Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works will build four additional Vectis drone prototypes, expanding the test fleet to five aircraft including the one already in production. The move, unveiled at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, keeps the…
IATA and CANAERO have warned that Mexico’s proposed 2027 federal budget would sharply reduce funding for the civil aviation regulator AFAC, raising concern over the agency’s ability to maintain technical oversight and safety supervision. The draft package reportedly allocates about…
Joby Aviation has started a week-long eVTOL flight campaign in Texas under the FAA’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Programme, using its electric air taxi across the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The tests are centred at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport and…
SITA has introduced Border Flow Lane, a border-processing system designed to shift more immigration checks to pre-departure and arrival data handling rather than stop-and-check processing at the border. The concept targets governments, border agencies and airport border-control teams, with the…
Lithuania briefly closed Vilnius Airport on 13 September after radar picked up a suspected drone, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets from Šiauliai Air Base. The object was later identified as a flock of birds, and the airport reopened after…
ANA Holdings has named its new consolidated cargo airline ANA Nippon Cargo, with the carrier scheduled to begin operations on 1 April 2027. The new brand will bring together ANA Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines and NCA Japan under one cargo…
Swarm Aero has unveiled Gamera, a new Group 5 uncrewed aircraft, at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. The aircraft is being pitched as a contender for the U.S. Air Force’s…
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a full-scale model of its Vectis stealth drone at the Air and Space Forces Association conference in National Harbor, Maryland, while expanding the internally funded programme to five aircraft. The Skunk Works concept is aimed at…
International Consolidated Airlines Group has completed a €500 million share buyback, bringing total repurchases under its planned €1.5 billion capital-return programme to €1 billion. The London- and Madrid-based parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling finished the latest…
Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange on a 737 MAX, extending Boeing’s Landing Gear Exchange Program to the MAX family for the first time. The work covered both the main and nose landing gear assemblies…
Russia’s Transport Ministry has cleared designated Serbian airlines to operate regular flights between cities in Serbia and Kaliningrad, opening the Baltic exclave to a potential new scheduled air link. The move expands bilateral air services in principle, but no carrier…
CBS’s 60 Minutes has aired the first public interview with the weapons systems officer from the F-15E Strike Eagle shot down over Iran in April, bringing new detail to the survival story of the crew known by the callsign DUDE…
Boeing and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace have reached a tentative revised four-year contract covering about 17,000 professional and technical workers, after members rejected the earlier offer in August. The agreement, which still needs ratification by the…
Georgia will align with expanded US sanctions targeting Iranian airlines that still fly between Iran and Georgia, with the Civil Aviation Agency in Tbilisi moving to follow the international sanctions regime. The policy response comes after Washington widened pressure on…
airBaltic has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 financial reorganisation in the United States, seeking to restructure its debt and strengthen its capital structure while continuing normal operations. The filing was made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District…
A Turkish-registered Cessna 680A Citation Latitude overran the runway and caught fire while landing at Misrata International Airport in Libya on Monday. The business jet, registration TC-AKF, was operating an empty positioning flight from Istanbul Atatürk Airport and had no…
Icelandair faces an indefinite strike by its aircraft mechanics from 00:01 on 23 September unless a new collective agreement is reached beforehand. The action by the Icelandic Aircraft Mechanics Association would target the airline’s maintenance workforce in Iceland and could…
Catania Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily was forced to suspend arrivals again on Monday after renewed ash emissions from Mount Etna triggered aviation restrictions over eastern Sicily. Airport operator SAC initially limited the shutdown to arrivals until 16:00 local time, while…
Boeing and American Airlines have completed the first landing gear exchange for a 737 MAX, extending Boeing’s Landing Gear Exchange Program to the MAX platform. The work involved Boeing-certified overhauled main and nose landing gear assemblies supplied to American Airlines…
SunExpress has expanded its pre-order inflight meal selection with eight additional items, including its first vegan option, a gluten-free main course, a diabetes-friendly main course and a new children’s menu. The leisure carrier’s updated menu is available across its network…
Etihad Airways faces a medium-term ceiling on growth because of widebody aircraft availability, even as China and Africa emerge as its strongest expansion markets. Chief executive Antonoaldo Neves described fleet supply as the main constraint on the Abu Dhabi carrier’s…
Emirates carried more than 8.6 million passengers across July and August as demand stayed firm through the summer, while capacity recovered to about 93% of pre-disruption levels and roughly 98% of the network returned to service. The figures underline the…
Vietjet and Thales have signed maintenance and cooperation agreements in Paris covering the airline’s Airbus A320, A321, A321neo, A321XLR, A330 and A330neo fleets. The deal includes a Repair-By-The-Hour contract for avionics support and a separate memorandum to broaden collaboration in…
Leeham News & Analysis has compared Boeing’s abandoned freighter business case with Radia’s WindRunner programme as the Boulder, Colorado-based start-up works towards FAA Part 25 certification and tries to prove demand for a very large purpose-built cargo aircraft. The analysis…
Uzbekistan Airways has extended its long-running partnership with Lufthansa Technik through a new agreement covering comprehensive component support for the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A320ceo/neo fleets until 2035. The deal includes component pool support and spare-part supply aimed…
GE Aerospace is moving its first XA102 adaptive cycle engine test asset towards assembly for the US Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion programme, advancing the effort from design work into hardware build-up. The engine is being prepared as part…
ANA Holdings has named the brand for its planned integrated cargo airline ANA Nippon Cargo, with the formal company name set to become ANA Nippon Cargo Airlines Co., Ltd. The new operation will bring together ANA Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines…
Japan Airlines and French drone maker Donecle have begun Japan’s first joint verification project using fully autonomous drones for aircraft exterior inspections at JAL’s hangar at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. The trial uses Donecle’s Iris GVI, a contactless inspection drone…
airBaltic has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States as it moves to restructure its debt under court supervision in New York. The Latvian carrier said normal operations will continue during the process, with flights, ticket sales, reservations,…
Two male passengers were restrained aboard Virgin Australia flight VA7 from Melbourne to Doha after a physical altercation on Friday, with Qatar Airways confirming they were handed over to local authorities after the aircraft landed in Doha. The long-haul service,…
Etihad Airways has unveiled a new premium cabin layout for its Airbus A330neo fleet, adding four First suites and 24 fully lie-flat Business Class seats ahead of economy on the twin-aisle aircraft. The new configuration will enter service from September…
Air France-KLM has built a share-swap option into its binding offer for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, giving the Portuguese state the choice of taking part or all of the consideration in Air France-KLM shares rather than cash.…
France has begun early industrial work on the Rafale F5, with the Directorate General of Armament awarding summer contracts to Dassault Aviation, MBDA, Safran and Thales ahead of full development. The upgrades will equip the fighter with a more capable…
Misrata International Airport in Libya has suspended flight operations after a private aircraft veered off the runway while landing, caught fire and triggered an emergency response. Libya’s Transport Ministry confirmed that the crew survived and no fatalities were reported, while…
Finland has joined France’s nuclear deterrence initiative in a bilateral agreement that could eventually allow temporary deployments of French Strategic Air Forces to Finnish territory. The move widens President Emmanuel Macron’s European framework to another NATO member bordering Russia, while…
Amazon has paused operations with 21 Air after the fatal runway overrun at Miami International Airport, diverting cargo to other carriers while investigators examine the crash of a Boeing 767 operating for Amazon Prime Air. The aircraft overshot the runway…
Iran Air is exploring a return to Kuala Lumpur after a long suspension, following talks between chief executive Taher Abdolhay and Malaysia’s ambassador to Iran, Dato’ Wan Yusri. The discussions centred on the operational and commercial requirements for restoring the…
Japan Airlines and French maintenance-drone maker Donecle have begun Japan’s first verification of fully autonomous drones for aircraft exterior inspections, using the Iris GVI system at JAL’s hangar facilities. The trial focuses on replacing some high-altitude manual checks on aircraft…
Southwest Airlines has become the dominant carrier across Southern California through decades of measured expansion, with its strongest position concentrated at the region’s secondary airports rather than the largest hubs. The airline’s network now gives it more than 27% of…
Northrop Grumman has opened its new Propulsion Innovation Center in Elkton, Maryland, adding 57,000 square feet of propulsion engineering and manufacturing space at its 550-acre Propulsion Systems & Controls site. The facility is designed to house about 250 engineers and…
Autonomous ground support equipment will take centre stage at GSE Expo Europe 2026 when the event opens at FIL Lisbon from 15 to 17 September. A dedicated Autonomous Zone will showcase unmanned apron vehicles, fleet management tools and remote-operation systems,…
Baykar’s Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV has hit a maritime target at more than 250 km using Roketsan’s new UAV-300 supersonic ballistic missile in a test over the Black Sea. The aircraft took off from the Çorlu Flight Training and Test Centre…
The Royal Air Force has deployed an A400M Atlas to Poland to test operations from grass and other unprepared runways as part of NATO airlift readiness. The aircraft was sent to Powidz for tactical transport training focused on austere-field performance,…
IATA has welcomed Pratt & Whitney Canada’s changes to contract terms covering used engine parts, saying the move should open more competition in the turboprop aftermarket while leaving the broader issue of engine-makers’ restrictions unresolved. The changes affect only PT6…
Smartwings will continue flying TUI customers for another three years under an extended air-transport partnership covering summer and winter operations to dozens of leisure destinations in the Mediterranean, Egypt and Türkiye. The arrangement secures continued charter and package-holiday flying for…
Neuberger Specialty Finance has launched New Bridge AeroFinance, a new aerospace financing platform focused on originating and acquiring loans and other debt instruments across the sector. Led by Richard Moody, with Debbie Frew and William Glaister as co-founders and principals,…
Red Sea Airlines has signed a lease agreement with SMBC Aviation Capital for two Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with delivery scheduled for July and August 2027. The move forms part of the Egyptian carrier’s broader fleet and network expansion…
Iberia Maintenance has secured unrestricted approval from Spain’s State Aviation Safety Agency to carry out heavy maintenance on its entire Airbus A350 fleet, removing earlier limits on the scope of work. The Madrid-based unit can now perform comprehensive checks across…
Air Montenegro was the only airline to bid for Montenegro’s tender to subsidise six international routes from Podgorica, including Frankfurt, in a programme valued at about €4.79 million. The state-backed package covers services to Brussels, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam,…
Aerotelegraph has published an event page for Luftfahrt Symposium 2026, confirming the symposium as a current aviation industry item. The listing dates the event to 10 September 2026, but the accessible page does not provide verified details on the organiser,…