Textron Aviation and Merlin have unveiled the Cessna SkyCourier UX concept at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, proposing an autonomous resupply aircraft for dispersed military forces operating in contested environments. Built around the Cessna SkyCourier…
Anduril has unveiled notional air-to-ground loadouts for its FQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft, signalling a move beyond an air-to-air role. The imagery shows the autonomous jet configured with 500-pound-class guided bombs, Small Diameter Bombs, low-cost cruise missiles, rocket pods and…
Korean Air has finalised a $44.8 billion package covering 103 Boeing aircraft, spare engines and long-term maintenance, cementing a fleet renewal plan built around the 777-9, 787-10, 737-10 and 777-8 Freighter. The agreement, completed in Seoul and publicly confirmed on…
Airbus is in final preparation for the first flight of the A350F in Toulouse, with the freighter advancing through simulator work and flight-test planning. The programme’s next step is a roughly 400-hour certification campaign for the widebody cargo aircraft, which…
An NBC4 Los Angeles/Telemundo 52 news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth on Tuesday evening while covering a separate fatal bus-and-SUV collision in the San Fernando Valley, killing three people and injuring two others. The aircraft came down near the 9100 block…
Linfox Group has taken delivery of Australia’s first Airbus H160 helicopter in Melbourne, with the twin-engine aircraft prepared by Pacific Crown Helicopters for entry into service. The helicopter will support Linfox’s business and corporate aviation requirements and is set to…
Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved new defence agreements worth €129.35 million, including support for NH90 helicopter components, H135 simulator capacity, naval spare parts and anti-drone systems for frigates. The package covers sustainment and training needs for the armed forces,…
Airbus has moved the A350F into final preparation for its first flight in Toulouse, where the freighter is undergoing simulator-based checks, ground vibration testing and readiness work ahead of its certification campaign. Two test aircraft, MSN700 and MSN701, are being…
Heike Birlenbach is leaving Swiss International Air Lines and the Lufthansa Group after 36 years, ending a career that took her from check-in work to senior commercial leadership. Her final duty will be a symbolic flight as an additional flight…
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is integrating the SPICE 1000 precision-guided munition onto Israel’s F-35I Adir stealth fighter in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, with the work taking place at Lockheed Martin facilities in the United States. The programme aims to give…
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport resumed normal flight operations on Tuesday evening after volcanic ash from Mount Etna forced a suspension of arrivals and departures. SAC, which manages the Sicilian airport, restored services with immediate effect at around 19:00 local time once the…
Air Force Special Operations Command has validated the AGM-190A Havoc Spear small cruise missile after a combat evaluation in spring 2026, paving the way for broader operational use across special operations and conventional aircraft. The weapon was employed from an…
Spain’s Council of Ministers has approved DORA III, the five-year regulatory framework for Aena’s airport network covering 2027 to 2031, unlocking a near-€13bn investment programme and keeping airport charges almost flat with an average annual rise of about 0.33%. The…
The National Company Law Tribunal’s Mumbai bench has dismissed Jet Airways’ liquidator’s bid to recover about $92.13 million from Boeing over aircraft that were never delivered. The dispute centres on advance and pre-delivery payments tied to 2013 orders for Boeing…
The UK Climate Change Committee has warned that Heathrow’s proposed expansion cannot fit within the country’s climate targets unless airlines take full responsibility for aviation emissions by 2050. In advice published on Wednesday at the government’s request, the committee said…
Lockheed Martin has introduced AGM-158 FLEX, a modular airframe concept for its JASSM and LRASM missile family, designed to reuse existing production infrastructure while expanding launch and mission options. The concept centres on interchangeable forward and aft sections and is…
Airbus has opened a new A320 Family delivery centre at its Jean-Luc Lagardère site in north-west Toulouse, creating a single location for production, finishing work, technical adjustments, customer reception and customs clearance before handover. The facility is designed to support…
Swiss has received its third Airbus A350-900 in Zurich, with HB-IFC named Zug and scheduled to enter service from October on long-haul routes to Shanghai and Johannesburg. The aircraft is the latest addition to the airline’s A350 fleet, following Lausanne…
Bavaria’s Freie Wähler faction is pressing for a stronger state role in the commercial small-satellite market, backing a plan to make the region a leading European hub across the full value chain from research and development to production, integration, satellite…
Honeywell Aerospace’s SkyShot 1600 has moved into Preliminary Design Review under the US Air Force’s Autonomous Collaborative Platform programme, advancing a propulsion option aimed at future collaborative combat aircraft and unmanned aerial systems. The low-thrust engine family is designed for…
Boeing and Korean Air have finalised a record order for 103 aircraft in Seoul, with the fleet package covering 20 777-9s, 25 787-10s, 50 737-10s and eight 777-8 Freighters. The deal is Korean Air’s largest aircraft purchase and converts a…
RTX will promote Jill Albertelli to president of Pratt & Whitney on 1 January 2027, placing the head of the military engines business in charge of the engine maker’s commercial and defence operations. Current president Shane Eddy will remain with…
RTX has named Jill Albertelli to become president of Pratt & Whitney on 1 January 2027, replacing Shane Eddy, who is retiring. The leadership change was set out in Arlington, Virginia, and covers one of the world’s largest engine makers,…
India’s central bank has rejected Tata Sons’ bid to surrender its core investment company registration, keeping the Air India parent on course for a stock-market listing. The Reserve Bank of India informed the holding company in a letter dated 11…
A Russian government Ilyushin Il-96 landed at Cologne/Bonn airport on Wednesday morning after flying from Moscow-Vnukovo on a long detour that avoided Polish and Baltic airspace. The aircraft, registered RA-96018, arrived at about 09:36 to 09:43 local time, according to…
A man illegally entered a restricted airside area at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Tuesday and ran across the apron before airport staff stopped him and handed him to police. The incident briefly disrupted the operational zone at France’s busiest…
Lufthansa is trialling a 24-hour price guarantee for selected corporate booking requests made through its NDC channel, giving business travellers more time to secure internal approval before ticket issuance while keeping the fare fixed. The pilot began in September and…
Airbus has opened a second delivery centre at its Jean-Luc Lagardère site in Toulouse to speed handovers of A320 and A321 family aircraft and relieve pressure on its existing final delivery operation. The integrated facility adds capacity for single-aisle jets…
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works will build four additional Vectis aircraft, taking the planned fleet to five and expanding the company-funded collaborative combat aircraft programme before first flight. The extra airframes are already under development, with the move aimed at speeding…
Singapore has deferred by one year the sustainable aviation fuel levy for air cargo, shifting the charge to services sold from 1 October 2027 and to flights departing Singapore from 1 January 2028. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore kept…
Austrian Airlines is set to take delivery of its fourth Boeing 787 today, with the aircraft carrying the registration OE-LPI. The latest Dreamliner adds to the carrier’s growing widebody fleet as it continues the long-haul renewal programme built around the…
Sepehran Airlines has faced another safety scare after a Boeing 737 operating a domestic Mashhad–Kermanshah service returned to Mashhad shortly after take-off when severe vibrations shook the aircraft and parts of the cabin ceiling came loose. The crew declared an…
Russia has asked Vietnam to consider supplying wet-leased aircraft for Russian airlines, with crews, maintenance and insurance included, as Moscow looks for extra capacity under sanctions pressure and fleet shortages. Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin disclosed the proposal after Russian-Vietnamese talks…
NBC4/KNBC’s NewsChopper4 crashed in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, on Tuesday evening, killing three people as it covered an earlier SUV-versus-Metro bus collision nearby. The helicopter burst into flames after going down in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue, near commercial buildings…
An Aeroflot flight attendant was injured during the landing rollout of flight SU1829 from Ganja, Azerbaijan, to Moscow Sheremetyevo after a container in a rear galley compartment came loose and struck her in the head. The Airbus A320, registered RA-73173,…
Many operators of critical infrastructure in Germany still have no drone-detection measures in place despite repeated unauthorised flights over sensitive sites. In a survey by Droniq and the BSKI, 54.7% of respondents reported drone activity relevant to security or unauthorised…
Lithuanian defence authorities confirmed that a drone shot down over the country’s airspace carried an explosive device that was later neutralised by bomb-disposal experts near Pratkūnai, close to Kaunas. The aircraft entered from Belarus and travelled westward before being intercepted…
Frankfurt Airport’s noise commission is reviewing monitoring results for the new Cindy-S flight route on Wednesday, as the procedure remains under scrutiny more than a year after entry into service. Introduced in July 2025, the route was designed to reduce…
NBC Los Angeles’ NewsChopper 4 crashed in Chatsworth on Tuesday evening while covering a fatal bus-and-SUV collision, killing at least three people and leaving one person hospitalized. The Airbus H125 came down near North Mason Avenue in the San Fernando…
The Dutch government plans to set up a €90 million fund to encourage airlines at Amsterdam Schiphol to use more sustainable aviation fuel than required under EU rules. Covering the 2027-2029 period, the scheme is being developed with Schiphol and…
Malaysia is holding contingency talks with Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air over whether they could absorb AirAsia’s domestic capacity if the low-cost carrier faces further financial strain. Officials are monitoring AirAsia’s balance-sheet pressure and have begun scenario planning for possible…
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission staff have rejected Korean Air’s request to ease seat-supply obligations tied to its merger with Asiana Airlines. The recommendation covers both a broader bid to relax 2026 capacity requirements across affected routes and a separate…
Air Greenland’s first Airbus A320neo is being readied for service in Tallinn, with the ex-SAS aircraft LN-RGO set to join the carrier’s fleet for its new Copenhagen–Ilulissat route. The jet made its last commercial SAS flight from Oslo to Copenhagen…
Security staff at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport detained a man who breached barriers and ran across the apron on Tuesday before handing him to authorities. The incident unfolded in the airside area of the French hub, where an airport service…
Surf Air Mobility’s Mokulele Airlines has secured a new four-year US Department of Transportation Essential Air Service contract to continue scheduled flights serving Lanaʻi, Hawaiʻi, in a deal worth $19.4 million in subsidy support excluding passenger revenue. The award covers…
Air France will strengthen its Pointe-à-Pitre–Miami service for the winter 2026/27 season, increasing capacity on the Guadeloupe route as part of a wider Caribbean network reshuffle. The adjustment is designed to improve links between Guadeloupe and the US market, with…
Transavia France will introduce its first Airbus A321neo at the end of the first quarter of 2027, with five aircraft expected to be in service at the peak of the summer season. The Air France-KLM low-cost carrier is moving further…
Iran Air is operating services to Najaf from three Iranian cities, expanding pilgrimage links between Iran and southern Iraq. The route network covers Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad, with different weekly frequencies on each city pair and scheduled flying targeted at…
Korean Air has won final approval from South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission to merge its mileage programme with Asiana Airlines, clearing one of the last major consumer hurdles in the carriers’ long-running integration. The new scheme will take effect when…
Emirates has signed 11 new partnership agreements at Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, widening cooperation with seven destinations and extending its network through fresh and renewed tourism, interline and codeshare ties. The deals cover destination promotion, new customer reach and…