support them. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that carriers linked to Tehran would be effectively shut out of…
Norwegian authorities helped repatriate 69 Russian passengers and several crew members from Svalbard after the cruise ship Professor Molchanov was detained in Barentsburg. The travellers were flown out of the Arctic archipelago and returned to Russia through northern Norway, while…
GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have completed the first successful ignition of the GEK800 turbofan cruise missile propulsion system at Kratos’ X-58 test facility. The test used GEK800 Serial Number 1 and covered a key development step…
Airservices Australia is examining shorter overnight operating hours for Sydney Airport’s control tower as a staffing measure to ease pressure on air traffic controllers at Kingsford Smith. Major airlines, including Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia, back the idea, which would…
Vertical Aerospace has appointed former Airbus Commercial Aircraft chief executive Fabrice Brégier as chair of its board, effective immediately. The move adds a senior aerospace executive to the eVTOL developer’s leadership as it pursues commercialisation of its aircraft programme and…
France’s BEA has reenacted a night flight with French air navigation services, Nice airport operator and easyJet to examine how runway lighting influenced the January near miss at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport involving a Nouvelair Airbus A320-200 and an easyJet…
Airbus will invest about £150 million to turn its former A380 wing production facility in Broughton, Wales, into a dedicated A321 production line. The Flintshire site will build wings for the A321neo, A321LR and A321XLR, with the first wing already…
Asky Airlines is preparing to enter long-haul service with Boeing 787 Dreamliners, targeting an initial launch in late 2027 or early 2028. The Lomé-based carrier plans to start with two 787s before adding a third aircraft later, with the jets…
Swissport will enter Colombia through a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Giraldo Hermanos International SAS, giving the ground handling group a local platform in Bogotá and Medellín. The transaction, announced on 21 September 2026, is still subject…
Lockheed Martin has linked F-35 crews at several US and overseas bases in a two-hour live mission rehearsal that used its tactical environment simulation to replicate a multidomain training scenario. The event brought together 16 F-35 full mission simulators from…
Vienna Airport has invested about €10 million in a new staff catering set-up at its site, expanding food services for more than 23,000 employees across over 250 companies operating at the airport. The new arrangement is run by Eurest after…
Rolls-Royce has been selected by the European Union’s Clean Aviation programme to lead the ELEVATED project, which will demonstrate a hybrid-electric gas-turbine propulsion system for future short- to medium-range aircraft. The work, led by Rolls-Royce Deutschland, brings together partners from…
ReGEN, part of Genesis Group, has opened a new components hub at Singapore’s Changi Airfreight Centre, widening its regional inventory network with serviceable airframe and selected engine parts for Airbus A320 and A330 families, as well as Boeing 737 and…
Japan has deployed three CH-47 Chinook helicopters and about 300 personnel to West Kalimantan, Indonesia, to support firefighting against forest and land fires. The aircraft arrived aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force landing ship JS Kunisaki at Kijing Port in…
Isar Aerospace co-founder and chief technical officer Josef Fleischmann is leaving the company’s top technical role as the German launch startup builds on the momentum of its recent rocket success. Can Araz will take over as CTO, while Fleischmann moves…
NATS has traced the 8 September shutdown of UK air traffic control to a software defect in its flight data system, ruling out human error in the incident that disrupted flights across the country. The outage affected hundreds of thousands…
A technical issue at NATS’ Prestwick air traffic control centre in Scotland disrupted flights across parts of the UK on Monday, forcing restrictions on traffic heading north and departures from Scottish airports before engineers restored systems and began lifting curbs.…
Airbus will invest £150 million to convert its former A380 wing plant in Broughton, Wales, into a production line for the A321, with the upgrade due to finish by the end of 2026. The move will reconfigure the Flintshire site…
GE Aerospace will invest US$225 million to modernise its research centre in Niskayuna, New York, upgrading infrastructure and laboratory equipment at the long-running technology hub. About two-thirds of the budget will go to site and facility improvements, while the remainder…
Lockheed Martin has formally presented Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II to the German government at its Fort Worth production facility in Texas, marking the first physical handover of an aircraft from Berlin’s 35-jet order. The ceremony took place on 18…
National Air Traffic Services (NATS) triggered another round of disruption on Monday after a technical issue at its Prestwick centre in Scotland led to traffic restrictions and delays at airports including Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast. The fault also rippled across…
The U.S. Air Force has inactivated the last A-10 units at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, closing nearly five decades of Thunderbolt II operations at the installation. The ceremony on 18 September also confirmed the base’s transition away from…
NATS has suffered a fresh technical problem at its Prestwick centre in Scotland, disrupting flights across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Monday before engineers restored systems and began lifting air traffic restrictions. The latest incident forced delays and…
European Flyers has launched a new brand identity under the slogan “High Performance Aviation Training” as it enters a new growth phase following the integration of Aerotec in 2025. The rebrand is intended to strengthen the Spanish flight school’s position…
Airbus will invest £150 million to convert its former A380 wing-production facility in Broughton, Flintshire, into an A321 production line, expanding UK manufacturing capacity for the A320 family. The project is due to finish by the end of 2026 and…
The Canary Islands aerospace cluster will stage the third Canary Islands International Aerospace Congress in Tenerife on 3-4 December, bringing together aeronautics, robotics, space, universities, research centres, institutions and entrepreneurs at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables. The event…
GE Aerospace will invest $225 million to modernise its research centre in Niskayuna, New York, in a project backed by state and local incentives and expected to create 75 full-time jobs over five years. The upgrade will keep research operations…
Eurowings has opened a public “Name a Plane” campaign that invites people to nominate a “Herzensmensch” for a place on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline is seeking four winners whose first names will be displayed on the…
Embraer and Japan Airlines have renewed a multi-year maintenance, repair and spare-parts support agreement for JAL’s fleet of 32 E170 and E190 aircraft. The extension keeps Embraer’s Pool Program in place for JAL and J-Air, with repairable components and nearby…
Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s capital disrupted operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, after flames and thick smoke were seen near a fuel depot close to the terminal area. Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted…
IATA’s Wings of Change Europe conference will open with the ICAO Council President on the programme, bringing one of aviation’s top regulatory figures into the centre of the European industry debate. The event is scheduled in Brussels and is expected…
Airbus has inaugurated a second A320 Family delivery centre at its Jean-Luc Lagardère site in Toulouse, adding capacity to speed up the final technical and administrative steps before handover to customers. The new facility is designed to remove a bottleneck…
Eurowings has launched a competition inviting the public to nominate “Herzensmenschen” for a place on four Airbus A320 aircraft, with the selected nominees’ first names to be displayed on the jets. The airline is seeking people who make a difference…
South Korea’s Air Force and the French Air and Space Force held a three-day joint air exercise at Cheongju Air Base from 15 to 17 September, pairing South Korean F-35A stealth fighters with French Rafales as part of France’s PÉGASE…
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35s landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport in western Greenland on Wednesday, the first time Denmark’s fifth-generation fighters have touched down on the island. The aircraft joined U.S. F-16s and Canadian F-18s in a multinational Arctic training…
Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet at its Melbourne, Florida facility, making the operator the launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize jet. The handover begins customer deliveries of the type and forms part of Flexjet’s 2025 agreement…
NASA has awarded SpaceX a contract modification for three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station, covering Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17. The firm fixed-price deal is worth $946 million and lifts SpaceX’s total under NASA’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability…
Thousands of people marched through central Barcelona on Sunday to oppose the planned expansion of Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport, with local police putting turnout at 5,500 and organisers claiming up to 30,000. The demonstration was called by the Zeroport…
A leaked Russian government roadmap outlines plans to deepen aviation cooperation with Iran through 2026, including possible production in Iran of individual parts and assemblies for Russian aircraft. The document links Rosaviatsiya, Iranian companies and Aeroflot to a wider effort…
TUI Airline has partnered with GO7 to launch an airline-controlled connectivity system that lets customers combine two flights into one journey with through-checked baggage and optional protection for missed connections. The integration connects TUI’s existing New Skies passenger service system…
Bremen Airport is in intensive talks with Lufthansa over restoring the Frankfurt feeder service, with a decision needed within weeks so the route can return for the summer 2027 timetable. The Bremen–Frankfurt link was cut on 1 July, and airport-side…
Airbus supervisory board chair René Obermann has called for international guardrails on artificial intelligence, arguing that the technology needs a global agreement to remain controllable. Speaking in Berlin, he framed the issue as a geopolitical and industrial priority and said…
Europe is considering whether to extend the life of its Antonov An-124-100 heavy transports or develop a new European aircraft to cover the role long filled by the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, after an EU-backed study narrowed the options to…
Air France will extend its La Première first-class cabin to additional US routes over the next 18 months, with Boston among the new destinations and more capacity planned on existing premium services to New York-JFK and Los Angeles. The gradual…
Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has provisionally suspended the Airbus España ballot scheduled for 24 and 25 September, putting on hold a vote that was meant to test worker backing for a pre-agreement aimed at ending industrial unrest. The decision affects Airbus’s…