Lockheed Martin has completed a live-fire Taipan Strike 26 demonstration of a developmental Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence prototype at Woomera Test Range with the Commonwealth of Australia and the U.S. Navy. The trial linked radar, command-and-control and launcher…
Boeing has closed out certification flight testing on the 737-10, clearing the last planned airborne hurdle for the largest 737 MAX variant. The campaign ran to 976 flights, more than 2,060 flight hours and about 1,040 ground test hours, with…
Fire Point has put an FP-1 one-way attack drone and a second unidentified missile into public view in a set of launch photos that point to a broader powered-launch architecture. The FP-1 is shown on a ground rail, then clearing…
Rise Air has added a fourth ATR 72-600 to its fleet, extending a renewal programme built around northern and remote-sector flying. The aircraft is leased from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, configured for 68 seats and certified for gravel runway operations, with…
ANA Holdings has added eight more Embraer E190-E2s, taking its firm commitment to the type to 23 aircraft when combined with the 15 ordered in February 2025. The latest board-approved tranche is valued at about ¥105 billion and is scheduled…
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its third Airbus A350-1000, RP-C3512, in Manila after ferrying the aircraft from Airbus’ Toulouse delivery centre on 29 July 2026. The arrival extends PAL’s widebody refresh and keeps it the only Southeast Asian operator…
Safran is shutting the door on its Franco-German FCAS engine line and will put its next combat-aircraft resources behind the French roadmap. Chief executive Olivier Andriès said funding tied to the joint engine work ends in September, and the group…
Bird Aviation has locked in a seven-year heavy maintenance contract with easyJet, with an option to run for three more years. The agreement covers two maintenance lines for Airbus A320-family checks at Bird Aviation’s Larnaca facility, giving easyJet a fixed…
Korea Aerospace Industries and Embraer signed an MOU in São Paulo on 28 July to turn a supplier tie-up into a broader civil aviation partnership. The scope now covers commercial aircraft, structures and future aerospace technologies, with both sides set…
ANA Holdings has added eight more Embraer E190-E2s, lifting its firm commitment for the type to 23 aircraft and extending the carrier group’s push into domestic regional flying. The jets are slated for delivery from fiscal 2029 through fiscal 2032…
ANA Holdings and IBEX Airlines have formed an ACMI-style domestic partnership that shifts ANA flights to an operating model built around IBEX crews and Embraer E190-E2 aircraft. ANA will keep control of marketing, network planning and sales, while IBEX operates…
COMAC has flown the C919-600, its shortened high-altitude variant, for the first time from Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The B-002U prototype logged 1 hour 59 minutes and completed all scheduled test items, moving the programme from ground trials into flight…
Airbus has flown its first A350-1000ULR flight-test aircraft back to Toulouse in 24 hours 24 minutes, covering 12,460 nautical miles on the Melbourne sector. The MSN707 mission, completed on 28 July, extends the Project Sunrise envelope beyond standard long-range testing…
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has closed its acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, lifting the deal value to about US$9 billion after fleet changes between signing and completion. The all-cash transaction, first announced in February, brings Macquarie Group, PGGM Infrastructure Fund, PGGM and…
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has closed its acquisition of Macquarie AirFinance, lifting its fleet to about 1,000 owned, managed and committed aircraft. The transaction now carries an enterprise value of about US$9 billion, up from the original US$7 billion announcement, reflecting…
Bamboo Airways has apologised for widespread cancellations and delays after its operational fleet fell to just a few aircraft, forcing extreme rotation across domestic and regional services. The carrier linked the disruption to recent operational adjustments and said affected passengers…
Textron Aviation lifted second-quarter revenue even as jet deliveries fell, with higher aircraft pricing and aftermarket sales offsetting weaker volume and mix. The segment posted $1.544 billion in revenue, up 1% year on year, after delivering 40 jets, down from…
Transat A.T. has closed a financing agreement for up to C$150 million under Ottawa’s Liquidity for Airline Sector Resilience Facility, with C$125 million drawn at closing and the balance available in monthly tranches. The Montreal-based Air Transat parent said the…
The U.S. Air Force has pushed its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program into operational-style testing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, using Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury and General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Dark Merlin in a multi-day Agile Combat Employment exercise. The event focused…
The FAA has locked in a two-track retrofit mandate for radio altimeters, forcing operators to fit interference-tolerant systems before expanded 5G Upper C-band use reaches the fleet. Part 121 airlines, and some Part 129 aircraft, face a 30 December 2030…
Textron Aviation posted a mixed second quarter as jet deliveries fell while commercial turboprops climbed, but revenue still edged higher and backlog held at about $8.0 billion. The unit delivered 40 jets, down from 49 a year earlier, and 44…
The preowned business aircraft market stayed firm in the first half of 2026, with closed private aircraft transactions rising 21% year on year to 746. Tight inventory has not slowed activity: dealer inventory buying and exclusive sale retainers remained active,…
Beta Technologies flew its all-electric Alia CX300 at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, putting the CTOL aircraft in front of operators and buyers at one of aviation’s highest-visibility venues. The appearance advances Beta’s certification narrative as it targets FAA type…
The FAA has proposed a rule that would let it waive parts of the environmental review stack for commercial launches, reentries and related space operations, a move aimed at cutting licensing timelines for operators such as SpaceX and Blue Origin.…
Granite Air Center has joined Titan Aviation Fuels’ network, extending the New Hampshire FBO’s fuel-supply reach through a partnership that takes effect in August 2026. The move folds Granite Air Center into Titan’s distribution footprint and gives operators another branded…
The Azores government has approved a €55 million guarantee for SATA while moving to sell 100% of SATA Handling. The package backs a Deutsche Bank loan at 4.5% over 84 months, giving the group liquidity as restructuring pressure builds and…
Globalia has appointed Ramiro Campos as chief executive while posting a 21% rise in 2025 net profit to €118 million. The move folds into a board refresh at the group and at Air Europa Holding and Air Europa Líneas Aéreas,…
Guinea will launch United Aviation Services as a new private carrier by the end of the first half of 2027, opening with about ten aircraft and a domestic network before moving into West African routes. Transport Minister Ousmane Gaoual Diallo…
Bell Textron has won a $33.642 million Navy contract to supply H-1 structural and power improvement kits for the Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom fleet. The award covers Phase III kits and associated hardware, including nine A-kits, two…
Tecnam used EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to unveil Rivale, a new personal aircraft programme built around a Continental CD-300-series diesel. The company showed a 1,360 kg stainless-steel sculpture with the forward fuselage, plus the actual engine cowling and a custom MT-Propeller,…
France has put the Airbus A400M into live wildfire response for the first time, using the military transport to drop retardant over fires near Lacanau in Gironde on 25 July. The roll-on, roll-off kit turns the A400M’s cargo bay into…
Airbus is moving its Wing of Tomorrow programme from ground prototypes to flight-test hardware. Over the next three years, it will design and build full-scale wing extensions for an A321neo, then test them in Toulouse to measure aerodynamics, drag reduction…
Singapore Airlines Group slid to a S$76 million first-quarter loss as a S$991 million jump in net fuel costs and deeper Air India losses overwhelmed record revenue of S$5.714 billion. Revenue rose 19.3% in the April to June period, but…
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has dismantled C-1 prototype 28-1002 at Iruma Air Base, ending the type’s flying career after more than 50 years of service. The second prototype and last flying C-1 had been in storage for over 16…
Boeing posted second-quarter revenue of $24.6 billion and returned to positive free cash flow, a sharper signal of recovery than its still-weak earnings line. The company generated $1.4 billion in operating cash flow and $0.6 billion in free cash flow,…
Delta Air Lines and Minnesota officials have opened a sustainable aviation fuel blending facility at Flint Hills Resources’ Pine Bend Refinery, creating a new supply route for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The site can blend up to 30 million gallons…
Private jet activity kept climbing in the first half of 2026, with fractional flying setting the pace as operators shifted toward shared-access models. Global business aviation reached 2.44 million departures in January through June, up 4.2% year on year, while…
Dassault Aviation has pulled sensitive equipment from sites near Bordeaux as the Gironde wildfire pushed its Mérignac plant into standstill. The transfer from Martignas-sur-Jalle and Cestas to Mérignac and Air Base 106 keeps critical gear away from the fire front…
Ontario International Airport has opened a larger passenger screening checkpoint in Terminal 2, adding two new lanes and a relocated secure exit corridor to lift throughput and reduce queueing. Similar upgrades are due in Terminal 4 soon, extending a checkpoint…
ACC Aviation has deepened its aviation finance offering with an independent aircraft asset monitoring mandate for an international finance institution. The assignment covered ongoing technical oversight of next-generation commercial aircraft, including condition reviews, maintenance tracking, operational status checks and early…
High jet fuel prices could force European and US airlines to ground more aircraft than usual this winter. Aviation analyst John Strickland says weaker frequencies and marginal routes are drifting below break-even, and operators may cut capacity rather than chase…
IATA, CANSO and ACI have launched a joint runway safety initiative to cut runway incursions across the airport system. The programme targets three operational weak points: sharper safety reporting and data capture, stronger local runway safety teams, and wider sharing…
Porter Airlines will retrofit all 29 of its De Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprops with Expliseat’s TiSeat 2V, replacing cabin hardware across the fleet while keeping the 78-seat, 2-2 layout intact. The refresh is already in service on the first aircraft…
SASMOS HET Technologies and The ePlane Company have signed an MoU to co-develop the electrical wiring interconnection system for the e200X eVTOL. The agreement puts SASMOS into ePlane’s industrialisation path, covering harness architecture, design for manufacturability, prototype evaluation and certification…
RECARO Holding has folded its Cape Town composites unit into the group as RECARO Composites, turning AAT Composites into a branded platform for seating structures and other lightweight parts. The rename is designed to deepen composite know-how across Aircraft Seating,…
Air Premia will raise 110 billion won through a shareholder rights offering, issuing 550 million common shares to existing investors to reinforce its balance sheet and fund expansion. The plan follows a financial restructuring submission to the Ministry of Land,…
Saudia Cargo has opened its first direct scheduled freighter service between Riyadh and Melbourne, adding a non-stop Saudi Arabia-Australia cargo lane. The route began on 25 July and uses a Boeing 747-400 freighter with more than 100 tonnes of payload…
ACC Aviation has completed an independent aircraft asset monitoring programme for an international aviation finance institution, extending oversight beyond a one-off inspection and into the financing cycle. The mandate covered a portfolio of next-generation commercial aircraft and combined physical inspections,…
Virgin Atlantic will sell Joby Aviation eVTOL flights in the UK after the two companies finalised a binding, multi-year commercial agreement. Virgin Atlantic becomes Joby’s exclusive airline partner in the market, with booking embedded in its app and website while…
Bell Textron has secured an estimated $300 million Navy contract to push its SPINE modernization into Phase 3.0 for up to 49 Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters. The base-plus-three-option-years award covers 21 UH-1Y and 28 AH-1Z aircraft,…