South Korea’s presidential office said President Lee Jae Myung observed the first test launch of a domestically developed hypersonic glide vehicle on Thursday, as the Agency for Defense Development carried out the trial at an undisclosed location. The vehicle separated…
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham opened the door for Germany to join the UK-Italy-Japan Global Combat Air Programme during talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, framing the move as an initial invitation rather than a firm accession. The discussions…
A Heli Holland civilian helicopter made a precautionary landing near Den Helder in the Netherlands on Thursday after initial reports suggested a crash. No one was injured and the aircraft was not damaged, while the incident triggered a major emergency…
Belgium’s Court of Cassation has ended the long-running legal fight over Antwerp Airport’s runway works, rejecting the final appeal by action group Verlenging Nooit and nearby residents. The ruling leaves the Flemish Region, LOM Vlaanderen and other parties cleared over…
A Delta Air Lines passenger was arrested after breaching security at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, stealing an airfield tug and crashing it on the tarmac. The incident disrupted operations briefly on Tuesday evening before airport crews cleared…
Airbus has completed the consolidation of its Cádiz operations with the opening of a renovated industrial site in El Puerto de Santa María, replacing the former split between Puerto Real and El Puerto. The unified facility now brings together the…
Airbus has completed the consolidation of its Cádiz operations with the opening of a modernised plant in El Puerto de Santa María, bringing production for the A320, A330 and A350 programmes into one site alongside existing defence work. The unified…
KLM will introduce free, high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi on its intercontinental flights from mid-2027, extending satellite internet to the airline’s long-haul network after earlier bringing free connectivity to most of its European fleet. The service will be available in all cabin…
Air France will add nonstop Paris Charles de Gaulle services to Nashville and San Diego in May 2027, opening two new U.S. routes with Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The Nashville service is scheduled to start on 14 May and the San…
GMF AeroAsia has secured a 20-year concession from Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority to operate and develop an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Muscat International Airport. The agreement, signed in Muscat on 5 October, gives the Indonesian MRO provider…
GMF AeroAsia has secured a 20-year concession to develop and operate a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Muscat International Airport in Oman. The agreement, signed in Muscat during the Civil Aviation Investment Forum 2026, gives the Indonesian maintenance specialist…
UPS failed to act on a warning email from freight forwarder DSV about routing sensitive F-35 stealth fighter parts through Hong Kong, and the shipment later ended up in Chinese possession. The parts originated in Australia and were being moved…
ALTEA has argued that the push toward cleaner propulsion in regional aviation now hinges as much on financing and risk-sharing as on technology. In a new white paper on electric, hybrid-electric and hydrogen aircraft for sub-30-seat regional services, the consultancy…
LATAM Airlines Brazil has taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 at Embraer’s São José dos Campos facility, beginning the carrier’s introduction of the type into its domestic fleet. The aircraft is the first of a larger order for Brazil…
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was again hit by disruption on Thursday, with flights delayed and cancelled after fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. Flight-tracking data showed continued operational impact into the morning, including dozens of delayed departures and…
Indonesia is expecting the first Chengdu J-10 fighter jets from China around April 2027, following public remarks by Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono. The timeline, first reported by Indonesian media and later picked up by…
GMF AeroAsia has signed a 20-year concession agreement with Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority to operate and develop a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Muscat International Airport. The project, signed in Muscat on 5 October during the Civil Aviation Investment…
Lufthansa Technik has appointed new leaders at two of its MRO sites, with Blanca Burgos taking charge of Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico in Aguadilla and Johannes Rotter leading Lufthansa Technik Budapest. Burgos has held the Puerto Rico role since September,…
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports are increasing their scheduled services for the start of the autumn holidays in Saxony and Thuringia, with more weekly departures planned than during the summer break. Leipzig/Halle is set for up to 200 weekly departures, while…
Ukraine’s Defence Forces struck the Seshcha military airfield in Russia’s Bryansk region during attacks carried out on 6 October and overnight into 7 October, with damage still being assessed. The base is linked to Russia’s 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment…
StandardAero has won a US Air Force contract to apply its Maintenance Insight predictive-maintenance tools to the F100-220 engine programme, which powers more than 175 F-15 aircraft. The award expands the company’s footprint in USAF fleet support and adds a…
Marabu Airlines will expand its Airbus A320neo fleet to 14 aircraft in 2027, adding two jets to support wider network growth. The Condor sister carrier is set to move from eight aircraft in 2025 to 12 in 2026 before reaching…
FTAI Aviation has expanded its engine exchange agreement with United Airlines to cover designated CFM56-7B engines, extending a programme that previously focused on United’s V2500-powered fleet. The multi-year maintenance, repair and exchange arrangement is designed to replace traditional shop visits…
AerSale has leased a Boeing 757-200PCF freighter to Mister Air Transport for use in its specialised cargo network, with the aircraft due to enter revenue service in October. The deal gives the Romanian cargo carrier its first in-house freighter operation…
Ryanair will cut about 700,000 seats from its Germany winter 2026/27 schedule and close its seven-aircraft Berlin base on 24 October, reducing its Berlin capacity by about half. The move leaves Berlin-Brandenburg Airport as the biggest loser in the airline’s…
Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE has approved American Airlines’ $100 million investment in Azul, clearing the US carrier to take a minority stake of about 8% in the Brazilian airline. The decision removes a key regulatory hurdle for the transaction involving…
Lufthansa’s first Airbus A350-1000 completed its maiden test flight in Toulouse on 5 October, moving the carrier closer to delivery of the new long-haul aircraft. The jet, MSN799, flew for about three hours and 35 minutes before returning to Airbus’s…
airBaltic is preparing to cut about 500 to 700 jobs across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as part of a wider restructuring tied to a new business plan. The Latvian carrier is also shrinking its Airbus A220-300 fleet…
British Airways will refurbish its Airbus A380 fleet with a new cabin layout that cuts total capacity from 469 to 417 seats while expanding premium space across all four classes. The first upgraded superjumbo is expected to enter service in…
British Airways will retrofit its Airbus A380 fleet with all-new cabins, converting the entire upper deck to Club World and installing 106 business-class seats on each aircraft. The programme covers all 12 of the airline’s A380s and also adds a…
British Airways will add a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5 C Gates as part of a wider overhaul of its Heathrow lounge portfolio, with the space due to open at the end of 2028. The project is already under…
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed three people and injured 36 others. The incidents, which targeted airport facilities on two consecutive days, also caused property…
Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines have lifted combined capacity by 31% in 2026 versus 2023 across their joint venture connecting North and South America. The carriers marked four years of cooperation with 83,000 flights, 20.8 million seats and 17.4…
Gilat Satellite Networks has secured more than $10 million in additional orders for its SkyEdge IV platform from a leading satellite operator. The systems are due for delivery over the next 12 months and will support high-capacity satellite networks, including…
LOT Polish Airlines resumed scheduled flights between Warsaw Chopin Airport and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi on 7 October, restoring a direct link that had last operated in March 2000. The year-round service uses Boeing 787 Dreamliners and begins with three weekly frequencies…
Finnair carried 1,112,200 passengers in September 2026, up 9.6% from a year earlier, as traffic growth held across its Asian, European and North Atlantic networks. Domestic travel was the only segment to decline, while the month’s total remained slightly below…
flydubai has temporarily suspended Tel Aviv flights after flight FZ1073, operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv on 30 September, diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia following a serious cockpit incident. UAE authorities are investigating the episode, while Israel and the…
A Sindbard Air Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia carrying 30 people made an emergency belly landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport after a reported zebra strike during takeoff from Seronera Airstrip in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park. The aircraft, registered 5H-HLL, had been operating…
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority reported three deaths and 36 injuries after separate attacks on Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The incidents affected airport facilities and triggered emergency response procedures, with some flight operations around…
American Airlines Flight 37, a Boeing 777-200ER flying from Madrid to Dallas-Fort Worth, diverted to New York’s JFK Airport on 6 October after six of its eight lavatories failed, leaving only two usable toilets for 287 people onboard. The aircraft…
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 10 aircraft, comprising four A350-900 widebodies and six A321neo narrowbodies. The deal, signed in Dhaka, supports the national flag carrier’s fleet modernisation plan and its push to expand international…
IQ Worldwide will open an additional 12,000-square-foot hangar next month at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport in Florida as part of a $3 million expansion at the business aviation field. The project is being built on the ACS ramp on the…
FlightPath3D’s Accessibility Map was recognised as a finalist in the Digital Innovation category at the second annual Travel For Every Body Awards, held on 1 October at the voco hotel in central Manchester. The inflight moving map, designed for passengers…
Dassault Aviation now has two Falcon 10X prototypes in the air, after the second aircraft completed its first flight on 24 September from the company’s Mérignac site near Bordeaux. The serial-number-two jet has joined the first prototype already flying from…
Duncan Aviation has added a Bombardier Global nose landing gear to its rental inventory, giving operators a temporary replacement option for affected Global 5000, 5500, 6000, 6500, Express and XRS aircraft. The part, numbered 22175-109, is intended to cut aircraft-on-ground…
Jet Access has opened a new private terminal and hangar complex at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, adding a dedicated base for its charter, aircraft management and maintenance operations in Middle Tennessee. The facility combines a 3,000-square-foot terminal with…
Brussels Airport expects about 140 flights to be cancelled on Friday, 9 October, after ground-handling staff at Alyzia prepare to join a national protest in Belgium. The disruption is set to affect flights at the airport in Zaventem, with only…
MBDA has secured approval from France, Germany and Spain for the preliminary design review of its Remote Carrier Compact demonstrator, clearing the programme for the next phase of design completion, production preparation and flight-test planning. The milestone was validated over…
Business aviation across the six Gulf Co-operation Council states has remained under pressure since the Iran war began, with WingX data showing steep swings in demand and a renewed 30% drop in August after an earlier ceasefire-related rebound faded. The…
Little Hawk Logistics is launching on-demand Daher TBM 910 charter service from Scottsdale Airport in Arizona with 45 North Flight, using a 2017 TBM 910 owned by Little Hawk and operated under 45 North Flight’s FAA Part 135 certificate. The…