Air France has trialled small route and altitude changes on transatlantic long-haul flights to reduce the climate impact of persistent contrails, with February-to-April testing on about 4,300 flights showing no passenger delays during the trial. The airline identified 245 high-risk…
Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional operator the launch customer and first fleet user of the updated super-midsize business jet. The aircraft was handed over in the United States on 18 September, with one…
Hybrid Air Vehicles and WepTac A.G. are advancing a US-focused joint venture to develop Sentinel Hawk, a missionised derivative of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship for Pentagon intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance work. The concept positions the platform for long-endurance surveillance,…
Volaris is expanding its Guadalajara network with five nonstop services to the US, adding Atlanta, Washington Dulles, Boston, Raleigh-Durham and Nashville from the Mexican city. The low-cost carrier is also advancing the start of some previously planned routes, with tickets…
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first F-35A to Germany in Fort Worth, Texas, as Defence Minister Boris Pistorius described the handover as the start of a new era for the Luftwaffe. The aircraft is the first of 35 F-35As Germany…
Flydubai has expanded its ab initio pilot training programme by partnering with Egnatia and Skyborne as the Dubai-based carrier steps up preparation for a larger fleet. The move is linked to accelerating aircraft growth and is aimed at widening the…
Finland has joined France’s Forward Deterrence initiative, deepening bilateral defence ties and bringing Helsinki into a European nuclear-consultation framework led by Paris. The move, set out in a joint statement in Helsinki, places Finland alongside other European partners in a…
Malaysia Aviation Group is close to ordering about 10 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners for Malaysia Airlines, in a deal that would give the carrier its first Boeing 787s and support a long-haul fleet overhaul. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2031…
French Rafale fighters took part in a FRA-ACE manoeuvre in Poland last week, with the French Ministry of the Armed Forces using the drill to test how combat airpower can disperse and keep operating under missile and drone threat on…
Aena has launched two project-management tenders worth a combined €42.7 million for major works at Bilbao and Valencia airports. The contracts cover supervision of Bilbao’s terminal remodel, which will add six boarding bridges, and the first phase of Valencia’s terminal…
Airbus has delivered the first A320neo assembled at its second final assembly line in Tianjin to China Eastern Airlines, completing the first aircraft from the new Chinese production line. The handover, carried out in Tianjin, comes as Airbus expands A320-family…
Italy’s defence ministry confirmed that an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, designated F-2000, was hit during overnight attacks on Ta’if air base in Saudi Arabia. No Italian personnel were injured, and officials reported no further damage to vehicles or infrastructure…
SolitAir has launched freight services to Ghana through Accra International Airport, extending its African network to 21 destinations across 17 countries. The new route links Accra with the carrier’s Dubai hub at Al Maktoum International Airport and adds a direct…
Teesside International Airport and Sary-Arka Airport in Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop new air cargo links across the UK, Central Asia and China. The agreement focuses on scheduled and charter freighter operations between Teesside and Karaganda,…
Air Sénégal has acquired its first owned Boeing 737-800, but GetJet Airlines will continue operating the aircraft for now under an ACMI arrangement. The jet, registered LY-SEI and presented as Gorée, remains outside Air Sénégal’s own operating certificate while certification…
Espai Aero Comunitat Valenciana has signed a collaboration agreement with ISERN Patentes y Marcas to strengthen the protection and valuation of aerospace innovation across the Valencian ecosystem. The partnership is designed to bring industrial and intellectual property management into company…
Two Italian Eurofighter F-2000 fighters were scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania after two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace. The interception formed part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission and was coordinated through the alliance’s Combined Air Operations…
Condor faces fresh pressure from majority owner Attestor to cut costs as the airline is told to save about 100 million euros in each of the next two business years. The savings target, relayed to staff at a town hall…
Germany’s Navy is examining the Norwegian Joint Strike Missile for its P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, with the weapon seen as a potential strike option for the fleet based at Marinefliegergeschwader 3 “Graf Zeppelin”. German Naval Aviation commander Capt. Broder…
Corendon Airlines is preparing a sizeable fleet reduction for summer 2027, trimming its operation to about 21 aircraft from 28 owned jets plus two wet-leased aircraft this summer. The leisure carrier will not renew expiring lease contracts for around seven…
CPK’s planned central airport in Poland has completed test piling for the passenger terminal and is moving towards full foundation works. Budimex carried out the terminal foundation works at the future Port Polska hub, where 94 test and anchor piles…
Italy’s defence ministry confirmed that an Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, designated F-2000, was hit overnight during attacks on Ta’if Air Base, also known as King Fahad Air Base, in Saudi Arabia. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said the aircraft was struck…
Aura Aero has returned the former VoltAero Cassio S hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight under the new name X-Volt, launching the aircraft from Rochefort in western France. The airframer will use the testbed to support development of its 19-seat ERA regional…
Rolls-Royce Deutschland will lead the ELEVATED project under the EU’s Clean Aviation programme, developing a hybrid-electric gas-turbine propulsion system for future short- and medium-range aircraft. The work will embed a hybrid-electric subsystem into a donor engine and feed results into…
Indra has unveiled DRIZZLE at UNVEX 2026, presenting a new family of autonomous interceptor effectors designed to counter mass drone attacks and protect critical infrastructure, convoys and deployed units. The lightweight system can exceed 400 km/h, reaches about 80 km…
The U.S. Air Force is examining whether Boeing C-17 Globemaster III production could be restarted as part of its Next-Generation Airlift review, while also weighing service-life extensions and a clean-sheet replacement for the C-17 and C-5. Air Mobility Command chief…
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Boeing a time-limited waiver that allows the company to sell 35 additional 777F freighters after new U.S. emissions rules take effect on 1 January 2028. The exemption covers aircraft receiving their first airworthiness certificates…
Etihad Airways has flown its last stored Airbus A380, A6-APB, out of Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport in France and back towards Abu Dhabi for heavy maintenance before returning to passenger service. The aircraft had been parked in storage since December 2020 and…
Turkish Airlines has removed Leipzig/Halle from its future flight programme, putting the Istanbul service on hold for the foreseeable future. The German airport is among 11 destinations that have disappeared from the carrier’s booking horizon, alongside points including Billund, Ferghana,…
Air Corsica has temporarily taken three ATR 72 aircraft out of service and is covering the resulting schedule gap with substitute aircraft, including an Airbus A350, to keep operations running across Corsica and mainland France. The unusual charter mix also…
The Trump administration has moved forward with a proposed $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 Lightning II fighters to Saudi Arabia, formally notifying Congress and starting the review process. The package would make Saudi Arabia the first Gulf operator of…
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing whether drone parts found near the Bundeswehr airbase at Wunstorf are connected to the earlier drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Investigators in Lower Saxony found the debris earlier in the week near Hannover, while…
Vietjet and Thales have signed a maintenance and technology cooperation package in Paris, centred on a Repair-By-The-Hour agreement for the Vietnamese carrier’s Airbus A320 and A321 family, including A321neo and A321XLR aircraft, as well as A330neo jets. The deal aims…
GKN Aerospace has started construction on a $16 million expansion of its North Charlestown facility in Indiana, adding about 57,000 square feet to increase capacity for aero-engine components. The project will lift the site to nearly 97,000 square feet and…
The U.S. Air Force has lifted the number of B-52 Stratofortress bombers available and ready to fly by nearly 40% under Air Force Global Strike Command’s North Star Readiness Campaign. The effort focuses on the ageing bomber fleet and targets…
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch StarBurst, a small astrophysics satellite that will study neutron star mergers and short gamma-ray bursts, with liftoff planned no earlier than 2028 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in…
The US State Department has cleared a potential sale of 48 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighters to Saudi Arabia, in a deal valued at $24.3 billion. The notification sent to Congress on 17 September starts a 30-day review period…
Air Baltic’s restructuring has entered a critical phase as the Latvian carrier works through U.S. Chapter 11 protection in New York while depending on revised arrangements with Airbus and Lufthansa. The airline, based in Riga and operating an all-Airbus A220-300…
Saab has signed an agreement with Bulgaria’s air navigation services provider BULATSA to upgrade air traffic control systems at Sofia, Varna and Burgas airports. The project centres on Saab’s Integrated Air Traffic Control Suite, with an Advanced Surface Movement Guidance…
Mint Turbines has become a Pratt & Whitney Canada designated overhaul facility for PT6A and PT6T engines, expanding the Stroud, Oklahoma-based MRO provider’s OEM-authorised repair capabilities for widely used turboprop and turboshaft powerplants. The designation gives operators access to overhaul…
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is under scrutiny after prosecutors upgraded an attack on a 48-year-old airport employee to attempted homicide. A 22-year-old passenger from Estonia is accused of violently assaulting the worker at a departure gate on 6 September after being…
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to 48 F-35A Lightning II fighters to Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at about $24.3 billion. The package also covers 49 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines,…
flydubai will begin dedicated freighter operations on 1 October with three Boeing 737-800 freighters operating under a wet-lease agreement with SolitAir and based at Dubai World Central. The launch gives the Dubai carrier its first main-deck cargo capability, adding 23,000…
TUI has chosen Johan Lundgren, the former easyJet chief executive, to become chair of its supervisory board after the annual general meeting in February 2027. Current chair Dieter Zetsche, formerly chief executive of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, will step down when…
TUI has chosen former easyJet chief Johan Lundgren to become chair of its supervisory board after the annual general meeting in February 2027, replacing Dieter Zetsche. The transition at the Hanover-based travel group will come when Zetsche’s current term ends…
Etihad Airways is running into a medium-term fleet bottleneck as demand and network expansion outpace the arrival of new widebody aircraft. Chief executive Antonoaldo Neves said the Abu Dhabi carrier could use 15 more widebodies immediately, with aircraft availability now…
British Airways will increase Latin America capacity by 25% for summer 2027, reshaping several long-haul routes from London Heathrow. Buenos Aires will move to a daily nonstop service, Santiago will be linked via Buenos Aires, and the schedule also adds…
GMV has taken the lead on ARGUS, a European mission concept designed to improve radio-frequency interference detection and strengthen spectrum and space domain awareness. The initiative was formally launched and signed at ESA’s European Space Astronomy Centre in Villanueva de…
The European Commission has allocated about 5.2 million EU ETS allowances, worth roughly €430 million, to 130 airline operators for sustainable aviation fuel used in 2025. The support forms part of the EU’s dedicated emissions trading mechanism for SAF uptake…
The European Commission and South Korea have signed an administrative arrangement in Brussels to strengthen cooperation on secure satellite connectivity and examine possible future integration with the EU’s IRIS² programme. The deal, signed by Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius…