Flyadeal has moved beyond a pure point-to-point model with the launch of flyadeal Connections, a new product that lets passengers book domestic and international itineraries on a single through-ticket across its network. The Saudi low-cost carrier is also rolling out…
Wizz Air has removed Pratt & Whitney GTF engines from part of its parked Airbus A321XLR fleet in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and reinstalled them on active A321neo aircraft. The move leaves several near-new long-range jets grounded while scarce powerplants are redirected…
French Bee will expand its Paris-Orly network for the 2026/27 winter season with up to four weekly flights to Montreal between 24 October 2026 and 27 March 2027. The long-haul leisure carrier is also planning up to 14 weekly services…
Airbus has rolled out the first A330 MRTT+ prototype at its Toulouse final assembly line, giving the first visual confirmation that the next-generation tanker-transport programme is moving into production. The incomplete aircraft, seen in primer with MRTT+ markings and no…
Binter has revamped its BinterMás loyalty programme, changing tier progression to combine flight counts and status points while introducing a new top level, BinterMás Cumbre. The Canary Islands carrier is also expanding the scheme’s rewards around its inter-island network and…
ITA Airways chief executive Jörg Eberhart opened the Global Aviation Conference in Frankfurt, bringing the Italian carrier into the centre of a major industry gathering that also draws executives from Lufthansa, Qatar Airways and other airlines. The event in Germany’s…
US intelligence officials have warned that a proposed $24 billion sale of F-35 fighters to Saudi Arabia could expose sensitive aircraft technology to China through espionage or Riyadh’s security ties with Beijing. The assessment centres on risks to the jet’s…
Somon Air has taken delivery of its second Boeing 737 MAX 8, with the aircraft arriving in Dushanbe on 12 September and entering the Tajik carrier’s fleet for international operations. The jet, named after classical Persian-Tajik poet Abu Abdullah Rudaki,…
Jeju Air will raise 100 billion won, or about $73.1 million, through a hybrid capital loan to support financial stability at the South Korean low-cost carrier. The financing includes 10 billion won for working capital and 90 billion won for…
Frontier Airlines has introduced a new “Cancel for Any Reason” add-on, developed with Hopper Technology Solutions, that lets passengers cancel bookings up to 24 hours before departure in exchange for a refund to the original payment method. The option is…
Boeing is cutting spending and preparing for possible disruption as members of its engineers’ union move towards a ratification vote on a tentative contract that could avert a strike. CEO Kelly Ortberg warned that any walkout by the Society of…
Jin Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321-200, a transfer from Asiana Airlines that entered the fleet on 11 September and is due to begin commercial service on 1 October. The aircraft is the carrier’s first Airbus narrowbody…
Electra and The Atlas Group have struck an airframe agreement for the EL9 ultra-short hybrid-electric aircraft, with Atlas to manufacture and assemble the first EL9 airframes for Electra’s flight-test and certification programme. Work is due to begin in September 2026,…
Twelve F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home Air Force Base transited RAF Lakenheath on 16 September while heading back to the United States after a Middle East deployment that began in March. The aircraft, part of the 366th Fighter Wing’s…
Cathay Pacific has set a long-term expansion target of adding 150 new aircraft and building a network of 150 destinations over the next decade as it steps up its fleet and route growth from Hong Kong. The plan forms part…
Edelweiss has opened bookings for flights featuring its new Airbus A350 cabin, with the first services scheduled to begin in early June 2027. The initial long-haul routes will include Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Windhoek and Halifax, while all six of the airline’s…
Bell Textron has begun production of the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for Nigeria at its Amarillo, Texas facility, after a Nigerian delegation visited the plant and signed the aircraft frame during a ceremony. The programme covers 12 helicopters under…
Ethiopian Airlines will launch three weekly passenger flights to Nacala, Mozambique, from 27 October 2026, using a Boeing 737-8. The new service makes Nacala the carrier’s third destination in Mozambique, alongside Maputo and Beira, and connects the northern coastal city…
Northwest Missouri Aero Group has acquired a controlling interest in Kansas City-based ATD Flight Systems, bringing together charter, aircraft management and pilot training operations under new ownership. The deal, which closed on 8 June 2026, combines a regional fleet operator…
Ferrovial has introduced autonomous machinery for the first time on an airport runway build, using three adapted compaction rollers at Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The $239 million project is being delivered without interrupting airport operations, with…
Onboard lithium-battery incidents rose 15% over the past year, with power banks becoming the leading source of thermal-runaway events, according to an AIN report citing UL Standards & Engagement vice president David Wroth. The trend, drawn from global aircraft events,…
Universal Aviation has begun offering hangar space at Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica, through a partnership with GAT SJO, the operator of the airport’s general aviation infrastructure. The arrangement expands the company’s service offering at Costa…
Farnborough Airport has opened recruitment for its third cohort of local operations trainees, with the six-week programme due to run from 3 November to 15 December at Farnborough College of Technology. The course is open to adults aged 21 and…
CrewBlast has launched Co-Pilot, an AI tool inside its CrewBlast OS platform that analyses feedback from candidates responding to full-time aviation job postings and converts it into hiring intelligence for operators and recruitment teams. The system is designed to help…
Pratt & Whitney has completed the risk reduction design review for its F135 Engine Core Upgrade, a key step in the modernisation of the F-35’s engine programme at the company’s East Hartford, Connecticut, site. The review validated the maturity of…
Ukraine has successfully tested a domestically developed interceptor designed to counter Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, with one drone hit during the trial. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy linked the test to a briefing from Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi and said some technical elements…
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has denied a petition for review filed by Corr Flight S., which does business as Nicholas Air, in a whistleblower case brought by former captain-in-training Colin DeBuse. The unpublished ruling, filed…
Britten-Norman plans to lift annual output of its Islander utility aircraft to eight new-build examples at its Bembridge site on the Isle of Wight, following the first flight of the latest UK-built aircraft. The company is aiming to reach four…
Wingcopter has unveiled the Wingcopter 262, an all-electric VTOL reconnaissance drone designed for tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The aircraft is pitched with up to six hours of endurance, a 150 km tactical range, a 10 kg maximum take-off…
American Express is opening The Centurion Lounge at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on 17 September, bringing the Centurion brand to continental Europe for the first time. The lounge sits between Concourses E and F and is the 33rd in the network,…
Air Serbia has launched nonstop service between Belgrade and Tenerife, opening a twice-weekly route that makes the Canary Islands destination its seventh in Spain. The inaugural flight operated on an Airbus A320, while the carrier plans to use wet-leased airBaltic…
Wizz Air will open a direct Malmö Airport–Pristina service on 15 December 2026, adding a new route between southern Sweden and Kosovo’s capital. The airline will operate the link three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with a…
Aegean Airlines is set to become Volotea’s controlling shareholder under a financial restructuring that would convert about €56 million of debt into equity and add a €15 million capital increase. The Spanish low-cost carrier would continue operating as the balance…
U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglas Schiess has publicly described a Guardian in the Middle East using an electromagnetic weapon system during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the first widely reported disclosure that Space Force personnel delivered…
Boeing is taking longer than expected to stabilise 737 MAX production at 47 aircraft a month, with chief executive Kelly Ortberg telling investors that the line is still not steady at that rate. The issue comes as the planemaker works…
The U.S. Air Force plans to procure a Boeing 737 MAX for its C-40 VIP transport fleet, a move that would make the service the first military operator of the MAX family. Air Mobility Command has confirmed the purchase intent,…
United Airlines still expects to fully recover a recent increase in jet fuel costs over time, even as a sharp rise in prices pressures near-term margins. Chief financial officer Michael Leskinen told the Morgan Stanley Laguna conference that about 35%…
The U.S. Air Force plans to acquire a Boeing 737 MAX for VIP transport, using $250 million authorised in the fiscal 2026 defence budget to expand its C-40 fleet. The aircraft would be the service’s first military-operated 737 MAX and…
Etihad Airways will introduce a new global lounge concept under its Beyond Borders branding, beginning with a transformed London Heathrow lounge due to open in summer 2027. The Heathrow site will be the first lounge to fully reflect the new…
A passenger assaulted a Berlin Brandenburg Airport employee at a departure gate after being refused boarding for being heavily intoxicated. The incident happened on 6 September during boarding for an Air Baltic flight to Tallinn, with the worker later taken…
NBC Los Angeles’ NewsChopper4 crashed in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, on 16 September while covering a deadly SUV-bus collision, killing aerial photojournalist Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and a pedestrian on the ground identified as Edy Gutierrez Mejia. The helicopter went…
Onboard lithium-battery incidents across aircraft have risen 15% over the past year, with power banks now the leading source of thermal runaway events, according to UL Standards & Engagement. The trend is being driven by more passengers carrying and using…
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has advanced the bipartisan Runway SAFE-T Act, a bill aimed at cutting runway incursions and other surface-safety incidents at US airports. Introduced by Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas and backed by Senator John…
American Express will open its first Centurion Lounge in continental Europe at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on 17 September, expanding its premium lounge network to 33 locations worldwide. Located between Concourses E and F, the new lounge will operate daily from…
Signature Aviation has expanded its footprint at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles by purchasing Castle & Cooke Aviation’s FBO and rebranding the facility as VNY North. The deal gives Signature a larger presence at one of the world’s key…
Etihad Airways and Swissport have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their global ground handling and cargo partnership, lifting Swissport’s support for the airline from 30 to 40 airports. The agreement, unveiled at Arabian Travel Market, extends cooperation across…
American Airlines Chief Executive Robert Isom told an industry conference that about 30% of the carrier’s seats now generate roughly half of its revenue, as the airline expands premium cabins across its fleet. The strategy is being carried through reconfigured…
Iran Air’s maintenance arm has completed inspections and technical tests on another Airbus A320 operated by Zagros Airlines at Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport. The work took about three days and involved roughly 300 working hours before the aircraft left the…
American Airlines and United Airlines warned on Wednesday that sustained high jet fuel prices could force them to trim fourth-quarter flying, particularly on marginal and less profitable routes. American said the latest surge could add about $1 billion to its…
BermudAir will lease and operate one converted Embraer E190F from Regional One, becoming the world’s second operator of the E-Freighter and the first in the Americas. Embraer and Regional One disclosed the deal on 16 September 2026, positioning the Bermuda-based…