Etihad Airways will launch a global premium lounge refresh with London Heathrow as the first location to receive its new Beyond Borders design language. The Heathrow lounge is due to reopen in summer 2027 after renovation, with the programme aligned…
Condor has launched a new interline partnership with American Airlines, widening its North American feed and giving passengers access to more U.S. and Canadian connections via Boston, New York JFK, Chicago and Los Angeles. American Airlines customers can connect through…
Priority Pass will accelerate technology and network investment under Collinson Group’s £500 million, five-year growth programme, backed by a new £350 million financing facility. The expansion plan centres on the proprietary lounge network, upgraded Priority Pass systems and faster development…
Condor flight DE1809 from Olbia to Frankfurt missed the airport’s night-flight cutoff by seconds on Friday and diverted to Cologne/Bonn after the crew was denied landing clearance on final approach. The Airbus A320 had left Sardinia late because of a…
AirBaltic has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 protection in New York, launching a court-supervised restructuring centred on its all-Airbus A220 fleet. The Latvian carrier secured a €350 million debtor-in-possession financing commitment to maintain operations while it works through a heavy…
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny is planning a dedicated goods distribution centre for the future terminal at Port Polska, the new airport project in central Poland, and has commissioned Cundall Polska to prepare the design documentation. The facility will centralise deliveries for…
Raytheon Australia has declared NASAMS combat-ready for the Australian Army, completing a multi-year effort to bring the ground-based air defence system into full service in Canberra. The system is now positioned to protect service members and critical infrastructure, with the…
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford has pushed back against a Government Accountability Office report that criticised the agency’s air traffic control modernisation programme, arguing the FAA already has the planning documents the watchdog said were missing. Bedford told a House appropriations…
The first two Pilatus PC-21 trainers for Canada have left the company’s Stans facility in Switzerland and are en route to the Royal Canadian Air Force under the Future Aircrew Training programme. Designated CT-157 Siskin II for Canadian service, the…
airBaltic has won initial approval from a U.S. bankruptcy court in New York to continue operating under Chapter 11 protection and draw the first €140 million from a €350 million debtor-in-possession financing package. The decision gives the Latvian carrier immediate…
Hahnair will handle the distribution of Lygg’s corporate flights through global reservation systems, starting with a service linking Esbjerg in Denmark and Groningen in the Netherlands. The flights will be bookable through Hahnair’s HR-Shuttle Manager, appear under the HR code…
Indra has unveiled Squall, a low-cost, high-precision cruise missile designed for deep strikes against strategic targets, at UNVEX 2026 in San Javier, Murcia. The system is Spain’s first complete cruise missile and its first land- and sea-launched strike missile, with…
Germany’s airline industry has urged the government to suspend the air transport tax after a sharp rise in jet fuel prices squeezed carriers’ costs. The Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry and the German aviation association BDF say kerosene…
German aviation law gives aircraft commanders wide authority to search, detain and restrain passengers when safety or order on board is at risk, with force allowed only when necessary and proportionate. A legal explainer published by aeroTELEGRAPH on Tuesday details…
Honeywell Aerospace is considering bringing more outsourced capabilities back in-house as it works through persistent supply-chain bottlenecks, with chief executive Jim Currier highlighting continuing quality and delivery problems among suppliers. The move comes as the aircraft systems maker tries to…
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has started integrating its SPICE 1000 precision-guided munition onto Israel’s F-35I Adir, in a joint programme with Lockheed Martin at the US manufacturer’s facilities. The work is intended to clear the 1,000-lb-class weapon for use by…
easyJet is rolling out reusable crew meal trays across its UK and European fleet, replacing single-use cardboard boxes used for onboard crew meals. The move, developed with Ecoffee Cup, follows earlier trials in the airline’s Swiss fleet and at its…
Germany granted a special exemption for a Russian government Ilyushin Il-96-300 to land at Cologne/Bonn on 16 September and collect staff from the Russian consulate in Bonn after Berlin ordered the mission closed. The aircraft, registered RA-96018, arrived from Moscow-Vnukovo…
BermudAir will become the first airline in the Americas to operate Embraer’s E190F converted freighter, leasing one aircraft from Regional One as the type enters commercial service in North America and the Caribbean. The Bermuda-based carrier becomes only the second…
airBaltic has won interim approval from a US bankruptcy court in New York to start drawing on its €350 million debtor-in-possession financing package, giving the Latvian carrier access to fresh liquidity as it restructures under Chapter 11. The ruling allows…
BermudAir will become the world’s second operator of Embraer’s E190F converted freighter and the first in the Americas, leasing one aircraft from Regional One as it expands beyond passenger services into cargo. The Bermuda-based airline’s addition comes as Embraer extends…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg to call for a NATO Article 4-style EU emergency mechanism to respond to hybrid threats below the threshold of armed attack. The proposed counter-hybrid…
Frankfurt Airport’s flight noise commission has presented additional monitoring results on the new curved departure route Cindy-S, which has been in use since July 2025 and remains under review. The latest assessment indicates that the route is being flown largely…
Worldwide Flight Services has renewed its cargo handling contract with China Eastern Airlines at Stockholm Arlanda Airport as the carrier restores nonstop Shanghai–Stockholm service. The new three-year agreement covers the airline’s resumed Shanghai Pudong–Stockholm route, where China Eastern is operating…
airBaltic has won interim approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to draw the first €140 million of its Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession financing, allowing Latvia’s national airline to keep operating normally while it restructures…
The Federal Aviation Administration has opened public consultation on whether certain restricted-category aircraft should be allowed to carry firefighters to and from wildfire sites. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking, tied to a congressional mandate in the 2024 FAA Reauthorization…
Mahan Air is suspending flights between Iran and Türkiye, with services to Istanbul and Ankara due to stop from 21 September and Muscat affected from 17 September. The move cuts one of the Iranian carrier’s key regional international links and…
RTX will appoint Jill Albertelli as president of Pratt & Whitney from 1 January 2027, succeeding Shane Eddy, who is retiring after four decades with the engine maker. Albertelli, currently president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, will report to…
Hermeus has secured a production licence from Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, to manufacture the F100-PW-229 fighter engine, creating a new qualified U.S. production source for one of the military’s most widely fielded propulsion systems. The agreement, unveiled in…
Airbus is approaching the first flight of its A350F test aircraft after completing cargo loading-system checks, main-deck cargo door tests and pressure tests with systems installed. The programme’s first test jet, MSN700, has already finished ground vibration testing and is…
Lockheed Martin has flown its Legion sensor system with a new pod-to-pod data link in tests involving two F-16s in Tucson, Arizona. The flights paired Legion pods with a pre-production version of L3Harris’ HiveLink system and were supported by the…
ACIA Aero Leasing has delivered an ATR 72-600, MSN 1099, to Air Nostrum under a lease agreement, with the turboprop expected to enter commercial service immediately. The aircraft is configured with 72 seats and becomes the lessor’s first transaction with…
Edelweiss will introduce its redesigned Airbus A350 cabin on selected long-haul routes from early June 2027, with bookings already open for flights to Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Windhoek and Halifax. The Zurich-based leisure carrier plans to refit all six of its A350s…
Air Astana will resume scheduled flights to Dubai from Almaty on 1 October and from Astana on 2 October after a months-long suspension, restoring one of Kazakhstan’s key Gulf routes. The reinstated services will begin at reduced frequencies before being…
Korean Air has finalised an order for 103 Boeing aircraft valued at $36.2 billion at list prices, confirming the airline’s long-planned fleet commitment with a mix of wide-body, narrow-body and freighter jets. The deal, unveiled in Seoul, covers 20 777-9s,…
Aegean is preparing a more cautious capacity stance for the next six to eight months as easing Pratt & Whitney engine groundings allow it to retire older Airbus A320ceo aircraft faster. The Greek carrier also signalled that higher fuel costs…
airBaltic has secured U.S. court approval to proceed with its Chapter 11 restructuring in New York, allowing the Latvian carrier to continue normal flight operations while it works through a court-supervised debt process. The ruling clears the way for the…
Brussels South Charleroi Airport has called on Skeyes management and union representatives to resume constructive talks after conciliation failed over night-shift pay for air traffic controllers. The dispute is set to trigger a 24-night strike from 16 September, with potential…
AirBaltic has won initial approval from a New York bankruptcy court to draw the first €140 million of a €350 million debtor-in-possession financing package as it moves through Chapter 11 restructuring in the United States. The ruling lets the Latvian…
Dublin-based Altitude Engineering has signed a long-term agreement with Xiamen Air to provide scheduled line maintenance for the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner operations at London Heathrow Airport. The work will support Xiamen Air’s new London-Xiamen service, which begins in September…
Hermeus has secured a production licence from Pratt & Whitney to manufacture the F100-PW-229 fighter engine, the powerplant used on some McDonnell Douglas F-15 and General Dynamics F-16 variants. The agreement gives Hermeus a new domestic production source for the…
Turkish ground handlers Havaş and Çelebi have ended their existing service agreements with Iranian airlines after the latest US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, with the change taking effect on 1 October. The move means Iranian carriers flying to Türkiye…
Trans Air Cargo Service’s Douglas DC-8-73CF, registration 9S-AJO, ran off the runway while landing at Kinshasa N’Djili International Airport on 8 September and came to rest on soft ground with no fatalities reported. The cargo aircraft had been returning to…
Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed on Wednesday that it shot down a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 over Marib governorate using a locally made surface-to-air missile. The allegation came as Saudi Arabia separately reported intercepting a Houthi drone south of Mecca,…
Airbus has delivered the first A320neo assembled on its second A320 Family final assembly line in Tianjin to China Eastern Airlines, opening a new stage in the group’s single-aisle production in China. The handover took place in northern China and…
A severe storm on Tuesday damaged part of a wall at a Boeing-operated building in south Wichita, near Oliver Street and MacArthur Road. No injuries were reported, and the incident came as powerful winds swept through the area, disrupting local…
Frankfurt’s health authority has expanded mosquito monitoring in Schwanheim after two malaria cases were reported near Frankfurt Airport, with the cases detected within about five kilometres of the airfield. The wider surveillance effort includes the affected district as officials investigate…
Anduril has publicly shown its YFQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft with ground-fit air-to-ground weapons, broadening the uncrewed fighter’s potential beyond air-to-air missions. The aircraft was displayed at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Symposium in National…
Kühne+Nagel has opened a new healthcare and pharma logistics centre at Frankfurt Airport in Cargo City South, expanding specialised cold-chain capacity at one of Europe’s busiest air cargo hubs. The 3,505-square-metre facility sits on a company-owned site within the airport…
A Russian government Ilyushin Il-96-300 landed at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Wednesday morning after flying in from Moscow-Vnukovo under an unusual route that avoided direct overflight through parts of Europe. The aircraft, registered RA-96018, later departed Germany again around midday, in…