ONEflight International has paused all flight activity for 30 days, or until further notice, while it reviews its operations and status. The Denver-based private jet charter broker’s move halts jet card and charter-related customer flying and has raised concerns over…
Aero Asset’s latest half-year market review shows twin-engine helicopter retail sales rising 8% year on year in the first half of 2026, while inventory fell 33% to a five-year low. The Toronto-based firm also found heavy-twin median transaction pricing at…
The U.S. Air Force will buy a Boeing 737 MAX to expand its C-40 VIP transport fleet, using $250 million authorised under the fiscal 2026 defence budget. Air Mobility Command confirmed the plan, which would make the service one of…
Two Danish F-35 fighter jets have landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport in Greenland for the first time during a NATO Arctic training operation involving allied aircraft from the United States and Canada. The exercise, part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, focused…
Okmulgee Regional Airport in eastern Oklahoma has broken ground on a new 4,000-square-foot terminal that will be its first purpose-built passenger facility. The project, backed by the City of Okmulgee, the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics and federal grant…
Pathfinder Aviation will install Alaska’s first Airbus H125 virtual reality flight simulator at its main base in Anchorage, with the Loft Dynamics device due to arrive in October 2026. The system is set to give the helicopter operator year-round, aircraft-specific…
Retired NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore delivered the keynote at the Citation Jet Pilots Association conference in Tampa, Florida, where he urged business aviation pilots to focus on operational excellence, preparation and sound judgment. The address drew on his NASA experience…
Osprey Aviation Security has warned business aviation operators that fresh Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia are increasing security risk across Gulf air routes and could push aviation fuel costs higher. The advisory follows strikes on Saudi targets, including a military…
GE Aerospace does not expect a durability issue with the GE9X engine’s mid-seal to push back Boeing’s 777X entry into service. The part has been redesigned, with engines carrying the new seal already shipping to Boeing in the third quarter,…
Washington’s support for a stronger yen is raising questions for airlines benefiting from record travel demand to Japan, where a weak currency has helped make trips more affordable and encouraged carriers to add capacity. The issue comes as U.S. airlines…
FlyExclusive will formally open its Raleigh corporate operations office with a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, 30 September, at One North Hills Tower in the city’s North Hills district. The event, hosted by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, will begin at…
NBAA is adding four new Professional Development Program courses to NBAA-BACE 2026, extending the convention’s training offer with sessions focused on leadership, security and safety culture. The courses will run around the convention in Las Vegas, with registration for the…
Vertical Aviation International has expanded its Rotor Pathway programme into Louisiana, linking high school students in Bossier Parish and Caddo Parish with Southern University at Shreveport for a new route into vertical aviation maintenance careers. The initiative will let students…
Osprey Flight Solutions has warned operators of elevated security risk in Gulf operations as attacks linked to Houthi forces in Saudi Arabia increase pressure on aviation activity and regional fuel supply. The advisory also points to higher jet fuel prices,…
The FAA has issued Order 1030.8 to establish a unified safety management system across all agency organisations, centralising safety oversight under the new Aviation Safety Management Office. Effective from 15 September, the policy applies across the FAA and is designed…
Boeing’s recovery in 737 MAX production remains uneven, with chief executive Kelly Ortberg saying it is taking longer than expected to stabilise output at 47 jets a month. The narrowbody programme is still central to Boeing’s US operations and airline…
China will introduce a permanent restricted airspace zone around Beijing on 20 September, covering an area roughly the size of Italy after a light aircraft crashed into the CITIC Tower in June. The zone will stretch across the capital region…
Amsterdam Schiphol has reached an agreement with the airport’s security contractors and unions that removes the threat of further strikes by security staff. The deal covers working conditions at one of Europe’s busiest hubs, ending the planned stoppages that had…
Etihad Airways’ last Airbus A380 kept in long-term storage, A6-APB, departed Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport in France for Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport on Wednesday, returning the final pandemic-grounded superjumbo to the airline’s home base. The aircraft had spent more than five…
Lufthansa has unveiled its 2026 Wiesn look for Oktoberfest season, with cabin crews on selected Munich long-haul flights due to wear newly designed Bavarian Tracht from 19 September. The traditional outfit, created by Lower Bavarian maker Spieth & Wensky, will…
Transavia is fitting its entire Airbus fleet with Iris satellite communication technology to support more direct routings and more efficient cruise altitudes, cutting fuel burn and CO₂ emissions. The Dutch leisure carrier has already installed the system on six Airbus…
EasyJet cabin crew based in Portugal have approved two strike blocks covering ten days in October and December, threatening disruption at Lisbon, Porto and Faro during two of the country’s busiest travel periods. The walkouts are scheduled for 2-6 October…
Airbus Corporate Jets expects stronger large-aircraft demand in Asia as financiers and brokers in the region broadly anticipate market growth. The outlook aligns with Airbus’ wider Asia-Pacific forecast, which points to resilient aircraft demand across the region despite geopolitical and…
BAE Systems subsidiary Prismatic has been selected for a UK-funded project to test ground-based power beaming for the PHASA-35 solar-electric stratospheric aircraft. The ARIA-backed programme is designed to help the high-altitude pseudo-satellite stay airborne year-round, including through the long winter…
Southwest Airlines is positioning its first airport lounges as part of a broader premium strategy aimed at attracting higher-spend customers and deepening loyalty. Chief financial officer Tom Doxey tied the network to a forthcoming premium Southwest Rapid Rewards credit card…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Hanwha Aerospace have demonstrated the Mojave STOL in what they described as the first battlefield short-field operations by a medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft in South Korea. The trial took place at the 2026 Defense Drone…
Cathay Group carried a record more than 3.6 million passengers across Cathay Pacific and HK Express in August 2026, the highest monthly total in its history. Cathay Pacific Airways and HK Express both benefited from strong late-summer demand in Hong…
Honeywell Aerospace’s engineering team in Brno has integrated the main subsystems of a hydrogen fuel-cell power source for aircraft under Project NEWBORN, a European consortium backed by the EU’s Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. The unit is designed to generate and…
The U.S. Air Force is again considering buying newly built F-16s, potentially an upgraded F-16G, as it looks for lower-cost ways to close fighter capacity gaps in its ageing fleet. The concept would draw on Lockheed Martin’s production line in…
Berlin Brandenburg Airport is facing fresh scrutiny after a 22-year-old Estonian passenger attacked a 48-year-old airport worker at a Terminal 1 departure gate after being refused boarding on an Air Baltic flight to Tallinn. The incident, which took place on…
Honda Aircraft has pushed back the HondaJet Echelon’s first flight to 2028, with type certification and first deliveries now scheduled for 2031, extending the business jet programme’s timeline by almost three years. The update comes as the Greensboro, North Carolina-based…
Flydubai has signed new interline agreements with Air India and Uzbekistan Airways, expanding its Dubai-based network across Asia, Australia and Europe. The partnerships give passengers access to more than 80 additional destinations and allow single-ticket itineraries with through-checked baggage via…
Honeywell Aerospace has integrated the main subsystems of a hydrogen fuel-cell power source at its Brno site in the Czech Republic as part of Project NEWBORN, a European consortium developing a megawatt-class hydrogen-electric aircraft propulsion system. The next phase will…
AURA AERO has returned the former VoltAero Cassio S hybrid-electric demonstrator to flight as X-Volt, using the aircraft as a flying testbed for development of its 19-seat ERA regional aircraft. The flight took place at Rochefort Airport in France, less…
Lockheed Martin handed over Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attending the ceremony. The aircraft is the first of 35 F-35A fighters ordered by Berlin for about ten billion euros…
Frankfurt health authorities have confirmed a third death linked to a malaria cluster in the Schwanheim district near Frankfurt Airport. The latest fatality involved a person who had not travelled to a malaria-endemic region and had no connection to airport…
British Airways will launch seasonal flights from London Gatwick to Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar on 29 May 2027, with the service running until 31 October on a Boeing 777. The tri-sector route will operate three times a week and give the…
The U.S. Air Force plans to acquire a Boeing 737 MAX for VIP transport, extending its C-40 executive airlift fleet and making the service the first military operator of the MAX family. Air Mobility Command has confirmed the intent to…
Lockheed Martin has received the first PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement components from GM Defense, with the initial housing parts delivered on 28 August, just 22 days after the companies signed a production contract on 6 August. The Dallas-based defence company…
European charter operators are still contending with tight slots and handling capacity across Mediterranean airports as the summer peak season winds down, with demand for leisure travel remaining firm. Ibiza has been among the most affected airports, where peak summer…
A Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737-300 flying from Mashhad to Kermanshah returned to Mashhad after a serious technical problem shortly after take-off caused severe vibration and damage inside the cabin. No injuries were reported after the crew aborted the flight and…
Ryanair has unveiled a five-year Baltic expansion proposal worth about $1.6 billion, tying the plan to airBaltic’s creditor-protection filing. The programme covers Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania and targets up to 11 million annual seats, 16 based aircraft and thousands of…
Lockheed Martin has signed a framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to accelerate production and delivery of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, a secretive next-generation air-to-air weapon developed for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy. The…
Condor has completed the fleet-wide rollout of Swiss-AS’s AMOSeTL electronic technical log, moving its technical log process from paper to a fully digital workflow across about 60 aircraft. The system is live on Condor’s Airbus A330neo and A320-family fleet, linking…
Nile Air has outlined plans to double its fleet and broaden its route network as it steps up expansion efforts during the Egypt airshow period in September. The Egyptian carrier is focusing on growth in Europe and the Middle East,…
Portugal’s OMNI Aviação has entered insolvency proceedings and had its air operator certificate suspended, bringing its flight operations to a halt. The move leaves the charter and specialist aviation operator unable to carry out commercial services in Portugal until its…
Boeing’s delivery recovery is narrowing the gap with Airbus, raising a new forecast that the US manufacturer could overtake its European rival in annual aircraft deliveries by 2030. A recent analysis points to Boeing briefly outproducing Airbus in a calendar…
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch has released its findings on a hard landing involving an ATR 72-212A freighter, registration G-OASB, at East Midlands Airport. The aircraft, operating a scheduled cargo service from Guernsey Airport on 14 November 2025, floated…
Lufthansa Cargo has introduced Emergency, a new add-on service for highly critical shipments that require absolute transport priority across the Lufthansa Group network. Available at more than 200 stations worldwide, the product can be booked at short notice, including online…
Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt has secured €390,000 in federal funding to buy three mobile pre-conditioned-air units for parked aircraft, with the airport providing a further €175,000 in own funds. The equipment, backed under Germany’s ground-power support scheme, will supply cooled or heated…